Historical Sagas

Alijah's reign sweeps from Erador to Ayda. Those who would stand against the king are few, their numbers cast across too many battlefields. Does hope lie in the east? Can the elves turn the tide and keep The Rebellion alive? The weight of Dhenaheim now rests on Doran's shoulders. Chained and imprisoned, the clans are shattered and spread across the realm. On the island of Qamnaran, they build to the heavens. In the Moonlit Plains, they dig down into the dark. Only the Heavybellys have the mettle to do what must be done.

In Sarum, Edward Rutherfurd weaves a compelling saga of five English families whose fates become intertwined over the course of centuries. While each family has its own distinct characteristics, the successive generations reflect the changing character of Britain. We become drawn not only into the fortunes of the individual family members, but also the larger destinies of each family line.

Spending five months eating trail dust wasn't Leo Spencer's first choice. Or his second. He's not one to run away, but some situations can't be fixed and his family—two brothers and a sister—needs to start over. Which is how he finds himself on a westbound wagon train. Evangeline has a secret, one that has sent her on a journey across the plains on the Oregon Trail. When her father is badly hurt and she needs help, Leo is there. A deal is struck, and the two unlikely friends form an alliance . . . that leads to more.

Era um sofrimento atroz para Clara Kilcraig! Seu pai, o Chefe de uma das mais poderosas famílias da Escócia, obrigou-a a casar com o Duque de Strathnarn, a fim de unificar os Clãs, com o objetivo de garantir uma paz duradoura, pondo fim às lutas sangrentas que abalavam as terras da Escócia há muitos anos. Clara, sepultava em sofrimento, os sonhos de amor da sua juventude, casando-se com um orgulhoso Nobre, por ordem de seu pai, e por conseguinte o pai de Clara, também pouparia a vida do sobrinho do Duque, que estava cativo por sua ordem.

Melina Lindsay está nas nuvens quando descobre que deve ser a secretária da rica americana Lileth Schuster durante sua viagem ao Marrocos. Seu falecido pai sempre falou dessas belas terras com tanto carinho e afeição. Apesar de sua felicidade, o emprego de Melina não dura muito tempo: com inveja de sua beleza, a arrogante senhora Schuster decide despedi-la repentinamente. Sozinha e indefesa num país estrangeiro, Melina tenta dar a volta por cima, mas tudo parece ainda mais confuso quando um fugitivo aparece em sua varanda em busca de refúgio.

Lady Evelin era rica, bonita e apaixonada. Noiva do nobre Robert Broadmoor, ela logo iria se casar e teria tudo o que sempre sonhou. Que desilusão quando descobre que seu noivo quer se unir a ela não por amor, mas por dinheiro! Evelin resolve fugir para se esconder dos mexericos e cicatrizar sua desilusão. Decidida a não revelar sua identidade, a jovem se apresenta como a simples Sra. Winters e começa a trabalhar na mansão do duque de Castleforde.

No Castelo do Conde de Halesworth, o sol em raiosa cumplicidade sempre inundava de luz os cabelos de Janet. Os raios de sol, penetravam no seu corpo, aquecendo-lhe o coração gelado e cheio de tanta tristeza. Halesworth, amava-a profundamente e nada mais já importava, mas ela, não devia voltar aos braços dele, como se tudo não passasse de uma fatalidade, pois aquela tinha sido a primeira e a última vez que ela poderia estar nos seus braços. Para seu próprio bem não poderia esquecer, que as mulheres que entregavam o seu coração a ele, desapareciam para sempre.

No começo do século XIX, Napoleão se preparava para conquistar a Inglaterra e concretizar seu fantástico sonho de desfilar pelas ruas de Londres como o novo Imperador do Reino Unido. Foi naquela época de tensão e nervosismo que a família de Vernita, se viu perseguida em Paris. Escondidos numa casa de cômodos, os pais da moça morreram de tristeza e inanição e para sobreviver, Vernita foi costurar para Pauline Bonaparte, a belíssima e devassa irmã de Napoleão e é então que nos luxuosos aposentos da Princesa, que Vernita se apaixona pelo Conde Axel de Storvik, o jovem amante de Pauline!

