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Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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About the Book The King of the Northern Fells chronicles the rise of Crown Prince Harald Gunnarson as King in the Northern War of Succession following the death of his father, King Gunnar Alfreddson. The succession is rocky as Harald’s youngest brother, Ragnar, has assassinated his two older brothers and plotted against his father and oldest brother, Prince Harald. Harald has spent many years in the unstable northern territories; the kingdoms, principalities and fortified cities that comprise the new colonies of the kingdom in its far north. As Harald assumes the throne, there are not only challenges within the kingdom, but threats from their longtime and historical enemies, the Southern Kingdom led by King Joachim in his capital city of Avil Baden. The novel interweaves stories of family and love, with war and kingship, duty and honor, tolerance and acceptance. The warrior Lesti, an all-female paramilitary militia, the Wiccan Witches of the Northern Fells, Pagans and intelligent Beasts are introduced, as are the intrigues, plots and conspiracies of the many men and women who seek power and wealth. The Lesti, and their Beasts, long the subject of arbitrary slavery and death in all kingdoms and realms, are rising to power, and to take their place among the free peoples. This is a new world, an ancient world of people, heroes and monsters all juggling for power and freedom. Enter a feudal world, a chaotic and sometimes cruel world. Enter a world of strong and valiant women warriors who lead armies and struggle against the unspeakable horrors of slavery, servitude, and conspiracies of the many men and women who seek power and wealth. The Lesti, and their Beasts, long the subject of arbitrary slavery and death in all kingdoms and realms, are rising to power, and to take their place among the free peoples. This is a new world, an ancient world of people, heroes and monsters all juggling for power and freedom. Enter the world of the King of the Northern Fells.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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About the Book The King of the Northern Fells chronicles the rise of Crown Prince Harald Gunnarson as King in the Northern War of Succession following the death of his father, King Gunnar Alfreddson. The succession is rocky as Harald’s youngest brother, Ragnar, has assassinated his two older brothers and plotted against his father and oldest brother, Prince Harald. Harald has spent many years in the unstable northern territories; the kingdoms, principalities and fortified cities that comprise the new colonies of the kingdom in its far north. As Harald assumes the throne, there are not only challenges within the kingdom, but threats from their longtime and historical enemies, the Southern Kingdom led by King Joachim in his capital city of Avil Baden. The novel interweaves stories of family and love, with war and kingship, duty and honor, tolerance and acceptance. The warrior Lesti, an all-female paramilitary militia, the Wiccan Witches of the Northern Fells, Pagans and intelligent Beasts are introduced, as are the intrigues, plots and conspiracies of the many men and women who seek power and wealth. The Lesti, and their Beasts, long the subject of arbitrary slavery and death in all kingdoms and realms, are rising to power, and to take their place among the free peoples. This is a new world, an ancient world of people, heroes and monsters all juggling for power and freedom. Enter a feudal world, a chaotic and sometimes cruel world. Enter a world of strong and valiant women warriors who lead armies and struggle against the unspeakable horrors of slavery, servitude, and conspiracies of the many men and women who seek power and wealth. The Lesti, and their Beasts, long the subject of arbitrary slavery and death in all kingdoms and realms, are rising to power, and to take their place among the free peoples. This is a new world, an ancient world of people, heroes and monsters all juggling for power and freedom. Enter the world of the King of the Northern Fells.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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About the Book The collapse of King Harald’s family at the end of The King of the Northern Fells is now in the past, and new fates and fortunes have been fashioned for all. Princess Eir Haraldsdottir is now banished from the Northern Fells and has led an army over the mountains and has invaded the Southern Kingdom. If she ever hopes to return to her native land and reconcile with her father, she realizes she must make her way south to defeat the Pagan Alliance and its king in Avil Baden. Joined with her, though not a part of her army, is King Harald’s old friend, Inga Sigursdottir, a general commanding the small frontier force of the Northern Fells. Also fleeing the wrath of King Harald is the much maligned former Prince of Thornburg, Mattias Denson. He has come south not for war and plunder, but with the Lesti and Bjerne of the Fells who have joined the expedition to set their southern cousins free from the tyranny of the pagans of the Southern Kingdom. The Lesti are enslaved and abused; the Bjerne have been killed and scattered as pagans have encroached on the Bjerne natural habitat on the plains and in the birch forests. Mattias soon realizes that the pagan army of Eir Haraldsdottir and the northern army commanded by Inga Sigursdottir have no intention of freeing Lesti slaves and Bjerne beasts; they want to use the two factions for unknown reasons but mostly to serve them as they make war on Avil Baden and the Pagan Alliance. They and their armies have come south for plunder and riches, the fruits of war and conquest. There soon arises a split, and the armies begin to break apart as a new faction, the wiccans make their presence felt. The witches and spirit folk of the south soon become known as the armies break apart, one going south along the western mountains, pillaging as they go, while another army goes east to explore the mountains where they hope to find Lesti runaways and mountain Bjerne. Betrayal, intrigue and duplicity stand on every corner; friends are not always that, and people are often not who they seem. The second novel of the Chronicles of Mattias series, Eir Haraldsdottir, follows the exploits of the major characters from The King of the Northern Fells as they follow fate and their destinies into war and the unknown.
