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The Templar Legion" is the fifth John Holliday novel from Paul Christopher. The hunter becomes the hunted. Army Ranger Lt. Col. John Holliday continues his quest to uncover the mysterious secrets of the ancient Templar Order an organization renowned for its incredible wealth & hidden power. He is swept into an adventure as deadly as it is secretive when an archaeologist friend makes a bizarre find in Ethiopia. But when he follows a trail of clues through the chaotic & lawless horn of Africa he finds himself hunted by a ruthless foe as he comes closer & closer to a priceless treasure...an ancient artefact that can only be found by those who can solve a riddle from the past. His pursuers will stop at nothing..." The Templar Legion" by Paul Christopher is the fifth instalment in the historical thriller series following John Holliday on his quest to uncover the secrets of the ancient Templar Order. Previous titles include " The Sword of the Templar" "the Templar Cross" & " The Templar Throne". Subsequent titles include " Lost City of the Templars" & " Valley of the Templars". Paul Christopher is the pseudonym of a bestselling US novelist who lives in the Great Lakes region." ...
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In the course of their investigations into Leonardo da Vinci & the Turin Shroud Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince found clues in the work of the great Renaissance artist that pointed to the existence of a secret underground religion. More clues were found in a twentieth-century London church. These were the beginnings of a quest through time & space that led the authors into the mysterious world of secret societies & such bodies as the Freemasons the Knights Templar & the Cathars & finally back to the ideas & beliefs of the first century AD & a devastating new view of the real character & motives of the founder of Christianity & the roles of John the Baptist & Mary Magdalene. They reveal nothing less than a secret history preserved through the centuries but encoded in works of art & even in the great Gothic cathedrals whose revelation could shake the foundations of the Church. ...
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Constantinople 1203. As the rapacious armies of the Fourth Crusade lay siege to the city a small band of Templars infiltrate the imperial library. They escape with three large chests filled with explosive secrets
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The Templar Throne" is the third in Paul Christopher's exciting John Holliday series. The hidden hand which rules history... Army Ranger John Holliday has made it his life's mission to unlock the secrets of the ruthless ancient Templar Order who are as renowned for their hidden wealth & power as for their desperate secrecy. In " The Templar Throne" his quest has him crisscrossing Europe & the US hunting for the True Ark
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The Holy Land 1291. A war has been raging across these lands for decades. The forces of the Crusaders have been pushed back again & again by the Muslims & now just one city remains in Crusader control. That one city stands between the past & the future. One city which must be defended at all costs. That city is Acre. & into this battle where men will fight to the death to defend their city comes a young boy. Green & scared he has never seen battle before. But he is on the run from a dark past & he has no choice but to stay. & to stay means to fight. That boy is Baldwin de Furnshill. This is the story of the siege of Acre & of the moment Baldwin first charged into battle. This is just the beginning. The rest is history. ...
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Sifting myth from history Piers Paul Read reveals the Templars the multinational force of warrior monks in their white tunics with red crosses over chainmail. They were not only unique among Christian institutions but constituted the first uniformed standing army in the western world & became pioneers of international banking. Expropriated by Philip IV of France in 1307 & confessing under torture to blasphemy heresy & sodomy the Order was finally suppressed by Pope Clement V in 1312. In a narrative that incorporates the story of the crusades & the many colourful characters who had links with the Templars Piers Paul Read examines the question of their guilt & identifies their relevance to our own times. A highly readable & nicely paced book that draws on the lessons of modern historical scholarship while also communicating a sense of narrative excitement & drive Evocative measured & engaging Evening Standard Magnificent in every way Mail on Sunday ...
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In this enthralling historical detective story the authors of The Holy Blood & the Holy Grail trace the flight after 1309 of the Knights Templar from Europe to Scotland where the Templar heritage was to take root & would be perpetuated by a network of noble families. That heritage & the Freemasonry that arose from it became inseparable from the Stuart cause. The Temple & the Lodge charts the birth of Freemasonry through the survival of Templar traditions through currents of European thought through the mystery surrounding Rosslyn chapel & through an elite cadre of aristocrats attached as personal bodyguards to the French king. Pursuing Freemasonry through the 17th & 18th Centuries Michael Baigent & Richard Leigh reveal its contribution to the fostering of tolerance progressive values & cohesion in English society which helped to pre-empt a French-style revolution. Even more dramatically the influence of Freemasonry emerges as key facto in the formation of the United States of America as an embodiment of the ideal ' Masonic Republic'. ...
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One of the world's holiest sites hides a secret worth killing for.. . Thomas Lourds the world's foremost scholar of ancient languages is contacted by an old friend Dr Lev Strauss. A long-lost ancient scripture has been discovered which holds the key to one of the world's greatest treasures hidden under the legendary Temple Mount. Lourds rushes to Jerusalem to inspect Strauss' find. But on arrival he learns his friend has been murdered. The book has vanished. Lourds knows he must uncover the murderer & track down the missing manuscript. Because this ancient artefact contains a hidden code. A code that will give its solver access to a formidable & frightening power. The fate of humankind rests in Lourds's hands. But time is not on his side.. . ...
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An ancient secret worth killing for...During the Middle Ages rumours about an ancient Egyptian text spread like wildfire among alchemists. Known as the Emerald Tablet this sacred text was said to contain the secret of creation. Some claimed it was crafted by the Egyptian god Thoth. Others claimed it was written by the Greek god Hermes. But there were a few who believed its true author was none other than Moses himself. Shock waves ripple across the world when an archaeologist is viciously murdered moments after he claims to have found ancient Templar symbols marking the way to a hidden treasure vault. And the discovery of a Maltese cross etched into the bloodied hilt of the dagger in his back makes his claims ring alarmingly true. Caedmon Aisquith Templar expert and hero of Stones of Fire"
sets off on a hunt for the vault only to uncover a far more intriguing puzzle - is the Templar code in fact the key to the long lost mystical Emerald Tablet? Caedmon's quest to decipher the symbols rapidly becomes a desperate struggle against a covert and terrifying enemy who will stop at nothing to use the Emerald Tablet's power to bring about apocalypse. Can anyone halt their deadly mission before all hell is unleashed?"
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An ancient secret worth killing for... During the Middle Ages rumours about an ancient Egyptian text spread like wildfire among alchemists. Known as the Emerald Tablet this sacred text was said to contain the secret of creation. Some claimed it was crafted by the Egyptian god Thoth. Others claimed it was written by the Greek god Hermes. But there were a few who believed its true author was none other than Moses himself. Shock waves ripple across the world when an archaeologist is viciously murdered moments after he claims to have found ancient Templar symbols marking the way to a hidden treasure vault. & the discovery of a Maltese cross etched into the bloodied hilt of the dagger in his back makes his claims ring alarmingly true. Caedmon Aisquith Templar expert & hero of Stones of Fire" sets off on a hunt for the vault only to uncover a far more intriguing puzzle
- is the Templar code in fact the key to the long lost mystical Emerald Tablet? Caedmon's quest to decipher the symbols rapidly becomes a desperate struggle against a covert & terrifying enemy who will stop at nothing to use the Emerald Tablet's power to bring about apocalypse. Can anyone halt their deadly mission before all hell is unleashed?"

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