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Musashi, Volume II by Eiji Yoshikawa
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMusashi, o grande romance épico japonês do século XX, com mais de 120 milhões de exemplares vendidos em suas diversas edições, além de inúmeras versões para cinema e televisão é a história de Miyamoto Musashi, na vida real o grande samurai do Japão da época dos xoguns... -
Dangerous Gamble by Daniel Schinhofen
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLife had gotten both better and more chaotic for Doc— he’d already been happy with Fiala and Sonya as his wives, but then Ayla and Lia joined his family. To top it off, he collared the willing dryad, Rosa. With five wives at his side, Doc had a full house of love.He was still in the town of Deep Gulch, needing to achieve the mission Luck had given him... -
The Ring of Sky by Chris Bradford
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAS JACK EMBARKS ON HIS FINAL ADVENTURE, WILL HE MAKE IT BACK TO ENGLAND AND HOME?The Shogun has deemed that any Christian or foreigner now discovered outside the bounds of an official trading port will be instantly put to death. For Jack, Nagasaki is within reach, but the Shogun's samurai are closing in with the help of Jack's old school rival, Kazuki, who has a score to settle... -
A Time for Swords by Matthew Harffy, Barnaby Edwards
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLindisfarne, AD793. The life of a novice monk will be changed forever when the Vikings attack in a new historical adventure from Matthew Harffy.There had been portents – famine, whirlwinds, lightning from clear skies, serpents seen flying through the air. But when the raiders came, no one was prepared...Categorized as:
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The Devil that Broke Us by S.C. Wilson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJesse McGinnis has it all—the woman she loves—two beautiful children—a successful career... -
笑傲江湖(新修版)(一)(國際正版) The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Vol.1 by Jin Yong, Jin Yong
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe hero of the novel Linghu Chong was the apprentice of Yue Buqun, leader of Mount Hua Sect. By then, Shaolin, Wudang, Five Mountains Alliance and other self-proclaimed righteous sects were fighting with the evil sect Ri Yue Shen Jiao... -
The Ring of Wind by Chris Bradford
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Fletcher is battling the high seas. Ambushed by the Shogun's samurai, Jack and his friends have only one hope of escape—the Seto Sea. But with ferocious storms, man-eating sharks, and ninja pirates at every turn, their chosen route is fraught with danger. A treacherous crew only adds to their problems as they flee south from a ruthless samurai sea lord...Categorized as:
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The First Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnly one man can mete out justice on the unforgiving frontier. First in the Preacher series from the New York Times bestselling western author. He’s known from the Northwest to the deserts of the Southwest as Preacher, though he’s as far from being a man of the cloth as you can get...Categorized as:
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Wolf of Wessex by Matthew Harffy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAD 838. Deep in the forests of Wessex, Dunston's solitary existence is shattered when he stumbles on a mutilated corpse. Accused of the murder, Dunston must clear his name and keep the dead man's daughter alive in the face of savage pursuers desperate to prevent a terrible secret from being revealed...Categorized as:
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The Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLouis L'Amour has been best known for his ability to capture the spirit and drama of the authentic American West. Now he guides his readers to an even more distant frontier--the enthralling lands of the twelfth century. Warrior, lover, and scholar, Kerbouchard is a daring seeker of knowledge and fortune bound on a journey of enormous challenge, danger, and revenge...Categorized as:
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People of the Lakes by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsClan fighting over a powerful totemic mask has brought the Mound Builder people of the Great Lakes region to the edge of destruction. It is up to Star Shell, daughter of a Hopewell chief, to rid her people of this curse...Categorized as:
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Outlaws of Time #2: The Song of Glory and Ghost by N.D. Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of 100 Cupboards comes the second book in a one-of-a-kind middle grade time travel series that is perfect for fans of Soman Chainani's School for Good and Evil books.Sam Miracle never thought that his future could lie in the past...Categorized as:
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Wicked at Heart by Danelle Harmon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEngland, 1813. Damon de Wolfe, the sixth Marquess of Morninghall is dark, diabolical, and very, very dangerous. Tortured by his past and driven by his desire for revenge, the former naval hero has fallen from grace after infuriating his superiors. Now seething with anger in his lowly role of prison ship commander, he has locked away his brutal childhood memories and allows no one into his world...Categorized as:
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Rise of the Wolf by Steven A. McKay
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSir Guy of Gisbourne is back! Bent on vengeance against Robin Hood and with a turncoat new lieutenant in tow, an unlikely new hero must stand up for herself..Categorized as:
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark by Campbell Black
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIndiana Jones, archeology professor and swashbuckling adventurer, has unearthed many an ancient treasure. But now the very future of the world depends on his finding one special relic... -
The Robert E. Howard Omnibus: 99 Collected Stories (Halcyon Classics) by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings97 short stories and novellas DRM free, active table of contents for easy navigation... -
The Last of the Lost Boys by N.D. Wilson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of 100 Cupboards comes the spellbinding finale of the Outlaws of Time series, perfect for fans of Armand Baltazar’s Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic or Soman Chainani’s School of Good and Evil series.Alex always thought his life was boring at best...Categorized as:
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Sun Born by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA thousand years ago, the mighty Cahokian civilization dominated the North American continent from its capital near modern St. Louis. From Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico, settlers and priests carried word of the power of their gods. People who wouldn't bow to that power were conquered or slaughtered. At the heart of the empire stood a vast city, teeming with tens of thousands...Categorized as:
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Playing the Jack by Mary Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the back of the book: In 1785, a runaway orphan is picked up by a group of travelling players led by the mysterious Jack. With Fat Annie, largest woman on earth, and a troupe of dwarf acrobats, Sprat soon learns the tricks of the trade. Later, snatched from the streets of London, a new arrival at a notorious brothel is taught some very different tricks...Categorized as:
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Way of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first of two prequels to the bestselling Spellslinger series.The Alchemist meets The Three Musketeers—with card tricks. A brilliant origin story of adventure, wit, and philosophy to enrapture devotees as well as newcomers to the Spellslinger series... -
RavenShadow: An Adventure of the Spirit by Win Blevins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Win Blevins is a master yarn-spinner.” – Tony HillermanFrom Joseph Blue Crow’s mystical visions: “I lost track of time. Time, that big boss that runs the white world. Time, which pushes you hither and yon like dust in front of a broom...Categorized as:
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Second Son by Pamela Taylor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B07DPVC1JC.It is the dawn of the Renaissance, a time when new ideas are just beginning to emerge. Alfred — the eponymous second son — comes of age in the enlightened court of his grandfather. Alfred is convinced that his life will be unremarkable, spent in diligent but mundane service to king and kingdom...Categorized as:
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The Magpie Coffin by Wile E. Young
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe year is 1875 and outlaw Salem Covington has spent the last twenty years collecting stories, possessions, and lives. Nicknamed "The Black Magpie" for his exploits during the war, Salem has carved a bloody trail across the western territories. Informed that his mentor, Comanche shaman Dead Bear, has been murdered. Salem vows vengeance on the perpetrators...Categorized as:
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The Headless Horseman by Thomas Mayne Reid
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTexas in the 19th century. The War with Mexico is still a recent memory, marauding Comanches are a daily threat for new settlers of the Lone Star State. Louise Poindexter, a beautiful newcomer, is courted by two men - the arrogant and vindictive Cassius Calhoun and the dashing but poor mustanger Maurice Gerald...Categorized as:
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Fairest of Heart by Karen Witemeyer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeauty has been nothing but a curse to Penelope Snow. When she becomes a personal maid for a famous actress whose troupe is leaving Chicago to tour the West, she hides her figure beneath shapeless dresses and keeps her head down. But she still manages to attract the wrong attention, leaving her prospects in tatters--and her jealous mistress plotting her demise...Categorized as:
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The Black Stranger and Other American Tales by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRobert E. Howard is celebrated as the founding father of sword-and-sorcery, the creator of Conan of Cimmeria and Kull of Atlantis. The Black Stranger and Other American Tales demonstrates that in some of his most powerful heroic fantasy and horror stories, he also explored a New World older and more haunted than that which we’ve seen in textbooks or museum exhibits...Categorized as:
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Freddy the Cowboy by Walter Rollin Brooks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdults, children, and reviewers have embraced the stouthearted Freddy the Pig since he and his Bean Farm chums first appeared in 1927, and the Overlook reissues of this classic series-with almost 150,000 hardcover copies sold-have brought these timeless adventures to an entirely new generation eager for a good time and a good laugh...Categorized as:
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For Love of the Phantom by Davyne DeSye
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin the Phantom, Christine and Raoul in this unabashedly romantic sequel to one of the best loved stories of all times!This sequel to Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera begins just after Christine and Raoul leave the Phantom in his lair in the basement of the Opera House...Categorized as:
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Time Beyond Beginning by William Sarabande
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDark forces are at work within the realms of earth and sky, and a savage new dance of life and death is about to begin....the internationally acclaimed saga of the First Americans continues in this long-awaited novel from bestseller William Sarabande...Categorized as:
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Face of the Rising Sun by William Sarabande
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA warmer sun fills the sky as the great Ice Age is ending and a new and savage epoch descends upon the land. Warakan, son of war chiefs and spirit masters, wanders alone in the primeval forest, searching for the mysterious great white mammoth and the totemic power it can give him...Categorized as:
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The Lawless by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Greatest Western Writers Of The 21st CenturyThey survived the perilous thousand-mile journey to the far edges of the Texas frontier. Now the family that tamed the Wild West must fight to defend their home from a ruthless band hell-bent on stealing g it away. A Kerrigan Never Back DownKate Kerrigan has seen the blood-soaked face of war...Categorized as:
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Forbidden Land by William Sarabande
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe spellbinding epic adventure of a time when mankind took its first steps and the icy wilds claimed the earth. Breathtaking, vivid, unforgettable--here is the third volume of the panoramic new series The First Americans which began with Beyond The Sea Of Ice and continued with Corridor Of Storms...Categorized as:
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Walkers of the Wind by William Sarabande
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA breathtaking epic of humanity's first courageous struggles . . . for survivalMesmerizing, dramatic, unsurpasses in scope and suthenticity, this is the fourth exciting volume of the magnificent new series THE FIRST AMERICANS, which began with Beyond the Sea of Ice and continued with Corridor of Storms and Forbidden Land... -
The Legend of Sam Miracle by N.D. Wilson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new fantasy-adventure trilogy about a misfit twelve-year-old with a dangerous destiny to fulfill, a mystical time walker who is sent to protect him, and a maniacal villain with a deadly vendetta that began two hundred years ago in the heart of the Old West.Sam Miracle’s life is made up of dreams that come to him when he’s wide awake...Categorized as:
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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Malvina G. Vogel, Daniel Defoe
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn a specially adapted version for young readers by Malvina G. Vogel.A storm at sea...the cry of "Abandon Ship!"...one lone survivor cast ashore on an uninhabited island. So begins the greatest adventure of Robinson Crusoe's life. Here is the exciting tale of a young man who spends twenty-four years on a desert island overcoming loneliness, taming nature, and battling cannibals and mutineers.No... -
Blood of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAlternate cover for ISBN 0380896362 / 9780380896363Pursued by a fiendish enemy, Merle must battle through an intricate web of vengeance and murder that threatens more than the San Francisco Bay area... -
A Congregation of Jackals by S. Craig Zahler
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne of Oswell's old bank-robbing gang is getting married out in Montana Territory, and the rest of the boys are all invited. But someone else will be there too. Quinlan. He was part of the gang once, but betrayal turned an ally into a bitter enemy, one who will stop at nothing to get his revenge... -
People of the River by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA gripping new saga of pre-historic America that takes us to the Mississippi Valley and the tribe known as the Mound builders. It is a time of troubles. In Cahokia, the corn crop is failing again and a warchief--and the warrior woman he may never possess--are disgusted by their Chief's lust for tribute. Now even the gods have turned their faces, closing the underworld to the seers... -
The Visitant by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAt the Dawn of the Age of the Katsinas...A woman runs away in search of a Spirit Helper and never returns...An ancient village is swept into a shattering crime beyond reason, beyond belief...An old man must learn to walk the dark labyrinth of a murderer's mind to find him before he can strike again..Categorized as:
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The Best of Robert E. Howard: Crimson Shadows (Volume 1) by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRobert E. Howard is one of the most famous and influential pulp authors of the twentieth century. Though largely known as the man who invented the sword-and-sorcery genre-and for his iconic hero Conan the Cimmerian-Howard also wrote horror tales, desert adventures, detective yarns, epic poetry, and more... -
The Sacred Stones by William Sarabande
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCourageous, passionate men and women battle for survival of their clans--in the shadow of the great mammoth who speaks with thunder....As the massive glaciers fade and the wide seas rise, the warm grasslands of the Americas bring prosperity to the gentle People of the Red World, followers of the Great Ghost Spirit, the White Mammoth...Categorized as:
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Corridor of Storms by William Sarabande
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPanoramic, authentic, explosively dramatic--this is the breathtaking new series The First Americans, which began with Book I, Beyond The Sea Of Ice. Now the heroic great hunter Torka, his woman Lonit, and his adopted son Karana emerge from a land forbidden to all men, a land where mountains walk and spirits speak...Categorized as:
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Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCoretta Scott King Honor Book Thunder Rose vows to grow up to be more than just big and strong, thank you very kindly--and boy, does she ever! But when a whirling storm on a riotous rampage threatens, has Rose finally met her match? Jerdine Nolen's wondrous tale and Kadir Nelson's outstanding illustrations bring to life this larger-than-life story about a resilient young girl who overcomes...Categorized as:
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Worth Her Weight in Gold by Sarah Gailey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWinslow Remington Houdstooth, notorious outlaw, handsomest heartbreaker in the American South, has just finished a lucrative job, but he's faced with a hippo-sized problem that would test even the most seasoned of hoppers. "Worth Her Weight in Gold" is another slyly funny, raucous adventure in the alternate America of Sarah Gailey's River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow... -
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The Best of Robert E. Howard: Grim Lands (Volume 2) by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“[Behind Howard’s stories] lurks a dark poetry and the timeless truth of dreams.” –Robert Bloch “Howard’s writing seems so highly charged with energy that it nearly gives off sparks.”–Stephen KingThe classic pulp magazines of the early twentieth century are long gone, but their action-packed tales live on through the work of legendary storyteller Robert E. Howard...Categorized as:
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Marie by H. Rider Haggard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNearly thirty-seven years have gone by, more than a generation, since first we saw the shores of Southern Africa rising from the sea. Since then how much has happened: the Annexation of the Transvaal, the Zulu War, the first Boer War, the discovery of the Rand, the taking of Rhodesia, the second Boer War, and many other matters which in these quick-moving times are now reckoned as ancient history...Categorized as:
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Allan and the Holy Flower by H. Rider Haggard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAllan and the Holy Flower is a 1915 novel by H. Rider Haggard featuring Allan Quatermain. It first appeared serialised in The Windsor Magazine from issue 228 to 239, illustrated by Maurice Greiffenhagen, and in New Story Magazine from December 1913 through June 1914.Brother John, who has been living in Africa for many years, gives Allan Quatermain the largest orchid he has ever seen...Categorized as:
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Crow Mountain by Lucy Inglis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sweeping tale of love, legacy, and wilderness set between the present day and 1866 in the dramatic landscape of modern-day and territorial Montana.While on a trip to Montana with her mom, British teen Hope meets local boy Cal Crow, a ranch hand. Caught in a freak accident, Hope and Cal take shelter in a cabin, where Hope makes a strange discovery in an abandoned diary... -
Glory by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Heather Graham concludes her magnificent McKenzie Chronicles with this impassioned story about two star-crossed lovers caught in the tumult of the Civil War.When a Confederate platoon is unable to return to their Florida militia base, they camp down in an old, dilapidated plantation house... -
Thunder in the Sky by William Sarabande
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dramatic blockbuster saga of a primal people struggling to build a civilization continues, as the primitive tribes begin the struggle to determine which people will shape the future of humankind. Young shaman Cha-kwena and his clan are relentlessly pursued by vicious hunters who want to steal his magic, kill his sacred white mammoth, and possess the woman he loves...Categorized as:
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