Blaze of Silver (The De Granville Trilogy #3) »

K. M. Grant grew up in Lancashire, England, where she adopted a horse named Miss Muffet when she was 14 years old, a horse who later inspired the character of Hosanna. She and her older sisters used to stay up late devising stories to entertain each other. That, and K. M.'s extraordinary family history (one of her ancestors was the last in England to be drawn and quartered!), fueled her storytelling. She lives in Glascow, Scotland, with her husband and children where she works as a journalist and a broadcaster.

Can a knight sacrifice everything he holds sacred in service to his king?

King Richard is being held for ransom in Germany, and England is in chaos without a sovereign. The de Granvilles must deliver the treasure that will win their King's freedom.

But the Old Man of the Mountain, leader of the Assassins, is ready to take his revenge on Kamil. To do so he will orchestrate a great betrayal, and his tentacles of treachery reach far and deep. Kamil is determined to prevail—the Old Man must not win. But when all trust has been shattered, who can he turn to for help?

The fate of a king, the bonds of a friendship, and the depth of an enduring love will all be in jeopardy as Will, Ellie, Kamil, and Hosanna face the ultimate loyalty test, and their final battle.

Children's Literature

In the same way that Shannon Hale takes her beloved minor characters and gives them a stage on which to shine, K.M. Grant magnifies Shihab the silver mare and the Old Man of the Mountain, who appeared in Blood Red Horse, in the final piece of the "De Granville Trilogy." Adventure is the name of the game when William and his men, along with Ellie and Marissa, set out to deliver the ransom to be paid for King Richard the Lionheart, who is being held captive in Germany. Little do they know that the Old Man of the Mountain has sent a spy named Amal to the crusaders, and that the young Arab delivers more than the precious horse Shihab. When Amal begins pressuring Kamil, Will's faithful friend, to betray the leader's trust and steal the silver, Kamil's weakness proves his downfall. The mole in their midst nearly brings about the death of Will, but Ellie and Marissa show that they are not just along for the ride and, in true fractured fairytale style, rescue the handsome knight. Readers who have followed the crusaders thus far will want to see how the journey ends.