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The Reluctant King

Author : L. Sprague de Camp
Publisher : Baen Books
ISBN 13 : 1625795440
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant King written by L. Sprague de Camp and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The King had a good head on his shoulders—for the moment, anyway. Everyone agreed that King Jorian of Xylar had been a good and just ruler. In fact, many also agreed that, in this case, it was a pity that the laws of Xylar decreed that each randomly chosen King must reign for only five years and then, after due pomp and ceremony, have his head cut off! Understandably, Jorian himself was wholeheartedly in agreement with the second sentiment, so with the help of a spell provided by the wizard Karadur, he escaped from the beheading ceremony with his head still on his shoulders. Unfortunately, his beloved wife, Queen Estrildis, was left behind, and getting her out of Xylar would be anything but simple—particularly with the Royal Guard of Xylar hot on the trail of their fugitive monarch. With Karadur's magic, Jorian might be able to pull off the rescue. But first, he would have to locate a trove of ancient spells, deal with an enemy wizard, steal an item from a 500-year-old (but still beautiful) princess who turns into a giant serpent at inopportune moments, repair the giant tower clocks of Iraz to fulfill a prophecy, break a pirate siege, and finally fly back to Xylar in an enchanted bathtub and whisk away his beloved Estrildis before the Royal Guard notices that their King (not to mention his head) has returned. Then things began to get complicated... At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

The Reluctant King

Author : Sarah Bradford
Publisher : St Martins Press
ISBN 13 : 9780312043377
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant King written by Sarah Bradford and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the abdication crisis, his relationship with Churchill, his role in World War II, and the women in his life

The Reluctant Queen

Author : Jean Plaidy
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307394328
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Queen written by Jean Plaidy and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1470, a reluctant Lady Anne Neville is betrothed by her father, the politically ambitious Earl of Warwick, to Edward, Prince of Wales. A gentle yet fiercely intelligent woman, Anne has already given her heart to the prince’s younger brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Unable to oppose her father’s will, she finds herself in line for the throne of England—an obligation that she does not want. Yet fate intervenes when Edward is killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury. Anne suddenly finds herself free to marry the man she loves—and who loves her in return. The ceremony is held at Westminster Abbey, and the duke and duchess make a happy home at Middleham Castle, where both spent much of their childhood. Their life is idyllic, until the reigning king dies and a whirlwind of dynastic maneuvering leads to his children being declared illegitimate. Richard inherits the throne as King Richard III, and Anne is crowned queen consort, a destiny she thought she had successfully avoided. Her husband’s reign lasts two years, two months, and two days—and in that short time Anne witnesses the true toll that wearing the crown takes on Richard, the last king from the House of York.

Reluctant Ruler

Author : Kyle Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781647465919
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (659 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Ruler written by Kyle Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex has just become the king of the island nation of Sardonia. Never expecting to be king, Alex is not ready to take on a king's responsibilities and suddenly finds himself the ruler of a country under attack from without and within.

The Reluctant Queen

Author : Lin Wilder
Publisher : Lin Wilder
ISBN 13 : 0578991233
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (789 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Queen written by Lin Wilder and published by Lin Wilder. This book was released on 2021-10-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm called Esther-a Persian name, and yet I'm a Hebrew. Had I been able to do so, one of the questions I would have asked my mother and father when I grew older was, "Why did you give me this name?" But now, of course, I know why. The story of the orphaned Jewish girl who saves the Jewish nation from extinction is the stuff of fantasy and legend. Did such a person exist? Could an anonymous girl have been selected to be wife of the ancient Persian king of kings? "Esther, soldiers will soon be combing the cities and countryside to look for the most beautiful young virgins. They will take hundreds of young girls for the king's harem. Then the king's eunuchs and servants will spend many months preparing the women for their night with him." His words came faster and faster, wanting to get through this." The author of the award-winning I, Claudia and My Name is Saul ancient novels returns with the story of Esther. Wilder's skills at blending historical fact with vividly imagined, well-founded characters have become her trademark. The Reluctant Queen is guaranteed to captivate both her loyal fans and eager newcomers, right down to its last riveting page.

