World Without End

Author : Ken Follett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1009 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101442197

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The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Pdf

#1 New York Times Bestseller Oprah's Book Club Selection The “extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece” (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Follett’s already phenomenal career—and begins where its prequel, The Evening and the Morning, ended. “Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner,” extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. Today, it stands as a testament to Follett’s unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal. The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect—a man divided in his soul . . . of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame . . . and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother. A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett’s historical masterpiece.

Author : Sean Russell
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101666401

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World Without End by Sean Russell Pdf

Chronicling the epic fantasy adventures of naturalist Tristram Flattery as he voyages to discover the lost history of magic in a world where reason and science reign The Age of the Mages is over, and all the secrets of their magical arts are thought to be lost to the world. There are even those who suspect that the last of the great Mages spent their final years scrupulously eradicating all traces of their craft from the pages of history—insuring that their art will never be practiced again. It is the dawn of a new era: an age of reason, science, and exploration, and Tristam Flattery is one of its most promising young naturalists. But when Tristam is summoned to the royal court of Farrland to try to revitalize a failing species of plant which seems to have mysterious, almost magical, medicinal properties—a plant without which, he is told, the aging king will surely die—he soon realizes that he has been drawn into the heart of a political struggle which spans generations, a conflict which threatens the very foundations of his civilization. And before long, Tristam is caught in the grip of a destiny which will lead him to the ends of the known world—on a voyage of discovery that has more to do with magic than with science….

Author : Ken Follett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1025 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101211984

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World Without End by Ken Follett Pdf

#1 New York Times Bestseller In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected. World Without End is its equally irresistible sequel—set two hundred years after The Pillars of the Earth and three hundred years after the Kingsbridge prequel, The Evening and the Morning. World Without End takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroads of new ideas—about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race—the Black Death. Three years in the writing and nearly eighteen years since its predecessor, World Without End is a "well-researched, beautifully detailed portrait of the late Middle Ages" (The Washington Post) that once again shows that Ken Follett is a masterful author writing at the top of his craft.

Author : Chris Mooney
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10-29
Category : Spy stories, American
ISBN : 9780671040642

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World Without End by Chris Mooney Pdf

CIA operative Steve Conway sets out to steal an advanced combat uniform that renders a soldier virtually invisible but finds himself targeted by sinister forces that may come from inside the CIA itself.

Author : M. H. Boroson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781940456454

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The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M. H. Boroson Pdf

“The Girl with Ghost Eyes is a fun, fun read. Martial arts and Asian magic set in Old San Francisco make for a fresh take on urban fantasy, a wonderful story that kept me up late to finish.” —#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs It’s the end of the nineteenth century in San Francisco’s Chinatown, and ghost hunters from the Maoshan traditions of Daoism keep malevolent spiritual forces at bay. Li-lin, the daughter of a renowned Daoshi exorcist, is a young widow burdened with yin eyes—the unique ability to see the spirit world. Her spiritual visions and the death of her husband bring shame to Li-lin and her father—and shame is not something this immigrant family can afford. When a sorcerer cripples her father, terrible plans are set in motion, and only Li-lin can stop them. To aid her are her martial arts and a peachwood sword, her burning paper talismans, and a wisecracking spirit in the form of a human eyeball tucked away in her pocket. Navigating the dangerous alleys and backrooms of a male-dominated Chinatown, Li-lin must confront evil spirits, gangsters, and soulstealers before the sorcerer’s ritual summons an ancient evil that could burn Chinatown to the ground. With a rich and inventive historical setting, nonstop martial arts action, authentic Chinese magic, and bizarre monsters from Asian folklore, The Girl with Ghost Eyes is also the poignant story of a young immigrant searching to find her place beside the long shadow of a demanding father and the stigma of widowhood. In a Chinatown caught between tradition and modernity, one woman may be the key to holding everything together. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Author : Molly Cochran,Warren Murphy
Publisher : Tom Doherty Assoc Llc
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0812534271

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World Without End by Molly Cochran,Warren Murphy Pdf

In a new version of the myth of Atlantis, the lost continent is home to the Olympian gods and is located in the Bermuda Triangle, and one man holds the key to its survival.

Author : Edith Pargeter
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 899 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994-01
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0751508527

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The Heaven Tree Triology by Edith Pargeter Pdf

Together in one volume, this book contains The Heaven Tree, The Green Branch and The Scarlet Seed - tales of 13th-century master stone carver Harry Talvace and the church he builds.

Author : Ken Follett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1010 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101543559

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Fall of Giants by Ken Follett Pdf

Ken Follett’s magnificent historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage. A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson’s White House. . . . A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy. . . . And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when their plan to emigrate to America falls afoul of war, conscription, and revolution. From the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty, Fall of Giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five families—and into a century that we thought we knew, but that now will never seem the same again. . . .

Author : Joe Haldeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1852865385

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World Without End by Joe Haldeman Pdf

Author : Jamie Delano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science fiction comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : OCLC:36951282

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World Without End by Jamie Delano Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Shaun F. Messick
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-10-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781613973585

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Worlds Without End: The Mission by Anonim Pdf

Author : Caroline Spector
Publisher : ROC Hardcover
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451453719

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Worlds Without End by Caroline Spector Pdf

Remembering an innocent world from centuries ago, immortal elf Aina struggles for survival in the Awakened era of shadowrunners and evil magic, and she must rally her companions to battle an ancient nemesis. Original.

Author : Sebastian Barry
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698168633

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Days Without End by Sebastian Barry Pdf

COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER PRIZE "A true leftfield wonder: Days Without End is a violent, superbly lyrical western offering a sweeping vision of America in the making."—Kazuo Ishiguro, Booker Prize winning author of The Remains of the Day and The Buried Giant From the two-time Man Booker Prize finalist Sebastian Barry, “a master storyteller” (Wall Street Journal), comes a powerful new novel of duty and family set against the American Indian and Civil Wars Thomas McNulty, aged barely seventeen and having fled the Great Famine in Ireland, signs up for the U.S. Army in the 1850s. With his brother in arms, John Cole, Thomas goes on to fight in the Indian Wars—against the Sioux and the Yurok—and, ultimately, the Civil War. Orphans of terrible hardships themselves, the men find these days to be vivid and alive, despite the horrors they see and are complicit in. Moving from the plains of Wyoming to Tennessee, Sebastian Barry’s latest work is a masterpiece of atmosphere and language. An intensely poignant story of two men and the makeshift family they create with a young Sioux girl, Winona, Days Without End is a fresh and haunting portrait of the most fateful years in American history and is a novel never to be forgotten.

Author : Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015040626361

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Worlds Without End by Museum of Television and Radio (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

As a special feature for this book, The Museum of Television & Radio conducted interviews with leading writers, producers, actors, and directors of soap operas. Dozens of revealing quotes from these interviews appear throughout the book - personal and professional comments by men and women who make their living in the field.

Author : Hugh Thomas
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 0141034475

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World Without End by Hugh Thomas Pdf

'World Without End' is the conclusion of a magisterial three-volume history of the Spanish Empire by Hugh Thomas, its foremost worldwide authority. It tells the story of life in a conquered territory that stretched from Cuba to Peru, and of the final conquests of the greatest empire that the world had then seen since the fall of Rome 1,000 years before.