Midnight Falcon

Author: David Gemmell
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0307797627
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 451

Book Description
Bane the Bastard is the illegitimate son of the Rigante king who men called Demonblade. Born of treachery, Bane grew up an outcast in his own land, feared by his fellow highlanders, and denied by the father whose unmistakable mark he bore–the eyes of Connavar, one tawny brown, the other emerald green. Hounded from the country of his birth, Bane found acceptance across the seas–only to have it stripped away in an instant by a cruel and deadly swordsman. Now fighting as a gladiator in the blood-soaked arenas of the Empire, Bane lives for one thing: revenge. And he pursues his goal with the same single-minded determination that won his father a crown. But more is at stake than a young warrior’s quest for vengeance. The armies of the Stone are preparing to march on the lands of the Rigante. The fate of human and Seidh alike will be decided by the clash of swords–and by the bonds of twisted love and bitterness between a father and a son . . .

Midnight Falcon

Author: David A. Gemmell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781876590086
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404

Book Description

Sword in the Storm

Author: David Gemmell
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0307797619
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 484

Book Description
Fierce and proud, the Rigante dwell deep in the green mountain lands, worshiping the gods of air and water, and the spirits of the earth. Among them lives a warrior who bears the mark of fate. Born of the storm that slew his father, he is Connavar, and tales of his courage spread like wildfire. The Seidh--a magical race as old as time--take note of the young warrior and cast a malignant shadow across his life. For soon a merciless army will cross the water, destroying forever the timeless rhythms of life among the Rigante. Swearing to protect his people, Connavar embarks on a quest that will take him into the heart of the enemy. Along the way, he receives a gift: a sword as powerful and deadly as the Seidh who forged it. Thus he receives a name that will strike fear into the hearts of friend and foe alike--a name proclaiming a glorious and bitter destiny . . . Demonblade.

Midnight Falcon

Author: Cassie Edwards
Publisher: Signet Book
ISBN: 9780451203823
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
Widowed Chandra O'Banyon finds disappointment in the American colony of Jamestown. Taking care of her brother and young niece is not the life she hoped for when they left England. For Powhatan chief Midnight Falcon, the survival of his people has always been foremost in his mind. But when he sees the young Chandra for the first time, he feels something stronger than duty.

The Blue Falcon

Author: Robyn Carr
Publisher: Liza Dawson Associates
ISBN: 9781939481139
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410

Book Description
IN LOVE AND WAR, SOME OATHS ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN... Riding into the arena under the furling blazon of the blue falcon, Sir Conan de Corbney accepts a token from the young beauty, Lady Chandra, sparking a romance foretold long ago. That is, unless Conan's mother can help it. Colluding with her son's rival, Sir Tedric, Lady Udele secretly arranges a more lucrative marriage for her son and weds him to Edwina--Chandra's older sister--while Sir Tedric claims the fiery Chandra for himself. Thus begins the star-crossed lovers' quest, amidst treachery and betrayal, for the path back to each other's arms. When a knight is pledged twice, once for loyalty and once for love, which oath will prove stronger? From private chambers to the distant bloodstained shores of the Crusades under King Richard's reign, THE BLUE FALCON is a timeless tale of adventure, treachery, and above all, an unforgettable love story. Robyn Carr is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Virgin River Series and The Thunder Point Series. PRAISE FOR ROBYN CARR'S HISTORICALS: "She has done it again. Robyn Carr is absolutely marvelous." -Danielle Steel "Adventure, danger, derring-do, as well as doings at the glittering anything-goes court of Charles II...Carr tells an entertaining yarn." -Publishers Weekly "A fast, gripping story...The reading public can anticipate good books from an imaginative new author." -Best Sellers

Wild Destiny (The Hearts of Liberty Series, Book 4)

Author: Phoebe Conn
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
ISBN: 161417475X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
Falcon Hunter is a half-Seneca, half-white sniper with sights set on proving himself as a warrior by helping to free America from British rule. Belle wants love, and the care-free Falcon she once knew. When Falcon leaves with the Colonial army, Belle's sister convinces her to follow him, and tend the American wounded. Along the way, she's captured by the British. Pretending to be politically aligned with her captors, Belle sees first-hand what war does to men and her heart longs to care for the soul-weary man Falcon has become. All she needs now is for him to find her. Previously Titled: Wild Legacy REVIEWS: "Phoebe Conn weaves family life and high passion... 4 stars!" RT Magazine THE HEARTS OF LIBERTY, in series order Savage Destiny Defiant Destiny Forbidden Destiny Wild Destiny Scarlet Destiny

