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Ohnivé znamenie by Juraj Červenák
10 ratingsTretí prípad kapitána Steina a notára Barbariča. Nález ľudských ostatkov v podunajských lesoch privedie Barbariča na stopu bezohľadných lupičov a priekupníkov s otrokmi. Notár si musí zavolať na pomoc Steina a Jaroša. Spolu putujú do Prešporka, ktorý sa po páde Budína stal hlavným mestom Uhorska. Zdanlivo jednoduchý prípad sa rýchlo skomplikuje... -
The Robber Knight's Love by Robert Thier
12 ratingsAyla has uncovered a terrible secret: the man she loves is in fact her worst enemy. As a mighty army gathers to destroy her and her people, she must ask herself: will he join them to destroy her? Must she cut him out of her heart to survive? Or is there another way – a way to forgiveness and... love? Sequel to Robert Thier's #1 Hit 'The Robber Knight'... -
The Long Sword by Christian Cameron
13 ratings'One of the finest historical fiction writers in the world' Ben KanePisa, May 1364.Sir William Gold is looking forward to a lucrative career as a hired sword in the endless warring between Italy's city states. But when a message comes from the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers, William is forced to leave his dreams of fame and fortune behind him...Categorized as:
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The Robber Knight's Secret by Robert Thier
10 ratingsThe final battle for love, life and liberty has begun!Ayla has had to defend her people in the past, but this time, it is no mercenary rabble outside the gates of her castle: it is the army of the Margrave von Falkenstein himself. Her people are outnumbered and have nowhere to run... -
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An Urchin of Means by April White
8 ratingsRingo Devereux knows far too much for a man of his times. There’s no simple explanation for it that doesn’t involve improbable conversations about the future, and Ringo’s advanced understanding of three-phase generators and the secret histories of his city are not things he can discuss with the Victorian Londoners around him...Categorized as:
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The Murderer's Ape by Jakob Wegelius
16 ratingsA captivating story about dark truths and heinous crimes as well as unexpected friendships, with detailed black-and-white illustrations throughout. Perfect for fans of mystery and detective stories. Sally Jones is not only a loyal friend, she s an extraordinary individual. In overalls or in a maharaja s turban, this unique gorilla moves among humans without speaking butunderstanding everything...Categorized as:
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Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and the Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
12 ratingsHere in one binding are both of Jules Verne's Captain Nemo novels. In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea we meet the enigmatic Captain Nemo and The Nautilus. Even after many adventures and much derring-do Nemo's secrets remain his own, and at the end of the novel we are left with many mysteries concering this mysterious and tragic man. In The Mysterious Island we once again encounter Captain Nemo...Categorized as:
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King's Man by Angus Donald
12 ratingsTHE THIRD CRUSADE IS OVER Richard the Lionheart is bound for England. But with all the princes of Europe united against him ...can the greatest warrior in Christendom make it safely home? THE LION IS CHAINED Captured. Bound. Imprisoned... -
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by Rob MacGregor, George Lucas
14 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... -
Voice of the Eagle by Linda Lay Shuler
16 ratingsIn VOICE OF THE EAGLE, Linda Lay Shuler continues her Time Circle Quartet as Kwani, "She Who Remembers," her mate Tolonqua and their newborn son begin their trek to Cicuye, Tolonqua's home.Cicuye is a pueblo city, an outpost where desert canyons meet the verdant buffalo range. Danger lurks there, for marauding tribes prey on the village with savage ferocity...Categorized as:
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Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish by Morgan Llywelyn
14 ratingsThis is the tale of the coming of the Irish to Ireland, and of the men and women who made that emerald isle their own... -
Dark Age by James Wilde
6 ratingsBridging the gap between 'Game of Thrones' and Bernard Cornwell comes the second chapter in James Wilde's epic adventure of betrayal, battle and bloodshed set during the darkest of times - a time when civilisation itself was foundering, when Britain was facing a Dark Age and in desperate need of a hero.. -
Tomorrow's Kingdom by Maureen Fergus
6 ratingsPersephone has once again broken a promise to Azriel—but only to protect him from certain death at the hands of the Regent Mordecai. Now she finds herself desperately alone and burdened by responsibilities he would do almost anything to escape...Categorized as:
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The Rise of Robin Hood by Angus Donald
6 ratingsA legend is born in this short-story prequel to Angus Donald's masterly series The Outlaw Chronicles, perfect for devoted fans and newcomers alike... -
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The Lawless by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone
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... -
Soul Flame by Barbara Wood
10 ratingsBorn into the tumultuous world of ancient Antioch, Selene is orphaned at birth. But before her father dies, he leaves a puzzling clue to her heritage: she has come from the gods and has a special destiny to fulfill.In the coming years, Selene studies the primitive healing arts with Mera, the healer-woman who adopts her...Categorized as:
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Montezuma's Daughter by H. Rider Haggard
14 ratingsThis remarkable novel by adventure writer H. Rider Haggard can be enjoyed on many levels. As a tale of adventure, it takes the reader through 16th-century England, Spain, and Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. But on a deeper level, the author's hopes for humanity shine through the darkness of this time to illuminate the reader with his spiritual philosophy... -
PRALAY: The Great Deluge by Vineet Bajpai
16 ratingsGripping sequel to Vineet Bajpai's bestselling title 'HARAPPA - Curse of the Blood River'. “Even death is afraid of the White Mask…”1700 BCE, Harappa – The devta of Harappa has fallen…tortured and condemned to the dungeons of the dead. His murdered wife’s pious blood falls on the sands of the metropolis, sealing the black fate of Harappa…forever... -
Empires of Sand by David Ball
10 ratingsAn epic novel of adventure in the grandest tradition of historical fiction, Empires of Sand takes us on a thrilling, unforgettable journey. As civilizations collide around two men, a battle begins: for survival, for love, and for a destiny written in a desert's shifting sands.The year is 1870. Paris is under siege, and two boys, best friends and cousins, are swept from their life of privilege... -
Assassins of Alamut: A Novel of Persia and Palestine in the Time of the Crusades by James Boschert
6 ratingsAn Epic Novel of Persia and Palestine in the Time of the Crusades The Assassins of Alamut is a riveting tale, painted on the vast canvas of life in Palestine and Persia during the 12th century. On one hand, it's a tale of the crusades-as told from the Islamic side-where Shi'a and Sunni are as intent on killing Ismaili Muslims as they are crusaders... -
The Soul Slayer by Paul Doherty
6 ratingsIn medieval folk lore, if a warlock can take out the heart of his victim before death, and the victim does not die in a state of grace, the warlock can call upon that soul to do his bidding. In 1562, Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for four years and the Protestant faith has been reaffirmed... -
Michael: The Mark by Aaron M. Patterson, Chris White
6 ratingsMichael did the unthinkable to save Airel from death, but now he must live with the choices he has made--both good and evil. Tortured by his past and haunted by what he believes might be his future, Michael seeks redemption--but will the past prove to be too strong? How can he break free of it and be the man he longs to be for Airel? If only he had never... Airel. Michael's one true love... -
The Way Between the Worlds by Alys Clare
6 ratingsCome to me! I need you! These words bring apprentice healer Lassair awake one morning in the spring of 1092, trembling with terror. Soon Lassair is certain that one of her loved ones is in terrible danger . . . and when the news comes that a nun at Chatteris Abbey – where her beloved sister Elfritha lives – has been murdered, Lassair fears the worst... -
The Fourth Nephite by Jeffrey S. Savage
6 ratingsBusted. Football star Kaleo Steele is caught under the high school bleachers with the wrong group of friends. Even worse, he's caught by his seminary teacher, Brother Mortensen. If Kaleo gets turned in, he'll be in jeopardy of missing the regional championship game.It doesn't help that Kaleo has been cutting seminary class... -
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The Great and Terrible,Vol 1 The Brothers by Chris Stewart
18 ratingsIn the time before Creation, before so many of the children of God turned away from their Father and walked knowingly into the dark, there was a choosing, a sifting, a contest of ideas and a battle for souls. In that great premortal war, each of us learned the first lessons of life: The great ones may fall. The wicked can change. The weak and the foolish can become the strongest of all...Categorized as:
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A Place Called Armageddon: Constantinople 1453 by C.C. Humphreys
