Fiction - Fantasy - Historical

Author: John WiswellISBN-10: 0756420741ISBN-13: 9780756420741Publisher: Daw BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/02/2026Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbs

My Life and Times is a poignant and introspective autobiography by Abraham Lincoln, written in the final years of his life in an alternate history where the Confederacy won the Civil War, leading to his resignation in disgrace in 1863. Spanning his humble beginnings...

A man may forge a blade, But destiny is forged in the heavens.Arlen Wyth knows the sting of being an outsider. Born left-handed in a world where it's seen as a curse, he's spent his life trying to prove his worth. But when a...

A whimsical historical fantasy packed with wit and romance. "Powerful, thought-provoking. . . . Fans of R.F. Kuang's Babel will find much to admire here, from the intricate magic system to the unflinching exploration of societal issues."-BooklistLuella Winthrop would give just about anything to...

"You have no weapons, striapach.""I am the weapon, tuilí."It is 400 B.C. The mist clears and three triremes glide into the calm waters of the bay in Southern Ériu. On a grass-topped dune, a young girl dances gleefully at the Goddess's gift. Two warrior...

A truly classic gothic horror novel for the ages. A Picture of Dorian Gray has captivated generations of readers with its ethical and artistic questions. What are the true costs of excess? What happens when an artist cares more for his artistic vision than...

He wasn't the chosen one. But he was the one who chose.On the fringes of a dying empire, fifteen-year-old blacksmith's apprentice Erikson Gray discovers Lightbearer-a cursed blade of forgotten power. It whispers. It schemes. He hesitates... but takes it anyway.Pursued by enemies on all...

The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill is a groundbreaking and influential work that challenges the prevailing norms and attitudes toward women in society. Originally published in 1869, this powerful essay advocates for the equality of women and the necessity of dismantling the...

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format...

The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce, consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The lexicon was written over three decades as a series of installments for magazines and newspapers. Bierce's witty definitions were imitated...

Don Zambullo one day in Spain accidentally frees a demon from its captivity. In gratitude, the demon, Asmodeus, takes Zambullo for a journey on Madrid's rooftops and making them transparent, starts to tell the hidden secrets of love and history of all the people...

"What if it wasn't random?" he whispered, and the hairs on the back of her neck rose one by one with tickling tugs. "What if sometimes people are meant to meet each other?"Ophelia Brighton hasn't had a vision from the past since she was...

Biblical tales retold as episodes in humanity's battle with the ravenous undead. This series can be read in any order.First-century Israel. A man wanders out of the desert one day and finds a village in ruins after a night of the walking dead. The...

Meet the enigmatic immortal Axel Rathenius, the mournful Hecate Rain, the mysterious Nicodemus Rham, keeper of the Lucifer's Light on Devil's Rocks, the flamboyant antiquary Ragan Barling, the necromantically-inclined Madame Vashti Savage, Eirene Magdelana, the morpheomorphist who lives on Snowspur Mountain communing with the...

Saba, a charismatic shaman gifted with amazing powers, is from a fisher tribe living in forested isolation around the great eel lake and northern coast of Ireland. She is rescued from a perilous attack and becomes the lover of Fion, the headstrong leader of...

A deadly stiletto rips through the Venetian night, and Lady Sabrina Barclay is saved from certain death by a mysterious Shadowman. Her secret errand, forced on her by her devious and tyrannical uncle-in-law, is thwarted, and she is fearful he will withdraw his support...

A family curse.Allegra D'Este, Princess of Auriano, is a woman living under a deadly curse on her family, invoked by the evil sorceress, Nulkana. Having grown up in a convent in France, Allegra despairs of ever living a normal life. Only finding the magical...

A young man, born and raised in Brooklyn, drifts along with no idea of his future goals. But when his well-to-do parents die in a tragic accident off the cliffs of California's Big Sur coastline, he finds himself driving west to attend their funeral....

History and archeology professor at St. Albans University in Connecticut, Jessica Madison spent much of her life trying to live up to the reputation of her parents, well-renowned and published archeologists. Although Jess enjoys teaching, her passion, perhaps even near obsession, is her search...

This volume is the tenth of a series of twelve dedicated to Magre's works. In Jean de Fodoas (1939), the eponymous hero leaves his natal city of Toulouse, travelling to the heart of India in the heyday of the Mogul Empire, to the court...

This volume is the twelfth and last of a series dedicated to Magre's works. In the mid-19th century, a number of French folks from the Pyrenees region emigrated to America, seduced by the prospects offered by the colonization of Mexico and inspired with dreams...

Edmond Haraucourt's Daâh: The First Human (1914) begins with the proto-humans Dâh and his wives, Hock and Ta, living a solitary existence, and then sketches, episodically, an account of their slow ascent towards civilization. With Daâh serving as a kind of "collective hero," the...

Before writing The Enchanted City: A Journey to Lake Tanganyika (1885), Eugene Hennebert consulted Jules Verne; the result is a novel that combines exotic adventures with scientific discovery, with a buoyant tone and an action-packed narrative. Following on the trail of past heroic expeditions,...

The first issue of Oriental Stories, edited by Farnsworth Wright, includes work by such "Weird Tales" regulars as Robert E. Howard, Frank Owen, Otis Adelbert Kline, and many more.Author: John BetancourtISBN-10: 1434402401ISBN-13: 9781434402400Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/30/2008Pages: 148Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x...

