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The Book of the Lion by Cadnum, Michael is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Book of the Lion about?
A National Book Award nominee! Returning to the same era of his "In a Dark Wood", Cadnum's majestic novel--part mystery, part history--chronicles the pageantry and brutality of the Crusades under King Richard. Edmund, a young apprentice, is awaiting punishment as a counterfeiter when a knight intervenes on his behalf--and compels Edmund to join Richard Lionheart's forces in the Holy Land. There, amidst the savagery of the twelfth-century Crusades, Edmund learns both courage and compassion, and discovers that cruelty is sometimes considered the will of Heaven. Set in medieval England and the war-torn shores of the Middle East, Cadnum's tale weaves together a rich tapestry of storms at sea, the brutality of hand-to-hand combat, and one of the classic horse and lance battles in recorded history--the Battle of Arsuf.
Who reads The Book of the Lion?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Cadnum, Michael
- Publisher
- Penguin Group US
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781101141649
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Children'S, Juvenile
- Rating
- 3.69 / 5 (28 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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