The Testament · Book 1
The Testament
- Published
- 5 September 2006
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN-13
- 9780765314635
- Type
- novel

About this book
The Testament, published September 5, 2006, opens the series with the murder of Dexter Shaw, whose son Bravo discovers their family's secret role guarding eight centuries of documents for the Order of Gnostic Observatines.
Its place in The Testament
The Testament is book 1 in the The Testament series. It is followed by The Fallen. See the full The Testament reading order.
Eric Van Lustbader's Testament novels move his thriller instincts into religious-conspiracy territory, in the tradition of Dan Brown's Robert Langdon books but with Van Lustbader's own taste for martial tradecraft and secret orders. The Testament (2006) opens with the murder of Dexter Shaw, whose son Braverman "Bravo" Shaw discovers his father was a senior member of the Order of Gnostic Observatines, guardians for eight centuries of a cache of documents that could upend Christianity's foundations. Hunted by the…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780765314635
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781429913393
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781250191021