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Original Title:	Brethren
ISBN:	0525949755 (ISBN13: 9780525949756)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Brethren Trilogy #1

Brethren (Brethren Trilogy #1)

Robyn Young

Hardcover | Pages: 496 pages

Rating: 3.82 | 3707 Users | 225 Reviews

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Since the Knights Templar is a subject I know very little about, and have an interest in, this book appealed to me. The author has a good reputation for historical fact within the fiction so I thought it would be reliable. It definitely had a strong historical context.
The plot follows a boy named William who is a sergeant that hopes to become a knight. The story is complicated by his love interest, Elwen, and the vows of knighthood which preclude  romantic involvement or marriage.
    The story follows Will and his friend Garin as they progress through the world of the Crusades. It shifts at times to the Saracen perspective and follows the ruthless Baybars. I found the conflict and themes interesting in light of many of our modern day struggles and conflicts both around the world and within our own borders here in America between Islam and Christianity.
    When the story slows down and focuses on specific characters and their individual situations, such as William the would be knight or Baybars the would be conqueror, it grabbed my attention. At times it seemed to skim the surface of events in order to move the story forward, even taking large leaps of time forward and aging characters while summarizing situations. For large scale stories I know this is often a necessity- it’s just not my favorite type of story. The author does make it work in this case; however, I still felt it took a time to pull me back into the plot.
The occasional fast forward style seemed to create space between the world of the characters and the one I live in which reduced the immersive feel of the read for me. Immersiveness is what I really enjoy when I read. Reading is my temporary entry into another world within my mind that allows me a complete escape from the world around me- at least when I find a good author.
This author definitely does do that at times- maybe it is the limitations of the genre that force the situational detachment I felt, or maybe it was just me. She does manage to pull me back in time and time again, sometimes quickly and sometimes not for a few dozen pages.
The ending left me wondering what will happen to both the individual characters as well as the groups and organizations that are involved in the story. There is treachery, murder, savagery and a little bit of mayhem now and again interspersed at various intervals. Nothing really intense or overwhelming- there is just enough to remind the reader that the world the characters live in is unpredictable and violent. I struggled with rating it 3 stars or 4, but settled on 4 because ultimately I did like it and I want to stick with it.

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Title	:	Brethren (Brethren Trilogy #1)
Author	:	Robyn Young
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 496 pages
Published	:	July 20th 2006 by Dutton (first published January 1st 2006)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Medieval

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I struggled between 3 and 4 stars.I liked the book very much; didn't love it.Lots of intrigue and inter-personal stuff.Not as much action as I would have liked.I will finish the trilogy.

Excellent Historical Fiction. I can't wait for the follow-up!,Robyn Young has shown true greatness in this, her first novel.The story, which surrounds the Crusades and all that relates; the Templar Knights (and their counterparts of the time; Hospitallers and Teutonics), the Mongols, the Sultan Baybars, Kings Richard the Lionheart & Henry III and Prince Edward of England, Louis IX of France.The story encompasses the crusades from the viewpoint of both the christians and the muslims and

An intriguing read about a period I know very little about - the Last Crusade of the 1260s and 70s.

I wasn't really sure what to expect from Brethren as I hadn't read a synopsis beforehand. Sometimes I find that adds to the book as it means I go into it with an open mind. Also, given my very rigid list of books to read, Brethren sneaked in by simply being "I quite fancy a read of that" as I walked past the bookshelf. That, for me, is quite rare. All I knew was that it involved the Knights Templar and the crusades.I was fascinated, then, to discover that the book is not simply an 'us-and-them'

Brethern was a good book. I don't particularly find it amusing to read historical fiction books but I loved this book because actual events from history are also included. I loved the writing, it did not bore me one single bit even though it was detailed. Despite the fact that it's been written by a Christian author, the events are actually accurate and I did not see -for the most part- any bias, which really amused me. I even went as far as comparing the events to my own historical references

This book is mainly the story of young Will Campbell, who comes from scotland to England to study to be a Templar knight. it follows him from his early teens until his twenties where he finds himself in the Holy Land fighting a Saracen army led by Baybars, a legendary leader. he is also searching for his estranged father, who had taken the cross and gone to the Holy Land. Rich in history of the period, this book is the first in a series.

I was a little uncertain if i would like this book. I do like the Crusades, but i have never really read anything serious from this era in Historical Fiction.There were some areas that i was not fully fond of, and sometimes the skipping in time caught me out (mainly due to being an audiobook, rather than reading - i missed the dates occasionally).I will continue with this series for sure - once i have cut my to be read pile a little.