Mechner, Jordan

In this prequel to the 2010 film "The Prince of Persia: the sands of time," five people face execution for a crime they did not commit. The key to both their dire situation and their salvation lies in the one man they all have in common--Dastan, the Prince of Persia--and, as they tell their tales of adventure, excitement, love, sorcery, and death, the truth about the prince and the Sands of Time becomes apparent.

The King frames the Templars for heresy, wanting their wealth. But Martin and a few knights escape, and they plan to retrieve the treasure themselves.

After a chance encounter with past love Isabelle, Templar Knight Martin and his renegade friends must flee the law in fourteenth-century France. Their fellow Templars are arrested in a conspiracy to destroy the Templar Order and steal their treasure. Now it's up to Martin and his sworn companions to keep the treasure safe.