Author: Rachel Robertson Reid
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 588
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Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 549
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About The Book The seventh book of the Chronicles of Mattias. The war against the Xeneid immortal invaders has come to a stalemate. Mattias and his family and army return to peace and await news of Xeneid movements as the Kingdom of Somna is now fully occupied by the Xeneids dealing harshly with the Somnan immortals. Potera of Baestra and her sisters are now living in Kir Oasis training for the eventual showdown in the Eternum Wars. While Prince Xerxes and Lord Seth remain in Somna as guests of the Xeneid invaders. As things begin to change, Mattias decides it’s time to visit the Wastelands of the Bestianari, trying to understand why they allied with the Xeneids in the Battle of Anderra. Puzzled, and against the wishes of his family, he sets off for the Wastelands with a small group including Potera and her sisters. They first make for the City of Baestra to find Potera's mother and remaining family to get them to safety ahead of the Xeneid secret police. There they find Prince Xerxes and Lord Seth in hiding and on the run. Or are they? The small party led by Mattias makes their way north to the mountains and then west through the forests above the Wastelands, encountering eyes following them. They eventually are guided to the edge of cliffs barring entry into a valley kingdom. Guided inside through lit tunnels by strange new pagans never before met, they encounter old friends they do not recognize. These new friends know Mattias and his children, but Mattias doesn’t recognize them. The mystery is solved. The Eternum Wars will finally end. Will the gods now let Mattias rest?
Author: Max Adams
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1781854173
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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'A triumph – a Game of Thrones in the Dark Ages' TOM HOLLAND. The magisterial biography of Oswald Whiteblade, exiled prince of Northumbria, who returned in blood and glory to reclaim his birthright. A charismatic leader, a warrior whose prowess in battle earned him the epithet Whiteblade, an exiled prince who returned to claim his birthright, the inspiration for Tolkein's Aragorn. Oswald of Northumbria was the first great English monarch, yet today this legendary figure is all but forgotten. In this panoramic portrait of Dark Age Britain, archaeologist and biographer Max Adams returns the king in the North to his rightful place in history.
Author: Robert Smith
Publisher: Silkworm Books
ISBN: 1943932786
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Part fact, part fiction, part myth, and part legend, this book brings to life the kingdom of Ayutthaya from its roots in the kingdom of Sukhothai to its eventual destruction by the Burmese in the year 1767. It is the turbulent story of both the kings and their kingdom, from its birth to its downfall. Robert Smith retells the history of Ayutthaya by reimagining and dramatizing the exploits of its rulers, building his account around a framework of documentary evidence and hints in the historical record. Intrigues, honor, and deception wind through the tale as do ingenuity, determination, and the will to greatness that made Ayutthaya a major regional power for centuries. This account of the development of a nation—and the myths and legends that have gone with it—shows how Ayutthaya and its kings laid the foundation of modern-day Thailand. Highlights • Engages readers with its presentation of the history, myths, and legends of the Ayutthaya kingdom • Shows the development of cultural heritage, kingship, and governance of Thailand • Narrates the stories of the kings and ruling dynasties of Ayutthaya • Dramatizes famous figures and events in Ayutthaya history through dialogue, narration, and description
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 540
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About The Book It’s now five years after the conclusion of the Wiccan Wars in Freyja Thorsdottir, and peace has broken out all over the Seven Realms. Mattias Denson is now king of seven kingdoms, though he chooses to live at the Kir Oasis in Frijia where he surrounds himself with his wives, consorts and children. He has left rule and governance to others, mostly family, and he does not seek new adventures anywhere. Lord Seth, who helped Mattias end the Battle of Mortem, and his son, Prince Xerxes, have traveled from their kingdom in the Clouds, Nimbus, to live among the Lesti, Bjerne and Pagans of Frijia. Everyone is happy, and the Nimbians, along with the Lesti, Leston, Pagans and Bjerne, have colonized the lands of the Ancient Empire and live there, without an army, in peace and prosperity. The colony has grown from a few thousand to a few hundred thousand. Then things begin to change. Pagans threaten the colony with slavery, breaching the peace of the Covenant, the laws the Nimbians swore to enforce. Oddly, the Nimbian royals, led by the queen-regent, not only fail to enforce the laws of the Covenant, they also refuse to allow the colonists to arm and defend themselves. At the same time, Lord Seth and Prince Xerxes suddenly decide to uproot themselves and leave the Seven Realms to travel west to unknown lands in search of something – or somebody. In the process, Prince Xerxes, now married to Ronja Mattiasdottir, breaks oaths and decides to leave with his father, abandoning his wife and daughter. As the pair make their way west past Boria and Rus-land, they alert Mattias Denson to trouble brewing in the lands known as Terra Mixtum. Warlocks. Immortals. Treachery. The Warlocks of the west are planning to invade, having infiltrated the peaceful enclaves of Terra Mixtum, dominated by peaceful immortals. New conflict awaits Mattias and his family, as he and the Seven Realms are once again swept up in a series of epic battles, wars and intrigues. At the same time, Nimbus is in trouble. More than the kingdom in the clouds awaits him as the story of who and what Lord Seth is begins to unravel. New characters and new peoples are revealed. Ronja Mattiasdottir is Book five in the exciting ten-part series, the Viking series, in which Mattias Denson, after defeating the Warlocks of Mortem in the east, must now travel west to confront new threats and new peoples never before encountered. Fasten your seatbelt, readers. The thrilling ride is about to begin.