Embedded Files
Book 1 of the Northern Crusader Chronicles
Historical Adventure
Date Published: 11-28-2024
Publisher: The Book Guild
1242. Wounded and captured after the Battle on the Ice, English knight Richard Fitz Simon becomes the unlikely guest of Prince Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod. Curious about his prisoner, Alexander commands his scholar to record Richard’s tale.
Richard’s story begins in 1203, when betrayal shatters his path to knighthood and drives him from England to the merchant city of Lübeck. There, entangled in an illicit affair and the cutthroat salt trade, he finds only temporary refuge. Fleeing once again, he joins the Livonian Brothers of the Sword—a militant order sworn to spread Christendom across the pagan Baltic.
Amid the cold austerity of Riga’s commandery and the looming threat of enemy tribes, Richard must battle not just for survival, but for meaning in a life shaped by violence, doubt, and fractured loyalties. When a pagan army threatens to overrun their outpost, he faces a final reckoning—one that will test his faith, his honor, and the limits of his courage.
Book Blitz - August 1st
4. Gale Stanley
12. Book Junkiez
13. Guatemala Paula Loves to Read
17. The Pen Muse
19. Texas Book Nook
21. Salt and Novels
22. Sarandipity's
23. Books 1987
25. nn_bb2021
Jon Byrne, originally from London, now lives with his German family by a lake in Bavaria with stunning views of the Alps. As well as writing, he works as a translator for a local IT company and occasionally as a lumberjack. He has always been fascinated by history and has studied the Medieval world for over twenty years, building up a comprehensive library of books. Sword Brethren (formerly Brothers of the Sword) made it to the shortlist of the Yeovil Literary Prize 2022 and the longlist of the prestigious Grindstone International Novel Prize 2022. It is the first book in The Northern Crusader Chronicles.
Contact Links
Website: https://www.jonbyrnewriter.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonByrneAuthor/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220324455-sword-brethren
Purchase Links
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Brethren-Jon-Byrne-ebook/dp/B0DM5Z68VJ
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sword-brethren-jon-byrne/1146519606?ean=2940184429601
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/sword-brethren
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Jon_Byrne_Sword_Brethren?id=-2ovEQAAQBAJ&pli=1
Giveaway
Signed copy and 2 bookmarks
<a href="https://sites.google.com/rabtbooktoursandpr.com/summer-2025-blitzes/jon-byrne-sword-brethren-book-blitz">
<img height="200" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/production-sitebuilder-v1-0-8/508/1818508/hWXN2m4l/013c9a9b5df548f587ab06c6e1249ac4" width="500"></a>
Page updated
Report abuse