Fiction - Fantasy - Historical

Embark on a gripping tale of magic, battle, and love in the first book of this medieval fantasy series.In the kingdom of Eraska, Herlot of Alonia is born beneath a grove of willow trees-her arrival marked by mysterious bells that defy tradition and stir...

Fid was born and raised on earth, the offspring of a human father and a mother of elf descent. This young half-elf seeks revenge for the destruction of his village and the murders of those he called his family when he was just fifteen...

Sacrifice your own life - or watch your people, and those you love die a horrible, painful, death? A choice Rose must make. What would you choose? Against all odds, Rose has survived El-on-ah's attacks twice. Now, though Rose's powers are growing, she is...

The thrilling conclusion to the Adami Chronicles: a story of intrigue, love, and dark magic set against the backdrop of 13th Century Europe. The story began with Days Dark as Night and continued with Nights Lit by Fire. Now, in Twilight of Shadows, Joet...

A boy's destiny hangs in the balance...The King is going slowly mad, bewitched by the dark magic and seductive powers of the Egyptian Princess. As war breaks out, his trusted General seeks to raise an army and will find a young shepherd boy, bound...

Pharaoh Runihura forges an alliance with the Seth Thief Clan and travels to ancient Abydos to obtain the Scepter of Osiris. The Osiris Thief Clan in Abtu sends an emissary to the King of Thieves in Heliopolis to plead for help in protecting Osiris'...

Asgard is a subterranean kingdom populated by the descendants of Viking colonists whose vessels are blown off course and who are eventually stranded in the Canadian arctic. The subterranean kingdom also includes various aboriginal peoples from North America (Anasazi, Haida, Siksika, Inuit), Central America...

This is the story of magic, making a choice for others and its outcome.Author: Jonathan BatchelderISBN-10: 1481748238ISBN-13: 9781481748230Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/04/2013Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d

It wasn't something inherent in the water that inspired, for she had also received inspiration when staring into the fire, but a force that overtakes you, soothing and quieting you until you don't want to talk anymore and you just want to listen. In...

The Book of Death...and of Life. The Carpathian city of Vedun is poised for holocaust: terrifying monsters, vile magic, and brutal mercenaries are arrayed against the anxious secret militia by the multiple-lived King Klann. Vedun's new military leader--the half-breed samurai, Gonji--must seek the aid...

In the alternate Earth called Nova Europa, two countries have fought a great battle over the future of that world. But now the King of Kórynthia seems to be going mad: some evil mage is eating away at the very fabric of the the...

The book demonstrates the power of hope and faith.Author: Irwin H. BenjaminISBN-10: 1463437463ISBN-13: 9781463437466Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/2011Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.06d

Ellfs' Enchantments transports readers from the mundane world of today into a fantastical world of historical Celtic mythology.After signing a treaty with the Tuatha De Danann, handing over their land above ground, some of the Ellfs continue to hide in a secret underground realm...

Ruby Gilbert is thirteen years old and she has a deadly secret. Even her best friend Davey does not know the truth. The Witch Wolves have come to Bascome valley, bringing terror in the night and kidnapping unwary children. Strange lights have been seen...

For months, the Continent has been mired in a devastating war: artillery barrages lasting days, the death rattle of machine guns, toxic chemical gas, futile charges across no-man's-land toward enemy trenches. Caryn Hallom, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Deugan and the first...

Dave Cubiak is back After tracking a clever killer in Death Stalks Door County, park ranger and former Chicago homicide detective Dave Cubiak is elected Door County sheriff. His newest challenge arrives as spring brings not new life but tragic death to the isolated...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Everlasting and Starling House comes a new fantastical collection of stories about tricksters and ghosts, magics ordinary and spectacular. Alix E. Harrow spins tales never-told and seen just outside the periphery of reality--in...

Set in Victorian London during Jack the Ripper's reign of terror, this gripping, original novel is perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab, Dana Schwartz, and Sarah Penner. When Caroline Foster arrives at the Whitechapel Full Moon Society in search of her missing brother,...

What if the legends you thought were lost forever were waiting just beyond the veil of myth?A plane crash near Mount Olympus plunges archaeologist Andrew and his fiancée Rhea into a world where Greek gods walk among mortals. Stranded in an ancient, magical land,...

'The only bad part of a Jodi Taylor book is finishing it' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ 'Fabulous writing, laugh-out-loud and gasp-in-horror from one page to another' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ 'Just when I think these stories can't get any more amazing...' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ 'I am...

A global drama spiraling out of an ancient secret into a fast-paced, modern world infused with cybercrime, genetic manipulation, and mind control. A world in which humanity serves as unwitting pawns in a conflict with unknown forces, and nothing is as it seems.A gifted...

The greatest tragic love story ever told - but this time, Catherine tells it herself. In Catherine, Essie Fox breathes new life into Wuthering Heights, transforming a gothic masterpiece into a haunting confession of obsession, madness and love that even death cannot end.With a...

Katsuro, a young samurai on the last stop of a tour of the domain on behalf of his lord, is in the town closest to the castle when a battle breaks out. The only survivors seem to be Katsuro, a Buddhist monk, and a...

A disgraced Priestess at the sacred Temple of Apollo is cursed with immortality, to suffer centuries of history and heartbreak at Delphi. In 1982, nearby the archaeological site at The Hotel Amalia, she meets a writer and his wife struggling both with his newest...

Fans of the GLASS AND STEELE and THE GLASS LIBRARY series will delight in the new magical historical mystery by USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, C.J. Archer. Set in the years between the two series, the first volume of Professor Gavin...

