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In this quiet and devastating novel about the rise of fascism,
Siggi Jepsen, incarcerated as a juvenile delinquent, is assigned to
write a routine German lesson on the "The Joys of Duty."
Overfamiliar with these joys, Siggi sets down his life since 1943,
a decade earlier, when as a boy he watched his father, a constable,
doggedly carry out orders from Berlin to stop a well-known
Expressionist artist from painting and to seize all his
"degenerate" work. Soon Siggi is stealing the paintings to keep
them safe from his father. "I was trying to find out," Lenz says,
"where the joys of duty could lead a people." Translated from the
German by Ernst Kaiser and Eithne Wilkins
'Unputdownable ... I was blown away' Angus Donald, bestselling
author of the Outlaw ChroniclesTwo kings. Two nations. One crown.
The start of an epic historical espionage series by master authors
A.J. Mackenzie.1328. After years of civil unrest between England
and France, Charles IV dies, leaving no apparent heir. His closest
heir to the throne is Edward III of England, but it passes instead
to Charles' cousin, Phillip, spurring both countries on to war.
1346. Landing at Normandy, Edward's immense army makes inroads into
French territory, burning everything in their path. But the
mysterious assassination of an English knight reveals a terrible
truth: there is a traitor in their midst. The king charges Simon
Merrivale, the Prince of Wales' herald, with solving the case. As
the army marches on towards its destiny, at the awesome scenes of
the Battle of Crecy, Simon will uncover a conspiracy that goes to
the heart of the warring nations. Among the ashes and the rubble,
their fate will be decided: on the battlefield... and in the
shadows. A scintillating medieval adventure of warfare and
espionage, steeped in years of research, perfect for fans of David
Gilman and Conn Iggulden. Praise for A Flight of Arrows Like one of
those exquisite tapestries with interlacing strands in an array of
vivid colour [...] a truly enthralling account of the events
leading up to Crecy. Compulsory reading for all who enjoy that most
fascinating period of English history' Paul Doherty, author of The
Nightingale Gallery 'Fast-paced, action-packed and full of
adventure [...] one of the best reads this year' Parmenion Books 'A
rip-roaring story and devilish plot with outstanding historical
detail [...] Mackenzie has created a character who will surely take
his place in the canon of historical literary detectives' C. B.
Hanley, author of the Mediaeval Mysteries series 'Espionage,
treachery and long-buried sins come to the fore in the
blood-stained fields of fourteenth-century Normandy. A compelling
story of courage and betrayal - I loved it' Katherine Stansfield,
author of the Cornish Mystery series
The year is 1805, and the "Calliope," with Richard Sharpe
aboard, is captured by a formidable French warship, the "Revenant,"
which has been terrorizing British nautical traffic in the Indian
Ocean. The French warship races toward the safety of its own fleet,
carrying a stolen treaty that could provoke India into a new war
against the British -- and render for naught all that Sharpe has
bravely fought for till now.
But help comes from an unexpected quarter. An old friend, a
captain in the Royal Navy, is on the trail of the "Revenant," and
Sharpe comes aboard a 74-gun man-of-war called "Pucelle" in hot
pursuit. What results is a breathtaking retelling of one of the
most ferocious and one-sided sea battles in European history, in
which Nelson -- and Sharpe -- vanquish the combined naval might of
France and Spain at Trafalgar.
Old friends will clash, armies will collide... let there be
blood.50 AD. The Invasion is over and Roman legions spread
throughout the land, a blood red stain on Britannia. Caratacus has
fled south to rebuild his army and warriors flock to his banner. In
the north, a disgraced legionary grasps the chance to regain his
honour and joins the Exploratores, the elite Roman unit operating
behind enemy lines. He nurtures a deeper desire, however: the
chance to fulfill an oath made six years previous. As the armies of
Caratacus and Scapula prepare for their final clash, a devastating,
blood-soaked battle, the soldier draws closer to his ultimate
prize, the chance to murder the man he once called brother. With
incredible scope and depth, this is a masterful Roman historical
tale, ideal for fans of Ben Kane, Conn Iggulden and Robert Fabbri.
