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Sword Brethren
The Northern Crusader Chronicles (Related to this series)
- Author
- Jon Byrne
- Narrator
- Kerry Hutchinson
- Publisher
- Book Guild Ltd.
- Publish Date
- 10 March 2026
- Run Time
- 12 hours 1 minute
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Historical fiction
What to expect
Sword Brethren (Book 1 of The Northern Crusader Chronicles)
Bound by faith. Forged in battle. Haunted by doubt.
1242: Wounded at the Battle on the Ice, English knight Richard Fitz Simon becomes a prisoner of Prince Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod. Intrigued by his captive, Alexander orders his scholar to record Richard's life story.
Richard's chronicle begins in 1203, when betrayal shatters his training for knighthood and forces him to flee England. In Lübeck, he finds work with a ruthless salt merchant and becomes entangled in an illicit affair – until scandal and violence drive him onward once more.
Seeking purpose, Richard joins the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, a militant order bent on bringing Christendom to the pagan Baltic. In the harsh outpost of Riga, he faces not only enemy tribes beyond the walls, but suspicion, ambition, and betrayal within – while grappling with doubts that threaten his faith.
When a vast pagan army threatens to overwhelm the commandery, Richard must choose what kind of man – and believer – he will become.
Sword Brethren is Book One of The Northern Crusader Chronicles, a gritty, historically grounded series focused on realism, moral ambiguity, and the brutal realities of medieval warfare.
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Details
- Author
- Jon Byrne
- Narrator
- Kerry Hutchinson
- Duration
- 12 hours 1 minute
- Release Date
- 10 March 2026
- ISBN
- 9781835744697
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Book Guild Ltd.
- Genre
- Historical fiction
Synopsis
Sword Brethren (Book 1 of The Northern Crusader Chronicles) Bound by faith. Forged in battle. Haunted by doubt. 1242: Wounded at the Battle on the Ice, English knight Richard Fitz Simon becomes a prisoner of Prince Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod. Intrigued by his captive, Alexander orders his scholar to record Richard's life story. Richard's chronicle begins in 1203, when betrayal shatters his training for knighthood and forces him to flee England. In Lübeck, he finds work with a ruthless salt merchant and becomes entangled in an illicit affair – until scandal and violence drive him onward once more. Seeking purpose, Richard joins the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, a militant order bent on bringing Christendom to the pagan Baltic. In the harsh outpost of Riga, he faces not only enemy tribes beyond the walls, but suspicion, ambition, and betrayal within – while grappling with doubts that threaten his faith. When a vast pagan army threatens to overwhelm the commandery, Richard must choose what kind of man – and believer – he will become. Sword Brethren is Book One of The Northern Crusader Chronicles, a gritty, historically grounded series focused on realism, moral ambiguity, and the brutal realities of medieval warfare.
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