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Author |
: James Lincoln Collier |
Publisher |
: Blackstone Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 143 |
Release |
: 2012-12-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781620644829 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1620644827 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Winter Hero by : James Lincoln Collier
Justin Conkey was too young to fight in the Revolution of 1776, but now it is 1787 and he is fourteen. Justin is ready to fight, even if he has only his father's old sword to protect him. But once on the battlefield, war is not what he expected. It is dangerous and frightening and nothing makes sense. Throughout a particularly bitter winter the young man is desperate to prove that he too can be a hero—not realizing that many times heroes turn out to be just ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events, who do what comes naturally to save others regardless of risk to themselves. Insisting on joining General Daniel Shays' group of Regulators, he lies about his age and marches with the group throughout New England. But war puts friendships and political convictions to the test.
Author |
: Василий Аксенов |
Publisher |
: Random House (NY) |
Total Pages |
: 456 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015038021724 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Winter's Hero by : Василий Аксенов
A family saga in the Soviet Union. Old man Gradov, a doctor, gets into trouble for telling Stalin he is in poor health, a daughter-in-law has defected to the U.S., a grandson races motorcycles with Stalin's son, and a Gradov girl is being wooed by Beria, the secret police chief. A sequel to Generations of Winter.
Author |
: Daniel Mason |
Publisher |
: Little, Brown |
Total Pages |
: 317 |
Release |
: 2018-09-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780316477581 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0316477583 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Winter Soldier by : Daniel Mason
The epic story of war and medicine from the award-winning author of North Woods and The Piano Tuner is "a dream of a novel...part mystery, part war story, part romance" (Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See). Vienna, 1914. Lucius is a twenty-two-year-old medical student when World War I explodes across Europe. Enraptured by romantic tales of battlefield surgery, he enlists, expecting a position at a well-organized field hospital. But when he arrives, at a commandeered church tucked away high in a remote valley of the Carpathian Mountains, he finds a freezing outpost ravaged by typhus. The other doctors have fled, and only a single, mysterious nurse named Sister Margarete remains. But Lucius has never lifted a surgeon's scalpel. And as the war rages across the winter landscape, he finds himself falling in love with the woman from whom he must learn a brutal, makeshift medicine. Then one day, an unconscious soldier is brought in from the snow, his uniform stuffed with strange drawings. He seems beyond rescue, until Lucius makes a fateful decision that will change the lives of doctor, patient, and nurse forever. From the gilded ballrooms of Imperial Vienna to the frozen forests of the Eastern Front; from hardscrabble operating rooms to battlefields thundering with Cossack cavalry, The Winter Soldier is the story of war and medicine, of family, of finding love in the sweeping tides of history, and finally, of the mistakes we make, and the precious opportunities to atone. "The Winter Soldier brims with improbable narrative pleasures...These pages crackle with excitement... A spectacular success." —Anthony Marra, New York Times Book Review
Author |
: Christelle Dabos |
Publisher |
: Europa Editions |
Total Pages |
: 506 |
Release |
: 2018-09-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781609454845 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1609454847 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Winter's Promise by : Christelle Dabos
“A stunningly atmospheric fantasy that doubles as an exceptional character study . . . we can’t wait to see where Dabos takes it next.” —Entertainment Weekly (“The 10 Best YA Books of 2018”) One of Publishers Weekly’s Best YA Books of the Year A National Indie Bestseller Lose yourself in the fantastic world of the arks and in the company of unforgettable characters in this French runaway hit, Christelle Dabos’ The Mirror Visitor quartet. Plain-spoken, headstrong Ophelia cares little about appearances. Her ability to read the past of objects is unmatched in all of Anima and, what’s more, she possesses the ability to travel through mirrors, a skill passed down to her from previous generations. Her idyllic life is disrupted, however, when she is promised in marriage to Thorn, a taciturn and influential member of a distant clan. Ophelia must leave all she knows behind and follow her fiancé to Citaceleste, the capital of a cold, icy ark known as the Pole, where danger lurks around every corner and nobody can be trusted. There, in the presence of her inscrutable future husband, Ophelia slowly realizes that she is a pawn in a political game that will have far-reaching ramifications not only for her but for her entire world. The World of the Arks Long ago, following a cataclysm called the Rupture, the world was shattered into many floating celestial islands, now known as arks. Over each, the spirit of an omnipotent and immortal ancestor abides. The inhabitants of these arks each possess a unique power. Ophelia, with her ability to read the pasts of objects, must navigate this fantastic, disjointed, perilous world using her trademark tenacity and quiet strength.
Author |
: Vassily Aksyonov |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 610 |
Release |
: 1995-03-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780679761822 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0679761829 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Generations of Winter by : Vassily Aksyonov
Compared by critics across the country to War and Peace for its memorable characters and sweep, and to Dr. Zhivago for its portrayal of Stalin's Russia, Generations of Winter is the romantic saga of the Gradov family from 1925 to 1945. "A long, lavish plunge into another world."--USA Today.
