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King and Emperor: The Hammer And The Cross, Book Three (The Hammer and the Cross #3)
Par Harry Harrison. 1996
Driven by prophetic dreams, the Viking warrior Shef as become the One King, the undisputed ruler of the North. Now…
he must face the reborn power of the Holy Roman Empire.Rome threatens Shef's fearsome Viking navy with a new invention of unparalleled destruction: Greek fire. Unable to defend his fleet against this awesome weapon, Shef travels East in search of new wisdom. His quest leads him to the lavish court of the Muslim Caliph and, ultimately, to the secret hiding place of the Holy Grail.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Rebellion: A Novel (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Ser.)
Par Joseph Roth. 1989
From Joseph Roth, an allegorical yet decidedly modern novelist, comes this story of postwar disillusion, the limits of faith, and…
"personal fate as governed by the blind, casual workings of a machine controlled by no one and for which no one is responsible" (The New York Times).When Andreas Pum returns from World War I, he has lost a leg but gained a medal. But unlike his fellow sufferers, Pum maintains his unswerving faith in God, Government, and Authority. Ironically, after a dispute, Pum is imprisoned as a rebel, and all that he believed in is now thrown into upheaval. Moving along at a breakneck clip, Rebellion captures the cynicism and upheavals of a postwar society. Its jazz-like cadences mix with social commentary to create a wise parable about justice and society.The Ramayana: A Modern Retelling of the Great Indian Epic
Par Ramesh Menon. 2001
The great Indian epic rendered in modern proseIndia's most beloved and enduring legend, the Ramayana is widely acknowledged to be…
one of the world's great literary masterpieces. Still an integral part of India's cultural and religious expression, the Ramayana was originally composed by the Sanskrit poet Valmiki around 300 b.c. The epic of Prince Rama's betrayal, exile, and struggle to rescue his faithful wife, Sita, from the clutches of a demon and to reclaim his throne has profoundly affected the literature, art, and culture of South and Southeast Asia—an influence most likely unparalleled in the history of world literature, except, possibly, for the Bible. Throughout the centuries, countless versions of the epic have been produced in numerous formats and languages. But previous English versions have been either too short to capture the magnitude of the original; too secular in presenting what is, in effect, scripture; or dry, line-by-line translations. Now novelist Ramesh Menon has rendered the tale in lyrical prose that conveys all the beauty and excitement of the original, while making this spiritual and literary classic accessible to a new generation of readers.Honeyed Words (Sarah Jane Beauhall #2)
Par J. A. Pitts. 2011
From J. A. Pitts, author of the mesmerizing Black Blade Blues, comes the stunning sequel in the Sarah Jane Beauhall…
series, Honeyed WordsSarah is a blacksmith, has a night job as a props manager for a low-budget movie, and spends her free time fighting in a medieval re-enactment group. Her world falls apart when she discovers that dragons are real and live among us as shapeshifters; in fact, it is they who have been the secret masters of our world from time immemorial. On top of all this, it appears that Sarah has managed to reforge an ancient sword that everyone suddenly wants...and those who don't want the weapon want Sarah to take on her destiny and become humanity's saviour.As Sarah tries to make her way in this new world, she discovers just how little she knows of reality. Fairies and dwarves and giants abound, the fault line of the Pacific Northwest is rife with ancient Norse magic. Odin himself appears with ravens at his side and cryptic advice for the fledgling heroine. And the cherry on the sundae? The discovery that Sarah's girlfriend is from a family that has been battling these forces for generations and they look to Sarah as their last best hope.What's a girl to do when the powers of the world decide that you're responsible for cleaning up the magical mess?At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Forged in Fire (Sarah Jane Beauhall #3)
Par J. A. Pitts. 2012
Sarah Jane Beauhall, the blacksmith turned dragon slayer, has it all figured out—little things like dealing with the political intrigue…
of dragons who secretly run our world, and learning to wield the magic that she has been given by none other than Odin, who has been fighting the dragons for millennia. And then there is the matter of coming to terms with who she is…and how to build a life with her partner, Katie. All these things are forced into the background however when a magic-wielding serial killer starts prowling the Pacific Northwest. And all of his victims have ties to Sarah.Sarah must unravel the web she finds closing around her as a powerful necromancer and a crazed blood cult known as the Dragon Liberation Front work to tear apart everything she holds dear.Forged in Fire is the third volume in J. A.Pitts's compelling urban fantasy series. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Black Blade Blues (Sarah Jane Beauhall #1)
