eBook Listing For Genre "Historical"

The real life of Spartacus was far more complex than Hollywood would have you believe. There really was a Spartacus & a prophecy and no body of the gladiator was ever found. The story covers an epic journey of one man’s struggle against oppression. Spanning two continents, the fight, flight, love and betrayal across the ancient landscapes, form the backdrop to this compelling novel.

Although the dark forces of Arawn are defeated, the Saxons have massed on the border of Wales, aiming for nothing less than the complete subjugation of the Welsh people. Meanwhile, the fickle god Mabon, loose again in the human world, searches for the Thirteen Treasures of Britain. With each one he collects, his power grows. With the other gods forbidden to interfere in the human world, it is up to Cade, Rhiann, and their companions to stop Mabon and the Saxons.

And time is running out.

A solar flare envelopes the Valley, passing through the settlement and changing its people forever. Raj, the quiet, fearless leader, and his family live separately from their tribe beside a tall cliff face. Over the coming New Moons, Raj and his family start changing, developing great speed, strength and enhanced senses. And with the New Moons comes new cravings. They begin to long for the flesh of the animals they have sought to protect for countless generations.

Forced to leave their tribe for their horrific behavior, the family starts out on its own, only to grow more animal-like themselves as the New Moons pass. And Raj’s grandson, Sal, begins hearing “the Voice,” which sets him on the path of darkness. It’s not until after a long sleep that Raj realizes what he and his family have become…vampires.

How did Old Shatterhand receive his famous name? How did the young adventurer really meet Winnetou? Who is Ellen? What do Bill Hawkens and Big Sam have in common? When did ‘Sharlih’ set foot on American soil for the first time? Old Shatterhand—Genesis combines several crucial early Wild West stories, which formed the nucleus of Karl May’s later novels, the famous ‘green books’, in a fresh and entertaining translation. Old Shatterhand—Genesis presents a collection of important early Winnetou stories that have contributed to the development of the Apache’s character, and at the same time depict the young German adventurer’s own ‘coming of age’ in the Wild West. Old Shatterhand—Genesis offers a unique glimpse into how the writer Karl May constructed and developped his fictional life in the Wild West.
Dedicated to Lex Barker, unforgettable Old Shatterhand.

Can today's friends become tomorrow's enemies? Does it ever pay to trade weapons with potential enemies? Can a people become too comfortable and miss the signals that its preeminence is threatened? This short story tells the tale of a prehistoric people who did just that. Does it have relevance for our leaders today?

DECADES
A novel by New York Times bestselling author Ruth Harris

A deadly triangle. Evelyn was a loyal and loving wife. Nat was her alluring and ambitious husband. Barbara was the other woman —attractive and accomplished. Who would survive and which one would triumph?

Spanning three tumultuous decades from the post-war Forties to the rebellious “Make Love, Not War” generation of the Sixties, Decades is the story of a family, a marriage and a world in crisis.

“Powerful…Gripping!” — The Women Today Book Club
“Terrific!” — Cosmopolitan magazine.
“Absolutely perfect!” — Publisher’s Weekly.

Winnetou Trilogy Part 3 - pocket book edition: Winnetou and Old Shatterhand fail to meet at the pre-determined place and time. Old Shatterhand becomes shipwrecked and is forced to return to New York where he takes on an assignment as a private detective that leads him deep into Ku Klux Klan territory ...

Comparable to 450 pages, this paranormal 60-year saga of romance, conflict, and crime reveals the Americanization of an Italian family, from immigrant bootleggers and coalminers to proud winemakers and ambitious priests, but only a chosen few will encounter the chameleon-like Black Angel who shows up when least expected to offer advice or merely observe. After all, there’s only so much one family angel can do.

Petty bootleggers Carlo Baggio and his brother Jake are enjoying the good life in 1925 Prohibition Chicago until Carlo enters into an arranged marriage with a bride from Italy and Jake gets run out of town for cheating on the boss’s daughter. In the aftermath Carlo takes a bullet for Jake and is ready to cash in his chips until a black angel Carlo dubs Angelo Nero convinces him otherwise. Later Angelo Nero comes to Carlo’s rescue when he’s trapped in a house fire. For the next fifty years the Baggio brothers and their families will experience hardship, tragedy, rewards, and the unwelcomed honor of Carlo’s son becoming a priest.

When Angelo Nero finally returns, it is to visit Carlo’s grandson Frank, the only survivor of a multi-fatality accident. The life-altering experience prompts Frank to follow his uncle into the priesthood. Eventually, with help from the uncle, Frank winds up in Rome, training for the prestigious Vatican Diplomatic Corps. He encounters the angel again, along with a mysterious warning. Later, while awaiting his first post, Frank becomes involved with a secret society within the Vatican that assigns him the task of delivering a renegade-priest to Rome?preferably laid out in a coffin. Frank’s covert mission brings him back to the family farm in Illinois and to his grandfather Carlo. Angelo Nero shows up too. But neither Carlo nor the angel can help Frank choose between the diplomatic career he has coveted for years and sparing the life of a priest defying Catholic tradition.
Fans of TV's BOARDWALK EMPIRE and fiction by Father Andrew Greeley and THE THORNBIRDS by Colleen McCullough will enjoy THE FAMILY ANGEL.