Author |
: Lisa Kleypas |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 382 |
Release |
: 2009-10-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780061793516 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0061793515 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Devil in Winter by : Lisa Kleypas
"I'm Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent. I can't be celibate. Everyone knows that." Desperate to escape her scheming relatives, Evangeline Jenner has sought the help of the most infamous scoundrel in London. A marriage of convenience is the only solution. No one would have ever paired the shy, stammering wallflower with the sinfully handsome viscount. It quickly becomes clear, however, that Evie is a woman of hidden strength—and Sebastian desires her more than any woman he's ever known. Determined to win her husband's elusive heart, Evie dares to strike a bargain with the devil: If Sebastian can stay celibate for three months, she will allow him into her bed. When Evie is threatened by a vengeful enemy from the past, Sebastian vows to do whatever it takes to protect his wife . . . even at the expense of his own life. Together they will defy their perilous fate, for the sake of all-consuming love.
Author |
: Evan Winter |
Publisher |
: Orbit |
Total Pages |
: 477 |
Release |
: 2020-11-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780316489812 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0316489816 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Fires of Vengeance by : Evan Winter
In this "relentlessly gripping, brilliant" epic fantasy (James Islington), an ousted queen must join forces with a young warrior in order to reclaim her throne and save her people. Tau and his Queen, desperate to delay the impending attack on the capital by the indigenous people of Xidda, craft a dangerous plan. If Tau succeeds, the Queen will have the time she needs to assemble her forces and launch an all out assault on her own capital city, where her sister is being propped up as the 'true' Queen of the Omehi. If the city can be taken, if Tsiora can reclaim her throne, and if she can reunite her people then the Omehi have a chance to survive the onslaught. "This gritty series set in a South African–inspired fantasy world is an intense reading experience, and the second book is just as phenomenal as the first."—BuzzFeed News "The Fires of Vengeance is epic fantasy at its finest."—Winter Is Coming The Books of The Burning Series The Rage of Dragons The Fires of Vengeance The Lord of Demons
Author |
: Susanna Kearsley |
Publisher |
: Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 521 |
Release |
: 2010-12-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781402261084 |
ISBN-13 |
: 140226108X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Winter Sea by : Susanna Kearsley
A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters—sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!"—DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander A hauntingly beautiful tale of love that transcends time: an American writer travels to Scotland to craft a novel about the Jacobite Rebellion, only to discover her own ancestral memories of that torrid moment in Scottish history... In the spring of 1708, an invading Jacobite fleet of French and Scottish soldiers nearly succeeded in landing the exiled James Stewart in Scotland to reclaim his crown. When young Sophia Paterson travels to Slains Castle by the sea, she finds herself in the midst of the dangerous intrigue. Now, Carrie McClelland hopes to turn that story into her next bestselling novel. Settling herself in the shadow of that historic Scottish castle, she starts to write. But when she discovers her novel is more fact than fiction, Carrie wonders if she might be the only living person who knows the truth—the ultimate betrayal—that happened all those years ago. A sweeping historical fantasy of love, danger, and time travel, Susanna Kearsley masterfully weaves Scotland's past into Carrie's present in this stunning book. Also by Susanna Kearsley: The Rose Garden Mariana The Shadowy Horses The Firebird The Splendour Falls Season of Storms A Desperate Fortune Named of the Dragon Belleweather
Author |
: Paula Brackston |
Publisher |
: Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 353 |
Release |
: 2013-01-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781250022585 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1250022584 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Winter Witch by : Paula Brackston
New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston transports readers to the windswept mountains of Wales in The Winter Witch, an enthralling tale of love and magic. In her small early nineteenth century Welsh town, there is no one quite like Morgana. She is small and quick and pretty enough to attract a suitor, but there are things that set her apart from other girls. Though her mind is sharp she has not spoken since she was a young girl. Her silence is a mystery, as well as her magic—the household objects that seem to move at her command, the bad luck that visits those who do her ill. Concerned for her safety, her mother is anxious to see Morgana married, and Cai Jenkins, the widowed drover from the far hills who knows nothing of the rumors that swirl around her, seems the best choice. After her wedding, Morgana is heartbroken at leaving her mother, and wary of this man, whom she does not know, and who will take her away to begin a new life. But she soon falls in love with Cai's farm and the wild mountains that surround it. Here, where frail humans are at the mercy of the elements, she thrives, her wild nature and her magic blossoming. Cai works to understand the beautiful, half-tamed creature he has chosen for a bride, and slowly, he begins to win Morgana's affections. It's not long, however, before her strangeness begins to be remarked upon in her new village. A dark force is at work there—a person who will stop at nothing to turn the townspeople against Morgana, even at the expense of those closest to her. Forced to defend her home, her man, and herself from all comers, Morgana must learn to harness her power, or she will lose everything in this beautifully written, enchanting novel. "An enthralling tale of love and magic." –USA Today
Author |
: Shelley Shepard Gray |
Publisher |
: Abingdon Press |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781426714634 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1426714637 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Texan's Honor by : Shelley Shepard Gray
Texas, 1874. Years ago, Will McMillan had fought in the open, next to his Captain, Clayton Proffitt. Now he's waging another war undercover, pretending to be a member of the notorious Walton Gang.