Author : Jane Yolen
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 22,75 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780152025335
The newly crowned King Arthur has yet to win the support of the people. Merlin must do something before the king is betrayed, or murdered, or--worst of all--gets married. So Merlin creates a trick: a sword magically placed into a slab of rock that only Arthur can withdraw. Then he lets it be known that whosoever removes the blade will rule all of England, and invites any man who would dare, to try to pull out the sword. But then someone else pulls the sword out first. . . .
Author : Bernard Cornwell
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 39,10 MB
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062563238
The twelfth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England—"superior entertainment that is both engaging and enlightening” (Washington Post), and the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series. It is a time of political turmoil once more as the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are two potential heirs—possibly more—and doubt over whether the once separate states of Wessex and Mercia will hold together . Despite attempts at pulling him into the political fray, Uhtred of Bebbanburg cares solely about his beloved Northumbria and its continuing independence from southern control. But an oath is a strong, almost sacred commitment and such a promise had been exchanged between Uhtred and Aethelstan, his onetime companion in arms and now a potential king. Uhtred was tempted to ignore the demands of the oath and stay in his northern fastness, leaving the quarrelling Anglo-Saxons to sort out their own issues. But an attack on him by a leading supporter of one of the candidates and an unexpected appeal for help from another, drives Uhtred with a small band of warriors south, into the battle for kingship—and England’s fate.
Author : Eric Reinhold
Publisher : Creation House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,38 MB
Release : 2007-12-19
Category : Angels
ISBN : 9781599792880
The archangel Gabriel chooses Ryann Watters and his friends to travel to Aeliana and find the mystical King's Sword, while a dark angel recruits Ryann's classmate Drake to stop him.
Author : C. J. Brightley
Publisher : Spring Song Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 36,85 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN :
A disillusioned soldier. A spoiled, untried prince. A coup that threatens the country they love. When retired soldier Kemen finds the young prince Hakan fleeing an attempted assassination, he reluctantly takes the role of mentor and guardian. Keeping the prince alive is challenging enough. Making him a man is harder. As usurper Vidar tightens his grip on power, Kemen wrestles with questions of duty and honor. What if the prince isn’t the best ruler after all? Invasion looms, and Kemen’s decisions will shape the fate of a nation. What will he sacrifice for friendship and honor?
Author : Rebekah Simmers
Publisher :
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 20,38 MB
Release : 2021-08-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781737262008
1479 Matthias is no hero. He's no one. Simply another mud-spattered baseborn face among thousands, until an act of kindness aligns him with an extraordinary opportunity. His prince fallen in battle, Matthias is entrusted to retrieve a foreign princess as a bride for his king, in exchange for a second chance at a promised reward. Given the honor of wearing his sword in his king's name, Matthias is hellbent to keep his word. His king - his brothers - are counting on him. And soon, so will she. Princess Avelina has nothing. And no one. Since the death of her parents shattered her world, Avelina has lived as a political pawn, having been degraded, disinherited, and defined by others. When a mysterious soldier arrives at her bridal barter, Avelina dares to hope - could this be the chance of escape she's been praying for? Their paths intertwined, the soldier and princess embark on a journey that will change both of their lives forever. Plagued by self-doubt, rocked by betrayals, haunted by faltering faith and forbidden feelings that test their loyalties, they'll learn the hardest fought battles are often those waged within themselves. An irresistible blend of historical fiction, adventure and romance, The King's Sword is the first novel of the Metzlingen Saga. From soaring Alps to crumbling ruins, welcoming hearths to calculating courts, this love story, nestled within the German landscape of the Renaissance, honors friendship, found family and the lengths we go to for those we love.
Author : Wilma Dykeman
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 21,32 MB
Release : 1978
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Peniel E. Joseph
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 14,90 MB
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1541617851
This dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King upends longstanding preconceptions to transform our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense vs. nonviolence, black power vs. civil rights, the sword vs. the shield. The struggle for black freedom is wrought with the same contrasts. While nonviolent direct action is remembered as an unassailable part of American democracy, the movement's militancy is either vilified or erased outright. In The Sword and the Shield, Peniel E. Joseph upends these misconceptions and reveals a nuanced portrait of two men who, despite markedly different backgrounds, inspired and pushed each other throughout their adult lives. This is a strikingly revisionist biography, not only of Malcolm and Martin, but also of the movement and era they came to define.
Author : C. J. Brightley
Publisher : Spring Song Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 30,9 MB
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
When a fairy king grants a human wish, there's more at stake than dreams. Claire Delaney has a good life, despite her adolescent angst. But she wants more. In a moment of frustration, she wishes to be "the hero." What she actually wants is to be the center of attention, but what she gets is a terrifying Fae king demanding that she rescue an imprisoned fairy, facing fantastical dangers and hardships she could not have imagined. Yet the dreams--and the rescue--are only the beginning of her journey. She is at the center of the king's audacious gamble to end the war that has raged in Faerie for half a century.
Author : Tony Bradman
Publisher : Orchard (NY)
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 16,28 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9781843624752
Arthur is only a squire, but he longs to be a knight like his older brother, Kay. When Kay's sword goes missing, Arthur must get him a new one quickly. But the special sword that Arthur finds will change his own life for ever!
Author : Michael Phillips
Publisher : Rosetta Books
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 28,63 MB
Release : 2013-12-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0795350775
In this Christian fantasy novel for children of all ages, a young boy embarks on a perilous adventure to save the creatures of a magical forest. When fourteen-year-old Matthew Robinson enters the Forest of Pellanor, he and his brother and sister have no idea what’s in store for them. All of Pellanor has been waiting for them to rescue its creatures from a danger that threatens the forest families and the life they have known. But to defeat the evil deceiver Argon, Matthew must first master his courage—and his faith. Noted devotional author Michael Phillips delivers a delightfully engaging Christian allegory in the tradition of George MacDonald and C.S. Lewis.
