It is late summer in the year 1270 and England is as weary as its aging king, Henry III. Although the Simon de Montfort rebellion is over, the smell of death still hangs like smoke over the land. Even in the small priory of Tyndal on...
Monks
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Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary: -
Author:Pratchett, TerrySummary:Time is a resource. Everyone knows it has to be managed. You mess with it at your peril. You can let it move fast or slowly but what you mustn't do is allow it to stop. On the Discworld time management is the job of the Monks of...
- Author:Preston, Douglas J.Summary:
A new thriller featuring FBI Agent Pendergast from the bestselling authors of The book of the dead. Agent Pendergast has taken Constance on a whirlwind Grand Tour, hoping to give her closure and a sense of the world that she's...
- Author:Khoury, RaymondSummary:
On a ship anchored near the Antarctic ice shelf, a live CNN interview is sidetracked by a pulsating orb of shimmering light that dwarfs the ship with radiant splendor--and stuns a worldwide television audience. Soon this incredible...
- Author:Battery RadioSummary:
This "radio archaeology project" excavates the chronicle of Saint Brendan in the 21st century with the help of Marcel Proust and modern sound recording equipment.
- Author:LEWIS, Matthew G.Summary:
Prepare to be shocked. This novel, written in 1796, is a gothic festival of sex, magic and ghastly, ghostly violence rarely seen in literature. The Monk is remarkably modern in style and tells a breathless tale of temptation,...
- Author:Lewis, Matthew GregorySummary:
Set in the sinister monastery of The Capuchins in Madrid, The Monk is a violent tale of ambition, murder, and incest. The great struggle between maintaining monastic vows and fulfilling personal ambitions leads its main character, the...
- Author:Radcliffe, AnneSummary:
Set against the backdrop of the Inquisition, this Gothic romance from British novelist Ann Radcliffe is sure to please fans of the genre. Protagonists Vincentio di Vivaldi and Ellena di Rosalba fall in love at first sight and attempt to...
- Author:JORDAN, SherrylSummary:
In England in 1356, a peasant lad and a young Chinese woman travel to St. Alfric's Cove and the lair of the last fire-breathing dragon. An ancient herb woman has armed them with practical lore and a large supply of gunpowder to...
- Author:Clarke, Arthur C.Summary:
A Hugo and Nebula Award–winning novel from the legendary “colossus of science fiction” and creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey (The New Yorker).
Renowned structural engineer Dr. Vannevar Morgan seeks to link Earth to the stars by...
- Author:Follett, Ken.Summary:
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a thrilling and addictive new novel-a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth -set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages "Just as transporting as [ The Pillars of the...
- Author:Parker-Chan, ShelleySummary:
Mulan meets The Song of Achilles in Shelley Parker-Chan's She Who Became the Sun, a bold, queer, and lyrical reimagining of the rise of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty from an amazing new voice in literary fantasy. To...
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Author:Jones, DavidSummary:Bartholomew hasn’t had a lot of life experience. As a novice monk aboard the spaceship monastery Prominence, he spends his days in worship and creating exquisite sun-fired pottery. These trips to the sun are the only life Bart has known...
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Author:Walton, JoSummary:Young Girolamo's life is a series of miracles. It's a miracle that he can see demons, plain as day, and that he can cast them out with the force of his will. It's a miracle that he's friends with Pico della Mirandola, the Count of...
- Author:Ellis, PetersSummary:
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Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary:When Baron Herbert returns from crusade he grows increasingly morose and withdraws from his family. When his sons begin to die in strange accidents, questions are asked whether Herbert harbors a dark sin for which God has cursed him....
