{"product_id":"2940151090346","title":"Knight of Jerusalem : A Biographical Novel of Balian d'Ibelin","description":"Finalist for the Chaucer Award for Historical Fiction 2014 and B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollywood made him a blacksmith; Arab chronicles said he was \"like a king.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe served a leper, but defied Richard the Lionheart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe fought Saladin to a stand-still, yet retained his respect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than dally with a princess, he married a dowager queen -- and founded a dynasty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was a warrior and a diplomat both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Book I of a three-part biographical novel. In this book Balian, the landless son of a local baron, goes to Jerusalem to seek his fortune, but finds himself serving a leper boy instead. Only that boy is soon King of Jerusalem and facing the combined forces of Syria and Egypt as Saladin declares jihad against the Christian kingdom.","brand":"Wheatmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158292152560,"sku":"2940151090346","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151090346_p0.jpg?v=1764007029","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151090346","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}