10 ratingsGregoras had vowed never to return to Constantinople, the cursed home that had betrayed and scarred not only his mind, but his face, for all to see. But now with 100,000 Muslim soldiers outside its walls, he can hear its desperate calls for his help, as it can only be held by men and mercenaries as skilled in battle as Gregoras, of which few remain... -
Branded Ann by Merry Shannon
10 ratingsNo pirate on the high seas is more bloodthirsty than the notorious Branded Ann, a woman with eyes like ice and a face marred by a mysterious cross-shaped scar. When she raids a merchant vessel bound for Jamaica, her only objective is to obtain the map that will lead her to a legendary treasure. But she hadn't bargained on taking Violet, the merchant's young widow, on board her ship as a prisoner... -
Arabian Nights by Henry William Dulcken
10 ratingsRub the magic lamp and make a wish...Full of genies, flying carpets, and daring adventures, the Arabian Nights (or The Thousand and One Nights, as they are alternately known) have captivated audiences for thousands of years with such timeless tales as Aladdin and his magic lamp, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and Sindbad the Sailor...Categorized as:
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Sword Song by Rosemary Sutcliff
8 ratingsDiscovered among Rosemary Sutcliff 's papers after her death in 1992, Sword Song is the swashbuckling epic of a young Viking swordsman, banished from his home for unintentionally killing a man, who takes up a new life as a mercenary...Categorized as:
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The Alchemist's Pursuit by Dave Duncan
8 ratingsHampered by arthritis, Nostradamus is in no mood for granting favors or running about looking for trouble. But when his apprentice Alfeo's mistress asks him to investigate the murder of her beloved courtesan mentor-and promises a fortune in payment-he comes around.It appears that someone is murdering the courtesans of Venice... -
Return of the Emerald Skull by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
6 ratingsBarnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and high-stacking around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. This is a fantastic romp through a Dickensian-style city, with a wonderful new hero in the guise of Barnaby...Categorized as:
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Land of the Silver Dragon by Alys Clare
6 ratingsApprentice healer Lassair isn t too alarmed when a travelling peddler relates a grisly tale of a red-bearded giant breaking into a woman s home and caving in her skull like an eggshell; peddlers, she has observed, tend towards the dramatic. But her attitude changes when she learns that the dead woman is a distant relation... -
Kacper Ryx by Mariusz Wollny
6 ratingsPewnej upiornej nocy z 7 na 8 stycznia 1569 roku na zamku w Warszawie rozegrały się dramatyczne wydarzenia, które zmieniły bieg historii Polski. Ostatni z Jagiellonów spojrzał w niezwykłe zwierciadło. Za sprawą bezczelnej „czarnoksięskiej” sztuczki zobaczył w nim coś, co na lata pozwoliło grupie przebiegłych intrygantów zawładnąć jego schorowaną wyobraźnią..Categorized as:
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Outlaw by Angus Donald
16 ratingsIn the tradition of Bernard Cornwell and Ben Kane, Outlaw is a rousing historical novel that mixes legend with fact to bring to life the time, the lives and the struggles of late 12th century England... -
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Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs by Max McCoy
10 ratingsFresh from a ride on a Nazi submarine, Indiana Jones is persuaded by a beautiful missionary to search for her missing father in Mongolia. Professor Angus Starbuck has discovered a dinosaur bone in the Gobi Desert...Categorized as:
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The Highlander by Zoe Saadia
10 ratingsBorn in the Highlands, Kuini thought his life was simple. You hunt and you fight, defending your towns against the raids of the Lowlanders and then raiding their lands in turn. His father was the Warriors’ Leader, and he wanted to be just like him.Yet, Texcoco, the mighty Capital of the Lowlands, seemed incredibly beautiful, sparkling, its pyramids magnificent...Categorized as:
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Primavera by Mary Jane Beaufrand
8 ratingsThe Italian Renaissance was a cultural explosion of art, architecture and learning, but it had a darker side. Two powerful families, the tyrannical Medici and their biggest rivals, the Pazzi, are tangled in a bloody struggle for ultimate power. Caught in the whirlwind is Flora, the last daughter of the Pazzi...Categorized as:
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Lie by Moonlight by Amanda Quick
18 ratingsWhile investigating a suspicious death, private inquiry agent Ambrose Wells finds himself on the grounds of Aldwick Castle---and in the midst of utter chaos. The ramshackle castle is in flames--and a beautiful woman and four young girls are taking flight on horseback... -
