The Long Defense

Seven novels of the Crusades
Two centuries of warfare, faith, and the clash of civilizations. Follow knights, scholars, and warriors across the bloody history of the Crusades.

Books in This Series

The Armenian's Son
The Long Defense - Book 1

Can vengeance bring peace? A silversmith's journey from destruction to creation.

The Hospitaller's Vow
The Long Defense - Book 2

Is there righteous violence? A Hospitaller's defense of the innocent.

The Fall
The Long Defense - Book 3

What survives the end of everything? The fall of the last Crusader stronghold.

Beaucéant
The Long Defense - Book 4

What survives when institutions die? A Templar's final days.

The Shield of Christendom
The Long Defense - Book 5

What makes a defense succeed? The siege of Rhodes.

The Father and the Son
The Long Defense - Book 6

What does sacrifice mean? The Great Siege of Malta.

God Conquered
The Long Defense - Book 7

What survives 600 years of war? The siege of Vienna and the end of an era.


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