David Camus

David Camus was born in 1970, and currently lives and works in Paris.
He has made documentary films for television, worked in publishing and done several translations.

The Book of the Cross, his main work, is a series of five books telling the story of a knight Hospitaller named Morgennes. In the Holy Land during the great Crusades, Morgennes is captured by the Saracens and has no choice but to renounce his faith so that he can remain alive and embark on his quest: he must find the True Cross, which has been stolen from the Christians by the Saracen chief Saladin.
The Book of the Cross has been called “an astonishing mix of adventure, history and fantasy”.
David Camus first began work on the series in May 2001.
The first tome, Knights of the Kingdom (Aka The Heart of the Cross) was published in 2005. It was published in seven countries and won the “Prix Relay” for best adventure novel. Tome Two, Morgennes, was published in 2008, and tome Three, Crucifer, in 2009. The final two tomes will appear in 2011 and 2012.