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Viking Age Norway’s greatest king Harald Fairhair has unified the northern districts into a kingdom, but as he ages and his body weakens, so does his realm. To keep the kingdom from fracturing, Harald abdicates his high seat to the one son he believes capable enough - and vicious enough - to rule: Erik Bloodaxe. There is one problem. The other sons hate their brother and will not accept his kingship.

Il prequel de "I pilastri della Terra". 17 giugno 997. Non è ancora l'alba quando a Combe, sulla costa sudoccidentale dell'Inghilterra, il giovane costruttore di barche Edgar si prepara con trepidazione a fuggire di nascosto con la donna che ama. Ma i suoi piani vengono spazzati via in un attimo da una feroce incursione dei vichinghi, che mettono a ferro e fuoco la sua cittadina, distruggendo ogni cosa e uccidendo chiunque capiti loro a tiro. Edgar sarà costretto a partire con la sua famiglia per ricominciare tutto da capo nel piccolo e desolato villaggio di Dreng's Ferry.

England 1193: Als der junge Yvain of Waringham in den Dienst von John Plantagenet tritt, ahnt er nicht, was sie verbindet: Beide stehen im Schatten ihrer ruhmreichen älteren Brüder. Doch während Yvain und Guillaume of Waringham mehr als die Liebe zur selben Frau gemeinsam haben, stehen die Brüder John Plantagenet und Richard Löwenherz auf verschiedenen Seiten - auch dann noch, als John nach Richards Tod die Krone erbt. Denn Richards Schatten scheint so groß, dass er John schon bald zum Fluch zu werden droht ...

The bold one, they call her - too bold for most. To her father, the great duke of Poland, Swietoslawa and her two sisters represent three chances for an alliance. Three marriages on which to build his empire. But Swietoslawa refuses to be simply a pawn in her father's schemes; she seeks a throne of her own, with no husband by her side.

USA Today bestselling author Charis Michaels enchants with her Awakened by a Kiss series, taking our favorite fairy tales' forgotten characters and making them the hero of their own story. An heiress with a plan… Lady Helena Lark has spent years trying to escape her wedding to the vain and...

Sir Donnavinne of Tripoli had fought his way through the holy land and lived through some of the most brutal battles of the Second Crusade, but none of that prepared him for the strange place he now found himself. Nothing appeared as it should in this world since his chance encounter with the powerful, ancient, and imprisoned being in the hidden cavern. Case in point: the roaring metal stallion balanced on two shining wheels that bared down on him… and mounted by a woman, nonetheless. A fair maiden to be true, looking gallant in a black leather tunic, but still….

Antioch, 1097. Encamped beneath the mighty walls of Antioch, the crusaders must survive an endless torrent of Saracen armies, a freezing winter none were prepared for, and a year-long siege that will push every man to his limit. Though closer than ever before, the quest to retake Jerusalem faces its toughest challenge yet. Daniel has spoken of his victories. How he fought on rain-covered docks and ended the siege of Nicaea. How he survived a Saracen ambush on the blood-soaked plains of Dorylaeum. Now comes Antioch, and the old knight must speak of loss, of death, of mourning.

A new home under threat... Family and friends in mortal danger... Will Richard be able to save everyone? Can Richard survive being plunged into the cut-throat world of medieval campaigning, complete with sieges, pitched battles and more. Book Two in The Legend of Richard Keynes series follows Richard as he struggles to assert authority over his new land, as well as his new wife. He will have to battle against bad omens, prejudice and the consequences of his actions.

It’s never been easy being a high schooler, and for four students stuck in detention, it’s about to get a whole lot harder. After opening a magical board game they find in a dark closet during detention, each is teleported to another world—the world of Byzantium. What’s worse: this place is in trouble. A slave rebellion has overrun entire cities, and barbarians from the east and west are on the march. On top of that, fantastic monsters and mystical warriors have joined the fray, throwing Byzantium into chaos.

Auf der Flucht, auf der Suche nach Glaubens- und Familienangehörigen und auf dem Wege, selbst ein Mann zu werden, beginnt für Jona, die Hauptperson des Romans, eine Odyssee quer durch Spanien, bis er endlich nach einer abenteuerlichen und atemberaubenden Reise in Saragossa ankommt und dort in die Lehre eines Medicus geht. Noah Gordons jüngster Roman erweitert das Thema seines großen Erfolges "Der Medicus" - eine spannende Stimme erzählt die Geschichte einer Identitätssuche vor historischem Hintergrund. Die Stärken des Autors sind ein Gemisch aus sicherer Erzählkunst, guter Recherche und einer Handlung, die immer auch gute Krimikost liefert.

