Will Campbell is a Templar Knight, trained for war. But as a member of the secret brotherhood known as the Brethren, he is also a man of peace. §After years of bloodshed, the Brethren have helped to create an uneasy truce between the Christian and Muslim forces in the Holy Land. §But there are those on both sides for whom peace is not an option. §And when an assassination attempt is made on the new Grand Master of the Temple, Will finds himself caught in a devastating web of deception and destruction as the Eastern world rushes headlong towards a catastrophic conflict.