The Kingdom of Aragon, 1283. In this dangerous frontier realm, dominated by castles, nobles and military orders, the life of the young shepherd Joan de Mas is tragically cut short when a mercenary attempts to commit murder. Accused of a crime he has not committed, the youth is forced to flee his small world and set out on a journey, during which his personal drama becomes entwined with one the the great epic tales of European medieval history, led by the man who will become the great Mediterranean king, Peter III. An action packed historical novel, a story of adventures mixing monk-soldiers, Almogavars, feudal overlords, knights errant, mysterious women, wars, victories, defeats and stolen love. A vibrant fresco that also depicts a continent in the process of formation, victim of struggles for power between the nobility, the church and the king.