Fiction - Fantasy - Historical

It's the distant past. A boy, Daniel, awakens in a temple of the sun god Shamash, with no memory of his origins or identity. Befriended by servant boys, he discovers one of the high priests is hungry for power and hellbent on revenge. Allied...

It's the distant past. A boy, Daniel, awakens in a temple of the sun god Shamash, with no memory of his origins or identity. Befriended by servant boys, he discovers one of the high priests is hungry for power and hellbent on revenge. Allied...

Was love the greatest punishment of all?Repulsed by her ugly newborn, Hera throws him into the sea, where he shatters his ankle. As darkness looms, Thetis the sea witch saves the wounded child and raises him in her underwater grotto.Hephaestus is the only Olympian...

What if you could edit memories with a single touch? The world-that-was is gone, lost to everything except living memory . . . but remembering comes at a terrible price. Sixty-two years after the apocalypse, a new society has emerged from the ashes of...

Author: Lian HearnISBN-10: 1665150319ISBN-13: 9781665150316Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/27/2016Format: CDWeight: 0.35lbs

Celwyn has avoided caring about anyone for hundreds of years, but he's about to learn the advantage, and cost, of true friendship. While on a mission to avenge the death of his lover, the immortal peyote-eating magician Celwyn is hired to deliver an automat,...

"Odd, creepy, funny, The Black Lagoon meets the Six Gun universe. High up on the way-cool factor. You need this."--Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar Award-winning author of the Hap and Leonard series As an unlikely found-family flees toward Galveston, a psychic young girl bonds with...

THE LONELY ROAD TO HELL As Mo Ran accompanies Chu Wanning in pursuit of the mastermind behind the mysterious incidents plaguing his life reborn, Mo Ran finds his hatred for his teacher beginning to waver. Yet all too soon, disaster strikes again: the opening...

BODY IN ABYSS, HEART IN PARADISE White No-Face, Xie Lian's greatest fear and most hated enemy, has arrived...or so it seems. While the ghost with the half-crying, half-smiling mask is somewhere nearby, the creature is elusive as always, taunting Xie Lian from just out...

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! Also known as MDZS, the blockbuster danmei/Boys' Love novels from China that inspired comics, animation, and the live-action series The Untamed! In this final book (Volume 5), read the conclusion to this historical fantasy tale of two powerful men...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER * "Charles Dickens meets Joss Whedon in Miro's otherworldly Netflix-binge-like novel." --The Washington Post MOST ANTICIPATED SFF BOOK of 2022 by Tor, The Nerd Daily, BookBub, Philadelphia Inquirer, Goodreads, CrimeReads, Buzzfeed, Professional Book Nerds, and more! BEST BOOK OF SUMMER 2022 by...

Wales, 1093. The warm, comfortable family life of young Nesta, daughter of Prince Rhys of Deheubarth is destroyed when her father is killed and she is taken hostage. Her honor is further tarnished when she is taken as an unwilling concubine by King William's...

From the multi-award-winning author Claire North comes a daring reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. It's time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale ....

"A warm-hearted yet fierce fairy tale."―H. G. Parry In the early 1900s, two sisters must navigate the magic and the dangers of the Fae in this enchanting and cozy historical fantasy about sisterhood and self-discovery. There is no magic on Prospect Hill--or anywhere else,...

Having flown for Adastra Aerial Surveys for six and a half years on some of the most demanding aerial survey operations, with fellow crew members who gave their all in order to deliver good end results, sometimes under the most extreme operational conditions, I...

Having flown for Adastra Aerial Surveys for six and a half years on some of the most demanding aerial survey operations, with fellow crew members who gave their all in order to deliver good end results, sometimes under the most extreme operational conditions, I...

"Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel."--Publishers WeeklyIn this thrilling adventure, a blend of enthralling historical fiction and fantastical horror, Matt Ruff returns to the world of Lovecraft Country and explores the meaning...

