description: Encamped in the Holy Land, the Crusaders are torn by the dissensions and jealousies of their leaders. The armys impotence is accentuated by the illness of their chief, Richard I of England. Meanwhile, a poor but doughty Scottish crusader known as Sir Kenneth, on a mission far from the camp, encounters a Saracen emir. After an inconclusive combat, he strikes up a friendship with the emir, who turns out to be Saladin himself. His alliance with the Moor will save him from more than one misfortune. Carrying a mystical talisman, Saladin enters the camp of the Crusaders in disguise and cures Richard. When Sir Kenneth is later falsely dishonored, Saladin is in a position to intervene in his execution and receive him as his slave. Presenting the knight with the talisman, Saladin then arranges a plot for Sir Kenneth's vindication.
language: English
title: The Talisman
titlecomplete: The Talisman (Library Binder)
characters: Saladin, Richard I of England, Richard the Lionheart
genres: Historical, Literature, British Literature, Classics, Adventure, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 2510
series: Tales of the Crusaders
publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.