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I could've given the book 5 stars but it's a sci-fi romance and I don't enjoy romances. Still, it kept me interested throughout and ended well. There are some sex scenes told from the protagonist's viewpoint, a woman, so I didn't like those.
The time travel aspects of the novel were novel and I didn't see one reveal coming.

What an excellent book! I knew nothing about the Crusades, and so picked this one up. Fantastic. The author presents both sides of the conflict, Christian and Muslim. We meet some interesting characters along the way, and he lets us know their motivations. 200 years of religious fanaticism in a 700-page book. Quite interesting.