Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061826804
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
"Wickedly satirical . . . nothing short of brilliant.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Another ingenious entry in Sir Terry Pratchett’s internationally bestselling Discworld fantasy series about the art of war and the brave women who wage it. War has come to Discworld. The homes and businesses throughout the duchy of Borogravia limp along, doing the best they can without their men, sent to fight their age-old enemy. Polly has taken over the lion’s share of responsibility for the running of her family’s humble inn, The Duchess. Her beloved brother Paul marched off to war almost a year ago, but it has been more than two months since his last letter home, and the news from the front is bad: the fighting has reached the border, supplies are dwindling, and the brave Borogravians are losing precious ground. So the resourceful Polly cuts off her hair and joins the army as a young man named Oliver. As Polly closely guards her secret, she notices that her fellow recruits seem to be guarding secrets of their own. A novel that explores the inanity of war, the ins and outs of sexual politics, and why often the best man for the job is a woman, Monstrous Regiment is vintage Pratchett in top form. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Monstrous Regiment is a standalone.
Monstrous Regiment
Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061826804
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
"Wickedly satirical . . . nothing short of brilliant.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Another ingenious entry in Sir Terry Pratchett’s internationally bestselling Discworld fantasy series about the art of war and the brave women who wage it. War has come to Discworld. The homes and businesses throughout the duchy of Borogravia limp along, doing the best they can without their men, sent to fight their age-old enemy. Polly has taken over the lion’s share of responsibility for the running of her family’s humble inn, The Duchess. Her beloved brother Paul marched off to war almost a year ago, but it has been more than two months since his last letter home, and the news from the front is bad: the fighting has reached the border, supplies are dwindling, and the brave Borogravians are losing precious ground. So the resourceful Polly cuts off her hair and joins the army as a young man named Oliver. As Polly closely guards her secret, she notices that her fellow recruits seem to be guarding secrets of their own. A novel that explores the inanity of war, the ins and outs of sexual politics, and why often the best man for the job is a woman, Monstrous Regiment is vintage Pratchett in top form. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Monstrous Regiment is a standalone.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061826804
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
"Wickedly satirical . . . nothing short of brilliant.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Another ingenious entry in Sir Terry Pratchett’s internationally bestselling Discworld fantasy series about the art of war and the brave women who wage it. War has come to Discworld. The homes and businesses throughout the duchy of Borogravia limp along, doing the best they can without their men, sent to fight their age-old enemy. Polly has taken over the lion’s share of responsibility for the running of her family’s humble inn, The Duchess. Her beloved brother Paul marched off to war almost a year ago, but it has been more than two months since his last letter home, and the news from the front is bad: the fighting has reached the border, supplies are dwindling, and the brave Borogravians are losing precious ground. So the resourceful Polly cuts off her hair and joins the army as a young man named Oliver. As Polly closely guards her secret, she notices that her fellow recruits seem to be guarding secrets of their own. A novel that explores the inanity of war, the ins and outs of sexual politics, and why often the best man for the job is a woman, Monstrous Regiment is vintage Pratchett in top form. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Monstrous Regiment is a standalone.
A Monstrous Regiment of Women
Author: Laurie R. King
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429936525
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Winner of the Nero Wolfe Award It is 1921 and Mary Russell--Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology--is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independent at last, with a passion for divinity and detective work, her most baffling mystery may now involve Holmes and the burgeoning of a deeper affection between herself and the retired detective. Russell's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and a mystic, whose draw on the young theology scholar is irresistible. But when four bluestockings from the Temple turn up dead shortly after changing their wills, could sins of a capital nature be afoot? Holmes and Russell investigate, as their partnership takes a surprising turn in A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King.
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429936525
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Winner of the Nero Wolfe Award It is 1921 and Mary Russell--Sherlock Holmes's brilliant apprentice, now an Oxford graduate with a degree in theology--is on the verge of acquiring a sizable inheritance. Independent at last, with a passion for divinity and detective work, her most baffling mystery may now involve Holmes and the burgeoning of a deeper affection between herself and the retired detective. Russell's attentions turn to the New Temple of God and its leader, Margery Childe, a charismatic suffragette and a mystic, whose draw on the young theology scholar is irresistible. But when four bluestockings from the Temple turn up dead shortly after changing their wills, could sins of a capital nature be afoot? Holmes and Russell investigate, as their partnership takes a surprising turn in A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King.