New Orleans, 1864.Sirene spends her days beneath the warm glow of her mother's dress shop, sewing beauty for women whose lives reach far beyond her own. Yet her thoughts drift constantly to the harbor-its tall ships, its far-off horizons, and the salt wind that...

Illustrated Edition with 20 Illustrations Includes Summary, Character List, and Author Biography Enter the magical and surprising world of "The Napoleon of Notting Hill," a gripping book by G.K. Chesterton that blends romance, humor, and adventure in a futuristic but charming London. Chesterton's beloved...

Prepare to be entranced by this utterly unique and completely spellbinding dark fairy tale from the million-copy bestselling M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts.​ In a kingdom forgotten by history, a legend unfolds . . . Wounded in his...

Kristina and Jo are bound. By what, is yet to be seen. Shortly after stepping foot onto Egyptian soil, Kristina begins seeing spirits in ancient Egyptian garb walking among the living. When viewing one of the mummies in a museum, she gets visions of...

In "Lair of the Siren", the mesmerizing second book in The Faerie Queen series by Jason Hamilton, brave heroine Una finds herself separated from her companion, George. But at the Faerie Queen's wish, she encounters Guyon, a knight devoted to self-mastery and temperance. Their...

"In the beginning, there was no such thing as heaven or hell. All that there was then, was earth... There are raconteurs and mischief-mongers in our ranks and I have no doubt they shall pervert the truth with their self-serving versions. The events of...

In The Shore Road Mystery, the Hardy Boys face one of their most perilous adventures as they attempt to solve a series of daring car thefts that have left the town of Bayport on edge. Frank and Joe Hardy are drawn into the case...

In The Real Latin Quarter, F. Berkeley Smith invites readers to explore the heart of Paris's most artistic and bohemian neighborhood. With a keen eye for detail and a deep. appreciation for the city's culture, Smith captures the lively. spirit of the Latin Quarter-a...

First published in 1910, The Tempting of Tavernake by author E. Phillips Oppenheim is a departure from his more usual spy thrillers. The lonely and unemotional Tavernake is a socially awkward character, unable to empathise with anyone around him. However, a chance meeting with...

Love. Land. Loss. Happy Never After.The truth Maya fought for all her life turns out to be a lie a thousand years long. She neither understands nor knows how to wield her hidden power, simultaneously endless and limited, forcing her to face responsibility for...

One of the greatest authors of all time, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer who lived from 29 January 1860 to 15 July 1904. Chekhov, a master of wry precision and a keen observer of everyday life in late...

"Is this death?" I asked."This is love," replied the tiger.Magic apprentice Abalone has just saved the world from the wrath of underwater dragons.But her triumph is short-lived-her father, the great alchemist, demands she marry, expecting her to resign herself to a life of embroidered...

Dames, detectives, and deception...magic meets the decadence of the Roaring Twenties in ten tales of glitter and jazz.The year is 1929. It's two months after the financial collapse on Wall Street, and the world is bating its breath, unsure of what will happen next....

The legend of Camelot is one of the most widely known, and perennially mistold, of all lore. Now, author Kim Kacoroski's lighthearted look at the beloved tale dispels the wealth of erroneous retelling in The Promise of Camelon, Kacoroski's beguilingly personable approach to historical...

This fifth book of the Camelon Series tells the story of three intimate friends, who must work together in bringing Camelon's promise to fruition. Nest ferch Cadell, the great-great-grand niece of King Arthur, tricks her enemies into giving her the reigns of the kingdom....

Courage. Honor. Loyalty. All fine things, but they've led John Ringo to kill a man. He was raised right and he knows he's not a murderer, but otherwise he's a mystery even to himself. Doc Holliday claims to have some insights, but Doc is...

Porth Tymestl, a small Southwestern Welsh coastal village in the early 1800s. John Kincarran, lost at sea. Lost in her own sea of grief, Ffion Kincarran curses the ocean beyond the graveyard walls. Inclement weather has caused the catch to decrease, causing Porth Tymestl...

For those who care about the future of America, When Life Was Still provides thought-provoking fictional historical narratives. The trilogy is written for people who value the character and integrity of a nation. It is for those who recognize and resist abuse of power....

How generations of lives sometimes become intertwined through times of tragedy and even death.How an old bicycle repairman during the mid-1930s in the small town of Zenia, Ohio (Dalton "Wiz" Reinholdt), and a high school kid from the neighborhood (William Paul "Doc" Sanders II),...

The Montfort Ladies are movers and shakers. From their gilded cage in elite French society, these noble dames have discreetly engineered the course of much of European history for five centuries. They gently make and unmake kings, presidents and popes. They employ their behind...

This is it! This is how all three of us will die because there's no way I'll ever cut the rope to save myself and send Jim and Ann to sure death. Terrified, he felt his fingers begin to slip down the ax handle....

Three bank robbers are on the run following a rather unusual heist. They decide to seek shelter for the night in a tiny, seemingly harmless town. However, the following morning they awaken to discover that the town they chose is actually some form of...

Hordes of Minotaru zealots have steamrolled across western Japan, scattering proud families into the ashes of anonymity. To expand further, these hideous masters transformed conquered fortresses and temples into bastions of evil. No individual fief could oppose their venomous tide.Three heroes stand in their...

"Only the gods can kill a kensei." -- Akihito Part II of the Legend of Sithalkaan Uncertainty over the whereabouts of Sithalkaan deepens in the years following Gunther Guhn's treachery. This forces Agedoru and Misofume to seek the advice of Imperial advisors, who in...