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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About the Book Amos Bruckford is the retired President and CEO of a large, multinational biotech firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. He had settled into a life that no longer included work or most of his friends from work; his firm had been bought, then moved to another city. As he took stock of his life, his mind wandered to his ex-wife who divorced him years ago, and his son, estranged and no longer in contact. He was at a point in his life where he was reassessing his past and what little was left of his future; he was sixty-eight and not getting any younger. There was something going on inside his head, something he hadn’t reckoned with either before he retired or afterward. But now that he was wealthy and alone, he had time to reconsider just what had gone so terribly wrong in his personal life that left him without family and friends in the twilight of his journey. He thought maybe a shock to his existence was what was in order, something to distract him from the everyday humdrum of retired life. He had no hobbies, rarely played golf any longer, and his daily routine was, well, utterly routine. Shake it up he thought, but how? It occurred to him the solution was a cruise, a cruise to Hawaii, or maybe in the Caribbean to get out there, mingle with the ladies and find inspiration in something new. He would find meaning, even if it was just company for an evening then a return to solitude. He didn’t mind solitude. It was quiet. As he was ruminating on his target destination, as the summer was drawing to a close, he went for his daily walk along the bay promenade in the downtown area, and noticed, perhaps not for the first time, a young girl, maybe in her mid-teens, sitting on a park bench, her hat out beside her to catch coins from the passersby, her “clients” who passed by every morning going from home or the bus stop to their place of work. The location was excellent and had no other panhandlers as competition. Amos would occasionally drip some loose pocket change in her hat, say hello, then move on. She was a street kid, that was clear, but as he looked more closely at her, and past her level of personal hygiene, he noticed for the first time just how young she was. He wondered what a young lady, a child, was doing on the streets when she should be in school. He passed by for days, then decided to investigate. He approached her, sat down and said hello. He had no idea why. His reception was chilly.
Author: Terry Thompson
Publisher: Ambassador International
ISBN: 164960095X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
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The only problem you will have with this brilliant and inspiring novel by Terry Thompson will be laying it down. It is a spellbinding story with many great lessons of courageous leadership. Its contemporary resolution of the mysteries of the end-times will give you chills. Every few years, a particular Bible-based novel commands the attention of the Christian world. This is it for this decade. Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, national television personality, and New York Times Best-selling Author Daniel was just a teenager when he was taken captive by the Babylonians, never to see his family again. As Daniel and his friends strive to make the best of their unusual circumstances-slaves in the king's-court they also fight to honor their vows to the one true God amidst a people who worship only false gods. During his lifetime, Daniel saw the fulfillment of God's promises, prophesied of the Israelites future as well as ours, and led pagan kings to God. From slave to the highest position in the king's court, Daniel shows how God can use an ordinary person to do extraordinary things. Terry Thompson brings the book of Daniel to life with extensive research into the lives and customs of the Hebrew people, and he even opens up the discussion for the prophecies that have yet to be fulfilled. This book is a complement to an intensive study on Daniel and the God Who is still faithful to protect His people.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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About the Book Eimear Wolfsdottir resumes the story of Mattias Denson as he continues his quest to free Lesti women and Bjerne beasts of the Southern Kingdom from the servitude and historical abuse they suffered at the hands of their pagan overlords. Mattias is intent on freeing beasts and slaves, and creating a new society based on his governing philosophy, the Covenant. After the addition of witches from the fortress city of Manzil Al’ahzan, he eventually founds a new home, the Compound, in which he plants the seed of his new world order only to have it challenged from within and without. Eimear Wolfsdottir traces revelations of discord and betrayal of Mattias as it continues to unravel what the gods demand of him, and the multitude of challenges, betrayals, and characters that come in and out of his life. Mattias reveals himself as a great family man who is occasionally disappointed by those around him who depend upon him, but take advantage of his good nature. He wishes to have a family life, but his choice of women is always flawed. Nonetheless, he pursues his dreams doggedly, if not always successfully, seeking to find true love and acceptance. Eimear Wolfsdottir is an exciting chapter in the narrative Mattias Denson’s life journey, filled with strange new creatures, conflict, betrayal and enduring love. It is a rich tapestry in an alternate world, a medieval world filled with the clashes of social change as old-world evils are laid bare, and a new world of freedom and hope is born. Women adore him, men admire him, and his enemies fear him. But, too, is the long line of those who wish him dead. Enter this world, the world of conflict and struggle, of love won and lost, of friendship and betrayal, of fleeting victory and deadly defeat. Who will prevail, and what does victory look like? Eimear Wolfsdottir continues on this amazing journey in the world of Mattias Denson, one that has just barely begun, and is far from ended.
