The Final Shroud

The Holy Land, 1099: Jerusalem has fallen. As the Christian factions vie for power, Godefroi de Bouillon and his companions unearth markers to the Keystone, a mystical artefact with the power to shape history. Yet progress has its price: Godefroi’s bodyguard lies gravely wounded; the Arabic cabal guiding Hugues is broken; and the forces of Severity are gathering to claim the Keystone. France, 1307: Bertrand de Châ tillon-sur-Seine was a knight for a single day before fleeing with the mysterious Salome. After a pitched battle that claims most of his brethren, Bertrand agrees to become Salome’s new Shroud, binding his fate to hers. A refuge lies across the English Channel, but will they reach it in time? And when will Salome finally reveal her secrets? The Keystone awaits, but is it meant for mortal hands?

Nathan Burrage lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife and two daughters. He is the author of FIVEFOLD, a supernatural thriller first published by Random House and subsequently translated into Russian, and Almost Human a collection of short fiction published by IFWG. A graduate of Clarion South-- an intensive, six-week residential writing program based on the famous US workshops of the same name-- Nathan has been shortlisted for both the Aurealis Awards and the Ditmar Awards in Australia.