Presents a vivid, detailed narrative history of the English Civil War, 1642-1649.
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Author: Hibbert, ChristopherSummary:Genre: History and geography
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Author: Gordon, Roderick, Williams, BrianSummary:
As fourteen-year-old archaeologist Will and his friends plummet down a subterranean pore, they face deadly creatures and discover a strange fungal shelf, which not only reveals artifacts from...
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Author: Ivory, JudithSummary:
Accepting the challenge to convert brash, handsome, incorrigible Mick Tremore into a gentleman in only six weeks, Lady Edwina Bollash is concerned less with her abilities than with resisting the...
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Author: Clark, ClareSummary:
When a putrid odor fills the city during a heat wave, massive repairs to London's sewer system are called for. While most find the subterranean world a dark carnival of horrors, William May, a...
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Author: Gordon, RoderickSummary:
Will Burrows believes he is safe at the very center of the earth, in a world that no one knows exists, but the Styx are close behind and will follow him anywhere, while on the surface, Drake and...
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Fantasy fiction -
Author: Jones, Diana WynneSummary:
After his grandfather dies, Andrew Hope inherits a house and surrounding land in an English village, but things become very complicated when young orphan Aidan shows up and suddenly a host of...
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Fantasy fiction -
Author: Clement-Davies, DavidSummary:
In Transylvania during the Middle Ages, Fell, a lone wolf with unusual abilities, learns that his destiny is entwined with that of one human, fifteen-year-old Rasha, whose mysterious origins have...
Genre: Young adult fiction, Fantasy fiction -
Author: Clement-Davies, DavidSummary:
In Transylvania during the Middle Ages, a pack of wolves sets out on a perilous journey to prevent their enemy--an embittered lone wolf named Morgra--from calling upon the legendary Evil One that...
Genre: Young adult fiction, Fantasy fiction -
Author: Coulter, CatherineSummary:
When a couple is forced to marry to gain an inheritance, a family secret comes to life which threatens to destroy their marriage of convenience.
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Connolly, JohnSummary:
Mourning the loss of his mother, David finds comfort in the books she left behind. But soon the make-believe world of the books melds with David's reality, and the figments of his imagination...
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Author: Graham, LynneSummary:
Already haunted by a youth of illegitimacy and poverty, Valente Lorenzatto never forgave Caroline Hales's abandonment of him at the altar.But now he's made millions and claimed his aristocratic...
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Author: Gordon, Roderick, Williams, Brian JamesSummary:
The outer crust is under attack by the subterranean Styx who are turning ordinary humans into walking bombs and incubators for their eggs, and only Will Burrows and his band of retired commandos...
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Author: Needham, LindaSummary:
Arriving at the deserted castle and village of Nicholas Bayard, the warlord husband she has never met, Lady Eleanor is confronted by Bayard, who hides his identity from her, believing he has no...
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Author: Yolen, JaneSummary:
Even though he has been king of Britain for four years, Arthur's position is far from secure. Rulers of the island's many small fiefdoms are still reluctant to admit his sovereignty. And the...
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Author: Winchester, SimonSummary:
Award-winning journalist and author Simon Winchester takes readers on a personal tour of the Balkans. Combining history and interviews with the people who live there, Winchester offers a...
Genre: Social science