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women
Author: John Knox
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Queens
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
The Monstrous Regiment of Women
Author: S. Jansen
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230602118
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
In The Monstrous Regiment of Women , Sharon Jansen explores the case for and against female rule by examining the arguments made by theorists from Sir John Fortescue (1461) through Bishop Bossuet (1680) interweaving their arguments with references to the most well-known early modern queens. The 'story' of early modern European political history looks very different if, instead of focusing on kings and their sons, we see successive generations of powerful women and the shifting political alliances of the period from a very different, and revealing, perspective.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230602118
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
In The Monstrous Regiment of Women , Sharon Jansen explores the case for and against female rule by examining the arguments made by theorists from Sir John Fortescue (1461) through Bishop Bossuet (1680) interweaving their arguments with references to the most well-known early modern queens. The 'story' of early modern European political history looks very different if, instead of focusing on kings and their sons, we see successive generations of powerful women and the shifting political alliances of the period from a very different, and revealing, perspective.
The Drums of the Fore and Aft
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Monstrous Regiment
Author: Storm Constantine
Publisher: Artemis Cycle
ISBN: 9781907737275
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Artemis, a world named for a huntress goddess, has been isolated from other human colonies for hundreds of years. A cruel matriarchy has risen to replace the oppressive patriarchy the original colonists sought to escape. While Corinna faces the harsh realities of city life, Elvon L'Belder and the people of her homeland attempt to secure assistance from an unimaginable sourceNthe mythical original inhabitants of Artemis.
Publisher: Artemis Cycle
ISBN: 9781907737275
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Artemis, a world named for a huntress goddess, has been isolated from other human colonies for hundreds of years. A cruel matriarchy has risen to replace the oppressive patriarchy the original colonists sought to escape. While Corinna faces the harsh realities of city life, Elvon L'Belder and the people of her homeland attempt to secure assistance from an unimaginable sourceNthe mythical original inhabitants of Artemis.
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstruous Regiment of Women:.
Author: John Knox
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women
Author: Eric McCormack
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143198254
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A masterpiece of the sexual gothic, this is the story of Andrew Halfnight, whose life, part dream, part nightmare, begins with a mother’s tragic choice and ends with a lover’s embrace. In between he experiences tempests at sea, on land and in the mind; and relatives who kill for love and lovers who sacrifice their bodies; as all the while he moves ever closer to the central mystery of his and all existence. First Blast is Eric McCormack at his finest.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143198254
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A masterpiece of the sexual gothic, this is the story of Andrew Halfnight, whose life, part dream, part nightmare, begins with a mother’s tragic choice and ends with a lover’s embrace. In between he experiences tempests at sea, on land and in the mind; and relatives who kill for love and lovers who sacrifice their bodies; as all the while he moves ever closer to the central mystery of his and all existence. First Blast is Eric McCormack at his finest.
How to Hug
Author: Maryann Macdonald
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761458043
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The reader is invited to consider some things about when, who, and how to hug and also advised to be prepared to receive one in return.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761458043
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The reader is invited to consider some things about when, who, and how to hug and also advised to be prepared to receive one in return.
Valor's Choice
Author: Tanya Huff
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN: 1625675887
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Tanya Huff—acclaimed author of the Blood Series—begins her celebrated Confederation series that will launch readers into a future where Humans are not the most evolved species... Good thing they can take orders. Brought into the multi-species Confederation, Humans earn their place along the Taykan and the Krai by acting as military guardians of the Elder Races, who have risen above societal aggression and violence. When Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr and her platoon are dragged from some well-deserved R&R to play honor guard for a diplomatic mission to the non-Confederation planet of the Silsviss, Torin suspects that something is about to go wrong. You don't make staff sergeant in the CMC without a well-developed sense of paranoia. Justified paranoia when word reaches them that the enemy has been spotted in this sector of space. The diplomatic mission becomes a race to recruit the Silsviss into the Confederation before the enemy returns, claims the reptilian warriors as their own, and turns them loose on the Confederation. One battle-weary platoon has to step up to stop the slaughter.
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
ISBN: 1625675887
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Tanya Huff—acclaimed author of the Blood Series—begins her celebrated Confederation series that will launch readers into a future where Humans are not the most evolved species... Good thing they can take orders. Brought into the multi-species Confederation, Humans earn their place along the Taykan and the Krai by acting as military guardians of the Elder Races, who have risen above societal aggression and violence. When Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr and her platoon are dragged from some well-deserved R&R to play honor guard for a diplomatic mission to the non-Confederation planet of the Silsviss, Torin suspects that something is about to go wrong. You don't make staff sergeant in the CMC without a well-developed sense of paranoia. Justified paranoia when word reaches them that the enemy has been spotted in this sector of space. The diplomatic mission becomes a race to recruit the Silsviss into the Confederation before the enemy returns, claims the reptilian warriors as their own, and turns them loose on the Confederation. One battle-weary platoon has to step up to stop the slaughter.