Author: Michael Hardwick
Publisher: iBooks
ISBN: 9780671038915
Category : Private investigators
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A sleeping derelict is savaged by a huge hound. The headless skeleton of Oliver Cromwell is stolen. A Chinese ship's steward is mysteriously murdered. And the King of England is threatened with blackmail. A sinister game is afoot, and it's up to Sherlock Holmes and his devoted cony and chronicler Dr. John Watson to put the pieces of the bizarre puzzle together, in order to keep the British Empire from being torn apart!
The Revenge of the Hound
Author: Michael Hardwick
Publisher: iBooks
ISBN: 9780671038915
Category : Private investigators
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A sleeping derelict is savaged by a huge hound. The headless skeleton of Oliver Cromwell is stolen. A Chinese ship's steward is mysteriously murdered. And the King of England is threatened with blackmail. A sinister game is afoot, and it's up to Sherlock Holmes and his devoted cony and chronicler Dr. John Watson to put the pieces of the bizarre puzzle together, in order to keep the British Empire from being torn apart!
Publisher: iBooks
ISBN: 9780671038915
Category : Private investigators
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A sleeping derelict is savaged by a huge hound. The headless skeleton of Oliver Cromwell is stolen. A Chinese ship's steward is mysteriously murdered. And the King of England is threatened with blackmail. A sinister game is afoot, and it's up to Sherlock Holmes and his devoted cony and chronicler Dr. John Watson to put the pieces of the bizarre puzzle together, in order to keep the British Empire from being torn apart!
Run with the Hare, Hunt with the Hound
Author: Paul M. Duffy
Publisher: Cennan Books of Cynren Press
ISBN: 1947976354
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
WINNER OF THE 2022 FOREWORD INDIES SILVER BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD IN HISTORICAL FICTION On a remote Gaelic farmstead in medieval Ireland, word reaches Alberic of conquering Norman knights arriving from England. Oppressed by the social order that enslaved his Norman father, he yearns for the reckoning he believes the invaders will bring—but his world is about to burn. Captured by the Norman knight Hugo de Lacy and installed at Dublin Castle as a translator, Alberic’s confused loyalties are tested at every turn. When de Lacy marches inland, Alberic is set on a collision course with his former masters amidst rumours of a great Gaelic army rising in the west. Can Alberic navigate safely through revenge, lust and betrayal to find his place amidst the birth of a kingdom in a land of war?
Publisher: Cennan Books of Cynren Press
ISBN: 1947976354
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
WINNER OF THE 2022 FOREWORD INDIES SILVER BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD IN HISTORICAL FICTION On a remote Gaelic farmstead in medieval Ireland, word reaches Alberic of conquering Norman knights arriving from England. Oppressed by the social order that enslaved his Norman father, he yearns for the reckoning he believes the invaders will bring—but his world is about to burn. Captured by the Norman knight Hugo de Lacy and installed at Dublin Castle as a translator, Alberic’s confused loyalties are tested at every turn. When de Lacy marches inland, Alberic is set on a collision course with his former masters amidst rumours of a great Gaelic army rising in the west. Can Alberic navigate safely through revenge, lust and betrayal to find his place amidst the birth of a kingdom in a land of war?
The Princess and the Hound
Author: Mette Ivie Harrison
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780329667306
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
George has always felt burdened by his princely duties, and even more by the need to hide the magic through which he speaks with animals, but when he is betrothed to the strange princess of a neighboring kingdom, his secret, and the persecution of people like himself, must come to an end.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780329667306
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
George has always felt burdened by his princely duties, and even more by the need to hide the magic through which he speaks with animals, but when he is betrothed to the strange princess of a neighboring kingdom, his secret, and the persecution of people like himself, must come to an end.
Night of the Howling Hound
Author: Sam Hay
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0448477971
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
"Joe is just an ordinary boy until he makes a wish on a spooky Egyptian amulet ... Now he's the Protector of UNDEAD PETS ... and there's a demented dog off the leash! Dexter chased a squirrel right over the edge of a cliff. Can Joe help him give up the ghost once and for all?"--Back cover.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0448477971
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
"Joe is just an ordinary boy until he makes a wish on a spooky Egyptian amulet ... Now he's the Protector of UNDEAD PETS ... and there's a demented dog off the leash! Dexter chased a squirrel right over the edge of a cliff. Can Joe help him give up the ghost once and for all?"--Back cover.
Hound
Author: Paul Bolger
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506727492
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
In 50 BCE, Morrigan, the goddess of war, has become restless as a long-lasting peace settles over Ireland. Deciding the time of peace must end, she chooses Setanta, the nephew of the king of the north, to become her ward. After a young Setanta slays the demon-hound of Cullan, he becomes known as Cú Cullan—The Hound of Cullan. As Cú Cullan grows older, it is apparent that an extraordinary power lies within him . . . and a great darkness. When he chooses the quiet life of a farmer over the sword, Morrigan, angry at the betrayal, instigates an invasion of his homeland and Cú Cullan must challenge fate itself to keep the goddess at bay. This exciting, ancient tale is retold for a contemporary audience by master storytellers Paul J. Bolger (Cool World, The Land Before Time, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!), Barry Devlin (Horslips: The Táin, U2: Making of Rattle & Hum, A Man of No Importance), and Dee Cunniffe (The Paybacks, Redneck).
