In 1191 in the Holy Land, the crusaders under the command of Richard the Lionheart battle the armies of Saladin for control of the holy city of Jerusalem, while in Cyprus, Richard's mother Eleanor strikes a devil's bargain to ensure her son's victory, unaware that the cost of victory will be the king's immortal soul. Original.

National bestselling author Judith Tarr returns to the world of her critically-acclaimed Devil’s Bargain as the sorceress Sioned and her half-brother King Richard once again face the Old Man of the Mountain, an evil sorcerer determined to destroy them...