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Knights' Tales: The Knight of Silk and Steel

Author : Terry Deary

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 33 pages

File Size : 45,22 MB

Release : 2018-02-08

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 147295310X

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From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps ____________________ Germany, 1227 One night in a quiet German village, a stranger enters a local tavern. He is Sir Ulrich of Bavaria, a knight with a deadly sword, a noble steed... and a green silk dress. Sir Ulrich fights for Venus, the goddess of love, and dresses as a woman in her honour. He will give a gold ring to any man who dares fight him, but who will step up to such an unusual challenger? A strange and exciting tale, based on a real medieval knight, this story is full of Terry Deary's dark humour and dry wit. ____________________ 'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps



Viking Tales: The Sword of the Viking King

Author : Terry Deary

Publisher : A&C Black

Page : 65 pages

File Size : 37,4 MB

Release : 2012-03-29

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1408198886

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When King Alfred is left to wander the English countryside looking little better than a beggar, it seems there is no hope left - the Vikings will conquer the country and they will all become slaves. Ethelbert is still young, but he wishes he could fight to protect his country. And soon he is called upon to do just that. But when faced with such fearsome warriors, it is only through cunning and mystery that they will get the upper hand... A Viking story blending Norse mythology with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters.



Viking Tales: The Hand of the Viking Warrior

Author : Terry Deary

Publisher : A&C Black

Page : 65 pages

File Size : 35,49 MB

Release : 2012-03-29

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1408198010

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When the conquering Vikings settle in North America, they realise that their new home might not be as pleasant as they thought. The land is green and fertile but will they ever become friends with the natives, the fierce and war-like people they call Skraelings? Or will they be forced to return to Greenland? A Viking story blending Norse mythology with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters.



The Knight of Silk and Steel

Author : Terry Deary

Publisher : A&C Black

Page : 66 pages

File Size : 35,99 MB

Release : 2009-07-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1408106191

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Another of Terry Deary's hugely successful historical tales based on a real medieval knight who fights in a silk dress!



Knights' Tales: The Knight of Silk and Steel

Author : Terry Deary

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 66 pages

File Size : 19,57 MB

Release : 2018-02-08

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1472953096

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From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps ____________________ Germany, 1227 One night in a quiet German village, a stranger enters a local tavern. He is Sir Ulrich of Bavaria, a knight with a deadly sword, a noble steed... and a green silk dress. Sir Ulrich fights for Venus, the goddess of love, and dresses as a woman in her honour. He will give a gold ring to any man who dares fight him, but who will step up to such an unusual challenger? A strange and exciting tale, based on a real medieval knight, this story is full of Terry Deary's dark humour and dry wit. ____________________ 'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps



The Knight of Sticks and Straw

Author : Terry Deary

Publisher : A&C Black

Page : 66 pages

File Size : 44,96 MB

Release : 2009-10-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1408106213

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Another of Terry Deary's witty and wonderful tales of medieval knights.



Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (A New Verse Translation)

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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company

Page : 201 pages

File Size : 11,90 MB

Release : 2008-11-17

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0393334155

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One of the earliest great stories of English literature after ?Beowulf?, ?Sir Gawain? is the strange tale of a green knight on a green horse, who rudely interrupts King Arthur's Round Table festivities one Yuletide, challenging the knights to a wager. Simon Armitrage, one of Britain's leading poets, has produced an inventive and groundbreaking translation that " helps] liberate ?Gawain ?from academia" (?Sunday Telegraph?).



The Steel Queen

Author : Karen Azinger

Publisher :

Page : 458 pages

File Size : 11,78 MB

Release : 2011-04

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9780983516002

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Azinger's series is fast-paced action-packed fantasy. In a medieval world of forgotten magic, mortals are lured to the chessboard of the gods where an epic struggle of lives, loves and crowns hang in the balance, yet few understand the rules. In this game of power, the pawns of light and darkness will make the difference in the battle for the kingdoms of Erdhe: Katherine, 'The Imp' a young princess with the stout heart of a warrior will challenge the minions of a thousand-year-old evil. Liandra: The Spider Queen; who uses her beauty to beguile, her spies to foresee, and her gold to control, will need all of her skill and strength to fight a rebellion with her own blood at it's heart. Steffan, the puppeteer, will corrupt the innocent and unwary with greed and desire, as he sets an entire kingdom ablaze.



A Knight in Shining Armor

Author : Jude Deveraux

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 418 pages

File Size : 47,51 MB

Release : 2012-03-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1451665636

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From a "New York Times"-bestselling author and today's most admired storyteller, here is an unforgettable tale of a most miraculous love affair: a meeting of passion, wit, and true romance between a thoroughly modern woman--and a man who lived 400 years before.



Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Author : R. A. Waldron

Publisher : Northwestern University Press

Page : 188 pages

File Size : 29,48 MB

Release : 1970

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 9780810103283

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Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.