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    Symbol of the Order
    Symbol of the Order
    Symbol of the Order
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    Symbol of the Order

    By L. D. Dailey

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    The Byzantine Empire capitulated to invading Crusaders on another mission to free the Holy Land from its enemies, but not without forcing a retired spy to join them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL. D. Dailey
    Release dateJan 15, 2014
    ISBN9781311131423
    Symbol of the Order
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    L. D. Dailey

    L. D. Dailey, a happily married father of four, slaves as an engineer during the day and dreams of becoming a published author throughout the night.

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      Symbol of the Order - L. D. Dailey

      Symbol of the Order

      By L. D. Dailey

      Copyright 2014 L. D. Dailey

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      Sitting in front of a sacked mosque, the watcher strained weary eyes against the rising sun obscuring the Temple of Solomon. A new day in the Holy Land did little to stave off the chill. The beggar-in-disguise pressed his rags, newly acquired from a deceased contributor, tighter around his slim frame.

      The Byzantine cursed the name of Emperor Alexius, even while serving the man as his spymaster. Jerusalem, the Kingdom of Heaven. A cynical snort answered his own mutters, Nothing here but a den of thieves, murderers, and rapists. These fools pose no threat to the empire, just Christian wolves killing Muslim dogs, the whole lot of them.

      Thoughts drifted to his wife and two sons back in the empire as

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