1296: Als der Tempelritter Gérard d'Acre auf eine Audienz bei Papst Bonifatius wartet, wird er Zeuge, wie dieser gegen den französischen König Philippe wütet. Gérard ahnt, dass zwischen den beiden mächtigsten Männern des Abendlandes ein gefährlicher Konflikt droht. Unterdessen erhält der Ritter Constantin Fleury den Auftrag, einen königlichen Minister zu beschützen, der auf seiner Reise durch Frankreich Propaganda gegen den Papst macht. Dann erfährt Constantin jedoch, dass sein heimisches Rittergut überfallen und seine schwangere Frau Agnès und ihr Sohn entführt wurden.

The thirty-seventh mystery in Peter Tremayne's long-standing and much-loved series, featuring 7th-century Irish super-sleuth Sister Fidelma. Praise for the Sister Fidelma mysteries: 'The background detail is brilliantly defined . . . wonderfully evocative' The Times 'A challenging and unusual...

In the early 9th century, Asculf leads a quiet life among his apple orchards on the Isle of Sceapig. When called upon for military service, he covers himself in glory. His prowess leads to a friendship with King Aethelwulf of Kent, who offers him one of the most prestigious positions in the kingdom. Meeting King Egbert of Wessex through his son, Aethelwulf, his courage and successful grasp of strategy promise them great success.

España, 1448. Dos mujeres luchan por el poder en la corona de Castilla: la reina Isabel de Portugal, madre de futura Isabel la Católica, y la condesa de Montalbán, doña Juana de Pimentel. Ambas se enfrentarán en una lucha sin piedad para poseer la Lobera, la mítica y misteriosa espada de Fernando III que reposa en Sevilla, cuyo poder puede dar la victoria definitiva. Entre ellas avanza la construcción de la Catedral de Sevilla.

A Sunday Times Bestseller England’s Forgotten Queens ‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale.’ -The Times Her children or her crown France, 1399: The Duke of Brittany is dead and his widow, Joanna of Navarre, has inherited control of...

Aisley’s young life was changed forever when her father accompanied King Alfred into battle and lost his life in a deadly skirmish with the Vikings. Now, almost seven years later, the Vikings are once again rallying on Wessex’s borders, and Aisley fears that her older brother may have treacherous plans to betray the king by aligning himself with the invading Norsemen. But when Aisley encounters a handsome nobleman in the market, she feels the first stirrings of hope. Though they met only once when Aisley was little more than a child, she recognizes the man immediately.

Number one best seller in Norse historical fiction in UK, Canada, and Australia! The old world is burning. A hero will rise from its ash. Thirty years passed since Britannia voted to throw off the Roman yoke. Now, the old world crumbles. Pirates roam the seas, bandits threaten the highways, and barbarian refugees from the east arrive on Britannia's shores, uninvited. The rich profit from the chaos, while the poor suffer. A new Dark Age is approaching - but all is not lost. Ash is a Seaborn, a Saxon child found on the beach with nothing but a precious stone at his neck.

Nicole Galland, author of The Fool’s Tale, turns her clever pen toward re-imagining the famous legend of Lady Godiva in this expertly crafted historical novel set in Anglo-Saxon England. A 12th-century noblewoman, Lady Godiva is infamous for riding naked through Coventry to relieve her people...

Kidnapped and held to ransom by Duke Leopold of Austria after the Third Crusade, Richard the Lion Heart, it is said, was found by his faithful troubadour Blondel de Neel. But how? And what trials did the faithful and long-suffering lyricist have to overcome to find his king? Gore Vidal paints a broad, colorful, and poignant picture of a man searching for his master; for the symbolic king who is the goal of man’s eternal quest; for the spiritual centre of his life.

Málaga, Spain, 1352. Knight-errant Gerard Fox and his daring wife Willa seek young noblewoman Madelena to deliver news of her brother's death: an innocuous mission, yet one that plunges the couple into a fight for their lives against their most dangerous adversaries yet. Madelena's sister-in-law Helvira desires two things that Madelena now possesses: a considerable inheritance, and a letter that provides grounds for Helvira's execution in both the Christian and Muslim worlds.