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3) Blood & iron
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
“Blood and Iron is a masterpiece.”—Sci Fi Weekly
World War I—The Great War—has ended, and an uneasy peace reigns around the world. Nowhere is it more fragile than on the continent of North America, where bitter enemies share a single landmass and two long, bloody borders. In the North, proud Canadian nationalists try to resist the colonial power of the United States. In the South, the once-mighty...
World War I—The Great War—has ended, and an uneasy peace reigns around the world. Nowhere is it more fragile than on the continent of North America, where bitter enemies share a single landmass and two long, bloody borders. In the North, proud Canadian nationalists try to resist the colonial power of the United States. In the South, the once-mighty...
Series
Publisher
PBS DVD
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A tale of one family's ambition and of Europe's struggle to emerge from the ravages of the Dark Ages. The Medici used charm, skill, and ruthlessness to garner unparalleled wealth and power, ruling Europe for more than 300 years.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
“[A] colossal and brilliant saga . . . [This novel] may be the strongest and most compelling since the opener, How Few Remain.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Seventy years have passed since the first War Between the States. Jake Featherston, leader of the ruling Freedom Party, has won power in the South—and is taking his country and the world to the edge of an abyss. Charismatic and shrewd, he...
Seventy years have passed since the first War Between the States. Jake Featherston, leader of the ruling Freedom Party, has won power in the South—and is taking his country and the world to the edge of an abyss. Charismatic and shrewd, he...
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Explores the period between the 16th and 19th centuries in Japan by examining the lives of shoguns, samurais, geishas, and the very few westerners allowed into Japan . Japan was then a world unto itself, closed to outsiders, and ruled by shoguns with absolute control. During this period, Japan transitioned from chaos and violence to a land of ritual refinement and peace.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Tells the epic story of the Jews and the creation of the world's first and most profoundly influential monotheistic religion. The stories of the patriarch Abraham, the liberator Moses, the poet-king David and his son Solomon all come to life in the dramatic tale of loss and triumph that shaped humanity's basic moral struggle for more than three millennia.
Author
Series
Bright Empires volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Kit Livingstone is on the run, hunted by the Burley Men, as he tries to piece together a map that reveals the hidden dimensions of the multiverse. Kit, however, is not the only one traveling through time and space to influence the future of the future.
Author
Series
Broken empire volume 2
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
After finding ancient, magical artifacts hidden in a chamber beneath the castle, King Jorg plots to use them against the twenty thousand members of the enemy's approaching army.
15) Prince of thorns
Author
Series
Broken empire volume 1
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2012, ©2011
Language
English
Description
After witnessing the murder of his mother and brother and leading a band of bloodthirsty thugs, Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath returns to his father's castle and his birthright, but faces treachery and dark magic once he arrives.
16) The spirit well
Author
Series
Bright Empires volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The search for the map{u2014}and the secret behind its cryptic code{u2014}intensifies in a quest across time, space, and multiple realities.
Author
Series
Broken empire volume 3
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
King Jorg Ancrath is twenty now -- and king of Seven Nations. His goal -- revenge against his father -- has not yet been realized, and the demons that haunt him have only grown stronger. Yet no matter how tortured his path, he intends to take the next step in his upward climb. For there is only one power worth wielding .... Absolute Power. Jorg would be emperor. It is a position not to be gained by the sword but rather by vote. And never in living...
19) The shadow lamp
Author
Series
Bright Empires volume 4
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Kit, Mina, Gianni, Cass, Haven, and Giles have gathered in Minas 16th century coffee house and are united in their determination to find a path back to the Spirit Well. Yet, with their shadow lamps destroyed and key pieces of the map still missing, the journey will be far more difficult than they imagine. And when one of their own disappears with Sir Henrys cryptic Green Book, they no longer know who to trust.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney, Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Zare Leonis thinks he will become a model soldier for the Empire until he uncovers the Empire's destructive plans for his home planet of Lothal and his sister goes missing.
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