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A masterful novel of war, history and political intrigue, beloved by readers. 'Vivid military action, inner circle intrigue and Dumas-style characters'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A++++'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ '[Riches is] head and shoulders above his contemporaries'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Excellent historical adventure...

England, 1110. When King William Rufus of England is killed mysteriously during a hunting accident in the New Forest in 1100, his younger brother Henry, who had been present, loses no time in riding hard to claim both the Treasury and the crown. Rumors quickly being swirling that Henry was himself responsible for Rufus's death. One of Henry's main accusers is his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, who believes the throne of England is his by right and threatens to invade from across the Channel.

England, 1154. With King Henry II taking the throne, the long civil war that has ravaged England has finally come to an end. But conflict is now coming from overseas. Henry has inherited territories over the English Channel that are being contested by King Louis VII of France. And the new king's marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine is strained—and becomes even more so when he threatens the Church of England and Thomas Beckett.

England, 1120. When Henry I dies with no legitimate male heir, the nation is thrown into chaos. The two rivals for the crown are Henry's daughter Matilda and his nephew Stephen of Blois, both of whom are determined to emerge victorious. A bitter struggle ensues which threatens to reduce England to a barren wasteland and many ordinary people find themselves torn apart from each other in the confusion of deciding which side to fight for.

Under the leaden skies of the Midwest, a gusty wind whips across the grasses, bringing the turning of the season to a small hilltop overlooking a desolate valley. Something rustles in the dry grasses… whispers from a scrap of humanity... not alive and not quite dead. Hollow and empty, it has lain on these plains for decades, held captive by a life it isn't quite able to remember... until kindness and compassion in the form of a boy and a baseball stumbles upon him.

1938: As Hitler sets his sights on the Sudetenland, not everyone in Britain is willing to appease him. Convinced that the fürher’s land hunger is insatiable, the head of the SIS recruits Cal Jardine to help him prove that Czechoslovakia is threatened with invasion. Before heading undercover to Prague, however, Jardine must first extricate himself from France, where his attempts to smuggle guns to Spain have been held up by a group of fanatical fascists. Finally arriving in Czechoslovakia, working undercover for the SIS proves no less dangerous.

Tausende deutschsprachige Einwanderer erhalten von der US-Regierung kostenloses Ackerland in der scheinbar endlosen Prärie. Geschäftsleute mit großen Träumen gründen mitten in den frisch besiedelten Landstrichen kleine Städte, die sich schon bald zu ländlichen Zentren des Wohlstands entwickeln sollen. Himmelsfeld ist einer dieser Orte. Doch der friedliche Name täuscht.