Seamus O Griffin: 5 books

Berwick is in flames. War has come to Scotland. Ireland and the Isles are in turmoil as clans and kings plot a course for survival between the Kingdom of Scotland and Edward I, "The Hammer of Scots". Forced to choose sides, Ronan Mac Alasdair becomes embroiled in the conflict as a means...

Epic high adventure, Galloglass details the tales of Ronan MacAlasdair, grandson of Angus Mor MacDonald, Lord of the Isles. Given to the Templars to save him from outlawry, the book takes the young Isleman from Islay to the Levant where he comes to manhood, finds fame and survives intrigue, battle and siege. A rousing story with adult themes, this is the first in a series.

Book Two, the adventure continues as Ronan MacAlasdair, in his position as Turcopole of the Templar Order, is drawn deeper into the affairs and political rivalries of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and Acre. New dangers arise as the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt moves closer to a war whose ultimate goal is to drive the last remaining Crusader state in the Holy Land into the sea.

It is 1291 and the armies of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Kahlil have besieged the fortress city of Acre. Once again Brother Ronan MacAlasdair will be called upon to defend the Faith in a desperate attempt to hold onto the last vestige of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.

The Adventure continues. Ronan returns to Islay facing trouble in Ireland and the Isles. War is on the horizon. Feuds and vendettas mix with politics as the nobility of Ireland, Scotland and the Isles choose sides and make preparations for the trouble to come.