Italy, 1308. Palman Bracht, a disfigured sixteen-year-old boy from a small village, is tasked with proving his family's loyalty and is sent away from home to become a squire to the Count of Gorz. Palman believes that his best chance of success is to keep a low profile. In a land where honesty is a rare commodity, Palman must find his feet in the cut-throat religious and secular divisions of the time, serving his lord while keeping his soul intact.Palman's plan is to keep a low profile, but when he is captured by a group of fugitive Templar knights, who vanish as quickly as they appear, Palman is suddenly thrust into a secret quest where he must make a choice between loyalty to his lord, his family and himself.Can he find his place in a world that does not want him?Gripping, full of tension and action-packed, The Gorzer's Squire is perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Jan Guillou, Jack Whyte and Graham Doherty.