A pulse-pounding Historical Fiction thriller set during the Crusades. Perfect for fans of Knights Templar history, Medieval Warfare, and Military Action & Adventure.
1310 AD. The Knights Hospitaller rule the Aegean from Rhodes—but one ambush changes everything.
Thomas Schwyzer, loyal brother-sergeant and captain of the Order's deadliest war galley, the Wyvern, patrols the waves hunting Turkish slavers and Barbary pirates. The Order's black knights and sergeants are his family, his friends. Without them, he has no place in the world.
But when a cunning trap hurls Thomas overboard, he's captured by merciless Berber corsairs. Chained to a slave bench, enduring unimaginable horrors below decks, he must summon untapped strength to survive.
And he must fight. But for the first time in his life, without his brothers at his back.
"Of every one-hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there... but the one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back."
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Publisher's Note: Brother Sergeant is Book 4 in J. K. Swift's bestselling Hospitaller Saga, but also a gripping standalone story. For full context, read after Hospitaller (Book 3). Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell's gritty battles and Robyn Young's knightly intrigue.
J. K. Swift writes historical adventure thrillers based on real events. He lives in a log house well off the beaten path in central B.C., Canada. He has worked as a school teacher, jailhouse guard, Japanese translator, log peeler, accountant, martial arts instructor, massage therapist, technical editor, and has called a few Bingo games. He gets his story ideas while traveling in Europe, feeding his chickens, and cutting wood.
He also writes contemporary fantasy under the pen name Dan Redwater (The Medicine Man Files).