Par J. A. Pitts. 2010
Sarah Beauhall has more on her plate than most twenty-somethings: day job as a blacksmith, night job as a props…
manager for low-budget movies, and her free time is spent fighting in a medieval re-enactment group. The lead actor breaks Sarah's favorite one-of-a-kind sword, and to avoid reshooting scenes, Sarah agrees to repair the blade. One of the extras, who claims to be a dwarf, offers to help. And that's when things start to get weird. Could the sword really be magic, as the "dwarf" claims? Are dragons really living among us as shapeshifters? And as if things weren't surreal enough, Sarah's girlfriend Katie breaks out the dreaded phrase… "I love you." As her life begins to fall apart, first her relationship with Katie, then her job at the movie studio, and finally her blacksmithing career, Sarah hits rock bottom. It is at this moment, when she has lost everything she has prized, that one of the dragons makes their move. And suddenly what was unthinkable becomes all too real…and Sarah will have to decide if she can reject what is safe and become the heroine who is needed to save her world. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Druid's Sword: Book Four Of The Troy Game (The Troy Game #4)
Par Sara Douglass. 2006
1940. The skies above London are filled with German planes on nightly raids, a Blitz that brings a barrage of…
bombs that pound the city into rubble. Each morning Londoners face the night's handiwork and though they are presented with the possibility of sudden death, they are determined to fight the evil that threatens to destroy their nation. They struggle to live normal lives amid the terror and chaos. But is it only Hitler's Luftwaffe and the Blitz that is responsible for all the death and destruction that the city is facing? Brutus, the Greek Kingman who brought the bands of power to the isle of Alba millennia ago once again walks the streets of London, this time as an American major. The men and women who are his eternal companions (and sometimes lovers and enemies) have all been reborn in this time and place. They have come together for one last battle to finally complete the magical Labyrinth buried at the heart of the city. Half completed and resonating with an evil power, the Maze calls to them to complete the Game and possibly set all the players free. As Brutus works to find a solution that will end his age-old pain he comes to realize that there is a new power that walks the land. It is strong, hungry, and it has its own agenda. And by its actions could change the world forever.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Bitter Greens: A Novel
Par Kate Forsyth. 2013
A Library Journal Best Book of 2014: Historical FictionThe amazing power and truth of the Rapunzel fairy tale comes alive…
for the first time in this breathtaking tale of desire, black magic and the redemptive power of loveFrench novelist Charlotte-Rose de la Force has been banished from the court of Versailles by the Sun King, Louis XIV, after a series of scandalous love affairs. At the convent, she is comforted by an old nun, Sœur Seraphina, who tells her the tale of a young girl who, a hundred years earlier, is sold by her parents for a handful of bitter greens...After Margherita's father steals parsley from the walled garden of the courtesan Selena Leonelli, he is threatened with having both hands cut off, unless he and his wife relinquish their precious little girl. Selena is the famous red-haired muse of the artist Tiziano, first painted by him in 1512 and still inspiring him at the time of his death. She is at the center of Renaissance life in Venice, a world of beauty and danger, seduction and betrayal, love and superstition.Locked away in a tower, Margherita sings in the hope that someone will hear her. One day, a young man does.Award-winning author Kate Forsyth braids together the stories of Margherita, Selena, and Charlotte-Rose, the woman who penned Rapunzel as we now know it, to create what is a sumptuous historical novel, an enchanting fairy tale retelling, and a loving tribute to the imagination of one remarkable woman.Hades' Daughter: Book One Of The Troy Game (The Troy Game #1)
Par Sara Douglass. 2003
Ancient Greece: A place where the gods hold mortal life cheap, mere playthings to amuse, delight, and abuse at their…