"Witch!" Tullus gasped."You are not that fortunate, Roman," came the menacing reply."Blood has purchased a fragile peace for Conall and Mórrígan and the close circle of friends they call family. Now, allies and enemies alike wonder if the king and queen have lost the...

Thrygragos Varuna Mithras offers his two Great God brothers, Thrygragos Lazareme and Thrygragos Byron, the option of henotheism, with him as the top god amongst the top gods on the Hidden Continent of Sedon's Head. If they refuse his offer, he promises to obliterate...

The secret of the philosophers, the elixir vitae was gifted to Anu thousands of years ago. This is an account of his tale. Elixir tells us of our ancient history, it is a tale that speaks about the many hominids that did roam this...

Arabian Nights Lost: Celestial Verses I is the first part of an epic romantic adventure fantasy trilogy set in the golden age of the classical Arabian tales. Richly researched and deeply seeped in Arabian and Sassanian mythology, folklore and tradition it is culturally and...

ON THE FJORDS OF ASGARD, SERVIUS AURELIUS SANTINI CONFRONTS A HORROR FROM THE DEEPS... ...But he lost the words as his mind filled with a blinding light cast by the aquamarine brilliance of the Codex Lacrimae, and a last, fleeting vision of Clarinda --...

The compelling concept of Past-Life Regression, transports anxiety- ridden, Maggie Caldwell from 1996 to 1850 Cambridge, when she resolves a misremembered experience during her lifetime as Mabel, the sensuous daughter of American poet-statesman, James Russell Lowell; in The Reluctant Travelerã.Author: Linda M. RobbinsISBN-10: 0759682216ISBN-13:...

Daniel, a young farmer from colonial Connecticut, is transported to 1998 where he struggles to make a life and to regain his lost property. Befriended by a professor, aided by one of his own descendants, Daniel finds love with a Jamaican girl.Author: Paul D....

Blessed with the power of foresight and healing, the noblewomen of the Moreau Matriarchy have been called witches for generations. From the city of London to the countryside in France, they are as feared as they are revered.The youngest of the Moreau line is...

Nicholas Herron, an American soldier falsely accused of desertion, accepts a job offer from a wealthy, though enigmatic elderly woman and finds himself in another world helping to prevent a catastrophic war. Although uncertain whether this other world is a dream or another dimension...

'How did you find me? Where did you come from?''You called me, ' he said.'I called you?' Maggie frowned. 'How?''You cried seven tears into the sea.' Grieving the loss of her husband in a boating accident, Maggie inadvertently summons a selkie man who offers...

The al-Aziz Clan were the most successful and dangerous assassins in the world, and they never failed to eliminate a target.Until now.Desperate to prove herself, Sayfiya al-Aziz goes after the young Queen Alexandra, determined to succeed where others have failed.Instead, Queen Alexandra offers her...

Grace Nobel, at age thirteen, had known little else but frustration and hurdles to jump in her short life. Still, her passion for calling horse races never faltered. It kept her grounded. Throughout the years of missing her father while he was fighting in...

Hearts ignite at first sight. STAR, headstrong, and beautiful. Full of intoxicating dreams of the future. BLAINE, a strikingly handsome neurosurgeon new to town - captured at first sight by her dramatic loveliness and magnetism. Abruptly all comes crashing down for them one fateful...

"When the time comes, I know you'll be able to do what's necessary," she said before walking away. "Maybe that's what I'm afraid of," Freya whispered. The Kade rule the Third Country through terror and unrelenting oppression. To the outside world, healer Freyanna Kuch...

Two Thousand years have passed since the Centaurs and their allies were banished to another realm, following a devastating war.The time has come for a prophecy to come full circle, and the Centaur Army to return. their spell of banishment will be broken, by...

More than half a century ago, in a remote Corsican village, the beautiful Margot loses her newborn daughter to a tragedy that reaches beyond the disputed island. Sixty years later, Emily, an erudite and tenured professor of literature at the University of Berkeley discovers...

Reincarnation was not so remarkable some would say, though being able to remember those past lives...made it quite another matter.ELEXIA had cheated her own death, unaware of any forbidden rule, she has unwittingly set herself on a different path and an uncertain future. Born...

Return of the African Diaspora is a rich tale woven around the saga of a blended African-American family, whose lives are marred by missed opportunities, painful secrets, and a mystical love that hangs in the balance. Kristin, a college professor in the nation's capital,...

Deja (Ghost of the 35th) Summary Who is Jed McDaniel? Modern day Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, site of one of the most famous and decisive battles of the Civil War, is once again thrust into the limelight when a young man is struck by a car...

16th century. Edward Kelley and his mentor Dr. John Dee have come to a crossroads. At the mercy of Countess Elizabeth Báthory, they set out to find a cure for her unnatural condition. 21st century. Jackdaw Hammond is living rough in London, blacking out...

Mtumé grows up in a small village in Eastern Senegambia in the early 1800s, learning to become the village shaman from his mother. Those dreams are dashed when Portuguese slavers invade the camp, killing over half of the villagers and securing the rest for...

One queen exiled. Another headed for the gallows. Both hungry for revenge. England's most infamous queens unite in vengeance against Henry VIII. Anne Boleyn is going to die, and neither her cleverness nor her witchery can save her. So when her late rival, Catalina...

A philandering prince discovers that the princely consort he neglected in life is the only one by his side in death. Now that he's got a second chance, can the prince make it up to him?! A heartwarming romance about second chances, palace intrigue,...

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