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506727492
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
In 50 BCE, Morrigan, the goddess of war, has become restless as a long-lasting peace settles over Ireland. Deciding the time of peace must end, she chooses Setanta, the nephew of the king of the north, to become her ward. After a young Setanta slays the demon-hound of Cullan, he becomes known as Cú Cullan—The Hound of Cullan. As Cú Cullan grows older, it is apparent that an extraordinary power lies within him . . . and a great darkness. When he chooses the quiet life of a farmer over the sword, Morrigan, angry at the betrayal, instigates an invasion of his homeland and Cú Cullan must challenge fate itself to keep the goddess at bay. This exciting, ancient tale is retold for a contemporary audience by master storytellers Paul J. Bolger (Cool World, The Land Before Time, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!), Barry Devlin (Horslips: The Táin, U2: Making of Rattle & Hum, A Man of No Importance), and Dee Cunniffe (The Paybacks, Redneck).
Toll the Hounds
Author: Steven Erikson
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1429926996
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
Book Description
A thrilling, harrowing novel of war, intrigue and dark, uncontrollable magic, Toll the Hounds is the new chapter in Erikson's monumental series - epic fantasy at its most imaginative and storytelling at its most exciting. In Darujhistan, the city of blue fire, it is said that love and death shall arrive dancing. It is summer and the heat is oppressive, but for the small round man in the faded red waistcoat, discomfiture is not just because of the sun. All is not well. Dire portents plague his nights and haunt the city streets like fiends of shadow. Assassins skulk in alleyways, but the quarry has turned and the hunters become the hunted. Hidden hands pluck the strings of tyranny like a fell chorus. While the bards sing their tragic tales, somewhere in the distance can be heard the baying of Hounds...And in the distant city of Black Coral, where rules Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, ancient crimes awaken, intent on revenge. It seems Love and Death are indeed about to arrive...hand in hand, dancing. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1429926996
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
Book Description
A thrilling, harrowing novel of war, intrigue and dark, uncontrollable magic, Toll the Hounds is the new chapter in Erikson's monumental series - epic fantasy at its most imaginative and storytelling at its most exciting. In Darujhistan, the city of blue fire, it is said that love and death shall arrive dancing. It is summer and the heat is oppressive, but for the small round man in the faded red waistcoat, discomfiture is not just because of the sun. All is not well. Dire portents plague his nights and haunt the city streets like fiends of shadow. Assassins skulk in alleyways, but the quarry has turned and the hunters become the hunted. Hidden hands pluck the strings of tyranny like a fell chorus. While the bards sing their tragic tales, somewhere in the distance can be heard the baying of Hounds...And in the distant city of Black Coral, where rules Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, ancient crimes awaken, intent on revenge. It seems Love and Death are indeed about to arrive...hand in hand, dancing. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Gypsies and the Devil Hound
Author: Franklin E. Lamca
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1621474917
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
How do you stay alive when everybody wants you dead? Life was full of danger for Raiko and Bojko from the moment they were born. It wasn't anything that they did. It was simply because they were gypsies. Being a gypsy in Europe in the early eighteenth century was dangerous business. Were it not for a kindly old circus owner, they would never have survived. But now, empowered by the man who led them to God, the brothers have the chance to find their mother and make a life for themselves. But a cruel priest is hot on their heels, and he has no intention of letting them escape alive. This beautiful, riveting story by Frank Lamca will bring old Europe to life all around you. You'll only be satisfied when the sequel comes out.
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1621474917
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
How do you stay alive when everybody wants you dead? Life was full of danger for Raiko and Bojko from the moment they were born. It wasn't anything that they did. It was simply because they were gypsies. Being a gypsy in Europe in the early eighteenth century was dangerous business. Were it not for a kindly old circus owner, they would never have survived. But now, empowered by the man who led them to God, the brothers have the chance to find their mother and make a life for themselves. But a cruel priest is hot on their heels, and he has no intention of letting them escape alive. This beautiful, riveting story by Frank Lamca will bring old Europe to life all around you. You'll only be satisfied when the sequel comes out.
A Slaver's Adventures on Land and Sea
Author: William Henry Thomes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Slavery
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Slavery
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The Great Shelby Holmes
Author: Elizabeth Eulberg
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1681190532
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Meet spunky sleuth Shelby and her sports loving sidekick Watson, as they take on a dog-napper in this fresh twist on Sherlock Holmes.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1681190532
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
Meet spunky sleuth Shelby and her sports loving sidekick Watson, as they take on a dog-napper in this fresh twist on Sherlock Holmes.
Emblemes and Epigrames
Author: Francis Thynne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English epigrams
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English epigrams
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description