will. But those puny mortals are not wholly devoid of power and at the core of their fabulous city-states lies the Labyrinth, where they can shape the powers of the heavens to their own design. When Theseus entered the Labyrinth and came away with the prize of freedom and his beloved Adrianne, Mistress of the Labyrinth, his future seemed assured... Until he abandoned her for the unforgivable sin of bearing him only a daughter, and the world seemed to change. From that day forward, all the Labyrinths in the ancient world started to decay. It slowly became clear that power was fading from the city-states.Was it the natural decline that comes to all cultures or was it because the power of the Labyrinth had been corrupted by a woman spurned?A hundred years pass--Troy has fallen and the Trojans are a scattered and humbled people. The warrior Brutus is of the line of kings and gods. He wears the golden kingship bands of Troy proudly--but they are his only mementos of a former glory, for he is a man without a country and is left little else but pride and a memory of the latent power that he could wield if but given a chance. When he receives a god-sent vision of a distant shore where he can rebuild the ancient kingdom, he will move heaven and earth to reach his destiny.Ever eastward he is drawn, to a lovely and mystical green land that offers him a haven--and a dream of power and conquest. Nothing will deter him... not even the entreaties of the young princess whom he took as his wife and bedded against her will. First her hatred--and now her love--torment and bind him. She is the only one who realizes the danger he is stepping into, and she will do anything to save him... and his son, whom she carries in her womb.For in the mists of Albion there lies a woman of power--a woman who has used her siren call to cloud Brutus's mind and has her own reasons for luring the warrior to these lush shores.... She is the long-descended granddaughter of Adrianne, and she has in her heart a hatred that has been passed down for generations. Her plans for Brutus will enact a revenge that could destroy the gods themselves.s20If Brutus makes the journey successfully, it will be the next step in the Game of the Labyrinth and might start a complicated contest of wills that could span centuries....At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Gods' Concubine: Book Two Of The Troy Game (The Troy Game #2)
Par Sara Douglass. 2004
From ancient Greece they came, remnants of the glorious Trojans. Led by Brutus, Kingman, holder of the bands of gold…
that wield the very magic of the Gods, these travelers are bowed but not broken, and they have come to Albion to begin anew. A vision of beauty called them to create a new Troy, and when they landed on the shores of the land that became Britain, they found an old magic that was fading. And so they began to construct a new Labyrinth, a place of magic that will bring unimaginable power to those who can control it.The temptress who brought Brutus to this land seeks to use him for her own purposes, but in that she fails, for it is the bride of Brutus who dooms the completion of the labyrinth . . . and sends all the players in this drama---handsome Brutus, his beautiful wife, Cornelia, and the sensuous and deadly Genvissa---into a hell of death and rebirth, until the Labyrinth is completed and the ancient magic is set free.A thousand years pass. Cathedrals rise in place of mud and wattle huts, hymns to saints replace odes to Celtic and Greek gods. But the magic from the dawn of time waits, and the players are not yet done with their destinies. They have new faces and new bodies, but old souls---and not all who have come back remember their parts in this drama. There are kings and princes, deadly court intrigues, and ancient powers awoken.And a warrior across the sea who only waits for his opportunity to finish what was started centuries before . . .At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Alias Hook: A Novel
Par Lisa Jensen. 2013
"Every child knows how the story ends. The wicked pirate captain is flung overboard, caught in the jaws of the…
monster crocodile who drags him down to a watery grave. But it was not yet my time to die. It's my fate to be trapped here forever, in a nightmare of childhood fancy, with that infernal, eternal boy."Meet Captain James Benjamin Hook, a witty, educated Restoration-era privateer cursed to play villain to a pack of malicious little boys in a pointless war that never ends. But everything changes when Stella Parrish, a forbidden grown woman, dreams her way to the Neverland in defiance of Pan's rules. From the glamour of the Fairy Revels, to the secret ceremonies of the First Tribes, to the mysterious underwater temple beneath the Mermaid Lagoon, the magical forces of the Neverland open up for Stella as they never have for Hook. And in the pirate captain himself, she begins to see someone far more complex than the storybook villain. With Stella's knowledge of folk and fairy tales, she might be Hook's last chance for redemption and release if they can break his curse before Pan and his warrior boys hunt her down and drag Hook back to their neverending game. Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen is a beautifully and romantically written adult fairy tale.Darkwitch Rising: Book Three Of The Troy Game (The Troy Game #3)
