Their god is War. And every god needs his Devil. THE RELIGION

Malta, 1565. The greatest war the world has ever seen is unleashed on the doomed island as the Turks do battle with the Knights. The Knights call themselves The Religion. The Turks call them the Hounds of Hell.

Back in Sicily, the beautiful, rich Carla pines for her bastard son, lost in the bloody inferno across the water.

Enter Mattias Tannhauser - warrior, hero and double agent. Under Carla's command, he embarks on a death-defying mission to save her son. But can he evade the Inquisition and escape to run the Turkish blockade to victory in time?

Think Gladiator and Game of Thrones with a main character akin to 007 set against the backdrop of the greatest war known to man. This is a gripping action packed adventure. Our hero, Mattias Tannhauser is a real man: confident, tall, craggily good looking, morally upstanding and a lethal killing machine.

About the Author
Tim Willocks is a novelist, screenwriter and producer. Translated into twenty languages, his novels include The Religion, Bad City Blues, Green River Rising and Twelve Children of Paris. He has worked with major Hollywood directors, dined at the White House and holds a black belt in Shotokan karate.

Reviews
Macho, sexy, profoundly bloody and a wonderful adventure story * Sunday Telegraph *
Surround-sound entertainment * New York Times *
A classic * Mail on Sunday *
With a slow-burning pace and a knack for a cliffhanger, Willocks builds the tension terrifically amid graphic slaughter and velvet-gloved treachery * Time Out *
A novel of high adventure, blood, guts and romantic love...as master craftsman, [Willocks] tells his story with extraordinary pace * Literary Review *



Book Information
ISBN 9780099581291
Author Tim Willocks
Format Paperback
Page Count 816
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 585g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 40mm