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The Religion (2006)

de Tim Willocks

Sèrie: Tannhauser Trilogy (Book 1)

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May 1565. Suleiman the Magnificent, emperor of the Ottomans, has declared a jihad against the Knights of Saint John the Baptist. The largest armada of all time approaches the Knights' Christian stronghold on the island of Malta. The Turks know the Knights as the "The Hounds of Hell." The Knights call themselves "The Religion."   In Messina, Sicily, a French countess, Carla la Penautier, seeks a passage to Malta in a quest to find the son taken from her at his birth twelve years ago. The only man with the expertise and daring to help her is a Rabelaisian soldier of fortune, arms dealer, former janissary, and strapping Saxon adventurer by the name of Mattias Tannhauser. He agrees to accompany the lady to Malta, where, amidst the most spectacular siege in military history, they must try to find the boy - whose name they do not know and whose face they have never seen - and pluck him from the jaws of Holy War.   The Religion is Book One of The Tannhauser Triology, and from the first page of this epic account of the last great medieval conflict between East and West, it is clear we are in the hands of a master. Not since James Clavell has a novelist so powerfully and assuredly plunged readers headlong into another place and time. Anne Rice transformed the vampire novel. Stephen King reinvented horror. Now, in a spectacular tale of heroism, tragedy, and passion, Tim Willocks revivifies historical fiction.… (més)
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> La Religion, par Tim Willocks. — Tim Willocks, l'auteur de Bad City Blues (adapté au cinéma par Dennis Hopper) réussit un tour de force : bâtir un univers sur un confetti méditerranéen.
Nous sommes en 1565, à Malte assiégée par les Turcs. Derrière les remparts, les croisés de l'ordre des Hospitaliers et leur chef, Jean Parisot de La Valette, secondés par un certain Matthias Tannhauser, ancien janissaire du sultan. La bataille peut commencer. Elle va durer quasiment 1 000 pages. Entremêlant choc des civilisations et rapprochement des coeurs - avec la belle comtesse Carla... -, Tim Willocks, l'auteur de Bad City Blues (adapté au cinéma par Dennis Hopper) réussit un tour de force : bâtir un univers sur un confetti méditerranéen.
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  Joop-le-philosophe | Feb 8, 2021 |
Mattias Tannhauser is a soldier of fortune, joining the elite Janissary of the Ottomans as a boy he rose through their ranks before leaving. He makes his way through life buying and selling but reserves a hatred for the Inquisition who killed his mentor. Carla is a noblewomen, rich and beautiful, who wants to return to her homeland of Malta to find her illegitimate son. Malta is an island about to be besieged by the full might of the Turkish forces and the Knights of Malta, the Religion, need all the help they can get and Matthias is the man they want. Set during the Siege of Malta in 1565, this book explores religion, loyalty and love.

I actually really enjoyed this book but found it a little too long. There are many sections devoted to battle and these are florid and gruesome but after a while they become repetitious - there is only so much 'gore' or descriptions of 'gobbets of flesh' that one can take. Having said that it is an exciting story and Tannhauser is a likeable anti-hero. In the same way the anti-villain has clear motives for his actions and the lesser cast of characters are quite well-drawn. ( )
  pluckedhighbrow | Jun 26, 2017 |
This was a very interesting historical novel...maybe not for the faint of heart (or stomach) as many scenes were quite bloody. It's set during the Siege of Malta (1565) -- Turks battling Catholic Knights of St. John the Baptist (Hospitalers). It kept me interested all the way through 21 discs & even piqued my curiosity enough that I felt the need to look up historical facts about Malta & the Siege. ( )
  mfdavis | May 20, 2015 |
La parfaire mixture pour faire un bestseller ! Un fond historique, des luttes de pouvoir, une romance d'amour, de l'aventure, pimenté d'un peu de sexe, de beaucoup de sang, de tripes et de morts, le tout baigné dans une réflexion superficielle sur l'équivalence de fond des religions, tout du moins les trois religions du livre, juive, chrétienne et musulmane, l'hypocrisie et la déviance des églises et des hommes de foi, au sens de l'appareil religieux, de la manipulation des masses par les hommes de pouvoir et parsemé de psychologie de comptoir sur les relations homme femme ou père fils, . Bref une fois refermé ce livre, je n'avais pas grand chose à retenir sauf à constater qu'au fil des pages l'intrigue devenait évidente et qu'on finit par s'ennuyer ferme au milieu de ce carnage.
Des phrases courtes, hâchées par un usage forcené du "et" qui donne un style très banal voir parfois franchement lourd. ( )
  folivier | Jan 23, 2015 |
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It got a little repetitive for my taste although I'm sure many books with a war base can, but it was never dull. I loved the characters and was particularly upset when a couple of them died, although I won't say who. The epilogue was absolutely perfect though. That was the best way this story could have ended, truth be told.

To be perfectly honest, I can't imagine this being a trilogy. I like it just the way it is. Anything after this seems extraneous. ( )
  cebellol | Jul 22, 2014 |
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Dejli telegraf je za prvi roman ovog autora, koji se pojavio 1994. godine, napisao da je najbolji triler otkad su se pojavili „Kad jaganjci utihnu”. Ovo je još jedan mračan istorijski roman epskih razmera. Toliko dinamičan da čitalac mora da ga pročita u dahu. Priča počinje u maju 1565. godine.

Otomanski sultan Sulejman Veličanstveni objavio je džihad vitezovima reda svetog Jovana Krstitelja. Najveća armada u istoriji sveta približava se hrišćanskom uporištu vitezova na Malti. Turci vitezove nazivaju Psima pakla. Sami vitezovi sebe zovu Religijom. Francuska grofica Karla le Penotije želi da sa Sicilije dođe na Maltu u potrazi za sinom, kog su joj oduzeli odmah po rođenju, dvanaest godina ranije. Jedini čovek dovoljno vešt i smeo da joj pomogne je rableovski najamnik, stameni saksonski pustolov Matijas Tanhauzer. On pristaje da pođe sa gospom na Maltu, gde, usred najmukotrpnije i najspektakularnije opsade u vojnoj istoriji, moraju da pronađu dečaka i izbave ga iz čeljusti svetog rata. Tim Viloks gradi svet iz koga se ne možete otrgnuti, spajajući strogu istorijsku preciznost Barbare Takman iz „Dalekog ogledala” sa literarnim genijem koji je Umberto Eko pokazao u delu „Ime ruže”.
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May 1565. Suleiman the Magnificent, emperor of the Ottomans, has declared a jihad against the Knights of Saint John the Baptist. The largest armada of all time approaches the Knights' Christian stronghold on the island of Malta. The Turks know the Knights as the "The Hounds of Hell." The Knights call themselves "The Religion."   In Messina, Sicily, a French countess, Carla la Penautier, seeks a passage to Malta in a quest to find the son taken from her at his birth twelve years ago. The only man with the expertise and daring to help her is a Rabelaisian soldier of fortune, arms dealer, former janissary, and strapping Saxon adventurer by the name of Mattias Tannhauser. He agrees to accompany the lady to Malta, where, amidst the most spectacular siege in military history, they must try to find the boy - whose name they do not know and whose face they have never seen - and pluck him from the jaws of Holy War.   The Religion is Book One of The Tannhauser Triology, and from the first page of this epic account of the last great medieval conflict between East and West, it is clear we are in the hands of a master. Not since James Clavell has a novelist so powerfully and assuredly plunged readers headlong into another place and time. Anne Rice transformed the vampire novel. Stephen King reinvented horror. Now, in a spectacular tale of heroism, tragedy, and passion, Tim Willocks revivifies historical fiction.

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