Book Description
Fantasy-roman.
Knight Life
Author : Peter David
Publisher : Ace
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,69 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Arthurian romances
ISBN : 9780441010776
One Knight Only
Author : Peter David
Publisher : Ace
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 39,56 MB
Release : 2004-06
Category : Grail
ISBN : 9780441011742
Book Description
Fantasy-roman.
The Real Life of Sebastian Knight
Author : Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 32,91 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811217507
Book Description
Nabokov's first novel in English, one of his greatest and most overlooked, with a new Introduction by Michael Dirda.
The Knight
Author : Gene Wolfe
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 26,11 MB
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 142991551X
Book Description
A young man in his teens is transported from our world to a magical realm that contains seven levels of reality. Very quickly transformed by magic into a grown man of heroic proportions, he takes the name Able and sets out on a quest to find the sword that has been promised to him, a sword he will get from a dragon, the one very special blade that will help him fulfill his life ambition to become a knight and a true hero. Inside, however, Able remains a boy, and he must grow in every sense to survive the dangers and delights that lie ahead in encounters with giants, elves, wizards, and dragons. His adventure will conclude next year in the second volume of The Wizard Knight, The Wizard. Gene Wolfe is one of the most widely praised masters of SF and fantasy. He is the winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Nebula Award, twice, the World Fantasy Award, twice, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the British Fantasy Award, and France's Prix Apollo. His popular successes include the four-volume classic The Book of the New Sun. With this new series, Wolfe not only surpasses all the most popular genre writers of the last three decades, he takes on the legends of the past century, in a work that will be favorably compared with the best of J. R. R. Tolkien, E. R. Eddison, Mervyn Peake, and T. H. White. This is a book---and a series---for the ages, from perhaps the greatest living writer in (or outside) the fantasy genre. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Knights of the Labarum
Author : Harlan Page Beach
Publisher :
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 1896
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Knights in Training
Author : Heather Haupt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 18,53 MB
Release : 2017-05-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0143130501
Book Description
Bringing chivalry back into our modern-day world, this book shows us how to inspire today's generation of young boys to pursue honor, courage, and compassion. In an age when respect and honor seem like distant and antiquated relics, how can we equip boys to pursue valor and courageously put the needs of others before their own? This book helps parents to inspire their boys by captivating their imagination and honoring their love for adventure. Heather Haupt explores how knights historically lived out various aspects of the knights' Code of Chivalry, as depicted in the French epic Song of Roland, and how boys can embody these same ideals now. When we issue the challenge and give boys the reasons why it is worth pursuing, we step forward on an incredible journey towards raising the kind of boys who, just like the knights of old, make an impact in their world now and for the rest of their lives.
The Facts of Life
Author : Paula Knight
Publisher : Myriad Editions
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 17,66 MB
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1908434767
Book Description
'In her moving and sympathetic book, Paula Knight charts the emotional cost of the pursuit of motherhood and thoughtfully challenges the societal notion that to live a life without children is to live a lesser life.'— Aminatta Forna A clarion call to recognise that parenting isn't the be-all and end-all of family life, Paula Knight's extraordinarily powerful graphic memoir is a beautifully drawn, funny and sometimes painful exploration of what it takes to be a woman, and a mother—or not. In 1970s Northeast England, best friends Polly and April are sitting up a tree, whispering about periods and swapping their hazy knowledge of the facts of life. They both expect to have families one day—it's the normal script to follow, isn't it? But, as Polly grows up, education and career become important too, and she believes that she can have it all. When, some years later, Polly settles with Jack, her career has taken off and she feels torn over whether or not to try for a baby. Has she left it too late? Did she have any control over that choice? They go ahead, but, after repeated miscarriage and chronic illness take their toll, Polly and Jack have to face a very tough decision. As Polly looks back to discover the origins of her own expectations, she has to confront what family means in a society where 'family' usually means 'children'.
Rules for a Knight
Author : Ethan Hawke
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 36,40 MB
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307962334
Book Description
An unforgettable fable about a father's journey and a timeless guide to life's many questions—from Ethan Hawke, four-time Academy Award nominee, twice for writing and twice for acting. A knight, fearing he may not return from battle, writes a letter to his children in an attempt to leave a record of all he knows. In a series of ruminations on solitude, humility, forgiveness, honesty, courage, grace, pride, and patience, he draws on the ancient teachings of Eastern and Western philosophy, and on the great spiritual and political writings of our time. His intent: to give his children a compass for a journey they will have to make alone, a short guide to what gives life meaning and beauty.
Life's Fortune
Author : Roy Worrall
Publisher : DoctorZed Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 19,95 MB
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0645249718
Book Description
In the year 1213, Rolf, son of Ranulf and Switha, is ordered to abandon the family farm and pursue a life in the priesthood. Accepting his fate, Rolf is taken to Buckfast Abbey, where he is initially pleased with his life, settling in seamlessly and learning new skills. However, following a clash of personalities, Rolf is expelled from the Abbey and thrown into a whirlwind journey, colliding with travelling players, Lords and Noblemen. But can a chance meeting with a member of the Knights Guild drastically turn his misfortune around?
A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry
Author : Geoffroi de Charny
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 40,40 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0812208684
Book Description
On the great influence of a valiant lord: "The companions, who see that good warriors are honored by the great lords for their prowess, become more determined to attain this level of prowess." On the lady who sees her knight honored: "All of this makes the noble lady rejoice greatly within herself at the fact that she has set her mind and heart on loving and helping to make such a good knight or good man-at-arms." On the worthiest amusements: "The best pastime of all is to be often in good company, far from unworthy men and from unworthy activities from which no good can come." Enter the real world of knights and their code of ethics and behavior. Read how an aspiring knight of the fourteenth century would conduct himself and learn what he would have needed to know when traveling, fighting, appearing in court, and engaging fellow knights. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry was designed as a guide for members of the Company of the Star, an order created by Jean II of France in 1352 to rival the English Order of the Garter. This is the most authentic and complete manual on the day-to-day life of the knight that has survived the centuries, and this edition contains a specially commissioned introduction from historian Richard W. Kaeuper that gives the history of both the book and its author, who, among his other achievements, was the original owner of the Shroud of Turin.
