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Timeline
Par Michael Crichton. 1999
In the twenty-first century, quantum technology for teleportation enables a group of historians to travel back to fourteenth-century France. Seeking…
a stranded colleague and trying to return within a tight time frame, they find survival in a feudal society more difficult than anticipated. Violence. Bestseller. 1999.The secret prince
Par D. Anne Love. 2005
A mysterious foundling named Thorn is raised in a cave by Morwid, an old warrior who consults 'The Book of…
the Ancients' for prophecies about the kingdom of Kelhadden. At 12, Thorn learns that he is the hidden prince of Kelhadden, and that the ancients have foretold his path: he will make a journey, find the long-lost amulet, and free his people by taking the throne from the wicked Ranulf - his own father. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2005.Journey behind the wind
Par Patricia Wrightson. 1981
Twice before, Wirrun has saved the land and the People, aborigines of Australia. Once again, he must save them, even…
though the river-spirits have reclaimed his lovely girl, leaving him alone and desolate. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Dark bright water". 1981.The riddle-master of Hed
Par Patricia A McKillip. 1976
In seeking the answer to the riddle of the three stars on his forehead and the three stars on the…
enchanted harp and sword, Morgon, Prince of Hed, goes ultimately to the High One, himself. Grades 5-8. 1976.The subtle knife (His Dark Materials Ser. #2)
Par Philip Pullman. 1997
Lyra and her daemon are joined in Ci'gazze by twelve-year-old Will, who is searching for his long-lost explorer father. Will…
proves his mettle--losing two fingers in a fight--and now bears the magical Subtle Knife. Lyra and Will assist in each other's quests. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "The golden compass." (His dark materials : 2)The spirit cabinet
Par Paul Quarrington. 1999
Jurgen and Rudolfo finally get the big break they've been looking for. The two Europeans are masters of illusion, and…
Vegas audiences are lapping up their act. Despite the fame and fortune, Jurgen yearns to perform some real magic. His quest leads him to one of Houdini's old dressers where he discovers the secrets to performing first-rate sorcery. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence and sex. 1999.Yellow dog
Par Martin Amis. 2003
Set in London in the near future, the novel covers the fallacy of patriarchy, gender and other warfare, violence, celebrity,…
the tortuous alliances between men and women, and the impossibility of knowing how your family will turn out. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2003.Uther (A dream of eagles. #7.)
Par Jack Whyte. 2000
The Romans have left the island, leaving the population struggling to establish a functioning political structure. When his father's death…
places him in contention for the Pendragon throne, Uther finds he must choose between duty and happiness. Along the way, Uther loses his friendship with Merlyn and falls in love with the wife of his enemy. Sequel to "The sorcerer: Metamorphosis". 2000. (A dream of eagles ; 7)The singing sword (A dream of eagles. #2.)
Par Jack Whyte. 1993
In AD 395, the colony that will one day be known as Camelot is threatened when the Roman armies are…
withdrawn from Britain and the land is open to Saxon invasion. Caius Britannicus and Publius Varrus, both former Roman officers, remain in the colony to fight its invaders and the moral degeneracy that now exists. Their cavalry is armed with a newly designed sword, named Excalibur, as they fight for their new society. A fortress is built, and they develop the government that will become the Round Table and its Knights. Sequel to "The Skystone" (DC12929). Followed by "The eagles' brood" (DC13668). 1993. (A dream of eagles ; 2)Tigana
Par Guy Gavriel Kay. 1990
The kingdom of Tigana defeated the forces of Brandin -- a king and sorcerer -- and killed his son. In…
retaliation Frandin casts a spell on the land, killing many and decreeing that Tigana's name never again be spoken. Alessan, exiled heir to the Tigana throne, has gathered about him a small group of conspirators. The company travel as musicians and await the time they can reclaim their land. Some descriptions of sex.Under heaven
Par Guy Gavriel Kay. 2010
China, 8th century. Shen Tai is the son of a general who led his forces in the empire's last war…
against their western enemies - a war where forty thousand men on both sides died. Tai has spent two years of official mourning alone at the battle site, laying to rest their unburied bones. One spring morning, he learns that the White Jade Princess is to present him with 250 Sardian horses, given in recognition of his honour done to the dead. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language, and descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2010.The last light of the sun
Par Guy Gavriel Kay. 2004
The place is an alternate Britain, in which a king modeled on Alfred the Great (849-99) began to make headway…
against raiders from the north. The times and the battles are presented from several points of view, including those of Bern Thorkellson, a young northern outlaw; Aeldred of the Anglcyn (Alfred); his children; and Cenion, a learned cleric of Llywerth (Wales). Some descriptions of sex and strong language. Descriptions of violence. 2004.Son of the morning (Banners of blood. #1.)
