Author: Angela Henry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615997827
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Xavier Knight was an angel-until Heaven kicked him out. Now he's a private detective in New Orleans, trying to put his old immortal life behind him while avoiding Lucifer's bounty hunters. But when his latest case uncovers a plot to end the world with a supernatural drug, he'll need all the otherworldly help he can get to stop it.An apprentice mage on the run, a nosy storefront psychic, a vial of angel blood, and a surly cherub are hardly the stuff of legends. But they're all he's got.
The Rise & Fall of the Knights Templar
Author: Gordon Napier
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752473581
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
A highly readable look at the lifespan of the famous Knights Templar, who were warrior monks and the first disciplined, regulated, and uniformed standing army since antiquity throughout Europe and the Holy Lands—an economic force to be reckoned with and perhaps an institution guarding dark secrets. The origins of the concept of Holy War are explored, from Biblical times through the rise of Islam and the Christian movement, which inspired untold thousands to set out to recapture Jerusalem, as warriors and as pilgrims. This book explains how nine knights led by Hugues de Payens came from France to guard pilgrims in the Holy Land, how they gained the site of the Temple of Solomon, and what they did there, including a reevaluation of the historical evidence. Other topics discussed include how an unprecedented religious Order grew and pledged to bloodshed in defense of pilgrims, the territory conquered by the Crusaders, and the role and agenda of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and other powerful backers. The Order's contribution to the ongoing Crusades is explained, as well as their military tactics and organization and the fortresses and bases they established. Discussion of the fate of the Order after the failure of the Crusades includes a detailed examination of the charges of occult rituals involving idol worship, spitting on the Cross, and obscene kisses, through to the burning of the last Grand Master Jacques de Molay in 1314.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752473581
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
A highly readable look at the lifespan of the famous Knights Templar, who were warrior monks and the first disciplined, regulated, and uniformed standing army since antiquity throughout Europe and the Holy Lands—an economic force to be reckoned with and perhaps an institution guarding dark secrets. The origins of the concept of Holy War are explored, from Biblical times through the rise of Islam and the Christian movement, which inspired untold thousands to set out to recapture Jerusalem, as warriors and as pilgrims. This book explains how nine knights led by Hugues de Payens came from France to guard pilgrims in the Holy Land, how they gained the site of the Temple of Solomon, and what they did there, including a reevaluation of the historical evidence. Other topics discussed include how an unprecedented religious Order grew and pledged to bloodshed in defense of pilgrims, the territory conquered by the Crusaders, and the role and agenda of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and other powerful backers. The Order's contribution to the ongoing Crusades is explained, as well as their military tactics and organization and the fortresses and bases they established. Discussion of the fate of the Order after the failure of the Crusades includes a detailed examination of the charges of occult rituals involving idol worship, spitting on the Cross, and obscene kisses, through to the burning of the last Grand Master Jacques de Molay in 1314.
Knight's Fall
Author: Angela Henry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615997827
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Xavier Knight was an angel-until Heaven kicked him out. Now he's a private detective in New Orleans, trying to put his old immortal life behind him while avoiding Lucifer's bounty hunters. But when his latest case uncovers a plot to end the world with a supernatural drug, he'll need all the otherworldly help he can get to stop it.An apprentice mage on the run, a nosy storefront psychic, a vial of angel blood, and a surly cherub are hardly the stuff of legends. But they're all he's got.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615997827
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Xavier Knight was an angel-until Heaven kicked him out. Now he's a private detective in New Orleans, trying to put his old immortal life behind him while avoiding Lucifer's bounty hunters. But when his latest case uncovers a plot to end the world with a supernatural drug, he'll need all the otherworldly help he can get to stop it.An apprentice mage on the run, a nosy storefront psychic, a vial of angel blood, and a surly cherub are hardly the stuff of legends. But they're all he's got.
