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    The Iron Lance: The Celtic Crusades: Book I

    By Stephen Lawhead

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    “ACTION-PACKED ADEVNTURE.”
    —Booklist

    Scotland, 1095. While his father and brothers follow Pope Urban II’s call to win Jerusalem from the infidels, Murdo Ranulfson stays behind to guard his family’s interests. But when his home is confiscated by greedy usurpers, Murdo is forced to follow the Crusades himself. Hoping to find his father and redeem his family’s land, Murdo sets off on a journey that leads him to the Mediterranean—the heart of civilization now threatened by barbarian hordes—and on to the fabled city of Constantinople and beyond, to the Holy Land. Amidst brutality and ambition, Murdo discovers what he seeks—and obtains a relic that will guide him and his descendants for centuries.

    Rich in heroism, treachery, and adventure, The Iron Lance begins an epic trilogy of Scottish noble family fighting for its existence and its faith during the age of the Crusades—and of a secret society whose ceremonies will shape history for a millennium.

    “INTRIGUING . . . STEEPED IN HISTORICAL DETAIL . . .”
    —Library Journal

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 13, 2009
    ISBN9780061745249
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    The Iron Lance: The Celtic Crusades: Book I
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    Stephen Lawhead

    Stephen R. Lawhead is an internationally acclaimed author of mythic history and imaginative fiction. His works include Byzantium and the series The Pendragon Cycle, The Celtic Crusades, and The Song of Albion. Lawhead makes his home in Austria with his wife.

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    • 5/5
      A great blend of historical fiction from a Nordic Crusades view along with the parallel Christian faith. Fascinating!
    • 5/5
      This book is wonderful reading. I, thoroughly enjoyed.
    • 5/5
      Historical detail, loyalty and a gripping tale of adventure that also reveals a depth of faith contrasted with the inhumanity of man towards his fellow man when greed and avarice are allowed to reign in the heart. The horrors of war are vividly portrayed, yet love and courage overcome.
    • 3/5
      Although I enjoyed the story greatly, and I really liked most of the characters, I found parts of this were slightly dull. I've read various Lawhead books and enjoyed them all to an extent. I did enjoy this and I especially like the monk, Emlyn, though, I was expecting a bit more. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it enough to continue with the next one.
    • 3/5
      By the author of Byzantium, which I liked. Similarly to Byzantium, the Byzantines are much more interesting than the Europeans. It's amusing how all the Westerners are considered "Roman" or "Latin" to the Byzantines, while all the Easterners are considered "Greeks" by the Europeans. I'll try the next one.
    • 4/5
      Part Conspiracy, part History, and part Fantasy, The Iron Lance is the first book in Lawhead's Celtic Crusades series, depicting the Crusades through the eyes of a Celtic family (surprise!).Before reading this novel, my only experience with Lawhead was a heavy-handed Christian science fiction novel. Lawhead is much less heavy-handed with the message, though his work is clearly Christian-inspired.The story is about a young boy whose elder male relatives head off to fight the Holy War. He's left behind with his mother and the servants. Upon returning one day from a holiday feast at a friend of the family's, his mother and he return to find their homestead pillaged.This, and a vision of St. Peter leads him to join the Crusades, as well as to search for the Holy Lance.The story is well written, featuring detailed characters and events. Lawhead has definitely learned a more subtle approach to writing, as I didn't feel particularly bashed over the head by this one.You may enjoy it if you like historical fiction, historical fantasy, or Crusades-related fiction.
    • 5/5
      The Iron Lance is classic Stephen Lawhead. A mix of well researched history and some bare faced fiction. It would be quite wrong to think the medieval world was just as he describes it, but he describes it so well and with such an attention to detail that people might be mistaken for sometimes doing just that.This book is the first in a trilogy which itself relies on some plot elements set up in the book "Patrick: Son of Ireland". In this story, Murdo Ranulfson's brothers go to fight in the crusade to free the Holy Land, leaving him (the youngest son) to tend the estates with his mother. However political shifts and a scheming bishop leave him dispossessed and the lad finds himself with no option but to travel to the Holy Land to bring back his father.But on the way he meets some monks from a curious celtic order - the Cele De. These monks are on a mission from God to bring back the Iron Lance that was used to pierce the side of the crucified Jesus. The tensions in this book are deliciously drawn, and Lawhead is very good at the writing of action scenes. This leads to a wonderful story with a great conclusion in a convincing historical setting.