Jack whyte born 1940 is a scottish canadian novelist of historical fiction. The knights of the black and white templar trilogy, book 1 by. Knights of the black and white was a mixed bag for me, but mostly of positive things. But that forgiveness is contingent on subsequent books in. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading knights of the black and white. The knights of the black and white templar trilogy, book 1 by jack whyte book cover, description, publication history. From the author of uther and the eagle comes knights of the black and white the first in a dramatic historical trilogy about the rise and fall of the knights templar it is 1088. But that forgiveness is contingent on subsequent books in the series providing more action and less talk.
I can forgive the clunkiness of knights of the black and white on the basis of it being the first book in a series and whyte wanting to expose readers to as much info on the knights templar and the crusades as possible. Knights of the black and white a templar novel whyte, jack on. The entire first section of knights of the black and white, called beginnings by jack whyte, is the biggest, clunkiest most useless piece of exposition i have ever read. Knights of the black and white a templar novel book 1 kindle edition by whyte, jack. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Jack whyte born 1940 is a scottishcanadian novelist of historical fiction. Jack whyte wrote a new post, scrivener, the inkstained wretch 2 weeks, 4 days ago. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
From the author of uther and the eagle comes knights of the black and whitethe first in a dramatic historical trilogy about the rise and fall of the knights templar. Knights of the black and white released august 1, 2006 in canada. The cover i had featured two knights, one in black and one all in white, suggesting two conflicting orders, the blurb also mentioned something about he sacrificed everything for the order, but at what cost. Jack whyte was born and raised in scotland, but has lived in canada for the last forty odd years.
The reality is and ive talked about this before, that back when the series was originally published, there was no such thing as an electronic book. Jack whyte was born and raised in scotland, and educated in england and france. Knights of the black and white the templar trilogy, book 1. I think that the main problem is that the book doesnt really deliver in what it promised to. Knights of the black and white a templar novel book 1. It is a classic example of an authors cerebral, prewriting work spilling over into their novel without any thought for pacing, necessity or readability. Templar trilogy 01 knights of the black and white by jack whyte. Jack whyte was born in 1939 and raised in scotland. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Original heisst ubrigens knights of the black and white, hat jack whyte es. D as the guards on either side of the doors ahead came to attention and saluted him, not even the rattling clatter of their armor penetrated the awareness of the frowning, mopheaded young man who walked towards them.
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