The Fifth Knight

After having read Ben Kane's "Lionheart" and Ruadh Butler's trilogy about "The Earl Strongbow", I was very much attracted towards this series about "The Fifth Knight", which is set around the same period of history as the two beforementioned. I have to admit and say that I'm glad to have started this......more

In the world of Henry II and Thomas Becket, Powell imagines that the knights who set out to murder Becket had a second mission and that there was a "fifth knight" pressed into their service. That mission is well thought out and takes the fifth knight, Sir Benedict Palmer, on a quest to save several......more

This book is a fast paced story that provides a new twist on the story of Thomas Becket's murder. Adding the fifth knight changes everything you have heard about the event and opens up a gripping alternative account of it. I was captivated by Sir Benedict, the knight the title refers to and his feist......more

This book tells the tale of Benedict Palmer, a mercenary knight. His only ambition is to become wealthy, buy a nice house and enjoy his status as a rich hero. To this end he joins a group of nefarious knights whose mission is to assassinate Archbishop Thomas Beckett. Once the gory deed is done, the......more

This was a fun adventure to listen to that poses the question: What if that fateful day in Canterbury was not just about a quarrel between Henry II and Thomas Becket? What if there was much more to it? What if, in fact, Thomas was not even the primary target? Obviously, this novel has to work outside......more