The Dragon Throne

Crusader Trilogy #3

by Michael Cadnum

Newly made knights, Edmund and Herbert, have looked forward to returning home to England from their perilous journeys, only to discover that Prince John has yet another mission for them that holds even greater dangers as they escort two women on a perilous trek over the Alps in order to reach their final destination of Rome.

Genres: Historical Fiction

224 pages, Hardcover

First published May 5, 2005

About the author

Michael Cadnum has had a number of jobs over the course of his life, including pick-and-shoveler for the York Archaeological Trust, in York, England, and substitute teacher in Oakland, California, but his true calling is writing. He is the author of thirty-five books, including the National Book Award finalist The Book of the Lion. His Calling Home and Breaking the Fall were both nominated for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award. He is a former Creative Writing Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts. Also a poet, he has received several awards, including Poetry Northwest's Helen Bullis Prize and the Owl Creek Book Award. Michael lives in Albany, California, with his wife Sherina.