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Robert E. Howard
The Sowers of the Thunder is a short story by Robert E. Howard (published in Oriental Stories, Winter 1932) that takes place in Outremer (the Crusader states) in the time of General Baibars and deals with the Generals friendly/adversarial relationship with Cahal Ruadh ODonnell, an Irish Crusader with a troubled past cut in the Howardian mold. Both the Siege of Jerusalem (1244) and the Battle of La Forbie feature in the plot.
Elena Armas
Sensacja Tiktoka! Aaron Blackford zaproponował Catalinie Martín, że pojedzie z nią do Hiszpanii na ślub jej siostry i będzie udawał jej chłopaka. Chociaż Catalina rozpaczliwie potrzebuje partnera (żeby nie wydało się jej kłamstwo), nie waha się nawet przez sekundę i odrzuca jego ofertę. Nigdy nie spotkała bardziej aroganckiego, irytującego i nieznośnego mężczyzny, do tego z takim uporem utrudniającego jej życie. Ale czas, który dzieli ją od ślubu siostry, topnieje w błyskawicznym tempie i determinacja Cataliny zmienia się w desperację. Im bliżej do ślubu, tym obecność Aarona Blackforda staje się bardziej pożądana. Będą mieli trzy dni, by przekonać rodzinę Cataliny, że są w sobie zakochani. W przeciwnym razie dziewczyna zostanie zdemaskowana jako kłamczucha, a pełne współczucia spojrzenia gości weselnych zawstydzą ją mocniej niż jego lodowate, niebieskie oczy Wszystko, czego szukasz w romansie, znajdziesz w tej książce. Helen Hoang, autorka książki Więcej niż pocałunek
Ernest Bramah
Working name of UK author Ernest Brammah Smith (1868-1942) for all his writing; he is best-known for two series, the Max Carrados books about a blind detective, all of whose Perceptions are enormously enhanced, and a series of tales in which the Chinese Kai Lung tells stories often to stave off some unpleasant fate, like Scheherazade. At the height of his fame, Bramahs mystery tales, featuring the blind detective, appeared alongside Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes stories in the Strand Magazine, even occasionally outselling them. This early work by Ernest Bramah was originally published in 1924. A collection of twenty-one short stories which bridge, in the process of their writing, thirty years of life, one featuring Kai Lung and another featuring blind detective Max Carrados. Highly recommended this entertaining reading!
William Harrison Ainsworth
This is a gothic classic. Very atmospheric. This amazing and attractive story, written in the highest times of our Faustian civilization, the majestic poetics of romanticism, and today, in these godforsaken times of fate and despair, shines with mysterious darkness.
Henry Bedford-Jones
Imagine a single artifact that has been involved with every era and event from ancient Egypt to post-WWII.Thats the Sphinx Emerald. A strange jewel that wrought mischief and magic as it passed from hand to hand down the ages starts its strange eventful dramatic history here in Ancient Egypt... and crosses the paths of both simple folk and famous men such as Alexander the Great, Saladin, Richard the Lionheart, Leonardo da Vinci, Cardinal Richelieu.
Zane Grey
This is a historical novel about the American border during the American Revolutionary War. At this time, the United States border began at Fort Pitt, and the Ohio River was the main artery for entry into the dense forest, unresolved and dangerous western countries. The area west of Fort Pitt was inhabited by Indians who were incited by Detroit-based British against rebellious American colonists.
Elizabeth Louisa Moresby
The Splendor of Asia (1926) is the Story and Teaching of the Buddha. Elizabeth Louisa Moresby was already sixty years old by the time she started writing her novels, which commonly had an oriental setting, and then became a prolific author. She wrote under various pseudonyms, depending on the genre. As Louis Moresby, she wrote nonfiction, including a history of Egypt. As E. Barrington, she wrote historical romances, including a tale of Napoleon and Josephine (1927). As Lily Adams Beck, she wrote stories set in Asia and influenced by Oriental philosophy and religion. She was also known as Elizabeth Louisa Beck, Eliza Louisa Moresby Beck and Lily Moresby Adams. She was a staunch Buddhist and strict vegetarian, highly critical of the materialism of the West.
Rex Beach
The protagonist is Roy Glenister, a young and ambitious man who has been exploring for three years with his partner, an elderly man named Dextri. Their Midas mine is one of the richest in the area. Returning by boat from Seattle, where they spent the winter, they learn that their lawsuit is being contested in court, and until the lawsuit is settled, Midas is under the control of lawyer Alec McNamara.