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1) Stardust
Author
Language
English
Description
In the sleepy English countryside, at the dawn of the Victorian era, the pursuit of a fallen star sends a lovelorn young man over the city wall and into another reality.
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
1980
Physical Desc
919 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Merlin Trilogy is Mary Stewart's take on the Arthurian legend in three books: The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, and The Last Enchantment. These books have Merlin, Arthur's wizard mentor, as their focal point, and the result is a charming, engrossing tale providing a unique perspective on a familiar tale.
Author
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
xi, 410 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The pleasures of mystery novels and historical fiction double when the two genres meet in a single book. This detailed guide is the first to document and describe the diverse writings in the growing body of historical mystery literature. Organized alphabetically by author name and series title, the guide covers the works of approximately 70 authors, and contains descriptions of more than 700 works with crime themes (whether strictly in the mystery...
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 15
Publisher
Sharpe Appreciation Society
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
63 p. ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
It is the summer of 1812 and Richard Sharpe, newly recovered from the wound he received in the fighting at Salamanca, is given an easy duty; to guard a Commissary Officer posted to an obscure Spanish fort where there are some captured French muskets to repair. But unknown to the British, the French are planning a lightning raid across the River Tormes, and they reckon the obscure Spanish fort, which guards an ancient bridge across the river, will...
Author
Series
Richard Sharpe novels volume 11
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
337 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the winter of 1811 the war seemed lost. All Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz which is now the Spanish capital and is under siege. Wellington and his British army are in Portugal, waiting for spring to spark the war to life again. Richard Sharpe and his company are part of a small expeditionary force sent to break a bridge across the River Guadiana. What begins as a brilliant piece of soldiering turns into disaster, thanks to the...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
xix, 501, [2] p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
More than 50,000 devoted Patrick O'Brian fans have made this their reference book of choice. No other book provides the thorough research and scholarship that made it such a runaway success--and it's just gotten better. Dean King has added hundreds of new definitions and new illustrations and background essays, many from the two new O'Brian novels published since A Sea of Words was first released. 15 illustrations, diagrams and maps.
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