Medieval Ages

Justice is a precious thing, hard won and easily lost. In the land of Khryterdon it is known as the Justice of Ulrica. Centuries in the making, it is now being systematically wrecked by King Durwin. Travel permits restrict free movement. Judges bend to the whims of noblemen. Prisons entomb free thought. A tentative alliance of commoners and lords rebels against the oppressors, but not everyone’s agenda is righteous. In this fight, battles both inward and outward must be waged; courage and self-control must be found. The meaning of justice will be determined by the victor. Lord Brant has ...

Thousands of them died in the war. The survivors fled to the four corners of the lands. Some few escaped to the frozen wastes of the far north where they bide their time and plot their return. Such a hard life requires sacrifice. There are things that must be done without. But when a great plague settles in and the dying begins anew two must sacrifice themselves for the good of the many. Enter a frozen world of frost beasts, hoar hounds, tundra cats, snow trolls, and ice giants. Discover the battle bear troops and a great golden dragon from an age long since past. A new epic fantasy ...

Over the centuries, the West has become fascinated by the Vikings, one of the most mysterious and interesting European civilizations. In addition to being perceived as a remarkably unique culture among its European counterparts, what’s known and not known about the Vikings’ accomplishments has added an intriguing aura to the historical narrative. Were they fierce and fearsome warriors? Were they the first Europeans to visit North America? It seems some of the legends are true, and some are just that, legend.

La enorme cantidad de combatientes que periódicamente zarpaban hacia el Cercano Oriente para luchar contra los musulmanes son una prueba de la popularidad generalizada del aventurerismo en el extranjero en ese momento. La idea de una cruzada, en la que grandes ejércitos procedentes de varias regiones de Europa se reunían con el fin de luchar contra los musulmanes turcos y árabes, quedó tan arraigada que se amplió para incluir a las cruzadas contra las sectas cristianas europeas heréticas.

“For a long time, all I wanted to do was make my father happy. I used to think he would protect me. Now I knew that wasn’t true, and things were different.” Rose, the innocent princess of Greyland, has been sheltered her whole life. Her father, a heartless king, controls each and every aspect of her day-to-day activities. However, shortly after turning eighteen, Rose experiences a terrible assault that leaves her feeling helpless and alone. In response, her father plans to marry her off to an old earl in order to save both his reputation and hers. Refusing to accept this, she runs ...

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages started with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. Population decrease, counter-urbanization, the collapse of central authority, invasions of countries, and mass movements of tribes, which had started in late antiquity, continued into the early Middle Ages. The massive movements of tribes formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. Explore more about this long time in history, a dark time when people faced countless challenges to their survival.

Alors que la Bretagne, en plein chaos et attaquée de part et d'autres pas des hordes sanguinaires, ne parvient pas à assurer son unité, Galahad propose à l'abbé Myrddin une machination diabolique : faire de Kay, un jeune seigneur sans envergure, le grand roi de la région en simulant l'intervention divine. Il doit feindre de sortir d'un rocher une épée que seul l'envoyé de Dieu pourrait extraire.

While hiking, I am daydreaming about what it would be like to live in the Middle Ages with castles, knights, queens, and kings. Suddenly, I slip into a river of icy cold water. I’m spinning around and around. What’s that ahead?

A clan overrun by foreign raiders. A fearless huntress faces the greatest challenge of her life... Arcadia, daughter of chief of the Caerlin clan, is faced with a choice: to see her clan destroyed by invaders or to join forces with a band of outlaws. She must act quickly. The clan’s magic arrow is stolen; the protector goddess wanders far while the dreaded isks, creatures of darkness, haunt the skies. Don’t miss this exciting adventure of outlaw heroes, twists, mayhem and the rise of the underdog... "Awesome. Full of action, suspense and intrigue throughout. Loved it." - kindle reviewer...