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Author : Mohsin Hamid
Publisher : Anchor Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307373355
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Fundamentalist written by Mohsin Hamid and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the award-winning Moth Smoke comes a perspective on love, prejudice, and the war on terror that has never been seen in North American literature. At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with a suspicious, and possibly armed, American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful meeting. . . Changez is living an immigrant’s dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by Underwood Samson, an elite firm that specializes in the “valuation” of companies ripe for acquisition. He thrives on the energy of New York and the intensity of his work, and his infatuation with regal Erica promises entrée into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore. For a time, it seems as though nothing will stand in the way of Changez’s meteoric rise to personal and professional success. But in the wake of September 11, he finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, and his budding relationship with Erica eclipsed by the reawakened ghosts of her past. And Changez’s own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and perhaps even love. Elegant and compelling, Mohsin Hamid’s second novel is a devastating exploration of our divided and yet ultimately indivisible world. “Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard: I am a lover of America. I noticed that you were looking for something; more than looking, in fact you seemed to be on a mission, and since I am both a native of this city and a speaker of your language, I thought I might offer you my services as a bridge.” —from The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen

Author : Susin Nielsen
Publisher : Tundra Books
ISBN 13 : 1770496548
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen written by Susin Nielsen and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old Henry's happy, ordinary life comes to an abrupt halt when his older brother, Jesse, picks up their father's hunting rifle and leaves the house one morning. What follows shatters Henry's family, who are forced to resume their lives in a new city, where no one knows their past. When Henry's therapist suggests he keeps a journal, at first he is resistant. But soon he confides in it at all hours of the day and night.

Looking for the King

Author : David C. Downing
Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1640603514
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Looking for the King written by David C. Downing and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1940, and American Tom McCord, a 23-year-old graduate student, is in England researching the historical evidence for the legendary King Arthur. There he meets perky and intuitive Laura Hartman, a fellow American staying with her aunt in Oxford, and the two of them team up for an even more ambitious and dangerous quest. Aided by the Inklings — that illustrious circle of scholars and writers made famous by its two most prolific members, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien — Tom and Laura begin to suspect that the fabled Spear of Destiny, the lance that pierced the side of Christ on the Cross, is hidden somewhere in England.

Wrath

Author : K'wan
Publisher : Urban Books
ISBN 13 : 1601621329
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Wrath written by K'wan and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the history of New York City's underworld, there have been a host of criminal figures whose exploits have gone on to inspire. One of them is Jonas Rafferty, known among friends and enemies alike as Wrath, whose life changes when he crosses paths with rogue homicide detective Louis "Lou" Ceavers and offered a bargain that will change the course of his life.

The Unbeheaded King

Author : L. Sprague deCamp
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575103469
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book The Unbeheaded King written by L. Sprague deCamp and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never Trust a Demon Three years earlier, Jorian had been the crowned King of Xylar. But the laws of Xylar decreed that each randomly chosen King must be beheaded at the end of a five-year reign. Jorian had a prejudice against losing his head. With the aid of the aged wizard Karadur, he managed to flee. Unfortunately he had not been able to bring his beloved wife, Queen Estrildis, with him, nor had he yet been able to find a means of freeing her from the palace in Xylar City. Now, however, he felt that his luck was about to change. He and the aged wizard Karadur were being flown through the night air in a great copper bathtub, powered by a demon under Karadur's control. Ahead of them lay Xylar City. There, while the demon kept the bathtub hovering above the palace, Jorian could let down a rope and rescue Estrildis. It should have been a foolproof scheme¿

The Goblin Tower

Author : L. Sprague deCamp
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575103442
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book The Goblin Tower written by L. Sprague deCamp and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Jorian was rather attached to his head. Hence, he felt his promise to seal the Kist of Avlen, a treasure trove of ancient manuscripts on magic, was little enough a price to pay for a chance to escape his own beheading. But when the quest pitted him against one peril after another - a murderous wizard and his giant squirrel, a castle full of executioners, a marauding troop of ape men, and a voluptuous 500-year-old princess who was also a serpent - Jorian wondered if he'd made a good bargain!

