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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > General
The Rebel Yank gallops across the grand panorama of the American
Civil War with all the rousing excitement of a full-out cavalry
charge. It's June 1860, and young Paul Douglas finds his loyalties
sharply divided as his country splits in two. He and his
domineering father, his devoted sister, and his steadfast friends
are thrust into a whirlwind of conflicting allegiances and
divergent paths. Circumstances force Paul to make some hard
decisions. Should he marry the enticing daughter of an iron ore
magnate to bolster his family's fortunes, or should he declare his
secret lifelong love for the beautiful daughter of a Chippewa
healer? Should he stay North with his family and fiancee and fight
to keep the country united, or should he follow his conscience and
support the South's War for Independence? Paul's choices lead him
on a kaleidoscopic odyssey through battlefields and bedrooms as he
seeks his own separate peace in a nation torn apart by war.
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West River
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Bill Bishop
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R1,309
R1,092
Discovery Miles 10 920
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From Brandon Sanderson—author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive and its fourth massive installment, Rhythm of War—comes a new hefty novella, Dawnshard. Taking place between Oathbringer and Rhythm of War, this tale (like Edgedancer before it) gives often-overshadowed characters their own chance to shine.
When a ghost ship is discovered, its crew presumed dead after trying to reach the storm-shrouded island Akina, Navani Kholin must send an expedition to make sure the island hasn't fallen into enemy hands. Knights Radiant who fly too near find their Stormlight suddenly drained, so the voyage must be by sea.
Shipowner Rysn Ftori lost the use of her legs but gained the companionship of Chiri-Chiri, a Stormlight-ingesting winged larkin, a species once thought extinct. Now Rysn's pet is ill, and any hope for Chiri-Chiri’s recovery can be found only at the ancestral home of the larkin: Akinah. With the help of Lopen, the formerly one-armed Windrunner, Rysn must accept Navani's quest and sail into the perilous storm from which no one has returned alive. If the crew cannot uncover the secrets of the hidden island city before the wrath of its ancient guardians falls upon them, the fate of Roshar and the entire Cosmere hangs in the balance.
The second book in the Chardin Chronicles, For Generations to Come,
continues the saga of three men who must confront the consequences
of their past choices and learn how those choices will determine
their futures, for better or worse. After serving in the military
of the Unified Territories in a war of attrition against the people
of Torkos, the disillusioned Major Joe Horgon returns home ten
years later to find his home irrevocably changed. There are new
forces at work in the Unified Territories, forces that prove to be
dangerous to Joe and his family. His neighborhood is in shambles,
street gangs are the ones in charge, and Joe's wife and son are
missing. Determined to find them, Joe sets out to rescue his
family. Along the way, he encounters a formidable enemy. A
charismatic gang leader known as the Gent has conspired with High
Priest Morthuza to give gang members a serum that creates a more
powerful warrior. He rules the streets and intends to wipe out any
who oppose him. Joe's search brings him face to face with the Gent,
and in this epic battle of wills, there can only be one survivor.
The greatest generation was a hardworking, strong, loving people
wanting what is now called "the American Dream." Each would be
propelled from their neighborhoods and slow-moving communities, a
safe haven that cloaked them and held them securely, into a world
war of destruction and death on December 7, 1941. America had been
awakened; Americans, a year earlier, saw and understood the evil
destined for this country was now killing other peoples of the
world.
These were to become a volunteer group of Americans assembled by
two countries, America and China, to be the first to defend an
innocent people. Today they are known as the famed AVG or American
Volunteer Group, the Flying Tigers. Their story is as vast as the
war itself; it touched those it affected with death and destruction
as it consumed everything in its path. Within the pages of this
book, the story of one pilot and one nurse will be revealed, from
when they volunteer, meet, fall in love, and marry while defending
and saving the babies, the parents, the citizens of China and
Burma. Pete and Jane maintained their beliefs of duty and honor and
sacrifice while they endured the horrors of war. Finding security
in each other's arms and a new spirit of love with each kiss,
keeping them hopeful the war would end soon.
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