Spradlin, Michael P. Keeper of the Grail.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

Kliatt | September 1, 2008| | Copyright

SPRADLIN, Michael P. Keeper of the Grail. (The Youngest Templar, Book One.) Penguin, Putnam. 249p. c2008. 978-0-399-24763-7. $1799. JS*

This is a winner! The Holy Grail, the Knights Templar, even Rosslyn might remind readers of The Da Vinci Code, of course, and Spradlin might be having some fun playing on that familiarity. The setting is 1191. Richard the Lionheart and a young archer from Sherwood Forest named Robard share the story line with the hero and narrator, Tristam. They are in the Holy Land, fighting the Saracens, but also struggling to survive the evil ...

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