Adult On one level, The Last Templar is a fast paced contemporary adventure/thriller set in New York and in various settings around the Mediterranean, intercut by five epic chapters set during the closing years of the Crusades in which the last Templar of the title, entrusted with the Order's secret, escapes from the burning city of Acre and struggles to make it back to France. On another level, The Last Templar works as a thought-provoking exploration of religion in today's world, and of historic fact versus faith, particularly regarding the origins of the Catholic Church. Through the investigation into the Templars' history and their mysterious discovery, and though the interplay between Tess - the agnostic, scientific skeptic - and Reilly, who turned to the Church after his father shot himself when Reilly was just a boy, the book presents a spirited look at the early days of the Church and invites the reader to question matters which most of us take at face value.

Young Readers It is the Summer of the Late Rose, and the gentle mice of Mossflower Wood gather to celebrate a year of peace and abundance at Redwall. But a sinister shadow has fallen across the ancient stone abbey. For it is rumoured that Cluny is coming—Cluny, the menacing one-eyed rat and his battle-seasoned horde—Cluny, who has vowed to conquer Redwall Abbey! The woodland creatures rush to a desperate defense. But what can an abbey of peace-loving mice do against Cluny the Scourge and his evil band of rats? If only they had the sword of Martin the Warrior, they might stand a chance of saving their beloved Abbey. But the hiding place of the legendary sword has been long forgotten. It is the bumbling, young Matthias who sets out to find the sword, fights for his abbey, and who becomes a most unlikely hero. Teeming with riddles and mysteries, humor and pathos, this now-classic first book in the Redwall epic is woven by a cast of rich and spirited characters into an unforgettable tapestry of high drama, a novel to be savoured by readers of any age.

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