Lord John and the Hellfire Club by Diana Gabaldon, Jeff Woodman
18 ratingsOutlander character Lord John Grey finds himself in 18th-century London investigating the death of a red-haired man. Soon he is mixed up in the affairs of Sir Francis Dashwood and his notorious Hellfire Club... -
The Wanderer's Necklace by H. Rider Haggard
6 ratingsA tale of good and evil, of epic battles, and of a hero with copmlete integrity who values duty above all else... -
Moon of Israel by H. Rider Haggard
6 ratings"This is the story of certain of the days that I, the scribe Ana, son of Meri, lived through, here upon this earth . . .""I tell of Merapi -- who was named Moon of Israel! -- and of her people, the Hebrews, who dwelt for long in Egypt and departed thence -- having paid us back in loss and shame for all the good and ill we gave them... -
Heart of Glass by Sasha Gould
6 ratingsIn a society of liars, who do you trust?It is 1585 in Venice, and three months have passed since Laura della Scala solved her sister's murder after joining the Segreta, a powerful society of women who trade protection for secrets. Now Laura is engaged to her true love, Roberto, and she has never been happier...Categorized as:
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The Highwayman's Footsteps by Nicola Morgan
6 ratings"I felt cold metal on the side of my skull before I heard the voice. I knew at once what it was. A pistol. Resting on the bone just behind my ear. The favorite place for murderers, robbers, highwaymen — because, by angling the pistol slightly inward, they could be sure to blow a man’s brains out before he might have time to scream...Categorized as:
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Aztec Blood by Gary Jennings
14 ratingsThe third volume in Gary Jennings' historical epic that began with Aztec and Aztec Autumn. In this colorful and exciting era of swords and cloaks, upheaval and revolution, a young beggar boy, in whose blood runs that of both Spanish and Aztec royalty must claim his birthright...Categorized as:
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Pandora in the Congo by Albert Sánchez Piñol
14 ratingsIt is 1914 when Marcus Garvey, a bedraggled British manservant, emerges from the depths of the Belgian Congo. He is the sole survivor of an ill-fated mining expedition in which both his masters, William and Richard Craver, died and from which their African porters fled. Garvey returns to London carrying two diamonds of extraordinary size, spinning a story too unspeakably terrifying to be believed...Categorized as:
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The Collector of Dying Breaths: A Novel of Suspense by M.J. Rose, Phil Gigante
14 ratingsFrom one of America's most imaginative storytellers comes a passionate tale of love and treachery, spanning the days of Catherine de Medici's court to the twenty-first century and starring a woman drawn back, time and again, to the past. In 1533, an Italian orphan with an uncanny knack for creating fragrance is plucked from poverty to become Catherine de Medici's perfumer... -
Indiana Jones and the Dance of the Giants by Rob MacGregor
12 ratingsIndiana Jones has landed his first teaching post, in the archaeology department at London University. His brightest—and prettiest—student is a twenty-year-old Scottish girl, Deirdre Campbell, who claims she’s uncovered a golden scroll, proof of the true existence of Merlin, sorcerer of myth and legend. Indy’s intrigued by the thesis . . . and by Deirdre...Categorized as:
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To Catch a Pirate by Jade Parker
19 ratingsOnce caught, it’s harder still to let a pirate goWhen Annalisa Townsend’s ship is set upon by pirates in search of her father’s treasure, one of the crew, James Sterling, discovers her in the hold. When he moves to take her necklace, she begs him not to, as it is all she has left of her mother. He accepts a kiss in exchange for the necklace...Categorized as:
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Indiana Jones and the White Witch by Martin Caidin
10 ratingsEngland, 1930. It begins when a gang of hooded thugs breaks into the secluded home of a modern-day witch deep in the mysterious New Forest. Stolen is a map that will lead Indiana Jones and fiery fellow archaeologist Gale Parker to an incredible discovery. Somewhere in the world is hidden an enormous hoard of gold, including ancient coins from the time of Christ . .Categorized as:
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Indiana Jones and the Genesis Deluge by Rob MacGregor
10 ratingsA Wash in EvilLondon, 1927. Since losing his beloved in the Amazon a year ago, Indiana Jones has settled down with his Ph.D. and taught Celtic archaeology, thinking he has left adventure behind. Yet Indy is rather tempted when a wild-eyed Russian doctor, Vladimir Zobolotsky, tries to recruit him for an expedition to search for Noah’s Ark . .Categorized as:
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