A moving and nostalgic saga about post office girls in wartime
London. Perfect for readers of Katie Flynn, Kitty Neale and Dilly
Court. It is autumn 1940 and, as the bombs rain down on London, a
close-knit community struggles to survive. Working at the local
post office, Bessie Green does her best to keep her customers'
spirits up, but when she receives a telegram addressed to her
parents, there's nothing she can do to prevent the heartache that
lies ahead. Then Bessie hears that eleven-year-old Daisy Mason has
been orphaned in a blast, and she's sure that taking Daisy into
their home is just what her parents need to help them overcome
their grief. At first, Daisy won't settle, then her handsome
brother Josh comes back on leave and things look up for all of
them. But the war brings further challenges for Bessie and her
friends - with more hearts broken and loved-ones lost - before they
can dare to dream of a brighter future... Readers love Pam Evans
heartwarming family sagas: 'A touching novel' Daily Express 'An
unforgettable tale of life during the war' Our Time 'Nostalgia,
heartbreak, danger and war: all the ingredients of an engrossing
novel' Bolton News 'There's a special kind of warmth that shines
through the characters' Lancashire Evening Post 'This book touched
me very, very much. It's lovely' North Wales Chronicle
'The greatest living author of epic fantasy' - Brandon Sanderson
'The finest in his field' - Tor.com 'Guy Gavriel Kay's A Brightness
Long Ago is a masterpiece; perhaps the finest work of one of the
world's greatest living storytellers' - Fantasy Book Review ***One
of Goodreads' Most Anticipated SFF Books of 2019*** Internationally
bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world
evoking early Renaissance Italy, with an extraordinary cast of
characters. In a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a
maritime city, a man looks back on his youth and the people who
shaped his life. Danio Cerra's intelligence won him entry to a
renowned school, though he was only the son of a tailor. He took
service at the court of a ruling count - and soon learned why that
man was known as The Beast. Danio's fate changed the moment he
recognized Adria Ripoli as she entered the count's chambers one
night - intending to kill. Born to power, Adria had chosen a life
of danger - and freedom - instead. Other vivid figures share the
story: a healer determined to defy her expected lot; a charming,
frivolous son of immense wealth; a religious leader more decadent
than devout; and, affecting these lives and many more, two
mercenary commanders, whose rivalry puts a world in the balance.
Further praise for Guy Gavriel Kay 'Contemporary fiction's finest
fantasist' Tor.com 'History and fantasy rarely come together as
gracefully or readably as they do in the novels of Guy Gavriel Kay'
Washington Post 'One of the (if not the) premiere fantasists of our
time' The Financial Times 'Compulsively readable . . . Kay is a
global phenomenon . . . a storyteller on the grandest scale' Time
Magazine (Canada)
W.E.B. Griffin returns to the series that launched his phenomenal career-- in an explosive new novel that pits a team of Special Forces warriors against the legendary revolutionary Che Guevara.
WHAT IF HITLER HAD SURVIVED? In the gripping new spy thriller from
the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret, a Cambridge
spy must find the truth behind Hitler's death. But exactly who is
the man in the bunker? 'MASTER OF THE WARTIME SPY THRILLER' -
FINANCIAL TIMES ________________ Germany, late summer 1945 - The
war is over but the country is in ruins. Millions of refugees and
holocaust survivors strive to rebuild their lives in displaced
persons camps. Millions of German soldiers and SS men are held
captive in primitive conditions in open-air detention centres.
Everywhere, civilians are desperate for food and shelter. No one
admits to having voted Nazi, yet many are unrepentant. Adolf Hitler
is said to have killed himself in his Berlin bunker. But no body
was found - and many people believe he is alive. Newspapers are
full of stories reporting sightings and theories. Even Stalin,
whose own troops captured the bunker, has told President Truman he
believes the former Fuhrer is not dead. Day by day, American and
British intelligence officers subject senior members of the Nazi
regime to gruelling interrogation in their quest for their truth.
Enter Tom Wilde - the Cambridge professor and spy sent in to find
out the truth... Dramatic, intelligent, and brilliantly compelling,
THE MAN IN THE BUNKER is Rory's best WWII thriller yet - perfect
for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom and Joseph Kanon.
The brand NEW instalment in the bestselling Harpers Emporium series
by Rosie Clarke. Can the Harpers Girls look forward to some happy
times as a new dawn rises over London?Sally Harper is busy juggling
running London's Oxford Street Store Harpers and looking after her
beautiful new-born daughter, whilst husband Ben is overseas on
another dangerous mission, this time to rescue a friend in need.