Taita is a humble slave, an expert in art, poetry, medicine and engineering as well as keeping important secrets. He is the most treasured possession of Lord Intef. Yet when Intef's beautiful daughter, Lostris, is married to the Pharaoh, Taita is commanded to follow her and swiftly finds himself deeper than he ever could have imagined in a world of deception and treachery. But outside the palace, the great kingdom of Egypt is divided and in even greater danger. Enemies threaten on all sides, and only Taita holds the power to save them all....

The Great Calamity has returned, destroying all in his wake. Reeling from the destruction of King's Point and the death of his uncle, Elyon Daecar makes at once for Varinar to discern the state of the city. What he finds gives him small cause for hope. Through the spreading darkness, thin shards of light remain. They must act quickly lest they close forever. Saska's time in Aram has run out. With the city safe from the coalition of Lords Krator and Kastor, she sets her sights on her journey north, bidding her dying grandmother farewell. She has no choice now but to embrace her fate.

1527: At seventeen, Thomasin Marwood is plunged into court society when a husband is found for her elder sister, Cecilia. But the mood at court is tense. It is split between the conservative Catholics, loyal to Queen Catherine of Aragon, and the fashionable Francophiles, enthralled by King Henry's mistress, Anne Boleyn. While her parents sympathize with the old queen and her faith, Thomasin cannot help but be drawn to the glamour and vitality Anne represents. And her head is soon turned by the tall, dark and handsome Rafe Danvers who seems equally entranced with her.

The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the private side of the legendary king Henry VIII and his dramatic and violent reign in this extraordinary historical novel. Young Henry began his rule as a magnificent and chivalrous Renaissance prince who embodied every virtue. He had all the qualities to make a triumph of his rule, yet we remember only the violence. Henry famously broke with the Pope, founding the Church of England and launching a religious revolution that divided his kingdom. He beheaded two of his wives and cast aside two others.

Patrick Lewis arrives in Toronto in the 1920s and earns his living searching for a vanished millionaire and tunneling beneath Lake Ontario. In the course of his adventures, Patrick's life intersects with those of characters who reappear in Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning The English Patient.

In the eighth and final installment in The Last Pendragon Saga, Cade and his companions have reached the final reckoning. He must either rise to the promise of his birth and become the legend that prophecy foretold - or face the ultimate destruction of his country and his people.

It is 935 A.D., and the North is in turmoil. King Harald Fairhair has died, leaving the High Seat of the realm to his murderous son, Erik Bloodaxe. To solidify his claim, Erik ruthlessly disposes of all claimants to his throne, save one: his youngest brother Hakon. Erik's surviving enemies send a ship to Wessex, where the Christian King Athelstan is raising Hakon. Unable to avoid his fate, he returns to the Viking North to face his brother and claim his birthright, only to discover that victory will demand sacrifices beyond his wildest nightmares.

Stockholm, 1931. Depuis la mort de son père quelques années plus tôt, Mathilda Wallin vit seule avec sa mère. Quand cette dernière décède brutalement, Agneta Lejongård, une mystérieuse comtesse, lui annonce qu'elle est désormais sa tutrice et l'emmène dans sa majestueuse propriété de Löwenhof. Rongée par la peur et le doute, la jeune orpheline de 17 ans est projetée dans un monde intimidant de luxe et de raffinement dans lequel elle a bien du mal à trouver sa place.

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Although the dark forces of Arawn are defeated, the Saxons have massed on the border of Wales, aiming for nothing less than the complete subjugation of the Welsh people. But defeating an army of Saxons is only the first step Rhiann, Cade, and their companions must take if they are to stop Mabon from claiming dominion over the human world for all eternity. The Pendragon’s Quest is the fourth book in The Last Pendragon Saga.

They have defeated their Muslim enemies, crushed the unstoppable Mongol horde, and now the Mamluks turn their full attention to the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem. Only the port city of Acre remains in the hands of the Crusaders. The boys in Brother Foulques de Villaret’s Hospitaller Army of Children are approaching manhood, but their training is far from complete. Foulques needs more time. The Hospitallers, Templars, and Teutonics all need more time. Before preparations can be made, the Mamluks are at the gates of Acre.

Family is a stunning, often painfully graphic re-creation of the realities of slavery: black women raped by white masters; black children sold to sustain failing plantations - or to satisfy the whims of a petulant mistress; strong men humiliated, whipped, and beaten because of the color of their skin. But it is also the triumphant story of a mother whose loving spirit transcends the barriers of death and time, allowing her to watch over her children and her children’s children.