1633. In dem Alpendorf San Michele herrscht die Inquisition. Alles, was nicht ihren Normen entspricht, wird gnadenlos verfolgt. Und an diesem Ort verbinden sich die Schicksale von Daniele, der mit einer ganz besonderen Gabe zur Welt gekommen ist, und Susanna, die unter dramatischen Umständen geboren wird. Die Welt steht vor dem Umbruch, als der Wissenschaftler Galileo Galilei den Beweis erbringt, dass nicht die Erde der Mittelpunkt des Universums ist, sondern die Sonne. Vor diesem Hintergrund müssen Susanna und Daniele eine ungewöhnliche Mission erfüllen.

A silent princess, a captive king, four realms at war.... Princess Katherine knows her hand has been given to sinister King Philip, but when she learns he's taken the ruler of a neighboring kingdom captive, she's compelled to discover King Matthew's location and set him free before it's too late. However, with Matthew's brother King Caleb closing in on Philip's borders, Philip threatens to end Matthew. Katherine is running out of time. Saving Matthew without being able to speak proves complicated, especially when another woman assumes Katherine's identity, and the princess finds herself in ...

In the Dark Ages, traveling through haunted forests is a bad idea. Horrible abominations just may come your way.

The most famous man of the Middle Ages was probably Charlemagne, and few would argue that he was also the most important man during those centuries. When Charlemagne became king of the Franks, he proceeded to create one of the largest European empires since the collapse of Rome. Through his conquests across Western Europe and Italy, Charlemagne became the first holy Roman emperor after a famous imperial coronation by Pope Leo III.

In this sequel to ‘Anais of Brightshire’, Anais, a fourteen-year-old girl living in the Great House of Brightshire acts as an apprentice to the house scribe while secretly practicing blood magic. After using her magic to heal the lord’s eldest son, she's forced to flee the city with the lord’s children. As they struggle to survive on their journey, the ties that bind them deepen.

Les Vikings déferlent sur les mers pour tout piller sur leur passage. Pictavia n'est pas épargnée. Pour sauver son royaume, le roi n'a d'autre choix que conclure un pacte avec les envahisseurs du nord. Quelques années plus tard, de grandes voiles assombrissent les côtes pour reprendre cette princesse picte qui leur a été promise. Unique héritière du trône, Nola ne sait pas encore qu'elle doit épouser un homme qu'elle ne connaît pas. Enlevée par ces barbares, elle va devoir apprendre à vivre avec ce Viking qui ne cesse de la tourmenter.

Las formas góticas alcanzan niveles tan elevados de perfección técnica que nos están anunciando la decadencia de un estilo que ya no puede avanzar sobre sus propios postulados. Aunque suele denominarse así, no hay tal "ocaso", sino una portentosa transformación de la representación natural que nos está anunciando la llegada de un nuevo periodo que alcanzará cotas antes no sospechadas en el arte y en la belleza.

Three stolen princesses, a missing criminal king, and a princess who can’t help falling in love… Princess Kaylee doesn’t want to stay inside. Her parents, King Caleb and Queen Katherine insist she stay tucked away inside the castle in their kingdom of Arteria until the mystery of the kidnapped princesses is solved. When Kaylee defies their orders and ventures outside with a group of friends, it’s her cousin, Princess Jenna, who is taken. Now, Kaylee is in a race against time to find her cousin before something awful happens to her. If she can keep from getting killed herself. ...

Genghis Khan is one of history's greatest and most famous conquerors. No man, before or since, has ever started with so little and gone on to achieve so much. From a noble family, but raised in poverty that drove him to the brink of starvation, Genghis Khan rose to control the second-largest empire the world has ever known. Genghis Khan was not a peaceful man, nor a particularly merciful one, but the image of him as a bloodthirsty barbarian is largely the result of hostile propaganda; he was far more complex.

A castle is destroyed in 597 AD and 40 survivors flee to an isolated village in the forest of southwest Wessex. They hide under threat of death for seven years until a girl, affectionately nicknamed Princess, rescues a boy left to die on the side of a road and their lives change forever.

From the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Queen's Choice. A tale of treachery, power-hungry families and legal subterfuges. Woven through it is a remarkable story of a beautiful girl, desirable as a bride, growing to be a woman of foresight and power. A story of love and loyalty and of the cost of personal ambition. The story of the woman who would ultimately wield power as the King Mother to 10-year-old King Richard II.