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The Reindeer Hunters by Lars Mytting
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Reindeer Hunters is the second in a thrilling historical trilogy that began with The Bell in the Lake.The year is 1903, and twenty-two years have passed since Astrid Hekne died in childbirth. Her son Jehans lives on a modest smallholding up in the hills near Butangen, having withdrawn from his community...Categorized as:
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Summer by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe third book in the Bonesetter series, a pre historical account of Pell, a boy in a primitive society who learns to "set bones." In this third story he’s become the de facto leader of the Cold Springs tribe, though he still resists the mantle. The tale follows his invention of such things as the spear thrower, chimney and the beginnings of agriculture...Categorized as:
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The Confusion, Part I by Neal Stephenson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this compelling adventure, Stephenson brings to life a cast of unforgettable characters in the late 1600s on the high seas. It is a time of breathtaking genius and discovery for men and women whose exploits define an age known as Baroque...Categorized as:
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The Robber Knight by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea.Sir Reuben, the dreaded robber knight, has long been Ayla’s deadliest enemy. She swore he would hang for his crimes. Now they are both trapped in her castle as the army of a far greater enemy approaches, and they have only one chance: stand together, or fall... -
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The Wolf At Large by Terry Cloutier
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“You have no idea what you are yet, Hadrack, but someday you will, and on that day the world itself will tremble.” - Einhard, Sword of the KingA year has passed since the Piths captured the Gander garrison at Gasterny. A year in which an unexpected and unwanted truce has been declared between the two nations... -
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Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part Three by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPart Nine of a fast-paced serialised novel set in the turbulent Europe of the fifteenth century... -
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To the Sun by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unpredictable journey with unforeseen consequences…On Gotland Sidroc wakes from a disturbing dream; one of his sons, Hrald or Yrling – perhaps both – are in trouble. Both are in far-off Angle-land, and beyond his reach.Eskil the Svear sails to the island, offering Sidroc a rare opportunity to gain untold riches, with equal risk to life for those joining the venture... -
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Bonesetter 2 -winter- by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe followup to "Bonesetter," a pre historical account of a boy in a primitive society who learns to "set bones." In this second story he's become a young man, and the tale follows his development as a brilliant inventor of ancient technologies. New tools that markedly improve the lives of his fellow humans...Categorized as:
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Gladiator by Dewey Gram, William Nicholson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRidley Scott brings the splendour of Ancient Rome to the big screen, with Russell Crowe as the Roman general who wreaks vengeance on the man who rules the Roman empire. The film is released on 19th May 2000...Categorized as:
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The Rebel's Queen by Tanya Bird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rising king. A falling queen. An unimaginable love.Queen Cora is married to a monster. Three years she has played wife, and all she has to show for it is a marked face, an empty womb, and a bitter taste in her mouth best washed away with wine. It is a good thing she is made of something solid, because marriage is a life sentence. Or is it? The rebel prince is coming for the crown... -
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Infinite Faith by L.E. Waters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaya continues to delve into her past lives after death, and strives to complete the tentative journey required to reunite with her loved ones in heaven...Categorized as:
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Zmaj i ždral by Aleksandar Tešić
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings„ZMAJ I ŽDRAL“ je prvi od dva romana o Milošu Obiliću i rađen je po srpskoj mitologiji i predanju. On je na neki način i uvod u trilogiju „Kosingas“ jer u njemu srećemo neke likove koji se kasnije u trilogiji pojavljuju, ali se može posmatrati i kao zaseban roman. Knjiga počinje legendom o čuvarima Koplja svetog Georgija i bici na Crnom kamenu 1187... -
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Sword of Champions: The House of de Winter Collection by Kathryn Le Veque
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the definitive House of de Winter Collection. They call the sword l'Espada - the sword of the ancestors of the House of de Winter. The first born male in every generation carries this sword, infused with a legacy beyond compare... -
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![Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part One by Christian Cameron]()
Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade: Part One by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFifteenth Century Europe. Tom Swan is not a professional soldier. He's really a merchant and a scholar looking for remnants of Ancient Greece and Rome - temples, graves, pottery, fabulous animals, unicorn horns. But he also has a real talent for ending up in the midst of violence when he didn't mean to... -
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Blood of the Wolf by Steven A. McKay
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsROBIN HOOD RETURNS! And this time the legendary wolf’s head is working for the sheriff... After winning his freedom in Rise of the Wolf, Robin – with his faithful lieutenant John Little at his side – now spends his days travelling around northern England dispensing King Edward II’s justice... -
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As Brumas de Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsColeção Completa: As Brumas de Avalon [4 volumes]A Senhora da Magia, A Grande Rainha, O Gamo-Rei e O Prisioneiro da Árvore são os quatro volumes que compõem As Brumas de Avalon - a grande obra de Marion Zimmer Bradley -, que reconta a lenda do rei Artur através da perspectiva de suas heroínas.Guinevere se casou com Artur por determinação do pai, mas era apaixonada por Lancelote... -
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Ken Follett Epic Historical Collection by Ken Follett, Joachim Kerzel
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEpic Historical Collection Ken Follett Dive into the #1 New York Times bestselling author's masterpiece of medieval drama, The Pillars of the Earth, and its long-awaited sequel, World Without End... -
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Песни Петера Сьлядека by Henry Lion Oldie, Генри Лайон Олди
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsИдет по путям-дорогам лютнист Петер Сьлядек, раз за разом обреченный внимать случайным исповедям. Кружатся в безумном хороводе монах и судья. Джинн назначает себя совестью ушлого купца. Сын учителя фехтования путает слово и шпагу. Железная рука рыцаря ползет ночью в замковую часовню. Несет ужас солдатам-наемникам неуловимый Аника-воин... -
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Insurgency by S.J.A. Turney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA forbidden love. A daring escape. A gathering storm.Forty years have passed since the Empire was restored. Emperor Kiva the Golden, his wife Jala Parishid, and his brother Marshal Quintillian have together overseen decades of peace and prosperity, a time when the horrors of the civil war could begin to fade from memory.But nothing can last forever... -
![Bílá věž by Juraj Červenák]()
Bílá věž by Juraj Červenák
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKníže Svjatoslav v dychtivé touze posunout hranice kyjevského velkoknížectví a otevřít národům na severu přístupové cesty k bohatým jižním zemím a k Hedvábné cestě vyrazí proti Chazarské říši. Ta byla až doposud hlavní mocností v oblasti Kaspického moře, v povodí Volhy a ve stepích u Donu... -
![Lords of the Highlands: Seven Great Highland Romances by Kathryn Le Veque, Eliza Knight]()
Lords of the Highlands: Seven Great Highland Romances by Kathryn Le Veque, Eliza Knight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to the LORDS OF THE HIGHLANDS collection – a melding of hearts and swords, of passion and power, and of great heroes and heroines born and bred in the highlands of Scotland. Lose yourself in the majesty and romance of this great historical romance collection brought to you by seven top historical romance authors... -
![The Damask Rose by Carol McGrath]()
The Damask Rose by Carol McGrath
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings'You lay hands on a princess of the realm? It is treason.'' But this princess disobeys her King. Treason indeed.'A beloved wife. A hated queen. A journey to her destiny . . .If you love JOANNA COURTNEY, ELIZABETH CHADWICK and PHILIPPA GREGORY, you'll devour the highly-anticipated second novel in Carol McGrath's ROSE Trilogy !* ' Fascinating . . -
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by Rob MacGregor, George Lucas
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe time is the 1930s.Indiana Jones had always managed to get into enough trouble on his own. But this time, he finds himself in the deadliest situation imaginable -- he must rescue his father, eminent professor Dr. Henry Jones, from the Nazis' clutches to keep them from discovering secret information only Dr. Jones possesses...Categorized as:
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![1931: Caleb's Err by M.L. Gardner]()
1931: Caleb's Err by M.L. Gardner
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe saga of The 1929 Series continues as Aryl’s battle with opiates forces Jonathan and Caleb to take drastic measures in an effort to save him. Claire clings desperately to the hope that the man she fell in love with, and lost, will reemerge from the depths of his addiction.Ava confronts a dark secret from her past that sends her spiraling deeper into postpartum depression... -
![The Book of Devices by İhsan Oktay Anar]()
The Book of Devices by İhsan Oktay Anar
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"He had sought to be the agent of all forces and actions on the Earth, and thus, just as he had transformed iron ingot into a music box, so had he strived to transform the Earth and all it contained into a machine." Ihsan Oktay Anar's 1996 novella, "The Book of Devices," is a skeleton key to the ever-inventive author's fictional world set in the Ottoman times...Categorized as:
