The Saracen Blade

THIS BOOK COULD EASILY BE AS IMPORTANT AS ANY REQUIRED HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE NOVEL. AS EASY TO READ AND EXCITING AS THE HOBBIT, BUT BUILT ON REAL SUBJECTS, REAL HISTORY, REAL HUMANITY. THE AUTHOR EXPLORES MORALITY, ANCIENT HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, RELIGION AND EVEN MECHANICS OF WAR. A GREAT BOOK FOR ALL AGES. MY 80 YEAR OLD FATHER READ THIS BOOK IN 1952 AND RECOMMENDED IT IN 2002 TO HIS 40 YEAR OLD SON.

The Saracen Blade is definately the best novel I have read in my 21 years of life. I have read this book countless times and I am in the process of using it to write a research paper for my Literature class. Frank Yerby is a lesser known author that deserves much credit. Every one that has read this book has loved it and it has even made avid readers out of some that I know. This book teaches the reader about history, love, pain, war, and what our world used to be like in great detail. It is a book about two people in love set in the 12th and 13th century towards the end of feudelism. It is the tale of a gently born serf that falls for the daughter of a baron and how is life progresses. He becomes a knight, baron, the friend of the Holy Roman Emporor and much more. It is the tale of his life and how he overcomes the odds to become what he has always wanted and deserved. This is a MUST read for all people.

This is an execellent book. Frank Yerby's novels always put the reader into history. Not only are the stories true to life, but you casually learn about different societies.

This book reflects a perfect blend of love and war and is a great fiction of its time.

This was the first book my dad have to read. It started my in this wonderfull. It not only describes the past in the most detailed way, it takes you back to a plece some never knowe existed. I really recomend every one to read eat, the copy I have is in spanish, and for the last 4 years I have been looking for the origial copy. Just a way to show you how much I really love taht book. This book will be in your mind for the reat of your life, every time you think of reading a book, or books you've read you'll always come across The Saracen Blade.