num_pages: 288
description: The Falkan castle of Tremellion is visited by the mysterious Lord Vaulmier, Treasurer of the Crusade, and his beautiful daughter Christiane de Magnat-Vaulmier. Seeking finance for the Third Crusade against Saladin, they negotiate with Sir Geoffrey Falkan and inveigle all the Falkan fortune, to the fury of Sir Geoffrey's elder son, Ranulf, who resolves on patricide and ambushes the baggage train carrying the treasure. Baynard Falkan, hero, younger son and knight errant, is sent on his quest— to find Christiane with whom he has become infatuated, to avenge the bloody killing of his father, and to rescue the treasure. Baynard, Guthric the Constable, and Quillon the poacher travel through the Mediterranean en route for the Holy Land, encountering on their way picaresque characters, pirates and bandits until they reach the Siege of Jerusalem and the clutches of Ranulf and his men. With a sensitive and inspired vision of the medieval world, Graham Shelby weaves a tale of courtly love and destiny in the great tradition of adventure.
language: English
title: The Edge of the Blade
titlecomplete: The Edge of the Blade
genres: Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 24
series: The Crusader Knights Cycle