A Reluctant Queen

Author : Joan Wolf
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1595549838
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book A Reluctant Queen written by Joan Wolf and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've read it as a biblical tale of courage. Experience it anew as a heart-stirring love story. She was a simple girl faced with an impossible choice. He was a magnificent king with a lonely heart. Their love was the divine surprise that changed the course of history. The beloved story of Esther springs to fresh life in this inspired novel that vibrates with mystery, intrigue, and romance. "Joan Wolf never fails to deliver the best!" —Nora Roberts

Fulk the Reluctant

Author : Elaine Knighton
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1459240111
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (592 download)

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Download or read book Fulk the Reluctant written by Elaine Knighton and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Woman Had Laid Seige to His Heart Fulk de Galliard was sore dismayed. A man of dark secrets and dangerous prowess, he was unfit to be any noblewoman’s spouse, even such a one as Jehanne of Windermere, who lived by her own knightly code. But now that the ambitions of a duplicitous earl had forced them into a betrothal, would this Iron Maiden be tempered by his touch? Sir Fulk had been the subject of many a fearsome rumor, Jehanne recalled. Now this enigmatic, overwhelming knight would be master of her keep by strength of royal command…and keeper of her heart by virtue of her own unchecked desire!

Desperation

Author : Stephen King
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1848940939
Total Pages : 661 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book Desperation written by Stephen King and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-03-22 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Desperation. Once a thriving copper mining town in the middle of the Nevada desert, Desperation is now eerily abandoned. It's the last place that travellers like the Carver family, bound for vacation, and writer Johnny Marinville, astride his Harley, would expect to be stopped and charged. But Desperation still has a local cop - a unique regulator who patrols the wilderness highway. The secrets buried in Desperation are as terrifying as the forces summoned to encounter them. A terrifying transformation is taking place and the travellers will soon discover the true meaning of desperation . . .

The Reluctant Queen

Author : Sarah Beth Durst
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062413376
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Queen written by Sarah Beth Durst and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with political intrigue, violent magic, and malevolent spirits, the mesmerizing second book in Sarah Beth Durst’s Queens of Renthia epic fantasy trilogy that started with the award-winning The Queen of Blood. Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh snow . . . And those spirits want to kill you. It’s the first lesson that every Renthian learns. Not long ago, Daleina used her strength and skill to survive those spirits and assume the royal throne. Since then, the new queen has kept the peace and protected the humans of her land. But now for all her power, she is hiding a terrible secret: she is dying. And if she leaves the world before a new heir is ready, the spirits that inhabit her beloved realm will run wild, destroying her cities and slaughtering her people. Naelin is one such person, and she couldn’t be further removed from the Queen—and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Her world is her two children, her husband, and the remote village tucked deep in the forest that is her home, and that’s all she needs. But when Ven, the Queens champion, passes through the village, Naelin’s ambitious husband proudly tells him of his wife’s ability to control spirits—magic that Naelin fervently denies. She knows that if the truth of her abilities is known, it will bring only death and separation from those she loves. But Ven has a single task: to find the best possible candidate to protect the people of Aratay. He did it once when he discovered Daleina, and he’s certain he’s done it again. Yet for all his appeals to duty, Naelin is a mother, and she knows her duty is to her children first and foremost. Only as the Queen’s power begins to wane and the spirits become emboldened—even as ominous rumors trickle down from the north—does she realize that the best way to keep her son and daughter safe is to risk everything. Sarah Beth Durst established a place of dark wonder in The Queen of Blood, and now the stakes are even higher as the threat to the Queen and her people grows both from within and beyond the borders of Aratay in this riveting second novel of the Queens of Renthia series.

The Clocks of Iraz

Author : L. Sprague deCamp
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575103450
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book The Clocks of Iraz written by L. Sprague deCamp and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best Mislaid Plans Wizardly schemes, Jorian knew went oft a-gley. But this time the wizard's plan seemed simple. Since ancient prophecy foretold that the clocks would save Iraz, Jorian must repair the great tower clocks that his father had built. If everything went well, Karadur could then plan the rescue of Jorian's beloved wife, Queen Estrildis from Xylar. And Jorian would be appointed Clockmaster of Iraz, a position that would require him to break a pirate siege, placate an amorous priestess, and stay at least one step ahead of the Royal Guard of Xylar - where he was still wanted as the star sttraction of a royal beheading!

Reluctant Queen

Author : Freda Lightfoot
Publisher : Magna Large Print Books
ISBN 13 : 9780750535083
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Queen written by Freda Lightfoot and published by Magna Large Print Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteenth-century France. Gabrielle d'Esrees' one wish is to marry for love, but her mother sells her as a mistress to three different men before she catches the eye--and the heart--of Henry of Navarre, King of France. Henry promises to marry her, but Gabrielle's difficulties have just begun.