A Winnetou Story. The mystery surrounding Old Surehand and Apanatshka deepens. Old Shatterhand and Winnetou head a group in pursuit of dangerous villains to Devils Head, where the ‘general’ is unmasked.

When Old Shatterhand receives invitation letters to a powwow at Mount Winnetou, he is tempted to think that someone is having some fun at his expense; when shortly thereafter a mysterious American with a nugget as large as a pigeon egg on his fob chain visits him, his mind is made up -- Old Shatterhand travels into the Wild West one last time where, unexpectedly, he unearths a secret that has been waiting to be discovered for thirty years.

Winnetou Trilogy Part 2 - pocket book edition: Winnetou and Old Shatterhand form a blood brotherhood and spend a wonderful time at the Apache pueblo on Rio Pecos, however, gold-hungry villains stalk Winnetou's father and sister--a treacherous deed changes their lives forever. The hunt begins ...

Pietro and Isabella Rocca are living a marriage of convenience in 1928 Italy. He allows his wife to rule the household, the farm, and their young twins. Isabella thinks she rules Pietro too, until she discovers him in bed with the neighbor’s wife. Isabella sends him away, to work in Torino for the year it will take her anger to subside. Instead, he sails to America with hopes of acquiring enough money to buy his family’s forgiveness. The new life Pietro builds—one based on gambling, extortion, bootlegging, and lies—seduces him to stay. Meanwhile in Italy, Isabella adjusts to life without Pietro, using deceit to safeguard her family and later to aid WWII partisans who eventually regard the son a hero and the daughter a Nazi collaborator. Twenty-nine years will pass before Pietro returns as a wealthy man, along with an American son determined to befriend the family his father deserted. But first, Pietro must redeem himself to Isabella, their children, and the neighbor he betrayed.

It's A.D. 79 on the slopes of Vesuvius. With no warning the mountain has erupted into violent, terrifying life. Those who can, flee, but one old man, Lucius Quintus Claudianus, sits in an abandoned villa in Herculaneum, struggling to finish a story only he can tell. Seventy years before, Lucius was the sole survivor of three Roman legions, ambushed and slaughtered in the wilds of Germania.
Lucius's tale is of dark forests, evil swamps and horrific pagan sacrifices, but it is also the story of his friendship with Freya, a Cherusci warrior. As soldiers caught up in treachery and war, they must choose between their culture and their friendship. And it's a choice they have to get right because the consequences of being wrong could mean death.
"This riveting, haunting tale will leave readers clamouring for more." Best Books for Kids and Teens, 2009
"…a complicated storyline which contains rich historical detail reminiscent of the Great Rosemary Sutcliffe, as well as universals about war and cultural identity." The Star Phoenix
"…this richly detailed and well-narrated Roman-era historical novel…is a hugely rewarding novel that has much more than its exciting and bloody battle scenes to appeal to young readers, especially boys. Highly Recommended." Canadian Materials.
Germania was a Resource Links Best Book 2008 and a CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens starred selection of “exceptional calibre”.

Jim Hay, 16, is caught up in the patriotic fervor sweeping across Scotland as the British troops prepare to enter World War I. After his father leaves for France, the teen avidly follows the war news in the local papers and includes headlines and anecdotal clips throughout this diary. His father is killed in action and 10 days later his mother dies from shock and grief. Within weeks, Jim has signed up and is soon in the trenches. His diary entries and letters home to his girlfriend reflect his growing awareness of the horrors of war. Recalling his desire for a German helmet to keep as a souvenir, he somberly notes in his journal, "I think I even wanted one with a bullet-hole in it. It all seems so macabre now. Helmets are not toys-they save lives here." During an offensive attack against the Germans, Jim receives a serious head injury, and, disoriented, wanders away from his unit. He is court-martialed for desertion and executed by firing squad on July 10, 1916. Wilson brilliantly captures the thoughts, feelings, and na‹vet‚ of a young man caught up in a conflict he does not fully understand and is ill prepared to face. The format effectively draws readers into the narrative, and characterization is solid throughout. Historical anecdotes lend even more somber realism to the story. Jim's growth as a human being, his increasing self-awareness, and, especially, his shocking fate are not soon forgotten. A compelling, fascinating, and ultimately disturbing book that is not to be missed.
Robert Gray, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, MN

This is the second volume of the most famous books ever written in Europe - the Winnetou trilogy. Best-selling since 1893. Bizarre circumstances lead Winnetou, Old Shatterhand and their friend Old Death on a ride through the Mapimi desert; this will be the last journey for one of them. Later, when Old Shatterhand rescues a young boy from a disastrous oil fire in New Venango his heroic deed has far-reaching implications. The blood brothers cross paths again in Nebraska where they and Old Firehand must face the cruel white Indian chief Parranoh…