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BLOOD AND SAND

ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF

In this adventure based on a true story, a Scottish soldier captured in the Napoleonic Wars converts to Islam and joins forces with the Ottoman Empire. 1807, Egypt. It is the height of the Napoleonic Wars. 6,000 British soldiers have invaded Alexandria in a bid to wrest the control of the country from the Ottoman Empire. Among their number is Private Thomas Keith of the 78th Hi...

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THE FLOWERS OF ADONIS

ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF

A "highly satisfactory" historical novel portrays Alcibiades as "magnetic, brilliant, often ruthless, restless, unable to accept a simple destiny" ( Kirkus Reviews). From the internationally acclaimed author of The Eagle of the Ninth . . . The epic story of Greece's most controversial hero. In the fifth century BC, against the background of perpetually warring Greek city-stat...

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HELL GATE

JEFF DAWSON

"A well-written and compelling thriller" about British Secret Service agent on assignment in NYC to bring down an American nationalist organization (Sarah Ward, author of the DC Childs Mysteries). To solve this case, only an outsider will do . . . Ingo Finch faces his biggest challenge yet. New York, 1904—over a thousand are dead after the sinking of the General Slocum, a p...

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JUSTICE FOR ATHENA

J. M. ALVEY

A playwright turned amateur sleuth who is "the perfect protagonist" solves a murder at a celebration in this historical mystery set in ancient Greece ( Financial Times). It's festival time in Athens, and Philocles is looking forward to the holiday. Visitors are coming from across the Hellenic world for eight days of sporting competitions, musical contests, and sacred rites to...

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SHADOWS OF ATHENS

J. M. ALVEY

" Historical crime writing that virtually reinvents the genre . Ancient Athens is recreated with a masterly touch . . . Philocles is the perfect protagonist." — Financial Times 443 BC, and, after decades of war with Persia, peace has finally come to Athens. The city is being rebuilt, and commerce and culture are flourishing. Aspiring playwright Philocles has come home to find...

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SCORPIONS IN CORINTH

J. M. ALVEY

In the second mystery of a series set in ancient Greece, "the perfect protagonist," a playwright turned amateur sleuth, searches for a murderer ( Financial Times). Popular playwright Philocles and his actors are hired to take his latest play to Corinth to promote goodwill between the two cities. But on arrival, their guide and fixer Eumelos drops dead—poisoned. Philocles is...

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HOUND

GEORGE GREEN

At the fringes of the Roman Empire, a new hero rises. "A strong sense of history as well as myth . . . An impressive first novel." — The Guardian When Leary, a Roman charioteer, is shipwrecked at the edge of the known world, he fears for his life. Whispers had reached Rome of blue-painted demons in the trees of this gods-forsaken land beyond Brittania: Ireland. But the pe...

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HAWK

GEORGE GREEN

In a time of ravenous rulers and clashing swords, one man dares to defy the might of Rome in this epic prequel to Hound. Rome, AD 34. While the Emperor Tiberius indulges himself in Capri, his cruel regent Sejanus rules in his place. It is a time of tyranny and terror. Serpicus, a beast-hunter for Rome's voracious Games, longs for a quiet life. But Sejanus' uncle has made ...

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STRANGE WAYS

GRAY WILLIAMS

"A great example of contemporary British fantasy; a gritty page-turner packed with creative twists on criminal magic." —Phil Williams, author of the Ordshaw series No magician has ever escaped Coldwater Prison. But that is exactly where Amanda Coleman, heist artist and Abra-killer, must go. Somewhere in London, a mysterious blackmailer has enough evidence to put Amanda's ...

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THE RED HAND OF FURY

R. N. MORRIS

A series of bizarre suicides force a police inspector to go undercover in an asylum in this chilling historical mystery set in pre–World War I London. June, 1914. A young man is mauled to death at London Zoo after deliberately climbing into the bear pit. Shortly afterwards another man leaps to his death from the notorious Suicide Bridge. Two seemingly unconnected deaths—and y...

