The Religion

Description

Their god is War. And every god needs his Devil. The Religion. Malta, 1565. The greatest war the world has ever seen is unleashed on the doomed island as the Turks do battle with the Knights. The Knights call themselves The Religion. The Turks call them the Hounds of Hell. Back in Sicily, the beautiful, rich Carla pines for her bastard son, lost in the bloody inferno across the water. Enter Mattius Tannhauser - warrior, hero and double agent. Under Carla's command, he embarks on a death-defying mission to save her son. But can he evade the Inquisition and escape to run the Turkish blockade to victory in time?

Promotion info

The return of Tim Willocks, author of the legendary Green River Rising, with another epic novel of almost unbelievable tension, violence and simply brilliant writing.

Reviews

Macho, sexy, profoundly bloody and a wonderful adventure story Sunday Telegraph Surround-sound entertainment New York Times Stone walls crumble, war machines rumble, bodies fill the ditches, and once in a while there's some terrific sex. A long, bloody, vastly entertaining story Kirkus Reviews

Author description

Tim Willocks was born in Stalybridge, Cheshire, in 1957 and studied medicine at University College Hospital Medical School. He is the author of three previous novels, Bad City Blues, Green River Rising and Bloodstained Kings.