{"id":8822,"date":"2026-09-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/?p=8822"},"modified":"2026-09-21T10:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:00:40","slug":"sword-brethren-by-jon-byrne-historical-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interestingauthors.com\/blog\/books\/sword-brethren-by-jon-byrne-historical-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Sword Brethren by Jon Byrne – Historical Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Book 1 of The Northern Crusader Chronicles<\/p>\n

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Historical Adventure<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n


\n Date Published: <\/span><\/b>28th November 2024 (book\/ebook) Audiobook: Approx. February
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Publisher: <\/b>The Book Guild<\/p>\n

Narrator:<\/b> Kerry Hutchinson<\/p>\n

Run Time:<\/b> 12 hours and 2 minutes<\/p>\n

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Bound by faith. Forged in battle. Haunted by doubt.<\/b><\/div>\n

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\n 1242: Wounded at the Battle on the Ice, English knight Richard Fitz Simon
\n becomes a prisoner of Prince Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod. Intrigued by his
\n captive, Alexander orders his scholar to record Richard\u2019s life story.\n<\/p>\n

\n Richard\u2019s chronicle begins in 1203, when betrayal shatters his training
\n for knighthood and forces him to flee England. In L\u00fcbeck, he finds work
\n with a ruthless salt merchant and becomes entangled in an illicit affair
\n \u2013 until scandal and violence drive him onward once more.\n<\/p>\n

\n Seeking purpose, Richard joins the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, a militant
\n order bent on bringing Christendom to the pagan Baltic. In the harsh outpost
\n of Riga, he faces not only enemy tribes beyond the walls, but suspicion,
\n ambition, and betrayal within \u2013 while grappling with doubts that
\n threaten his faith.\n<\/p>\n

\n When a vast pagan army threatens to overwhelm the commandery, Richard must
\n choose what kind of man \u2013 and believer \u2013 he will become.\n<\/p>\n

\n Sword Brethren is Book One of The Northern Crusader Chronicles, a gritty,
\n historically grounded series focused on realism, moral ambiguity, and the
\n brutal realities of medieval warfare.\n<\/p>\n

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 About the Author<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Jon Byrne, originally from London, now lives with his German family by a lake
\n in Bavaria with stunning views of the Alps. As well as writing, he works as a
\n translator for a local IT company and occasionally as a lumberjack. He has
\n studied the medieval world for over twenty years, building up a comprehensive
\n personal library and a particular interest in the often-overlooked Northern
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\n The Northern Crusader Chronicles is a gritty, historically grounded series
\n focused on realism, moral ambiguity, and the brutal realities of medieval
\n warfare.\n<\/p>\n

\n Written for readers who value authenticity and atmosphere over romanticised
\n adventure, the novel explores a largely forgotten crusading frontier,
\n culminating in the first of many confrontations in a harsh wilderness of
\n forest and swamp.\n<\/p>\n

\n Readers who enjoy the historical detail of authors such as Bernard Cornwell,
\n Conn Iggulden, or Ben Kane may find familiar ground here.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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