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THE WHITE FEATHER KILLER

R. N. MORRIS

A Scotland Yard detective probes a gruesome murder with a single feather as his only clue in this gripping historical mystery set in World War I London. London, 1914. The declaration of war with Germany has made the capital a dark, uncertain place. As the pressure on young men to enlist grows, Pastor Cardew holds a rally at his church. It ends in humiliation for Felix Simpkin...

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THE DARK PALACE

R. N. MORRIS

A police inspector investigates a grisly murder at a movie premiere in this dark historical mystery set in pre–World War I London. London, April 1914. Against his better judgement, Detective Inspector Silas Quinn is attending the premiere of the new motion picture by notorious American film-maker Konrad Waechter. But the glamorous event is interrupted by the piercing screams ...

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THE VESTAL CONSPIRACY

K. M. ASHMAN

A 2,000-year-old conspiracy is about to unravel in a tense mystery thriller that shifts between ancient Rome and contemporary London. Librarian and historical researcher India Sommers is used to questions about antique curiosities. So when a stranger asks for her opinion about an ancient but obviously fake coin, she thinks little of it. Until the man is murdered outside her lib...

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THE TOMB BUILDERS

K. M. ASHMAN

In this conspiracy thriller, a special investigator and a librarian search for the missing tomb of a Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh. Man fears time. Time fears the Pyramids . . . The Pyramid of Cheops. The largest and most enigmatic of them all. Possibly the greatest monument of all time and truly a tomb fit for a Pharaoh . . . Or was it? Despite finding a sarcophagus in t...

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THE TREASURES OF SULEIMAN

K. M. ASHMAN

In this conspiracy thriller, a special investigator and a librarian go in search of treasure, uncovering a mystery with global historical consequences. Incomparable riches, like none other in history, are close to being revealed . . . An email from a dead man, and an encrypted letter from the sixteenth century both hint at a treasure trail, leading back to the greatest Sulta...

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THE MUMMIES OF THE REICH

K. M. ASHMAN

To stop a terrifying plot of global proportions, a Nazi secret must be unearthed in this time-shift thriller by the author of The Vestal Conspiracy. When a 100-year-old crucifix is discovered around the neck of a 500-year-old mummy, special investigator Brandon Walker once more calls on the expertise of librarian and researcher India Summers to solve the mystery. They soon disc...

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SACRED BRIDE

DAVID HAIR

With their world at stake, heroes collide. Odysseus's thrilling adventures continue in the gripping epic Greek fantasy from the author of Oracle's War. Prince Odysseus and the daemon Bria must penetrate the haunted caverns beneath Dodona, seeking a way to save their doomed nation, Achaea, from the might of Troy. The startling revelation that follows will set Odysseus on h...

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QUEEN OF SWORDS

JUDITH TARR

An epic adventure telling the forgotten tale of the princess of the Crusades and matriarch of twelfth-century Jerusalem, by the author of The Eagle's Daughter. Queen in all but name, one woman's battle to rule her kingdom, from the Court of Jerusalem to the glorious city of Byzantium. . . . Melisende was the oldest daughter of Baldwin of Jerusalem, a princess of the Franks an...

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THE EAGLE'S DAUGHTER

JUDITH TARR

"The Holy Roman Empire is the setting for [this] historical romance . . . focusing on the Byzantine princess who ruled as regent for her son, Otto III." — Kirkus Reviews The powerful story of the tenth-century Byzantine princess Theophano, who was sent to be the wife and Empress of Otto II, son of Otto the Great, the Holy Roman Emperor. It is a long journey from the survivi...

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THRONE OF ISIS

JUDITH TARR

Passion and politics clash in this epic saga retelling the love affair between Cleopatra, Egypt's last queen, and Roman general Antony. Cleopatra's priestess cousin Dione, standing in the shadows, is witness to all Cleopatra's romantic and military alliances. The queen is determined to maintain her hold on the throne of Egypt despite Rome's persistent attacks. But what happen...