Par Sara Douglass. 2005
DARKWITCH RISING is the third title in Sara Douglass's compelling Troy Game series, a riveting historical fantasy series of love…
and revenge set against the very fabric of time itself.Britian. An ancient land. Most think they know its history. But few suspect and fewer still know the truth. For back in the mists of time came Brutus, last of the Trojan kings, who was armed with the knowledge of how to construct a magical Labyrinth that could rival the might of the gods. He was drawn to this place by the alluring sorceress Genvissa and together they almost succeeded in creating the Labyrinth. But in the end they were thwarted by Brutus's wife Cornelia, who understood the danger to the land. Her actions however trapped them all into a endless cycle of death and rebirth until the magic of the Labyrinth is completed. Ages pass. Time and again the players have come close to victory but each time there is a new wrinkle to stay the fulfillment of power.The Now that these soul travelers arrive is a most unique one. The English are at war, not with a foreign power but amongst themselves; a mighty Civil War that threatens to destroy a nation. A great pestilence is upon the land and the newly restored Charles II sits upon the throne trying to hold chaos at bay...and he is one of the major players in this drama.And he is not alone.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Glorious Exploits: A Novel
Par Ferdia Lennon. 2024
An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On the island of Sicily amid…
the Peloponnesian War, the Syracusans have figured out what to do with the surviving Athenians who had the gall to invade their city: they’ve herded the sorry prisoners of war into a rock quarry and left them to rot. Looking for a way to pass the time, Lampo and Gelon, two unemployed potters with a soft spot for poetry and drink, head down into the quarry to feed the Athenians if, and only if, they can manage a few choice lines from their great playwright Euripides. Before long, the two mates hatch a plan to direct a full-blown production of Medea. After all, you can hate the people but love their art. But as opening night approaches, what started as a lark quickly sets in motion a series of extraordinary events, and our wayward heroes begin to realize that staging a play can be as dangerous as fighting a war, with all sorts of risks to life, limb, and friendship.Told in a contemporary Irish voice and as riotously funny as it is deeply moving, Glorious Exploits is an unforgettable ode to the power of art in a time of war, brotherhood in a time of enmity, and human will throughout the ages.Ever After (A Transplanted Tales Novel #4)
Par Kate SeRine. 2014
A beautiful Robin Hood reconnects with her love Little John after transporting to the real world in this &“paranormal romance…
filled with suspense&” (SmexyBooks). For centuries, Gideon Montrose has mourned the loss of his true love. Throwing himself into his work, he has served the King of Fairies without question—and, often, without mercy. So when the King orders him to apprehend a notorious thief, Gideon obeys. But this time, Gideon is on for a shock when he finally gets his hands on the beautiful culprit. Arabella Locksley is none other than the spirited, unpredictable woman he knew back in Make Believe. As Robin Hood, Arabella stole from the rich and gave to the poor with Gideon—then known as Little John—by her side. Believing that she had fallen to her death five hundred years ago, Gideon naturally has some questions. But Arabella has secrets she must keep even from him. Now Gideon faces an impossible choice: he must either betray the woman he once loved, or the king he's bound to serve.Grimm Consequences (A Transplanted Tales Novel)
Par Kate SeRine. 2014
The author of Red &“takes urban fantasy, crime thrillers and fairy tale characters and creates magic" in this paranormal romance…
novella (Caffeinated Book Reviewer). To put it lightly, Nate Grimm has a dark past. Fortunately, no one's bothered to look too closely at the Fairytale Management Authority's lead detective and part-time Reaper. And Nate wants to keep it that way. After centuries of torment and loneliness, he's finally found happiness with the hot and hard-charging love of his life, Tess "Red" Little. Of course, his love for Tess is the reason there's a posse of Reaper judges after him, led by a sadistic bastard acquainted with Nate from once upon a time. Now, Tess will pay the price for Nate's transgressions unless Nate severs his ties to the transplanted Tales—and Tess—forever. His enemy has the advantage in speed, malice and brutality. But the Reapers have underestimated the depth of Nate's love. And the fury of his wrath.O que você faria se a escuridão viesse atrás de você? Contos populares ganham vida nesta saga de fantasia épica.…
