John Broughton
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Acerca de las convulsiones políticas y religiosas de la Inglaterra del siglo 7°, nadie está a salvo. Cómo los viejos dioses son erosionados por la nueva iglesia y los hombres ambiciosos compiten por el poder, la sangre se derrama por toda la tierra. En el sur, el ealdorman Aelfhere cree que para su única hija de diecisiete años Cynethryth, unirla en matrimonio con un Rey Sajón es el camino a la seguridad. Y así en contra de sus propios deseos...
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After aspiring novelist Jake Conley regains consciousness from a coma, he discovers he's affected by synaesthesia, and that his now cross-wired brain endows him with heightened psychic powers.Jake's research on the Northumbrian King Aldfrith takes him to Elfrid's Hole in North Yorkshire, where - as legend relates - the king sheltered after a bloody battle. What Jake doesn't realize is that his investigation has unleashed a series of deadly paranormal...
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Aella is a leatherworker living in 7th century Northumbria. After surviving the war against the Picts, the king becomes his godfather, and Aella befriends Bishop Cuthbert. Aware of Aella's skills, the monks of Lindisfarne commission him to make the cover of the Gospel of St. John as a gift for Cuthbert. Impressed by the masterpiece, Ecgfrith's successor, King Aldfrith, sends Aella to Ireland to learn to read and write.Soon, Aella befriends a fellow...
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In his darkest hour, hiding in the depths of the Somerset marshes in 878 AD, King Alfred devises a scheme to save his kingdom from the Vikings threatening to overwhelm the country. His spectacular success, beginning with the triumphant battle of Ethandun, involves creating a sense of nation among his subjects. To help with this, Alfred gathers a small band of brilliant foreign scholars in his court, chief among them John the Old Saxon. Follow this...
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Jake Conley, un aspirant romancier, sort d'un coma de quelques semaines. Il découvre qu'il est atteint de synesthésie et que son cerveau désormais interconnecté lui confère des forces psychiques accrus. Passionné d'histoire anglo-saxonne, ses recherches sur Aldfrith, roi de Northumbrie, le mènent à l'Antre d'Elfrid, dans le Yorkshire Nord, o, comme le raconte la légende, ce roi s'est réfugié après une bataille sanglante. Ce dont Jake n'a...
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Detective Inspector Jacob Vance and his assistant, Detective Sergeant Brittany Shepherd, are called upon to prevent a series of murders across London.The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has provoked a psychopath with her inaugural speech. Soon later, the commissioner receives a letter threatening a series of nine killings, culminating in 'the big one', unless the police chief retracts her speech with a public apology.To disprove her statements, the...
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When novelist Jake Conley regains consciousness after a serious head injury, he discovers he's affected by a rare condition: synaesthesia. This not only gives his brain heightened psychic powers, but also affects his behavior. Nationally prominent after discovering the tomb of King Aldfrith and writing a bestseller, Jake is in a world of trouble. After his cross-wired brain responds to psychometry in his childhood home, he sees his mother who had...
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In 798 AD, the peaceful life of deer herder Deormund is overturned when Vikings arrive to raid the isle of Sceapig. Pursued by the marauders, he kills their chieftain and takes his sword as a trophy, unaware that there is more to the weapon than meets the eye.Compelled by a neighbouring thegn to join his bodyguards, Deormund's prowess increases the leader's respect for him. But after the Vikings attack again, this time on Lyminge Abbey, he is forced...
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Mierce, the English Midlands, 8th Century A.D. 'thelbald, King of Mierce, is a man of ambition. Having created much-needed stability within his domain, he now aspires to take the surrounding kingdoms to expand and fortify his own. Stealthy and cunning, 'thelbald manipulates other men of power to achieve his goals. The quest for power is not King 'thelbald's only passion in life. Despite not wishing to marry, he has an unabating lust for women and...
10) The Serpent Wand
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A sinister Masonic-Templar organization - The Brotherhood Of The Wand - is planning to bring the world to its knees and create a dystopian one-government world. The price? 80% of the world's population. To achieve this aim, they are planning to harness ley lines and other ancient earth energies to reawaken the Serpent: a mythical creature known to all early civilisations by different names. On the winter solstice at Avebury, an apocalyptic event is...
11) The Snape Ring
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Something mysterious and scary is loose in the British Museum, and a rapid solution is needed. Something connects the events to malevolent forces that menaces realm beyond our own... and all mankind. Only one man has the power to defeat this fearsome threat, so the Ministry of Defence engages psychic investigatorJake Conley to solve the mystery. Soon after, he discovers disturbing connections to the case, including murder. Can Jake overcome his diabolical...
12) Sward and Sword
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Amidst the bloodshed of 11th century combat and conquest, Saxon Godwine elevates himself from landless youth to trusted confidante of the most powerful man in England. A kingmaker, Godwine's fealty propels six monarchs to occupy the English throne in his lifetime. But the pursuit of power is not without peril, and his skillful diplomacy and battle prowess are constantly tested by the schemes of distant, formidable enemies. His allegiance to the monarchy...
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Metropolitan Police Detectives, Vance and Shepherd, are investigating a case in Central London. Several murders of prominent Iranian exiles present Vance with a powder-keg primed to explode.
He and Shepherd must avoid a conflict among London's Muslim community. MI-6 involvement results in the arbitrary closure of three unsolved cases, however, the Intelligence Agency has a plan for Shepherd - to make use of her ability as a renowned crack shot.
But...
14) Whirligig
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When the veil is thinnest, an ancient book of fairy lore acts as a bridge between two worlds.
After young Emily finds an old book of fairy lore at an antiques fair, she discovers that it has instructions on how to enter the Other World. Together with her brother Adam, they step into the Whirligig: an unending carousel of states that govern the world.
A realm filled with elves, hobgoblins and pixies, the Whirligig is at once strikingly different...
15) Wyrd of the Wolf
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Among the political and religious upheaval of seventh century England, nobody is safe.As the old gods are eroded by the new church and and ambitious men vie for power, blood is shed throughout the land. In the south, ealdorman Aelfhere believes that for his only daughter, 16-year-old Cynethryth, marriage to a Saxon king is the way to security. And so, against her own wishes, Cynethryth is betrothed. Yet as battle rages around her, Cynethryth too becomes...