The Broken Sword

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497694224

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This acclaimed fantasy classic of men, elves, and gods is at once breathtakingly exciting and heartbreakingly tragic. Published the same year as The Fellowship of the Ring, Poul Anderson’s novel The Broken Sword draws on similar Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon sources. In his greed for land and power, Orm the Strong slays the family of a Saxon witch—and for his sins, the Northman must pay with his newborn son. Stolen by elves and replaced by a changeling, Skafloc is raised to manhood unaware of his true heritage and treasured for his ability to handle the iron that the elven dare not touch. Meanwhile, the being who supplanted him as Orm’s son grows up angry and embittered by the humanity he has been denied. A pawn in a witch’s vengeance, the creature Valgard will never know love, and consumed by rage, he will commit a murderous act of unspeakable vileness. It is their destiny to finally meet on the field of battle—the man-elf and his dark twin, the monster—when the long-simmering war between elves and trolls finally erupts with a devastating fury. And only the mighty sword Tyrfing, broken by Thor and presented to Skafloc in infancy, can turn the tide in a terrible clashing of faerie folk that will ultimately determine the fate of the old gods. Along with such notables as Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner Poul Anderson is considered one of the masters of speculative fiction. This edition contains the author’s original text.

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Science fiction, American
ISBN : 034502107X

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Author : Ben Counter,Josh Reynolds,Guy Haley,Phil Kelly
Publisher : Games Workshop
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1849708398

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Damocles by Ben Counter,Josh Reynolds,Guy Haley,Phil Kelly Pdf

Four novellas that focus on the events of the second Damocles Gulf Crusade Two centuries ago, the Imperium of Man and the upstart Tau Empire fought to a standstill in the Damocles Gulf. Now, as the 41st millennium draws to a close, the tau have returned. As the world of Agrellan falls under attack, the White Scars and Raven Guard rush to its defence, but with the skilled Commander Shadowsun leading the alien forces, the Space Marines and their allies are hard pressed. Kor'sarro Khan, Huntmaster of the White Scars, swears that he will win the day in the most direct way possible - by taking Shadowsun's head.

Author : Rhoda Edwards
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0385115814

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Author : Jonathan Parshall,Anthony Tully
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781597973090

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Shattered Sword by Jonathan Parshall,Anthony Tully Pdf

Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange s bestselling "Miracle at Midway," Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, "Shattered Sword" makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida s "Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan," an uncritical reliance upon which has tainted every previous Western account. It thus forces a major, potentially controversial reevaluation of the great battle. The authors examine the battle in detail and effortlessly place it within the context of the Imperial Navy s doctrine and technology. With a foreword by leading WWII naval historian John Lundstrom, "Shattered Sword" will become an indispensable part of any military buff s library. Winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the "Best Book in U.S. Naval History" and cited by "Proceedings" as one of its "Notable Naval Books" for 2005."

Author : Michelle West
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 934 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101548936

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The Broken Crown by Michelle West Pdf

The first novel of the acclaimed Sun Sword series introduces readers to a war-torn world of noble houses divided and demon lords unleashed... Tor Leonne—the heart of the Dominion of Annagar, where the games of state are about to become a matter of life and death—and where those who seek to seize the crown will be forced to league with a treacherously cunning ally.... Tor Leonne, ancestral seat of power, where Serra Diora Maria di’Marano—the most sought-after beauty in the land, a woman betrayed by all she holds dear—may strike the first blow to change the future of the Dominion and Empire alike.... Averalaan Aramarelas—that most ancient of civilized cities, the home of the Essalieyan Imperial court, has long been a center of magics both dark and bright. And though the Empire won its last war with the Dominion, and survived a devastating, magic-fueled battle with a far deadlier foe, both those victories were not without their cost.... But now the realm is on the brink of a far greater confrontation, faced with an unholy alliance that could spell the end of freedom for all mortalkind.

Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : Complete Father Brown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1717734901

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The Sign of the Broken Sword by G. K. Chesterton Pdf

The thousand arms of the forest were grey, and its million fingers silver. In a sky of dark green-blue-like slate the stars were bleak and brilliant like splintered ice. All that thickly wooded and sparsely tenanted countryside was stiff with a bitter and brittle frost. The black hollows between the trunks of the trees looked like bottomless, black caverns of that Scandinavian hell, a hell of incalculable cold. Even the square stone tower of the church looked northern to the point of heathenry, as if it were some barbaric tower among the sea rocks of Iceland. It was a queer night for anyone to explore a churchyard. But, on the other hand, perhaps it was worth exploring.