Heirs to Heresy: The Fall of the Knights Templar
Author: Alan Bahr
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472847628
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
You are one of the thirty Knights Templar who awoke on Friday, 13 October 1307, only to find themselves wanted criminals and branded heretics by the King of France. Abandoned by the Vatican and sent away early in the morning, you must leave Paris on a day of reckoning and try to find your way across a dark, mythic Europe to a mystical utopia where you can rebuild! Heirs to Heresy starts as a historical-fantasy roleplaying game, but is heavily influenced by Gnosticism, European Folklore, esotericism, and the myths and legends that surround the Templars. The game will ask you to craft the secrets of the Templar treasure, the enemies, and mysteries they will face, as your Knights undertake a mystical journey to the center of themselves along the road to Avallonis. The mechanics are a blend of narrative, storytelling rules, and classic adventure-gaming inspired roleplaying rules that work to create rich aspect-driven characters. As Templar Knights, your skill at arms is unquestionable, but it is the potential access to gnostic spells, unique powers, or intensely powerful faith sets you apart from your comrades. Can you tap into your potential, guarding the mysterious Templar treasure on this last quest you will take for the order and find the answer to the burning question: are the Templars Heirs to Heresy?
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472847628
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
You are one of the thirty Knights Templar who awoke on Friday, 13 October 1307, only to find themselves wanted criminals and branded heretics by the King of France. Abandoned by the Vatican and sent away early in the morning, you must leave Paris on a day of reckoning and try to find your way across a dark, mythic Europe to a mystical utopia where you can rebuild! Heirs to Heresy starts as a historical-fantasy roleplaying game, but is heavily influenced by Gnosticism, European Folklore, esotericism, and the myths and legends that surround the Templars. The game will ask you to craft the secrets of the Templar treasure, the enemies, and mysteries they will face, as your Knights undertake a mystical journey to the center of themselves along the road to Avallonis. The mechanics are a blend of narrative, storytelling rules, and classic adventure-gaming inspired roleplaying rules that work to create rich aspect-driven characters. As Templar Knights, your skill at arms is unquestionable, but it is the potential access to gnostic spells, unique powers, or intensely powerful faith sets you apart from your comrades. Can you tap into your potential, guarding the mysterious Templar treasure on this last quest you will take for the order and find the answer to the burning question: are the Templars Heirs to Heresy?
The Templars
Author: Dan Jones
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143108964
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
An instant New York Times bestseller, from the author of Crusaders, that finally tells the real story of the Knights Templar—“Seldom does one find serious scholarship so easy to read.” (The Times, Book of the Year) A faltering war in the middle east. A band of elite warriors determined to fight to the death to protect Christianity's holiest sites. A global financial network unaccountable to any government. A sinister plot founded on a web of lies... In 1119, a small band of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade set up a new religious order in Jerusalem, which was now in Christian hands. These were the first Knights Templar, elite warriors who swore vows of poverty and chastity and promised to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. Over the next 200 years, the Templars would become the most powerful network of the medieval world, speerheading the crusades, pionerring new forms of finance and warfare and deciding the fate of kings. Then, on October 13, 1307, hundreds of brothers were arrested, imprisoned and tortured and the order was disbanded among lurid accusations of sexual misconduct and heresy. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state? Dan Jones goes back to the sources to bring their dramatic tale, so relevant to our own times, to life in a book that is at once authoritative and compulsively readable.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143108964
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
An instant New York Times bestseller, from the author of Crusaders, that finally tells the real story of the Knights Templar—“Seldom does one find serious scholarship so easy to read.” (The Times, Book of the Year) A faltering war in the middle east. A band of elite warriors determined to fight to the death to protect Christianity's holiest sites. A global financial network unaccountable to any government. A sinister plot founded on a web of lies... In 1119, a small band of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade set up a new religious order in Jerusalem, which was now in Christian hands. These were the first Knights Templar, elite warriors who swore vows of poverty and chastity and promised to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. Over the next 200 years, the Templars would become the most powerful network of the medieval world, speerheading the crusades, pionerring new forms of finance and warfare and deciding the fate of kings. Then, on October 13, 1307, hundreds of brothers were arrested, imprisoned and tortured and the order was disbanded among lurid accusations of sexual misconduct and heresy. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state? Dan Jones goes back to the sources to bring their dramatic tale, so relevant to our own times, to life in a book that is at once authoritative and compulsively readable.
