While based on actual events, Gyopaliev takes readers on a wild ride. I quite like Dimitar Gyopsaliev’s Longsword: Edward and the Assassin. He becomes more of a “chosen one,” rather than an everyman dropped into a historical time period. The novel does dip into what seems like pure fantasy at times, given Peter’s novice, but uncanny fighting skills. The story is packed full of bloody, visceral battles. Knights, assassins, Templars, Hospitallers, Tartars, Saracens, and their sub-groups all have a stake in the Holy Land, and each side plots and fights viciously for control. The story frequently changes points of view, so readers can see many of the characters’ motivations. Colorful fictional characters round out the group, from the boisterous Red Herring to the vengeful Diyaab al-Sahra, the Desert Wolf. Many historical figures from the time period make an appearance, including Prince Edward Longshanks, future King of England, Sultan Baibars, the Mamluk ruler of Egypt, and even Marco Polo! After a series of lucky, if not improbable events, Peter joins a group of Prince Edward’s men tasked with finding the greatest healer in the land. Peter finds himself thrust into a twisted plot of assassins and betrayal. Living a life of poverty and petty crime, his luck changes dramatically after foiling an attack on the royal Prince, Lord Edward.
Backdropped by the failing crusades of western rulers, we follow the tale of Peter, an orphan who has grown up in the Christain-held city of Acre. Longsword: Edward and the Assassin is a rousing historical fiction piece set in the Holy Land during the 13th century.
Longsword shows you the world of sword brothers' bravery and the power of friendship.
Enemies will unite and new alliances will be forged in the struggle for power and peace. With the help of his new friends, Peter will ride to the edge of the realm to prove the strength of his bloodline. Peter encounters knights, mercenaries, infidels, and nobility and he learns about treachery, love, and loyalty in his journey toward the truth of his own origins as well as the truth of the murder attempt. When he saves the life of the crown prince of England on his first day as a guard in the royal household, Peter is drawn irreversibly into a deep plot to discover who ordered the assassination and why. The Crusaders and Mamluks have recently signed a peace treaty when Peter Longsword, an orphan raised in a monastery, is caught in the storm of an assassination attempt on the royal Crusader. City of Acre, Holy Land, Friday, 17th of June, in the year 1272 of the incarnation of Christ, on the eve of Edward's birthday. "The War must be for the sake of Peace" -Aristotle.
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