{"product_id":"9781627873970","title":"Envoy of Jerusalem: Balian d'Ibelin and the Third Crusade","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHollywood made him a blacksmith; Arab chronicles said he was \"like a king.\" He served a leper, but defied Richard the Lionheart. He fought Saladin to a standstill, yet retained his respect. Rather than dally with a princess, he married a dowager queen -- and founded a dynasty. He was a warrior and a diplomat both: \u003cstrong\u003eBalian d'Ibelin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalian has survived the devastating defeat on the Horns of Hattin, and walked away a free man after the surrender of Jerusalem, but he is baron of nothing in a kingdom that no longer exists. Haunted by the tens of thousands of Christians now enslaved by Saladin, he is determined to regain what has been lost. The arrival of a vast crusading army under the soon-to-be-legendary Richard the Lionheart offers hope -- but also conflict, as natives and crusaders clash and French and English quarrel. This is Part III of a biographical novel about Balian d'Ibelin. The first two books in the series, \u003cem\u003eKnight of Jerusalem\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDefender of Jerusalem\u003c\/em\u003e, were both BRAG Medallion honorees. \u003cem\u003eDefender of Jerusalem\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2016 Chaucer Award for Historical Fiction set in the Middle Ages and was also awarded the Silver (second place) for Spiritual\/Religious Fiction in the 2016 Feathered Quill Book Awards. It was a finalist for the 2016 M.M. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wheatmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042271740144,"sku":"9781627873970","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781627873970_p0.jpg?v=1763869028","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781627873970","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}