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Gr 7-Up A glorious and uplifting conclusion to the trilogy. As before, Arthur de Caldicot tells his story, which this time finds the teen on an island off the coast of Venice waiting for a Crusade to begin. He is full of both wonder at his surroundings and the multinational band of men and anxiety over what is expected of him. Arthur is knighted and takes his oath to defend God seriously, but he is conflicted to learn that the Saracens are educated and devout people not unlike the Europeans. At the forefront of his thoughts is M...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Arthur de Caldicot, thirteenth-century namesake of the legendary King Arthur (The Seeing Stone, rev. 11/01; At the Crossing Places, rev. 11/02), is now sixteen, on his way to Jerusalem to join the Fourth Crusade. His small company of Englishmen has arrived in Venice, where they are stalled by unpaid bills and Venetian politics. For Arthur, the crusade is "an act of devotion...a war against the enemies of God"; for others, it's "company. Adventure. A woman or two. That's all." Arthur learns that war is a comple...Log In or Sign Up to Read More