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THE END OF THE LINE

GRAY WILLIAMS

A crew of thieves race through Siberia to defeat a murderous demon in this gritty fast-paced horror thriller debut. Con-artist Amanda Coleman lives in a London rife with undercover magic. Abras, as they are known, can harness these illegal powers, but for Coleman—whose father was a powerful and abusive practitioner—magic is anathema. When her criminal crew hire an Abra to help ...

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ORACLE'S WAR

DAVID HAIR

Odysseus must fight for the honor of his family, the survival of his people, and the glory of his goddess—from the author of Athena's Champion. When Prince Odysseus is sent on a quest to recover his family honor, he's led to Delos where a mysterious new prophecy has captivated the gods. Caught in a tangled web of intrigue, he discovers that this prophecy is tied to his own de...

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HERO OF OLYMPUS

GLYN ILIFFE

Surpass all odds, break the chains, defeat a God—the thrilling, triumphant final installment in The Heracles Trilogy that began with Son of Zeus. Heracles' trials are far from over. Carrying the weight of the heavens, accompanied only by his most loyal friend, Iolaus, he will do anything to atone for his crimes. But all is not as it seems. Gods and men alike plot against him ...

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THE SOUL THIEF

CECELIA HOLLAND

A Viking raid leads a young man on a quest to save his sister in this "potent blend of fantasy, history, and romance . . . Rich with Nordic lore" ( Publishers Weekly). Though Corban and Mav are twins, they could not be more different in the eyes of their father, the lord of an Irish coastal farmstead. While Mav has the Second Sight and is her father's favorite, Corban is a ...

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THE WITCHES' KITCHEN

CECELIA HOLLAND

" Interweaves . . . romance, magic, and suspense into a superlative historical epic featuring a stoic hero often at odds with the all-powerful Viking warriors." — Booklist Corban Loosestrife, his family slain by Viking raiders, has saved his twin sister Mav from the clutches of her Viking abductors, and wrought bloody revenge on Eric Bloodaxe, the King of Jorvik. After flee...

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THE HIGH CITY

CECELIA HOLLAND

From a "master storyteller," a historical fantasy that pits the son of an Irish slave against a Byzantine emperor in the high city of Constantinople ( Houston Chronicle). Raef finds himself in Constantinople at the turn of the first millennium, the early years of the reign of Basil II as the city is racked by civil war. Basil will become one of the most successful, and most fea...

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KINGS OF THE NORTH

CECELIA HOLLAND

From "a true master," a historical fantasy featuring an Irish adventurer caught up in the epic struggle for the throne of England ( Kirkus Reviews). After fleeing Constantinople and the wrath of the Emperor, Raef Corbanson has washed up with his companions on the coast of Normandy. His former patron Gunnhild is dead, and Raef is commanded to return to his father's hall in Jo...

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VARANGER

CECELIA HOLLAND

A Viking saga continues with an "entertaining adventure tale" that's "imaginative and creditable" with "sharply drawn and authentic" characters ( Publishers Weekly). Conn Corbansson is a clever and strong leader of men and his cousin and best friend, the god-touched Raef, is his navigator and shield against evil. After joining a fur-trading ship to Russia they are forced t...

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THE SERPENT DREAMER

CECELIA HOLLAND

" Expertly researched narrative abounds with fascinating lore . . . this flamboyant re-creation of the distant past . . . is another genre triumph." — Kirkus Reviews When Norse raiders slaughtered his family and abducted his sister, Corban Loosestrife set out on an odyssey that took him across half the world, from the Viking fortress of Jorvik to the wild and desolate shores of...

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ATHENA'S CHAMPION

DAVID HAIR / CATH MAYO

Gods and mortals collide in this spellbinding retelling of a legend from classic Greek mythology, the first in the epic Olympus Trilogy . A prophecy condemns him, a goddess binds him, but wisdom can set Odysseus free . . . Young Prince Odysseus is about to have his world torn apart. He has travelled to the oracle at Pytho to be anointed as heir to his island kingdom, but...

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