The Land Beyond the Sea

by Sharon Kay Penman and Ruth Adams Knight

Book Overview

From the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Sharon Kay Penman comes the story of the reign of King Baldwin IV and the Kingdom of Jerusalem's defense against Saladin's famous army.

The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as Outremer, is the land far beyond the sea. Baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in the early twelfth century, the kingdom defined an utterly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399165282
• ISBN13: 9780399165283
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The Crusades during the Reign of Baldwin IV.

What to read first: Queen of Swords by Judith Tarr covers the events that occurred during the Reign of Queen Melisande and her son Baldwin the III that precede this novel. Not essential, just a suggestion. Loved this last of the novels of Sharon Kay Pennman that precedes the events of her Novel Lionheart, which is the novel to read after. If you like Ken Follett, Bernard Cornwell, Collen McCullough you should like this. Both assessable and accurate with heros that you root for and despicable villains realistically portrayed. It more than measures up to her previous novels. It also gives an objective viewpoint of the Moslem opposition led by Saladin. Touches the Heart and has you thinking "If Only Baldwin IV wasn't afflicted with Leprosy."