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5) Darien
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Series
Language
English
Description
A hunter tasked with murdering a king. An old man compelled to protect him. A young woman whose true potential has yet to be revealed. As these three strangers make their way towards the very heart of Darien, a creature from the old world appears whose abilities may be the undoing of them all.
8) Dunstan
Author
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
One of our most acclaimed and successful historical fiction writers brings a colossal figure of British history vividly to life. Tenth-century England. A time of violence and greed between tribes and nations, when the rule of the kingdom was determined by a warrior's strength and skill. The original game for the English throne.
Author
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
A hunter tasked with murdering a king. An old man compelled to protect him. A young woman's whose true potential has yet to be revealed. As these three strangers make their way towards the very heart of Darien, a creature from the old world appears whose abilities may be the undoing of them all.
10) Stormbird
Author
Series
The wars of the roses volume 1
Language
English
Description
King Henry V - the great Lion of England - is long dead. In 1437, after years of regency, the pious and gentle Henry VI, the Lamb, comes of age and accedes to the English throne. His poor health and frailty of mind render him a weakling king. Yet there are those who believe England must be led by a strong king if she is to survive. With England's territories in France under threat, and rumours of revolt at home, fears grow that Henry and his advisers...
11) Shiang
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Series
Empire of salt volume 2
Language
English
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Description
In Shiang, the young king rules without dissent. Mazer swordsmen stand watch on every corner, looking for the first sign of rebellion. This city is a place of quiet and slow dignity, like a man eating rice with a razor pressed against his throat. Yet with one sharp movement, order is overturned. The balance of centuries is undone in the sudden spill of blood - and in the darkness, something terrible returns to Shiang. Far to the west, four Shiang...
12) Bloodline
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Series
The Wars of the Roses volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Winter, 1461: Richard Duke of York is dead, his head spiked on the walls of the city. King Henry VI is still held prisoner. His Lancastrian Queen rides south with an army of victorious northerners, accompanied by painted warriors from the Scottish Highlands. With the death of York, Margaret and her army seem unstoppable. Yet in killing the father, Margaret has unleashed the sons. Edward of March, now Duke of York, proclaims himself England's rightful...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In the ancient world, one army was feared above all others. This is their story. When Cyrus, brother to the Great King of Persia, attempts to overthrow his reckless sibling, he employs a Greek mercenary army of 10,000 soldiers. When this army becomes stranded as a result of the unexpected death of Cyrus, and then witnesses the treacherous murder of its entire officer corps, despair overtakes them. One man, Xenophon, rallies the Greeks. As he attempts...
14) Trinity
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English
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1454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by his illness for over a year, his eyes vacant, his mind a blank. His fiercely loyal wife and Queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests, hoping that her son Edward will one day know the love of his father. Richard Duke of York, Protector of the Realm, extends his influence throughout the kingdom with each month that Henry slumbers. The Earls of Salisbury...
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