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Ava's Revenge by Teyla Branton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo Seek Revenge, The First Step is to Survive Ava O’Hare just wanted to love her child and live in peace, but a normal life was never her destiny. One stark day in 1745, everything she loved was taken from her, ripped away by the very man who should have protected her. Somehow, miraculously, Ava survived. Now it was time for revenge... -
![Royaume de vent et de colères by Jean-Laurent Del Socorro]()
Royaume de vent et de colères by Jean-Laurent Del Socorro
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1596. Deux ans avant l'édit de Nantes qui met fin aux guerres de Religion, Marseille la catholique s'oppose à Henri IV, l'ancien protestant. Une rébellion, une indépendance que ne peut tolérer le roi... -
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Eskkar & Trella - The Beginning by Sam Barone
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Dawn of Empire, Eskkar the warrior and Trella the keen-witted slave girl come together in a mighty struggle to survive a barbarian invasion and build mankind’s first walled city. But Eskkar’s story began many years earlier, when his family was brutally murdered in a blood feud. His name and heritage obliterated, young Eskkar flees his clan and the only life he knows...Categorized as:
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![Beside the Ocean of Time by George Mackay Brown]()
Beside the Ocean of Time by George Mackay Brown
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this novel set on the fictitious island of Norday in the Orkneys, George Mackay Brown beckons us into the imaginary world of the young Thorfinn Ragnarson, the son of a crofter... -
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Fireflies by P.S. Bartlett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr. Owen Whelan and his wife Sarah have seven bright and expressive children. However, one of them is very unique; he’s been followed since birth by lost souls. However peculiar Ennis Whelan has been for the first six years of his life, not until the day he found the bird did the degree of his strangeness become so tangible. Ennis claimed it flew away. His sister Teagan was about to bury it... -
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Circles of Stone by Joan Dahr Lambert
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvoking the narrative sweep of The Clan of the Cave Bear and the spiritual resonance of The Celestine Prophecy, Joan Dahr Lambert creates an extraordinary novel of prehistoric life.. -
![Gens Arcana by Cecilia Randall]()
Gens Arcana by Cecilia Randall
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFirenze, 1478. Valiano de' Nieri discende da una delle più antiche e autorevoli famiglie di Arcani, dotati della facoltà di invocare la quinta essentia , il quinto elemento della natura, capace di combinarsi con gli altri quattro - aria, acqua, terra e fuoco -- e di controllarne la forza. In pochi al mondo conoscono l'esistenza di tali dinastie millenarie... -
![ابق حيا by إبراهيم أحمد عيسى]()
ابق حيا by إبراهيم أحمد عيسى
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsجاءت (أبق حيا) لتحمل نذيرا ما، من بقعة بعيدة في التاريخ، القاهرة الفاطمية و احدي حقبها التي غاب عنها التدوين حد ان جهل عنها البعض.المعاناةُ تجعلنا أقوى. تُجبرنا على الصمود. تصنعُ ما نحن عليه، لنتحلى بالإصرارِ على مواصلةِ الطريق. تجعل أحلامنا المستحيلةَ قريبةً. فقط علينا أن نصبرَ حتى نجني ثمار الإيمان؛ فالكوارثُ تختبرُ إيمانَ البشر، والتضرُّع وحده لا يكفي، فالإيمانُ قولٌ وعملٌ... -
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![El incienso de los espíritus by Victoria Álvarez]()
El incienso de los espíritus by Victoria Álvarez
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCuando la primavera de 1924 llega a Nueva York, Helena Lennox y los suyos siguen intentando rehacer sus vidas tras lo acontecido en Nápoles... hasta que un encargo del Museo Británico les ofrece la posibilidad de cerrar heridas.En su mansión de Tokio, los Matsudaira los esperan para trasladar al museo parte de su colección artística... -
![La luz de la tierra by Daniel Wolf]()
La luz de la tierra by Daniel Wolf
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLa luz de la tierra es la emocionante continuacion de La sal de la tierra, una esplendida saga medieval con intrigas, venganzas, injusticias y amores convulsos, de la pluma de uno de los grandes maestros de la novela historica europea. Ducado de Alta Lorena, 1218... -
![Warriors and Warlocks: Outcast by Monther Alkabbani, Timothy Gregory]()
Warriors and Warlocks: Outcast by Monther Alkabbani, Timothy Gregory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPart one of the epic trilogy that combines historic fiction with fantasy and speculative fiction follows Morad Qutuz, a Saudi Plastic Surgeon, as he starts noticing that events around him don’t quite mesh with his memories – and that his memories are starting to duplicate... -
![La maschera del Nō by Camille Monceaux, Fabrizio Ascari]()
La maschera del Nō by Camille Monceaux, Fabrizio Ascari
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLe cronache dell’acero e del ciliegio formano una tetralogia ambientata nel Giappone del XVII secolo. Seguiamo due eroi, Ichirō, giovane samurai dal favoloso destino, e la misteriosa Hiinahime, una sconosciuta che si nasconde dietro una maschera nō. Nei primi due volumi l’io narrante è Ichirō, negli altri due toccherà all’eroina Hiinahime raccontare la vicenda...Categorized as:
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![Magic Tree House Boxed Set: The Mystery of the Lost Libraries, #4 (Magic Tree House) by Mary Pope Osborne]()
Magic Tree House Boxed Set: The Mystery of the Lost Libraries, #4 (Magic Tree House) by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBooks 13-16 of the "New York Times" bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure...Categorized as:
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![Das Salz der Erde by Daniel Wolf]()
Das Salz der Erde by Daniel Wolf
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHerzogtum Oberlothringen, 1187. Nach dem Tod seines Vaters übernimmt der junge Salzhändler Michel de Fleury das Geschäft der Familie. Doch seine Heimatstadt Varennes leidet unter einem korrupten Bischof und einem grausamen Ritter, der die Handelswege kontrolliert – es regieren Armut und Willkür... -
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Anvil of God by J. Boyce Gleason
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is 741. After subduing the pagan religions in the east, halting the march of Islam in the west, and conquering the continent for the Merovingian kings, mayor of the palace Charles the Hammer now wants the throne. Only one thing stands in his way - he's dying... -
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Sous les étoiles de Bloomstone Manor by Mary Orchard
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAgathe Langley a dix-neuf ans en cette année 1898. Contrairement aux attentes de ses parents, la jeune femme boude les bals mondains et ne vit que pour l'astrophysique, qu'elle étudie en cachette avec la complicité de sa gouvernante... -
![Winter Raven Path of the Samurai Book 1 by Adam Baker]()
Winter Raven Path of the Samurai Book 1 by Adam Baker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne rogue Samurai will sacrifice everything – apart from his honour.As Japan’s factions head to war, this extraordinary new historical fiction series takes us into the heart of life as a Samurai.Japan’s warlords are on the march and nothing is as it appears... -
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Die Templerin by Wolfgang Hohlbein
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFriesland im 12. Robin ist noch ein junges Mädchen, als Fremde ihr Dorf überfallen und ihre Mutter töten. Man verdächtigt die Tempelritter, doch Robin kennt die Wahrheit. Sie sucht Zuflucht vor den wirklichen Mördern bei den Templern und beginnt ihr eigenes, geheimnisvolles Schicksal zu begreifen... -
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![The Horses at the Gate by Mary Mackey]()
The Horses at the Gate by Mary Mackey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs nomad invaders ride south to attack the peaceful, goddess-worshipping people of Shara, the preistess Marrah is initiated into the cult of the Dark Mother. Armed with powerful magic, she and her nomad lover, Stavan, must fight for the survival of their children and their people. Volume two of The Earthsong Trilogy. "A heart-pounding evocation...whose lessons lie in the hearts of the characters... -
![O Olhar do Açor by Sandra Carvalho]()
O Olhar do Açor by Sandra Carvalho
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA descoberta dos Açores, e todo o mistério e aventura que a envolveu, foi o mote para esta obra em dois volumes de Sandra Carvalho. É uma narrativa que entretece com mestria verdade histórica e ficção, a realidade da sociedade portuguesa do século XV e a fantasia das personagens e dos cenários imaginados pela autora... -
![The Hour of Dreams by Shelena Shorts]()
The Hour of Dreams by Shelena Shorts
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSophie has survived her nineteenth birthday and another attempt on her life. But as the days pass, she realizes there are significant signs that her chances of reaching twenty are not in her favor. With Sophie’s resolve weakening, Wes is convinced that a different fate is locked in memories from a past lifetime. If only they can access them... -
![The Guardian by Elizabetta Holcomb]()
The Guardian by Elizabetta Holcomb
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1312, A knight destined to rule…Jareth Tremaine, the first Duke of Dover, has seen how he’s remembered in history books—either a saint who rules his lands with justice or a religious extremist whose harsh treatment of the church nearly has him executed. But what history doesn’t disclose is that he’s essential to the world’s survival...Categorized as:
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![Korona śniegu i krwi by Elżbieta Cherezińska]()
Korona śniegu i krwi by Elżbieta Cherezińska
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPierścień, który zmyje klątwę...Miecz, który skłóci śmiertelnych...Orzeł, który przebudzi królestwo.Czasy Wielkiego Rozbicia. Potężne ongiś królestwo w sercu Europy rozpadło się na księstwa, którymi władają skłóceni ze sobą Piastowie. Od wielu lat Polska nie ma króla, a tron pozostaje pusty... -
![Ashoka: Lion of Maurya (Ashoka, #1) by Ashok K. Banker]()
Ashoka: Lion of Maurya (Ashoka, #1) by Ashok K. Banker
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFifteen year old Ashoka, though rightfully the crown prince, has renounced his claim to the throne to protect his mother Subhadrangi from the vicious palace politics of her rival queens and the chiefs of the 500 tribes that make up the great Mauryavansh Empire.Ashoka is entrusted with escorting his self-centred brother, crown prince Sushim, to Taxila to negotiate with Pashtun rebels...
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