Encounter extraordinary puzzles and countless challenges in exotic locales.  Cunning, skill, & a love of adventure are necessary to complete the saga of this richly woven story, penned by Paul Coelho, to its sweeping conclusion.

In the Middle East, at the conclusion of the Crusades in the 13th century, a Knight Templar has deserted the Order and become a feared bandit. After years of nomadic life, with a troubled conscience, Tancr'de de Nerac, known as As-Sayf—the Scimitar—learns of a prophet named Simon de Lancrois who has built an ideal, peaceful city. For five years he searches for it, but when at last he arrives, the city is in ruins. He vows to exact revenge on the deceitful prophet for misleading him, and thus begins a search that will lead him through hostile deserts, flourishing cities, and a mysterious monastery.