Steve was born and raised in Georgia, graduating from the Walter F. In 2010, a NPR survey named The Templar Legacy one of the top 100 thrillers ever written.

He's also an emeritus member of the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board. He has been chosen both the Florida and Georgia Writer of the Year. Davis Distinguished Author Award the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award given by Poets & Writers the Anne Frank Human Writes Award and the Silver Bullet, bestowed by International Thriller Writers for his philanthropic work. Steve’s devotion to historic preservation was recognized by the American Library Association, which named Steve its spokesperson for National Preservation Week. To date, 3,500 students have attended those workshops with over $1.5 million dollars raised. Since 2009 Steve and Elizabeth have crossed the country to save endangered historic treasures, raising money via lectures, receptions, galas, luncheons, dinners, and their popular writers’ workshops.

It’s his passion, one he shares with his wife, Elizabeth, which led them to create History Matters, a foundation dedicated to historic preservation. History lies at the heart of every Steve Berry novel. Somewhere in the world, every thirty seconds, one of his novels is sold. They consistently appear in the top echelon of The New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller lists. His books have been translated into 41 languages with over 25,000,000 copies in 52 countries. Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of twenty novels, which include: The Omega Factor, The Kaiser's Web, The Warsaw Protocol, The Malta Exchange, The Bishop’s Pawn, The Lost Order, The 14th Colony, The Patriot Threat, The Lincoln Myth, The King's Deception, The Columbus Affair, The Jefferson Key, The Emperor's Tomb, The Paris Vendetta, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Venetian Betrayal, The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Romanov Prophecy, and The Amber Room. Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of twenty novels, which include: The Omega Factor, The Kaiser's Web, The Warsaw Protocol, The Malta Exchange, The Bishop’s Pawn, The Lost Order, The 14th Colony, The Patriot Threat, The Lincoln Myth, The King's Deception, The Columbus Affair, The Jefferson Key, The Emperor's Tomb, The Paris Vendetta, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Venetian Betrayal, The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Romanov Prophecy, and

The templar legacy by steve berry