Deze serie duikt in een wereld van uitgestrekte rijken en eeuwenoude conflicten. Kijk hoe schijnbaar onderschatte krachten uit de schaduw treden om de gevestigde orde uit te dagen. Het is een epische saga over macht, cultuur en onvermijdelijke verandering die het lot van hele continenten vormgeeft.
For centuries, the civilized people of the eastern and western realms have dismissed the nomadic inhabitants of the vast middle land as barbarians, but now these nomads are rising with the might to challenge the world
Barbarian horsemen have breached the Dragonwall and threaten Shou Lung, and a general who is a descendant of the barbarians may be Shou Lung's only chance of survival--if the imperial court will give him the opportunity
Picking up from where Dragonwall left off, the book sheds light on the Cormyrean king, masterminding and then leading the crusade in the defense of the entire continent following the invasion of eastern Faerun, Ashanath, Rashemen, and Thesk, by Khahan Yamun and the Tuigan horsemen. Whereas Horselords looks at the story from the point of view of Koja and the Tuigan, and Dragonwall looks at the continuation of the same story from the point of view of General Batu and the Shou Lung, Crusade is written from King Azoun's and subsequently the West's perspective. In addition, there are two parallel stories running: the king's relations with Alusair, his estranged daughter, and the adventures of John Razor, a fletcher from Suzail, as he takes part in the Crusade.