Par Mark Alder. 2014
Edward the Third stands in the burnt ruin of an English church. He is beset on all sides. He needs…
a victory against the French to rescue his Kingship. Or he will die trying. Philip of Valois can put 50,000 men in the field. He has sent his priests to summon the very Angels themselves to fight for France. Edward could call on God for aid but he is an usurper. What if God truly is on the side of the French? But for a price, Edward could open the gates of Hell and take an unholy war to France. Followed by "Son of the night". 2014.The cold commands (Land fit for heroes. #2.)
Par Richard K Morgan. 2012
Ringil, Egar and Archeth are back. In a world still cursed by slavery, a corrupt aristocracy and a vicious church,…
justice is still in short supply. Ringil, Egar and Archeth will fight for it but they need to fight for survival first. Sequel to "The steel remains", followed by "The dark defiles". 2012.The steel remains (Land fit for heroes. #1.)
Par Richard K Morgan. 2008
Ringil, the hero of the bloody slaughter at Gallows Gap, is a legend to all who don't know him and…
a twisted degenerate to those that do. A veteran of the wars against the lizards, he makes a living from telling credulous travellers of his exploits. Until one day he is pulled away from his life and into the depths of the Empire's slave trade, where he will discover a secret infinitely more frightening than the trade in lives. Archeth - pragmatist, cynic and engineer, the last of her race - is called from her work at the whim of the most powerful man in the Empire and sent to its farthest reaches to investigate a demonic incursion against the Empire's borders. Egar Dragonbane, steppe-nomad, one-time fighter for the Empire, finds himself entangled in a small-town battle between common sense and religious fervour. But out in the wider world there is something on the move far more alien than any of his tribe's petty gods. Anti-social, anti-heroic, and decidedly irritated, all three of them are about to be sent unwillingly forth into a vicious, vigorous, and thoroughly unsuspecting fantasy world. Followed by "The cold commands". 2008.The last hero: a Discworld fable (Discworld ; #28)
Par Terry Pratchett. 2001
With his ancient sword, new walking stick and old friends, Cohen the Barbarian is going on one final quest. He…
is going to climb the highest mountain in the Discworld and meet the gods. The last hero in the world is going to return what the first hero has stolen. 2001.Hystopia: A Novel
Par David Means. 2016
At the bitter end of the 1960s, after surviving multiple assassination attempts, President John F. Kennedy has created a vast…
federal agency, the Psych Corps, dedicated to maintaining the nation's mental hygiene by any means necessary. Soldiers returning from Vietnam have their battlefield traumas 'enfolded' - wiped from their memories through drugs and therapy - while veterans too damaged to be enfolded roam at will in Michigan, evading the Psych Corps and reenacting atrocities on civilians. 2016.The Library at Mount Char
Par Scott Hawkins. 2015
After she and a dozen other children found them being raised by "Father," a cruel man with mysterious powers, Carolyn…
and her "siblings" begin to think he might be God. When Father disappears, they square off against each other to determine who will inherit his Library, which may hold the power to all Creation. As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for the battle to come she has a plan. The only trouble is that in the war to make a new God, she's forgotten to protect the things that make her human. 2015.Blackberry wine
Par Joanne Harris. 2000
Jay Mackintosh is trapped by memory in the old familiar landscapes of his childhood, more enticing than the present, and…
to which he longs to return. A bottle of home-brewed wine left to him by a long-vanished friend seems to provide both the key to an old mystery and a doorway into another world. 2000.The moon riders
Par Theresa Tomlinson. 2003
When thirteen-year-old Myrina of the Mazagardi tribe joins the Moon Riders, a revered band of warrior women, she becomes caught…
up in the life of the Trojan princess Cassandra and the epic, ten-year Trojan War. For junior high readers. 2003.