Young Becky Stockbridge finds herself in a difficult situation
which could bring shame to her and her family. Will Becky, with the
help of her friends find her happy ever after and keep her secret?
Marion Jackson is blessed with a son as she eagerly awaits the
return of her husband Reggie. But all is not right when Reggie
returns. Is Marion strong enough to save her family from yet
another crisis? As the war clouds retreat and the victory bells
ring, tears and joy mingle with those of sadness as the world
counts the true toll of war and celebrates peace.
OLD GOD'S TIME (MARCH 2023), SEBASTIAN BARRY'S STUNNING NEW NOVEL,
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW One of the most vivid and realised
characters of recent fiction, Willie Dunne is the innocent hero of
Sebastian Barry's highly acclaimed novel. Leaving Dublin to fight
for the Allied cause as a member of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, he
finds himself caught between the war playing out on foreign fields
and that festering at home, waiting to erupt with the Easter
Rising. Profoundly moving, intimate and epic, A Long Long Way
charts and evokes a terrible coming of age, one too often written
out of history.
This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered--not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives...This is no ordinary novel. This is a novel that never takes the easy way out: it is shocking, violent, terrifying, horrible, uncompromising, brutal, remorseless and gruesome...but so is war.
Winner of the National Book Award
Dive into an epic fantasy full of crunching revolutionary action,
twisted magic, and hard choices in dark times. The war is over. The
enemy won. Jia's people learned the hard way that there are no
second chances. The Egril, their ancient enemy, struck with magic
so devastating that Jia's armies were wiped out. Now terror reigns
in the streets, and friend turns on friend just to live another
day. Somehow Tinnstra - a deserter, a failure, nothing but a coward
- survived. She wants no more than to hide from the chaos. But
dragged into a desperate plot to retake Jia, surrounded by people
willing to do anything to win the fight, this time Tinnstra will
need to do more than hide. If Jia is to get a second chance after
all, this time she will need to be a hero. With all the grit of Joe
Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence and Ed McDonald, this is a debut epic
fantasy with the sharpest of edges. * * * * * * * * * * Readers
can't put down We Are the Dead: 'The next Game of Thrones' Glen
Cook, author of The Black Company 'Tarantino crossed with David
Gemmell' Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones 'A powerful debut'
Gavin Smith, author of The Bastard Legion 'So much bloodshed and
actions, Shackle's debut is fast-paced, grim, and unputdownable'
Novel Notions 'This is a fantastic story that I think everyone
would enjoy. Every aspect, from prose to characters to plot is just
superbly crafted' Goodreads reviewer, 'Utterly gripping, original
fantasy that really must be counted amongst the best in the genre'
Goodreads reviewer, 'If you are looking for a fantasy read with
phenomenal magic, battle scenes that are so vividly described that
you experience them through all of your senses, villains who are
entirely despicable, and a compelling story filled with crushing
heartbreak and glorious redemption, then you need to pick up WE ARE
THE DEAD right now' Goodreads reviewer, 'A fantastic tale of
rebellion against an occupying force . . . I really loved how this
one all pulled together, and seeing the rebellion from different
viewpoints was a real treat' Goodreads reviewer, 'This is a fast
paced and intense story that never lets up in its brutality and
dark environment' Goodreads reviewer, 'From start to finish this
will keep you on the edge of your seat . . . This is an outstanding
debut, you don't want to miss it' Goodreads reviewer, THE LAST WAR
Book One: We Are the Dead Book Two: A Fool's Hope Book Three: Until
the Last
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The fate of the world is often driven by the curiosity of a girl.
What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery, but
the women who descended from Eleanor Dare have long known that the
truth lies in what she left behind: a message carved onto a large
stone and the contents of her treasured commonplace book. Brought
from England on Eleanor's fateful voyage to the New World, her book
was passed down through the fifteen generations of daughters who
followed as they came of age. Thirteen-year-old Alice had been next
in line to receive it, but her mother's tragic death fractured the
unbroken legacy and the Dare Stone and the shadowy history recorded
in the book faded into memory. Or so Alice hoped. In the waning
days of World War II, Alice is a young widow and a mother herself
when she is unexpectedly presented with her birthright: the deed to
Evertell, her abandoned family home and the history she thought
forgotten. Determined to sell the property and step into a future
free of the past, Alice returns to Savannah with her own
thirteen-year-old daughter, Penn, in tow. But when Penn's curiosity
over the lineage she never knew begins to unveil secrets from
beneath every stone and bone and shell of the old house and
Eleanor's book is finally found, Alice is forced to reckon with the
sacrifices made for love and the realities of their true
inheritance as daughters of Eleanor Dare. In this sweeping tale
from award-winning author Kimberly Brock, the answers to a
real-life mystery may be found in the pages of a story that was
always waiting to be written. Praise for The Lost Book of Eleanor
Dare: "From the haunting first line, The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare
transports the reader to a mysterious land, time and family . . .