The fall of the Nibelungs
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, German
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The Nibelungenlied is the great epic of Germany, the medieval blossom of the Teutonic legends first recorded in the Icelandic Eddas and Sagas and which later bloomed as Wagner's Ring cycle and Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. It is the poem that Goethe credited with "awakening the 'inner memory' of the Germanic peoples," a cultural awakening that led to the first German unification in 1871. There is no better introduction to it for the English reader than Margaret Armour's beautifully illustrated prose translation.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, German
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The Nibelungenlied is the great epic of Germany, the medieval blossom of the Teutonic legends first recorded in the Icelandic Eddas and Sagas and which later bloomed as Wagner's Ring cycle and Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. It is the poem that Goethe credited with "awakening the 'inner memory' of the Germanic peoples," a cultural awakening that led to the first German unification in 1871. There is no better introduction to it for the English reader than Margaret Armour's beautifully illustrated prose translation.
Millenium Knights Book One: Fall of the Djinnbreaker
Author: D.R. Dorsey
Publisher: D'Andre R Dorsey
ISBN: 1792358059
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
"At what point do you stop feeling when you’re incinerated? That’s not what is on the minds of most 9 year old's, however young Raiden was not in the position of you or me at that age. Why? You ask. Well for one thing he had ears that made the term sharp hearing way too literal and for another he had just watched his parent's caravan be engulfed in flames..." Raiden and Ginx have always been troublemakers but when Raiden defends a dying man in golden armor, he is thrust into a world of Djinns and Dragons. Now wearing the golden armor himself, he meets an exiled young princess with extraordinary powers of the Slighted and finds himself on a journey to exact revenge on the man responsible for his parent's murder. Along the way, they are opposed at seemingly every turn by the villainous Emerald who also wields Slighted energy and Lord Pennasus father to Ginx and wielder of the Djinnbreaker. Fortunately, they aren't alone in their journey and find many allies some with deeper connections than they think... If you enjoy action, Egyptian-inspired fantasy, adventure and steampunk science fiction this could be the book for you! If you are intrigued by an interesting take on a "Cinderella" tale meets Ben 10, then you may have just found your new favorite series ! Debut novel of author D.R.Dorsey, I hope you enjoy MILLENIUM KNIGHTS
Publisher: D'Andre R Dorsey
ISBN: 1792358059
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
"At what point do you stop feeling when you’re incinerated? That’s not what is on the minds of most 9 year old's, however young Raiden was not in the position of you or me at that age. Why? You ask. Well for one thing he had ears that made the term sharp hearing way too literal and for another he had just watched his parent's caravan be engulfed in flames..." Raiden and Ginx have always been troublemakers but when Raiden defends a dying man in golden armor, he is thrust into a world of Djinns and Dragons. Now wearing the golden armor himself, he meets an exiled young princess with extraordinary powers of the Slighted and finds himself on a journey to exact revenge on the man responsible for his parent's murder. Along the way, they are opposed at seemingly every turn by the villainous Emerald who also wields Slighted energy and Lord Pennasus father to Ginx and wielder of the Djinnbreaker. Fortunately, they aren't alone in their journey and find many allies some with deeper connections than they think... If you enjoy action, Egyptian-inspired fantasy, adventure and steampunk science fiction this could be the book for you! If you are intrigued by an interesting take on a "Cinderella" tale meets Ben 10, then you may have just found your new favorite series ! Debut novel of author D.R.Dorsey, I hope you enjoy MILLENIUM KNIGHTS
Fall of Knight
Author: Peter David
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780441015061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
In Knight Life, King Arthur was elected mayor of New York City. In One Knight Only, Arthur was voted President of the United States. Now, in Fall of Knight, Arthur has become head of his very own church.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780441015061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
In Knight Life, King Arthur was elected mayor of New York City. In One Knight Only, Arthur was voted President of the United States. Now, in Fall of Knight, Arthur has become head of his very own church.
