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Series
Rage of kings volume 2
Publisher
Angry Robot
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Vagandrak is broken, and a new threat has arisen that threatens to defeat even the mighty Iron Wolves. The twisted, deviant Elf Rats have gathered in the toxic realm beyond the White Lion Mountains... swiftly they invade the troubled land of Vagandrak, killing for profit and pleasure. The now-disgraced Iron Wolves are the realm's only hope, but there's a problem: they've been sentenced to death by the insane King Yoon for the dark sorcery in their...
Author
Series
Rage of kings volume 1
Publisher
Angry Robot
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Thirty years ago, the Iron Wolves held back mud-orc hordes at the Pass of Splintered Bones, and led a brutal charge that saw the sorcerer Morkagoth slain. Now, a new terror stalks the realm. Orlana the Changer has escaped from the Chaos Halls and is building an army, twisting horses, lions and bears into terrible, bloody hunters, summoning mud-orcs from the slime and heading north to battle the mighty region of Vagandrak where, it said, the King has...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Paris, 1940. As the city adjusts to life under Nazi occupation, Detective Eddie Giral struggles to reconcile his job as a policeman with his new role enforcing a regime he cannot believe in, but must work under. When an old friend -- and an old flame -- reappear, begging for his help, Eddie must decide how far he will go to help those he loves. The notion of justice itself quickly becomes as dangerous, blurred, and confused as the war itself. And...
Author
Series
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A revisionist account of the controversial war examines perspectives on both sides of the conflict while assessing its cultural contradictions and lasting influence, placing particular focus on the roles of McCarthyism and the media.
Author
Series
Earthsinger chronicles volume 4
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of K. Arsenault Rivera and V.E. Schwab comes L. Penelope's Requiem of Silence, the epic conclusion in the stunning Earthsinger Chronicles. Civil unrest plagues the nation of Elsira as refugees from their old enemy Lagrimar seek new lives in their land. Queen Jasminda is determined to push the unification forward, against growing opposition and economic strife. But the True Father is not finished with Elsira and he may not be acting alone....
Author
Series
Zion Covenant volume 6
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
It's May 1939, Aaron Lubetkin, esteemed rabbi of Muranow, is released from a Warsaw prison. But he and his family--beautiful Etta, daughter Rachel, and sons David, Samuel, and baby Yacov--remain targets of Hitler's sinister plot. In the free city of Danzig, Lucy Strasburg flees in terror from SS officer Wolf von Fritschauer. If he finds her, the consequences for Lucy and her newborn will be dire. Yet each day the web around her tightens. Imprisoned...
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 1
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In medieval England, during the age of the Wars of the Roses, a fierce battle rages between the House of York and the House of Lancaster. Young Richard of teh House of York is determined that his family will ascend the throne...but he's hiding a secret that could destroy everything he desires.
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 12
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Having taken care of Hastings's interference, Richard and his allies consolidate power. Meanwhile, King Edward V's coronation day is decided. For entertainment, a hunt is arranged, but behind the scenes the king and the royal princes...
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 11
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Having made a pact to collaborate, Richard and Buckingham purge one opponent after another. What will Richard do next in order to lay claim to the crown? Meanwhile, Elizabeth prepares for a counterattack&"-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 9
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"England's new king gives himself over to debauchery, while Richard, unable to overlook George's constant errors, schemes to arrest his brother. Meanwhile, Richard's mysterious body becomes an object of interest..."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 7
Publisher
Viz Media LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"As the war between Lancaster and York rages on, the physical bond between Richard and Prince Edward becomes more apparent. Edward's loyalties are tested in the heat of battle as his wife, Anne, carries out a desperate act to proect their dominion."-- cover page 4.
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 5
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 6
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Now that Edward has sired an heir, Richard is further from the throne than ever before. As losses mount on all sides of the battle to rule, loyalties are tested, and the scheming Margaret steps in with her own army to twist the war to fit her master plan.
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 2
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare's Richard III, Aya Kanno's dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil. Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York,...
Author
Series
Requiem of the rose king volume 3
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Richard and Henry grow closer--but Margaret Lancaster's son, jealous of their burgeoning intimacy, plots against them. Meanwhile, news of King Edward's secret marriage to the duplicitous Elizabeth sours relations between England and France. In the midst of the chaos, Richard receives a dangerous but intriguing proposition.
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