Balian d’Ibelin

Book I in the Award-Winning Jerusalem Trilogy

B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree, Historical Novel Society Editor's Choice

Hollywood made him a blacksmith; Arab chronicles said he was ""like a king.""

He served a leper, but defied Richard the Lionheart.

He was a warrior and a diplomat both.

This is the first book of a three-part biography of the historical Balian d'Ibelin.

About the Author

Helena P. Schrader has won more than twenty literary awards from diverse literary contests including Best Biography 2017 and Best Historical Fiction 2020. She holds a PhD in History from the University of Hamburg and served as an American diplomat in Europe and Africa. She is the author of a number of nonfiction works and was recently commissioned to write a book on the crusader states, which brings together scholarly research from diverse academic disciplines into a coherent and accessible form.

For more about Helena's books, blogs, and awards see: HelenaPSchrader.com.