Knights of Malta
Author: Slieve Croob Press
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1446699757
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The Secret Rituals of the Knights of Malta have been hidden for centuries, until now. This book reveals the hidden workings of the Knights of Malta, its secret degrees and rituals. Discover what a candidate must do to become a knight of this elite and powerful organisation. Travel with them through the degrees of Knight of Malta, Black Scarlet, Mark, Blue, Blueman Master Builder, White, Apron Green, Knights of the Green, Gold and Priestly Pass as they journey towards the most sought after inner circle.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1446699757
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The Secret Rituals of the Knights of Malta have been hidden for centuries, until now. This book reveals the hidden workings of the Knights of Malta, its secret degrees and rituals. Discover what a candidate must do to become a knight of this elite and powerful organisation. Travel with them through the degrees of Knight of Malta, Black Scarlet, Mark, Blue, Blueman Master Builder, White, Apron Green, Knights of the Green, Gold and Priestly Pass as they journey towards the most sought after inner circle.
Knightmare on Wall Street
Author: Edgar Perez
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989657709
Category : Electronic trading of securities
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
"This book accounts the terrifying hours following Knight Capital's August 1, 2012 trading debacle, with news-breaking research regarding the firm's 17 years of tumultuous existence as an independent company. Knightmare on Wall Street is the definitive behind-the-scenes story of Knight Capital. The firm, founded by Kenneth Pasternak and Walter Raquet in 1995, had seen its fortunes change as U.S. regulators made a series of changes in the structure of financial markets and computers were progressively expanding their share of trading. The Flash Crash, the infamous 1,000 point drop of the DJIA on May 6, 2010 (the largest one-day point decline in history), illustrated how market structure problems could almost instantaneously cascade from one market participant to the rest. This book provides a fascinating account of what it took to elevate the firm to the cusp of the retail investing revolution of the late 1990s, to struggle through booms and busts, and to bring the firm down, to end up ultimately being ignominiously bought up by a competitor."--Extracted from Edgar Perez website.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780989657709
Category : Electronic trading of securities
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
"This book accounts the terrifying hours following Knight Capital's August 1, 2012 trading debacle, with news-breaking research regarding the firm's 17 years of tumultuous existence as an independent company. Knightmare on Wall Street is the definitive behind-the-scenes story of Knight Capital. The firm, founded by Kenneth Pasternak and Walter Raquet in 1995, had seen its fortunes change as U.S. regulators made a series of changes in the structure of financial markets and computers were progressively expanding their share of trading. The Flash Crash, the infamous 1,000 point drop of the DJIA on May 6, 2010 (the largest one-day point decline in history), illustrated how market structure problems could almost instantaneously cascade from one market participant to the rest. This book provides a fascinating account of what it took to elevate the firm to the cusp of the retail investing revolution of the late 1990s, to struggle through booms and busts, and to bring the firm down, to end up ultimately being ignominiously bought up by a competitor."--Extracted from Edgar Perez website.
The Knights of Wade
Author: Michael Strecker
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1540260801
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In this comic novel set in New Orleans in the late 1980s, an inveterate lottery player will risk everything--except gainful employment--to strike it rich. Filled with local-flavored humor, it features engaging, unforgettable characters and a unique plot that offers insights into fate, faith, and the vagaries of life.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1540260801
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
In this comic novel set in New Orleans in the late 1980s, an inveterate lottery player will risk everything--except gainful employment--to strike it rich. Filled with local-flavored humor, it features engaging, unforgettable characters and a unique plot that offers insights into fate, faith, and the vagaries of life.