Author : Jo Walton
Publisher : Jo Walton
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Lifelode by Jo Walton Pdf

Lifelode is the Mythopoeic Award Winning novel from Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy Award winning author Jo Walton. It was published in hardcover in 2009 by NESFA Press and is now available for the first time as an ebook. At its heart, Lifelode is the story of a comfortable manor house family. The four adults of the household are happily polygamous, each fulfilling their ‘lifelode’ or life’s purpose: Ferrand is the lord of the manor, his sweetmate Taveth runs the household, his wife Chayra makes ceramics, and Taveth’s husband Ranal works the farm. Their children are a joyful bunch, running around in the sunshine days of the harvest and wondering what their own lifelodes will be. Their lives changed with the arrival of two visitors to Applekirk: Jankin the scholar and Hanethe, Ferrand’s great grandmother and the former lord of the manor, who has been living for many generations in the East, a place where the gods walk and yeya (magic) is so powerful that those who wield it are not quite human.

Author : Tȯlȯgȯn Kasymbekov,Tolegen Kasymbekov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Kyrgyzstan
ISBN : UOM:39015001030587

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The Broken Sword by Tȯlȯgȯn Kasymbekov,Tolegen Kasymbekov Pdf

Author : R. Mingo Sweeney
Publisher : Gatekeeper Press
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781642377682

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The Broken Sword by R. Mingo Sweeney Pdf

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1941. The sudden death of seventeen-year-old Canadian Patrick MacQueen’s little sister has wrecked his idyllic world and tore his family apart. Still clinging to his boyhood ideals of honor and glory, he lies about his age to enlist and go off to war. He never could have imagined what lay ahead. The Broken Sword opens with Patrick MacQueen fighting to keep his head above water as a fledgling signalman in the Canadian Army. An accident on the firing range dashes his hopes and he returns to the sultry shores of his Bermuda home to recover. There he falls under the spell of a seductive Nazi sympathizer, Lady Lemonton, and just as things begin to spin out of control, he gets a second chance to get back into the war. Commissioned a Royal Canadian Navy lieutenant, he plunges into vicious battles with German U-boats on the icy North Atlantic. But even as he struggles for sanity and survival, his journey takes another unexpected turn when he meets Lady Lemonton while on leave in Ireland who promises him glory and riches—and herself—if only he will join the enemy. Does he have the strength to resist? What will become of his boyhood ideals? And where do his loyalties really lie when he emerges as a key conspirator in an attempted coup d’état to defend the Dominion of Newfoundland’s sovereignty from a transatlantic power play? Inspired by the author’s own wartime experiences, The Broken Sword is a riveting coming-of-age story that offers a never before seen worm’s-eye view of the chaotic underbelly of a nation hopelessly unprepared for war and its destructive aftermath. A novel told with Norman Mailer muscle and F. Scott Fitzgerald flair, MacQueen’s arresting saga plumbs the uncharted waters of a world struggling to survive the ruthless machinations of the great powers, and lifts the veil on untold histories.

Author : Poul Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0859550087

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Author : Molly Cochran,Warren Murphy
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0812545133

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The Broken Sword by Molly Cochran,Warren Murphy Pdf

Camelot in New York? Not long ago, Arthur was an ordinary boy. Now he knows that he is the legendary King Arthur, returned to lead not just Britain but all mankind into a new era of justice, peace, and freedom. Accompanied by the wizard Merlin; Hal, an ex-FBI agent who is now Arthur's bodyguard; and a young girl who holds the powers of the ancient Druids, Arthur seeks the tools of his great work--the Holy Grail and the sword Excalibur. The Grail's magic has attracted the attention of a powerful sorcerer who will do anything and kill anyone to claim its power. To protect Arthur, Hal summons the Knights of the Round Table from their enchanted slumber in the mists of Camelot. The Knights--now New York City's newest motorcycle club--find the 20th century a confusing time, but they know their mission--fight evil and save the King. In the final battle, Arthur learns that having right on your side is not always enough. Sometimes there are sacrifices to be made. Will the Round Table never rise again? Will this Camelot, like the last, fade too soon into memory?

Author : Colin Le Sueur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1951419324

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Runecairn: Wardensaga by Colin Le Sueur Pdf

Author : Charles Messenger
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1848848978

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Broken Sword by Charles Messenger Pdf

Brigadier General Frank Crozier (1879-1937) was a highly controversial figure in his day. As a young soldier he saw active service in the Boer War and West Africa before being forced to leave the Army because of financial irresponsibility. On the outbreak of war he became second-in-command of a battalion in 36th Ulster Division, becoming its commanding officer in autumn 1915 and leading it in action on 1 July 1916. He commanded a brigade with much success for the rest of the war. After the war he was moved around in the bureaucracy, but could never hold a position for long. After being made bankrupt for a second time, he was involved in the League of Nations Union and then turned to pacifism, becoming a founder member of the Peace Pledge Union. By now he had, through his writings, become a thorn in the side of the Establishment.

Author : Charles King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : United States
ISBN : HARVARD:HNQPLI

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