Se você gosta de suspense arrepiante e reviravoltas emocionantes, não perca a envolvente série de fantasia épica Conto dos Contos! "Estranho de uma maneira cativante... ao mesmo tempo muito familiar e completamente diferente." —Claire Buss, vencedora do Prêmio Raven para o Romance de Fantasia/Ficção Científica favorito. Em algum lugar nas eras sombrias do nosso passado... Senka não é uma heroína, mas você nunca sabe o que está vindo atrás de você. E se isso queimar sua casa e família, enquanto você fica cego pela cobra guardiã da sua casa, a perspectiva se torna sombria. Então Senka se agarra às costas de seu cachorro para sobreviver, sem saber da profecia fatídica e das grandes mudanças que virão. Mas quando um guerreiro errante se torna seu protetor e estranhos misteriosos se juntam ao seu grupo perseguido através de uma série de encontros aparentemente casuais, todos começam a descobrir que nem tudo é o que parece. O que está perseguindo ela? E por quê? Os estranhos personagens que se reúnem ao seu redor em sua busca desesperada podem salvá-la do destino? Eles são meros fantoches de uma jovem bruxa sedutora guiada por seus próprios motivos ocultos, ou são sombras esquecidas ressurgindo novamente das profundezas imensuráveis do tempo? Um conto de contos de fadas populares e mitos, de espadas e feitiçaria e seres míticos - uma história única de tempos sombrios e heróis desconhecidos que podem iluminar seu caminho. A cena retratada na capa: Acima dessa alcatéia infernal e do cavaleiro na frente, agitava-se uma nuvem de corpos e asas escuras, infinitamente agitadas, um enxame de criaturas que produzia o grande alvoroço que primeiro chegou aos ouvidos... Livro Um, Um Grupo Estranho, é a primeira parte do CoNokken (Unraland - Libro 2 #2)
Par Mary E. Twomey. 2024
Lucy Kincaid voleva una vita semplice e una casa con una staccionata bianca, ma una volta che Jens la porta…
a Undraland, realizza che ciò che desiderava non sarebbe più stato nelle sue carte. Pesta, la malvagia sirena, vuole Lucy morta e non si fermerà davanti a nulla per proteggere il suo regno che lentamente risucchia la vita dalla gente di Undraland. Nik apre la strada con Lucy mentre combattono con innumerevoli nemici per abbattere il portale di Pesta a Nokken.Lacrime d'oro
Par Gayle Ramage. 2015
Brisingamen: una collana forgiata da quattro nani nell’antichità. Si dice che chi la indossa piange lacrime d’oro. Brisingamen: una collana…
conservata in una teca di vetro, su una mensola nel bagno di una casa di Edimburgo, appartenente a una donna di nome Hattie. Brisingamen: una collana che verrà rubata da una ladra che non sospetta niente. La serie… Giganti, folletti, sirene sono creature appartenenti al mondo delle fiabe. Ma cosa succederebbe se invece questi esseri fossero reali come lo siamo noi? Non sono facili da trovare, ma guardando attentamente potresti riuscirci. Grazie ai suoi occhi di colori diversi, Hattie, che abita a Edimburgo, può vedere il goblin che, seduto su una panchina nel parco, fa lo sgambetto ai passanti, o la salamandra che si rilassa in mezzo alle fiamme di un falò. Non ha intenzione di infastidire le creature, a meno che le creature non infastidiscano lei, ma se iniziano a combinare guai… sarà meglio che facciano attenzione. Questo libro è il secondo della saga fantasy “Creature di Edimburgo”.Passion Olympienne: Tome 1 de la Trilogie Amour Olympien (Trilogie Amour Olympien #1)
Par Andrya Bailey. 2024
« Passion olympienne » est le premier tome de la trilogie olympienne de l'auteure de romance Andrya Bailey. Salué par Readers' Favorite…
avec une note de 5 étoiles, il a également remporté la médaille d'or en 2016 dans la catégorie « Romance contemporaine » aux New Apple e-book Awards. Sabrina, voue une passion dévorante à la mythologie grecque, et en particulier aux dieux. Lorsqu'elle croise le chemin du séduisant archéologue grec, Nikos Soulis, au musée où elle travaille, c'est le coup de foudre. Cependant, malgré son attirance irrésistible, Nikos semble déjà pris par d'autres engagements. Alors, pourquoi s'acharne-t-il à offrir son aide à Sabrina pour son projet ? Il est si attirant qu'elle a du mal à rester dans la même pièce que lui. Se laissera-t-elle emporter par la tentation et succombera-t-elle au charme du dieu olympien qui hante ses rêves ?Tre migliori amici bizzarri: Giovane Minaccia Vol. 1
Par McDowell Brains. 2020
Una mattina a Origon Scape, Jonny Peckers si svegliò da un incubo. Un'esperienza spaventosa la sera prima aveva brutalmente invaso…
i suoi sogni. E la cura di sua madre era una ninnananna della buonanotte. McDowell Brains, nel suo TRE MIGLIORI AMICI BIZARRI, ci narra quello che accadde a un ragazzo dall'istinto criminale che ruppe tutte le regole di sopravvivenza.