Author: W. M. AkersISBN-10: 0063043963ISBN-13: 9780063043961Publisher: Harper VoyagerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/28/2023Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 7.98h x 5.34w x 0.67d

Author: Gama Ray MartinezISBN-10: 0063014645ISBN-13: 9780063014640Publisher: Harper VoyagerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/2023Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d

"Don't be afraid to look into the eclipse!" -Jee Rune Hartsmund is on the verge of pitching the game of his life and making baseball history when there is an attempt on his life from somewhere behind the stadium lights. Miraculously, he is saved...

Resident aliens have escaped a lost homeworld on a quest to find the New Restingplace of the Dead. A blood feud follows them to a colony on Earth. Can they avoid assassination and reach their destination before time runs out?In this plot-driven journey story...

It's 2500-proprietary genetic enhancements are ruthlessly guarded by a caste of aristocratic Rulers who preside over the burnt-out husk of American democracy, and the imperious Sargon 3 is on the brink of achieving a lifetime's worth of ambitions: he's the Ruler of New York,...

Escaped lunatics, lost children, vengeful lords, and love. Really, the situation is becoming quite impossible.Author: Shelley AdinaISBN-10: 1939087090ISBN-13: 9781939087096Publisher: Moonshell Books, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/12/2015Pages: 266Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.60d

Enter a sumptuous world of art and magic in 17th-century Florence as Artemisia Gentileschi fights to make her mark as a painter and exact her revenge - perfect for fans of Alix E. Harrow, Elena Ferrante and Susanna Clarke. When Artemisia Gentileschi arrives in...

Pamela Colman Smith, newly arrived from New York to her birthplace of London, is received as an oddball in Victorian society. Her second sight helps her in her new job: illustrating tarot cards for the Golden Dawn, a newly formed occult group. But when...

Henry McCartyWilliam H. BonneyBilly the KidHe's one of the most famous figures in the Old West, no matter what name he goes by. His exploits are the stuff of legend, but the most fantastical of all of them have been lost to history.Until now.It's...

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.The third book in the million-copy bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler.Against all odds, Owen Kiskaddon grew from frightened boy to confident youth to trusted officer in the court of Kingfountain--and watched its regent, Severn Argentine, grow ever more ruthless...

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.The second book in the million-copy bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler.Owen Kiskaddon first came to the court of the formidable King Severn as a prisoner, winning favor with the stormy monarch by masquerading as a boy truly blessed by...

Ghosts, grifters...and a missing heir in 1890s Europe.It's easier to conduct a s饌nce when the dead aren't trying to contact you. As Molly Dark knows all too well, the problem with being able to see ghosts is that they never tell you what you...

Despite her self-imposed exile, the gods want the Eye of Ra back. But Nehmetawy doesn't want to be used as a weapon anymore and wants to stay free. When Thoth turns up to try and charm her into returning, she's determined to resist his...

Once upon a chime...Every day at four o' clock, an enchanted twilight sweeps over Vale Argantel. Strange things happen under its eldritch influence: mists boil up out of the ground, rain pours out of a cloudless sky, and the roses grow wild and fey....

It is the summer of 1940 and eleven-year-old Maisy Robbins has been exiled from her beloved London for her own safety. The Sussex countryside appears to be a totally alien world filled with people talking cattle and crops and seemingly devoid of adventure. Nothing...

Heinrich Hansjakob (1837-1916) war ein katholischer Pfarrer, badischer Heimatschriftsteller, Historiker und Politiker. Bekannt ist Hansjakob vor allem als Schriftsteller geworden. Neben wissenschaftlichen Werken, politischen Schriften und Reiseberichten verfasste er Erz hlungen und Romane, die sich haupts chlich mit der Lokalgeschichte des mittleren Schwarzwalds und...

Deep in distant north, Viking warriors roam the land and riches are in reach of the powerful.In this world emerging from the age of myth, young Vierra begins her passage to adulthood. But the medieval north is a dangerous place, and powers both natural...

