Fiction : Historical

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For Ramses, the 'Son of Light,' the coronation hour has arrived. He has everything he needs to become one of the great pharaohs: the love of his royal wife, Nefertari, and that of his powerful mother; his network of friends from youth, and his own ability to rule with a level judgment. And yet the young pharaoh must still protect his throne. For in the shadows, the plots against him multiply. Still outsmarting the traps set by his scheming older brother, Ramses must also ward off the black magic of a mysterious sorcerer and avoid the intrigues of his enemies, the Hittites. The ambushes continue to mount as his defenses slip. To vanquish their adversaries, both seen and unseen, the royal couple builds a Temple that will outlast them all. . . . more...

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The mighty Pharaoh Ramses, after winning a major battle against the Hittites, turns to new intrigues aimed at his throne . . . and heart. His boyhood friend Moses, back from exile, demands the Hebrews' release. An evil mage is plotting to strike down Ramses' first-born son. And lies are turning his concubine, Iset, against his beloved wife, Nefertari. Beset by troubles, Ramses sails for Abu Simbel to build a temple that will immortalize his union with Nefertari and unleash the magic of the goddess Hathor against Egypt's enemies. But loving deeply invites even deeper sorrow, as treachery and a god's wrath rise like a desert storm to threaten what Ramses cherishes most. more...

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Summoned to the Admiralty by Sir Edward Pellew, Captain Adam Bolitho is ordered to sail his 46-gun frigate Unrivalled into African waters to aid His Majesty's campaign against slave-runners. Preoccupied with avenging his uncle Richard's death while confronting an entrenched adversary and the aggressive opposition of the Algerian overlord, he fears he may be setting his crew on a course of doom. more...

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An impoverished young knight living in rural Burgundy, Willem of Dole greets with surprise—and apprehension—his summons to the magnificent court of Konrad, Holy Roman Emperor, whose realm spans half of Europe. Immediately overwhelmed by court affairs, the idealistic young Willem submits to the witty, relentless tutelage of his mischievous friend Jouglet, Konrad's favorite minstrel—and thus the naïve youth quickly rises in the Emperor's esteem. But Willem finds himself gravely imperiled when his sister, Lienor, becomes a prospect for the role of Empress—for the elevation of two sibling "nobodies" suddenly threatens three dangerous men who hold influential positions at a royal court fueled by gossip, secrets, treachery, and lies. Brilliantly transporting the reader to the lush, conniving heart of thirteenth-century Europe's largest and most powerful empire, Revenge of the Rose is a novel rich in irony and tongue-in-cheek wit that reveals all the color, grit, politics, and passion of medieval court life. more...

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