The Governing-Evaluation-Knowledge Nexus

Author: Christina Segerholm
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030211436
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
This Open Access book analyses the interplay between governing, evaluation and knowledge with an empirical focus on Swedish higher education. It investigates the origins, logics, and mechanisms of evaluation and quality assurance reforms and their dynamic interactions with institutional, national and European policy contexts. The chapters report findings from extensive empirical studies that offer detailed insight into the work of governing in higher education, by giving voice to actors at various levels and positions including the ministry, national agency and University employees. Central themes include the influence of European policy, changing system designs, media relations and quality assurance enactments in University institutions. The book also explores the ways in which an emerging professional cadre, labelled qualocrats, enacts and mediates evaluation and quality assurance policy and practice. Taken together, the expanding evaluation machinery in Swedish higher education highlights the pivotal role of knowledge as a governing resource, and points to special features of evaluation as a particular form of practice that makes knowledge work for governing.

Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy

Author: Dimitra Fimi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 135035001X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 303

Book Description
Focusing on representations of Celtic motifs and traditions in post-1980s adult fantasy literature, this book illuminates how the historical, the mythological and the folkloric have served as inspiration for the fantastic in modern and popular culture of the western world. Bringing together both highly-acclaimed works with those that have received less critical attention, including French and Gaelic fantasy literature, Imagining the Celtic Past in Modern Fantasy explores such texts as Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Alan Garner's Weirdstone trilogy, the Irish fantasies of Jodi McIsaac, David Gemmell's Rigante novels, Patricia Kennealy-Morrison Keltiad books, as well as An Sgoil Dhubh by Iain F. MacLeòid and the Vertigen and Frontier series by Léa Silhol. Lively and covering new ground, the collection examines topics such as fairy magic, Celtic-inspired worldbuilding, heroic patterns, classical ethnography and genre tropes alongside analyses of the Celtic Tarot in speculative fiction and Celtic appropriation in fan culture. Introducing a nuanced understanding of the Celtic past, as it has been informed by recent debates in Celtic studies, this wide-ranging and provocative book shows how modern fantasy is indebted to medieval Celtic-language texts, folkloric traditions, as well as classical sources.

Time Away From the Heart:The Bloom

Author: Brianna Barnes
Publisher: Brianna Barnes
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Being a woman is not easy. There is a time when a woman has to do what she has to do. Life as a single parent is rough. Callene Gaines is a single mother who is raising an adult boy named Coitan in modern day society. Pain consumed with anger takes over her life as she realizes she is dealing with unresolved issues between herself and the father, her son, has never known. Will she be able to forgive and push back past hurts and have a complete family that she always dreamed of? Or will her anger consume her and everyone connected with her?

The Hearts of Liberty (Four Complete Historical Romance Novels in One)

Author: Phoebe Conn
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
ISBN: 161417699X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1300

Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Phoebe Conn comes four highly-acclaimed novels in one boxset. Embark upon an extraordinary journey to Colonial America and experience the diversity, sacrifices and sensual fires that birthed a nation. Book 1 - Savage Destiny: Hunter is a Seneca brave and a renown scout for the Virginia Militia. Alanna lost her family in an Indian raid. When Alann's cousin gives birth to a half-breed baby, then dies, Alanna faces a choice: turn her back on the motherless child or face her fears, find Hunter and convince him to claim his son. Book 2 - Defiant Destiny: When King George II orders the Acadians, descendants of 17th-century French colonists, expelled from their Nova Scotian land, Arielle Douville, an Acadian healer, reluctantly agrees to translate for the captain of the Virginia Militia. But soon Arielle must choose: side with her people or fight for the inevitable new way of Acadian life and discover if the growing passions between her and the captain is love. Book 3 – Forbidden Destiny: Half-Seneca and half-white, Christian Hunter has never been able to resist challenging Liana Scott's high British opinions, and when his taunts lure her into an affair, she loses everything. Now Christian faces a new challenge: proving to Liana how much he has always loved her. Book 4 – Wild Destiny: Falcon Hunter is a half-Seneca, half-white sniper with sights set on proving himself a warrior by helping free America from British rule. Belle wants love, and the care-free Falcon she once knew. Then she's captured by the British. All she wants now is for Falcon to find her. "...little known historical facts [and] engaging characters will surely entertain." ~RT Magazine "...a love story that blossoms in the most unlikely place." ~Rendezvous "...filled with every nuance of growing love and trust." ~RT Magazine, TOP PICK THE HEARTS OF LIBERTY, in series order Savage Destiny Defiant Destiny Forbidden Destiny Wild Destiny Scarlet Destiny HEARTS OF CALIFORNIA, in series order Hearts of Gold No Sweeter Ecstasy Tempt Me With Kisses