A dark force has awakened in the Highlands.Scotland, 1388. After Fergus Scott of Eildon travels north to investigate reports of a malevolent presence, he encounters the ferocious Alistair Mor.Drawn into battle against enchantment and death, Fergus is aided by the lovely but quick-tempered Seonaid....

"Yes, don't worry. You'll be dead before the really nasty stuff happens," said Gertrude.It's summer, 19- and sleepy Hawkinge-By-Hythe (seven time winner of Great Britain's Most Superstitious Town) is suddenly overrun by a plague of rats. The townsfolk immediately assume the worst: the terrifying...

Dark days lie ahead for Drinnglennin. Urlion Konigur's increasingly unstable mind heightens the urgency to name his heir. His realm is divided and ripe for invasion, and Aetheor Yarl of Helgrinia, emboldened by conquests in Gral, has set his sights once more on the...

Reproduction of the original: Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard KiplingAuthor: Rudyard KiplingISBN-10: 375232421XISBN-13: 9783752324211Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/18/2020Pages: 206Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.61lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.47d

Even gods can be slain. The Hokkaran Empire has conquered every land within their bold reach - but failed to notice a lurking darkness festering within the people. Now their border walls begin to crumble, and villages fall to demons swarming out of the...

Revolution is a bloodthirsty business . . . especially when vampires are involved. It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. Vampires--usually rich and aristocratic--have slaked the guillotine's thirst in large numbers. The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, a disguised British noble, and...

The world of Deverry: an intricate tapestry of fate, past lives, and unfathomable magic. With A Time Of Exile, Katharine Kerr opens new territory in The Deverry Saga, exploring the history of the Elcyion Lacar, the elves who inhabit the country west of Deverry....

Latinadas tells the stories of fictionalized individuals trying to find their place in the turbulent history of Latin America between 1950 and 2020. It is based on real historic events, but most of the names have been changed.Author: Jorge SorgerISBN-10: 0228883431ISBN-13: 9780228883432Publisher: Tellwell TalentLanguage:...

Latinadas tells the stories of fictionalized individuals trying to find their place in the turbulent history of Latin America between 1950 and 2020. It is based on real historic events, but most of the names have been changed.Author: Jorge SorgerISBN-10: 0228844401ISBN-13: 9780228844402Publisher: Tellwell TalentLanguage:...

An immortal assassin who has known nothing but brutality.A God who has walked the path of the divine for all time. On a day like any other, Qian Meng set out to kill a Celestial Being for a sack of gold--something he'd done many...

Honor and duty. When a man is torn between his sovereign and his granddaughter, can he save his reputation and her future? Ireland, 1114. In an ancient land where honor and destiny entwine, a man is faced with an impossible choice: loyalty to his...

When Shelley, the English poet of the nineteenth century, and Sri Sri of the twentieth meet in the kingdom of Krishnadevara of the sixteenth century, anachronisms abound. The English poet of romantic poetry, the revolutionary poet who delinked poetry and its grammar, and the...

An intrepid young woman journeys across Victorian London and beyond in search of the truth behind the presumed death, and reappearance one icy evening, of her brother-in-law, in this gripping and mysterious gothic horror. Perfect for fans of The Haunting of Hill House and...

"The balance is not restored. The Knot - the Endless Knot - is still unravelling."Fire rages in Albion: a strange, hidden fire, dark-flamed, invisible to the eye. Seething and churning, it burns, gathering flames of darkness into its hot, black heart. Unseen and unknown,...

"Before Albion is one, the hero feat must be performed and Silver Hand must reign."The great king, Meldryn Mawr, is dead and his kingdom lies in ruins. Treachery and brutality stalk the land. Prince Meldron, prompted by the cunning and grasping Siawn Hy, now...

A YOUNG MAN THRUST AMONG HIS SWORN ENEMY-HIS FAMILY. THE WARLOCK WITHIN HIM RISING TO POWER... HIS NEW VENUE: PLANET EARTH Simon never knew he was a warlock until a strange new power awakened in his veins. One passed down from Whisterly, an all-powerful...