Pagan's Crusade by Catherine Jinks
The first book in the highly amusing, award-winning Pagan Chronicles. Entertaining historical fiction, set in twelfth century Jerusalem -- the time of the crusades. Wham! So here I am, standing in a sea of dirt, with a big mad Templar lobbing rocks at my head. Wham! Like some kind of martyr. Wham! He throws like a catapult. 'All right, Pagan, that's enough.' (I should damn well think so.) 'Do you see what your problem is?' Wait - don't tell me. You are. Pursued by some rather unsavoury (and unwashed) characters from the Jerusalem slums, sixteen-year-old Pagan Kidrouk has a cunning idea to avoid paying his debts - he'll join the order of the Templars. But it's out of the frying pan and into the fire, when he's assigned as squire to Lord Roland. Providing Templar escort to naive pilgrims is one thing, defending Jerusalem against the Infidels, led by Saladin, is definitely not what he signed up for! An action-packed, fast-moving story enlivened by the narrator's wry reflections and warm wit.
What readers have said: '..a wonderful book, very easy to read, and full of emotion and angst and drama.' 'This fast-paced story will be sure to bring a smile to anyone's face...' 'A great book! Full of action and adventure.' 'Told with amazing wit, this book is thoroughly readable and and a must for all!'
Catherine Jinks was born in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1963. She grew up in Papua New Guinea and later spent four years studying medieval history at the University of Sydney. She has had numerous children's novels published including Eye to Eye and What's Hector McKerrow Doing These Days?, and has been shortlisted for several state and national awards, twice winning the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award. After working for a few years as a journalist, she now writes full-time and lives in the Blue Mountains with her husband, Peter, and their daughter.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780007153169 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007153163 |
| Title | Pagan's Crusade |
| Author | Catherine Jinks |
| Series | Pagan Chronicles S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2004-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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