Book Two of The
Talon Series
Fictional Saga
1200s
France
Talon de Gilles
may be young in age, but inside he is a man. Stolen when a lad, he grew up
among the Assassini in Persia and was trained to be a killer. Now, he sails
home to reunite with his parents, but his heart remains in Palestine. Captured
by the Templars, he was forced to abandon the princess he loves and his best
friend, both of whom may now be dead. There is little he can do for them, but
his knowledge and skill are in great need aboard the ship, which is pursued by
pirates. Aided by his uncle (a Templar knight) and Welsh mercenaries heading
home, Talon implements a daring strategy to save all their lives.
The reunion
with his parents is filled with joy, but too much has changed and not necessarily
for the better. The land his mother inherited from her father and which her
husband oversees is desired by her cousin, who is determined to take the
property through fair means or foul. Nor can his parents secure their claim of
ownership because they are unable to locate legal proof of the inheritance.
At present, her
cousin employs mercenaries, who raid and burn outlier holdings. They also leave
behind no witnesses. Her cousin has also been courting the church, but it takes
Talon’s special talents to unveil the true treachery against his family. While
friends from the journey home search for the needed documents, he accompanies
his uncle to meet their overlord, the Count of Carcassone, where Talon makes
new friends and forges powerful alliances. Talon also becomes a knight and is
sent on a secret mission through territories where it’s difficult to tell
friend from enemy.
Knight Assassin is the second
book of Talon, and while not as exotic as the first, the politics and locales
are just as skillfully depicted and unusual. The only drawback to the book
pertains to layout formatting and grammatical errors, all of which could have
been easily corrected with a thorough proofing before printing. Setting the
story in France allows Boschert to spin an intricate web that not only brings
the past to life, but also allows readers to meet a plethora of unique and
intriguing characters, some of which would not be possible in any other
setting. As events unfold, a complicated house of cards is assembled, but a single
misstep is all that requires it to topple and it does so during a nail-biting,
edge-of-your-seat race that will leave readers eagerly awaiting the next
chapter in Talon’s adventures.
© Cindy Vallar
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