Author : John D. Cressler
Publisher : Milford House Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 44,15 MB
Release : 2014-11-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781620063477
Shadows in the Shining City is a prequel to Emeralds of the Alhambra, and the second book in the Anthems of al-Andalus Series. Shadows tells the story of the forbidden love between Rayhana Abi Amir, a Muslim princess of the Royal Court, and Zafir Saffar, a freed slave.
Author : Kate Forsyth
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 16,78 MB
Release : 2006-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101043539
Rhiannon, a wild and fierce half-human girl, tamed a winged horse to escape the vicious satyricorn tribe who raised her. In the human world, the handsome apprentice-witch Lewen has convinced her to stay with him and learn to use her strong magical talents. But before her training can commence, Rhiannon must answer for a past crime in… THE SHINING CITY Imprisoned in Sorrowgate Tower, Rhiannon awaits trial for murder and treason. While her days are spent in anticipation of Lewen’s visits, her nights are haunted by the malevolent ghost of a dead queen, hungry to live again. But not many care to listen to the prophetic dreams of a girl who has already been convicted in most people’s minds. Then Lewen begins to cool toward her, and Rhiannon suspects one of the princesses has worked a spell to steal his heart. In a world filled with dark spirits and forbidden magic, conspiracy and intrigue, Rhiannon vows to win back her lover and escape once more, to save the land before it’s too late....
Author : Elaine Stienon
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 32,72 MB
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1456754157
Love and violence on the American frontier characterize this exciting novel about the early Mormons and their search for a place of peace and religious freedom. Thwarted in their attempt to settle together in northern Missouri, they flee to Illinois where they establish a city called Nauvoo on the Mississippi. The novel describes their search for a place of refuge, the heart-rending story of their persecutions, and the ultimate destruction of their city. The novel's main character is Gabriel Romain, a blacksmith and physician, who tries to deal with persecution, slavery, and death. How he eventually becomes the leader of his little group is part of his story. His attempts to protect them and find safety for them is related against the background of this turbulent time in American history.
Author : M.J. Scott
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 34,86 MB
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101543973
On one side, the Night World, rules by the Blood Lords and the Beast Kind. On the other, the elusive Fae and the humans, protected by their steadfast mages... Born a wraith, Lily is a shadow who slips between worlds. Brought up by a Blood Lord and raised to be his assassin, she is little more than a slave. But when Lily meets her match in target Simon DuCaine, the unlikely bond that develops between them threatens to disrupt an already stretched peace in a city on the verge of being torn apart...
Author : Robert Neuwirth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 22,22 MB
Release : 2016-05-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1135954127
In almost every country of the developing world, the most active builders are squatters, creating complex local economies with high rises, shopping strips, banks, and self-government. As they invent new social structures, Neuwirth argues, squatters are at the forefront of the worldwide movement to develop new visions of what constitutes property and community. Visit Robert Neuwirth's blog at: http://squatterci ty.blogspot.com
Author : Conor McPherson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 17,45 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780822221876
THE STORY: SHINING CITY is set in Dublin, where a guilt-ridden man reaches out to a therapist after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife. Wrestling with his own demons, the therapist can only do so much to help. Routine visits between the
Author : W. E. B. Du Bois
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 32,71 MB
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Good Press presents to you this meticulously edited collection, formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Souls of Black Folk The Suppression of the African Slave Trade Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South Of the Training of Black Men The Talented Tenth The Conservation of Races The Economic Revolution in the South Religion in the South Strivings of the Negro People The Black North: A Social Study
Author : Leonard Cox
Publisher :
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 12,98 MB
Release : 1903
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Author : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher :
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 39,54 MB
Release : 1879
Category : Gift books
ISBN :
Author : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Publisher :
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 47,1 MB
Release : 1917
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