the captivating women of the Dare legacy must find their true
inheritance hiding behind the untold secrets." -Patti Callahan, New
York Times bestselling author Historical women's fiction
Stand-alone novel Book length: approximately 135,000 words Includes
discussion questions for book clubs
"A great WWII-era historical fiction that has it all: mystery,
suspense, history, espionage, action, and a dash of romance all
wrapped up into an addictive and intriguing novel." Goodreads
reviewer, A life-changing moment May 1941: German bombs drop on
Dublin taking Sarah Gillespie's family and home. Days later, the
man she loves leaves Ireland to enlist. A heart-breaking choice
With nothing to keep her in Ireland and a burning desire to help
the war effort, Sarah seeks refuge with relatives in England. But
before long, her father's dark past threatens to catch up with her.
A dangerous mission Sarah is asked to prove her loyalty to Britain
through a special mission. Her courage could save lives. But it
could also come at the cost of her own... A gripping story that
explores a deadly tangle of love and espionage in war-torn Britain,
perfect for fans of Pam Jenoff, Kate Quinn and Kate Furnivall.
Readers love Her Secret War: "Gorgeous... [it] swept me away... I
completely got lost in the writing and story... More, please!"
Goodreads reviewer, "Absolutely amazing, I loved every minute of
it.... had me on the edge of my seat from the very beginning... I
was so engrossed I very nearly missed my stop."Goodreads reviewer,
"I couldn't put it down... I can't praise this book enough."
NetGalley reviewer "Wow... The excitement!... What a rollercoaster.
Loved it." Goodreads reviewer, ">." Goodreads reviewer,
"Absolutely mesmerising from beginning to end." NetGalley reviewer,
"Excellent... please let there be a sequel." NetGalley reviewer,
"Had me hooked from the very start." NetGalley reviewer, "A
gripping and absorbing read... so many twists and turns, I found
myself turning the pages to see what would happen next."Goodreads
reviewer, "Everything in this book, from the epic start to the
gripping ending was hugely absorbing and enjoyable... brilliant."
Goodreads reviewer,
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Philip Kent fights for the future of his adopted country and of his
own wife and son, as British oppression leads America further into
Revolutionary War. Includes a new Introduction by Jakes.
Hou-ming, city of ghosts, central China, 1304 - In a vast graveyard
created by Mongol slaughter, three children meet amidst the
decaying ruins and forge a friendship that will determine their
destinies. As the years pass they separate, finding different paths
in life. Yun Shu, cruelly rejected by her father for refusing to
bind her feet, seeks solace as a Daoist nun. Hsiung, enslaved by
the Mongols when just a boy, becomes a ruthless rebel warlord
determined to drive the invaders from his native land. Teng, an
artist and scholar, last son of a once noble family ruined by the
new Mongol dynasty, risks his life to preserve the culture he
reveres. For the three friends to come together, they must endure
war, treachery greed and the casual abuse of power. To win honour
and unexpected love they must overcome dangerous enemies and
conflicts in the depths of their hearts. Each of them, through
clouds of troubles, must earn the Mandate of Heaven.
Jules Verne is the author of many classic, world-famous novels such
as Around the World in 80 Days and Journey to the Centre of the
Earth. In this brand-new translation of The Blockade Runners, Verne
moves seamlessly between Scotland and the southern states of the US
during the American Civil War. With the southern harbours
effectively sealed by the North, Scottish industrialist James
Playfair must run a daring Federalist blockade of a Charleston
harbour in an effort to trade supplies for cotton and to rescue a
young girl's father, held prisoner by the Confederates. As the
blockade grows tighter, will Playfair risk all to save the man, or
will he head back to Scotland in safety with his hold full of
precious cotton? The Blockade Runners is a translation of Les
Forceurs de Blocus (1871). As a novella, it was originally included
along with A Floating City in the first English and French
editions.
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