After years fighting in the desert sun - and secretly working for peace with the Brethren - Will Campbell returns to find his Scottish homeland under attack by his enemy, King Edward I. Betrayed by those he has served since boyhood, torn apart watching his daughter plunge into a dangerous affair, Will must now forge his own path to peace - even if it leads through another battlefield. But a new threat is rising in France, where a warrior king will stop at nothing to achieve his twisted ambitions. The fight for the Holy Land is over. But the Temple's last battle has just begun.
La segunda parte de la epica trilogía iniciada con Hermandad. Las cicatrices se reabrenEn el año 1274, la ciudad fortificada de Acre está a punto de ser el escenario de un gran conflicto epico. Respaldados por Charles d'Anjou, un grupo de comerciantes venecianos planea robar la piedra Negra de la Kaaba en la Meca, el icono mas reverenciado del Islam para dominar el comercio entre Europa y Oriente. Las viejas cicatrices de las cruzadas se reabren y aparecen nuevas heridas.