“This is not your grandmother’s St. Joan. . . . If every generation gets the Joan it deserves, ours could do worse than an ass-kicking, avenging angel fighting simply for the right to fight.”—The New York Times Book Review WINNER OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS BOOK AWARD • “It is as if Chen has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time.”—Hilary Mantel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Booker Prize winner Wolf Hall “A secular...
No king. No rules.“The most pleasurable reading experience I've had since first discovering George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.” ― Bryan Cogman, Co-Executive Producer and Writer, Game of ThronesNathan Makaryk's epic and daring debut rewrites the Robin Hood legend, giving voice to those history never mentioned and challenging who's really a hero and a villain.England, 1191. King Richard is half a world away, fighting for God and his own ambition. Back home, his country languishes, bankru...
Gothia. Muerte en Barcinona / Gothia. Death in Barcinona
by Santiago Castellanos
Una novela que nos cuenta un momento crucial de la historia de la Península. Barcinona, actual Barcelona, año 415. Clodia, una dama de la aristocracia, vive con gran intensidad tanto su amor a la Historia y a los libros como su odio a la sociedad patriarcal romana y al triunfo del cristianismo. Lucha por sus libertades, se recluye en su biblioteca, vive romances y disfruta del sexo más allá de su odioso esposo Minicio. Todo eso le permite respirar en la asfixiante mediocridad de un entorno llen...
The Valkyrie's Viking (The Valkyrie of Birca, #1)
by Tanya Nellestein
He never wanted to be king, but now there is no turning back.Alex has just become the king of the island nation of Sardonia. The second son of the king, he never expected to inherit the crown, never wanted to be king. Alex is not ready to take on a king’s responsibilities and suddenly finds himself the ruler of a country under attack from without and within.Pushed and pulled in different directions by those who love him and those who wish to destroy him, he must discover his identity and purpose...
News of her father’s death shatters Queen Meera’s peaceful life. King Nakul is invading Malla, while her brother, Prince Jay, is fighting a battle in neighboring Sunda. Can she stop Nakul without revealing the deadly secret she holds about her family?At the same time, Prince Jay seeks revenge for his father’s death, but he cannot tell friends from foes. How can he save Malla and live up to the burden of the crown when he doesn't know who to trust?The story transports you to medieval India: the f...
Operation Drake: Voyage of Discovery (A Brother Chandler Mystery)
by Andrew Mitchell
In the Ashes of a Dream (Celtic Dream of Glory, #2)
by Barry Mathias