The Broken Sword

The Broken Sword
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781497694224
ISBN-13 : 1497694221
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Broken Sword by : Poul Anderson

This acclaimed fantasy classic of men, elves, and gods is at once breathtakingly exciting and heartbreakingly tragic. Published the same year as The Fellowship of the Ring, Poul Anderson’s novel The Broken Sword draws on similar Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon sources. In his greed for land and power, Orm the Strong slays the family of a Saxon witch—and for his sins, the Northman must pay with his newborn son. Stolen by elves and replaced by a changeling, Skafloc is raised to manhood unaware of his true heritage and treasured for his ability to handle the iron that the elven dare not touch. Meanwhile, the being who supplanted him as Orm’s son grows up angry and embittered by the humanity he has been denied. A pawn in a witch’s vengeance, the creature Valgard will never know love, and consumed by rage, he will commit a murderous act of unspeakable vileness. It is their destiny to finally meet on the field of battle—the man-elf and his dark twin, the monster—when the long-simmering war between elves and trolls finally erupts with a devastating fury. And only the mighty sword Tyrfing, broken by Thor and presented to Skafloc in infancy, can turn the tide in a terrible clashing of faerie folk that will ultimately determine the fate of the old gods. Along with such notables as Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner Poul Anderson is considered one of the masters of speculative fiction. This edition contains the author’s original text.

The Broken Sword

The Broken Sword
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 207
Release :
ISBN-10 : 034502107X
ISBN-13 : 9780345021076
Rating : 4/5 (7X Downloads)

Synopsis The Broken Sword by : Poul Anderson

Shattered Sword

Shattered Sword
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Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Total Pages : 734
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ISBN-10 : 9781597973090
ISBN-13 : 1597973092
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Shattered Sword by : Jonathan Parshall

Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange s bestselling "Miracle at Midway," Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, "Shattered Sword" makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida s "Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan," an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. The authors examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy s doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading WWII naval historian John Lundstrom, "Shattered Sword" will become an indispensable part of any military buff s library. Winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History" and cited by "Proceedings" as one of its "Notable Naval Books" for 2005."

Damocles

Damocles
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Publisher : Games Workshop
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1849708398
ISBN-13 : 9781849708395
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Damocles by : Ben Counter

Four novellas that focus on the events of the second Damocles Gulf Crusade Two centuries ago, the Imperium of Man and the upstart Tau Empire fought to a standstill in the Damocles Gulf. Now, as the 41st millennium draws to a close, the tau have returned. As the world of Agrellan falls under attack, the White Scars and Raven Guard rush to its defence, but with the skilled Commander Shadowsun leading the alien forces, the Space Marines and their allies are hard pressed. Kor'sarro Khan, Huntmaster of the White Scars, swears that he will win the day in the most direct way possible - by taking Shadowsun's head.

The Broken Sword

The Broken Sword
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 486
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ISBN-10 : 0812545133
ISBN-13 : 9780812545135
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis The Broken Sword by : Molly Cochran

Of this long-awaited sequel to "The Forever King", "Publishers Weekly" says "this narrative interweaves present-day events and flashbacks to Camelot, recasting many Arthurian elements into a mythology that appears new while managing to employ all the classic touchstones. With its high-minded themes and echoes of the metaphysical thrillers of Charles Williams, this satisfying sequel lives up to its popular predecessor".

Holy Blood, Holy Grail

Holy Blood, Holy Grail
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Publisher : Dell
Total Pages : 499
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ISBN-10 : 9780307423009
ISBN-13 : 030742300X
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Holy Blood, Holy Grail by : Michael Baigent

Is the traditional, accepted view of the life of Christ in some way incomplete? • Is it possible Christ did not die on the cross? • Is it possible Jesus was married, a father, and that his bloodline still exists? • Is it possible that parchments found in the South of France a century ago reveal one of the best-kept secrets of Christendom? • Is it possible that these parchments contain the very heart of the mystery of the Holy Grail? According to the authors of this extraordinarily provocative, meticulously researched book, not only are these things possible — they are probably true! so revolutionary, so original, so convincing, that the most faithful Christians will be moved; here is the book that has sparked worldwide controversey. "Enough to seriously challenge many traditional Christian beliefs, if not alter them." — Los Angeles Times Book Review "Like Chariots of the Gods?...the plot has all the elements of an international thriller." — Newsweek

The Broken Sword

The Broken Sword
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Publisher : Doubleday Books
Total Pages : 312
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0385115814
ISBN-13 : 9780385115810
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Broken Sword by : Rhoda Edwards

Broken Sword

Broken Sword
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Publisher : Notion Press
Total Pages : 264
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781642497595
ISBN-13 : 1642497592
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Broken Sword by : Phil Tomkins

Lorcan Travis yearns for adventure, away from his quiet life on the family farm in rural Ireland. He joins the British Army, and after a traumatic voyage to North America, he finds all the action and adventure he could ever imagine, as he faces the cruelty and savagery of the Native Americans and the clash of armies in the rugged and wild country he has to operate in. He volunteers to be trained as an army scout by the Mohawk Indians, to live and fight with them against the French and their allies, the Algonquin Indians. The British soldier’s concept of the Indians is that they are heathen, murdering savages. However, in the fullness of time, he learns to respect them, their way of life and traditions. His story is strewn with the horrors of war as he and his Indian partner White Owl battle their way through the Seven Years’ War that helped the British achieve the prize of Canada.

Runecairn: Wardensaga

Runecairn: Wardensaga
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Publisher :
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 1951419324
ISBN-13 : 9781951419325
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Runecairn: Wardensaga by : Colin Le Sueur

Lifelode

Lifelode
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Publisher : Jo Walton
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis Lifelode by : Jo Walton

Lifelode is the Mythopoeic Award Winning novel from Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Award winning author Jo Walton. It was published in hardcover in 2009 by NESFA Press and is now available for the first time as an ebook. At its heart, Lifelode is the story of a comfortable manor house family. The four adults of the household are happily polygamous, each fulfilling their ‘lifelode’ or life’s purpose: Ferrand is the lord of the manor, his sweetmate Taveth runs the household, his wife Chayra makes ceramics, and Taveth’s husband Ranal works the farm. Their children are a joyful bunch, running around in the sunshine days of the harvest and wondering what their own lifelodes will be. Their lives changed with the arrival of two visitors to Applekirk: Jankin the scholar and Hanethe, Ferrand’s great grandmother and the former lord of the manor, who has been living for many generations in the East, a place where the gods walk and yeya (magic) is so powerful that those who wield it are not quite human.