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Magnificat [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe PDF]
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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What if the Pope WEREN'T Catholic? What if she never HAD been? It's 1997, in a universe much like ours. But here the Pope is dead, and the conclave to elect the new head of the Catholic Church has chosen someone who is not a Cardinal--or even a Catholic--or even a man. Act of God? Fraud on the College of Cardinals? What changes will she bring to the Church? And some people will never accept a woman Pope--how do you protect her from the those who have sworn to kill her? Imagine you're the Pope--d... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Category: Suspense/Thriller/Alternate History
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Magnificat [MultiFormat]
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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What if the Pope WEREN'T Catholic? What if she never HAD been? It's 1997, in a universe much like ours. But here the Pope is dead, and the conclave to elect the new head of the Catholic Church has chosen someone who is not a Cardinal--or even a Catholic--or even a man. Act of God? Fraud on the College of Cardinals? What changes will she bring to the Church? And some people will never accept a woman Pope? how do you protect her from the those who have sworn to kill her? Imagine you're the Pope--d... more info>> (Published: 1999)
Words: 222306 - Reading Time: 635-889 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Spiritual/Religion
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Alas, Poor Yorick [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe PDF]
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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Alas, Poor Yorick is historical adventure fiction with dramatic interest--it's the "backstory" to Shakespeare's Hamlet--set in Elsinor Castle two decades before the events of the play, and featuring the political affairs and romantic entanglements that will lead inexorably to the events of the Tragedy of the Prince Hamlet. It has treason, murder, illicit love affairs, humor, pathos, and five jesters. And a sense of grim foreboding that mirrors the Bard's own, as one by one, jesters die in myster... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Category: Historical Fiction
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Bardelys the Magnificent [MultiFormat]
by Rafael Sabatini
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A mad run through 17th Century France with swordfights, rebellions, disguise, identity theft, and an extremely star-crossed love affair between a leading courtier of Louis XIII (Bardelys, known as "The Magnificent") and the beautiful Roxalanne of Lavédan. Set in the same milieu as Dumas' Three Musketeers stories. Bardelys of the title wagers that he can win the hand of the beautiful but reluctant Roxalanne of Lavédan, but he reckons without the Orléanist rebellion and a case of mistaken identity... more info>> (Published: 1906)
Words: 76557 - Reading Time: 218-306 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Romance
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Bardelys the Magnificent [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe PDF]
by Rafael Sabatini
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A mad run through 17th Century France with swordfights, rebellions, disguise, identity theft, and an extremely star-crossed love affair between a leading courtier of Louis XIII (Bardelys, known as "The Magnificent") and the beautiful Roxalanne of Lav�dan. Set in the same milieu as Dumas' "Three Musketeers" stories. Bardelys of the title wagers that he can win the hand of the lovely but reluctant Roxalanne of Lav�dan; but he becomes entangled in the Orl�anist rebellion, and a case of mistak... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Category: Historical Fiction
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Captain Blood [MultiFormat]
by Rafael Sabatini
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Peter Blood, an Irish physician and soldier in England in the 1680's, is wrongly convicted of treason and sentenced to indentured slavery in the Caribbean. He escapes and becomes the most feared pirate captain on the Spanish Main, but all the glory of his adventures cannot help him, for the woman he loves cannot love a "thief and pirate." Even when he destroys England's enemies, even at his most triumphant ... but wait! Is that ... A classic novel and the model for a generation of writers. (Published: 1922)
Words: 113800 - Reading Time: 325-455 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Romance
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Captain Blood [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe PDF]
by Rafael Sabatini
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Peter Blood, an Irish physician and former soldier, is happily settled in the 1680's as the doctor in an English town when the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth catches him by accident. He saves a man's life, as a doctor must try to do, but the man is a rebel and the hanging Judge Jeffreys sentences him to ten years as an indentured slave in the Caribbean colonies. Once there, his knowledge as a physician is recognized, and thus he meets and falls in love with the daughter of the man who owns hi... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Category: Historical Fiction
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In the Face of Death [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe PDF]
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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Madeline de Montalia, the perpetually youthful and beautiful vampire, once beloved of the Count Saint-Germain, comes to America in the 1840's to live with and study the native tribes of America, desiring to document their culture and knowledge before these are changed forever and unalterably by contact with the White Man. She had not expected she would fall in love with San Francisco Banker and US Army officer William Tecumseh Sherman in the 1850's. Now, living among the Choctaw in Georgia in th... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Category: Horror
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In the Face of Death [MultiFormat]
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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Madelaine de Montalia, the main character in "Out of the House of Life" in Yarbro's popular Saint-Germain vampire series, once again has her own book, set in America 1847-65. Born in France in 1724, beautiful and intelligent, she chooses to live among the Indians and record their culture, traditions and knowledge. In 1855 San Francisco she meets and falls in love with William T. Sherman, ex-Army officer now running a bank. Sherman is married, with children; and their affair must end. She is amon... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 141790 - Reading Time: 405-567 min.
Category: Horror/Historical Fiction
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Love-At-Arms [MultiFormat]
by Rafael Sabatini
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An adventurous romp through Italian love, war, and politics at the end of the 15th century. A strong and noble Count must save the Prince's beautiful niece from the unwanted attentions of a loathsome Duke and a treacherous courtier. As the Duke's armies lay siege to the impregnable castle, which must survive on supplies of much wine and little powder, the count turns the tables on his enemies. You'll see why Sabatini is considered the all-time greatest writer of historical adventure. (Published: 1907)
Words: 84749 - Reading Time: 242-338 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Romance
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Love-At-Arms [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe PDF]
by Rafael Sabatini
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Count Francesco battles the forces of the Duke for the attentions of the Prince's niece in this rousing adventure that reminds us of the Romance in Adventure. Sabatini's Love-at-Arms is an exuberant romp through love and war, heroism and treachery in late 15th-Century Italy. A strong and noble Count must save the Prince's beautiful niece from the unwanted attentions of both a loathsome Duke and a treacherous courtier. Live the siege of the impregnable castle with much wine and little powder, as ... more info>> (Published: 2003)
Category: Historical Fiction
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Scaramouche [MultiFormat]
by Rafael Sabatini
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He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad, the most famous opening line of any of Sabatini's novels, sums up this story of friendship, love, betrayal, political intrigue, and swashbuckling thrills, all presented against the background of the turbulent times of the French Revolution. This is Sabatini's grand homage to the Theatre, the Rights of Man, Swordplay, and the twists of Fate. By turns joyful, sad, terrifying, and absorbing, this is the novel that Sabatini most... more info>> (Published: 1921)
Words: 125226 - Reading Time: 357-500 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Romance
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Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Rafael Sabatini
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Andre-Louis Moreau, a young man of unknown parentage, has good prospects in store as a country lawyer in pre-revolutionary France. But an unfair duel with a ruthlessly cruel aristocrat, the Count de La Tour d'Azyr, leaves Andre's best friend dead. Vowing revenge against the killer, Andre (who does not believe a word of what he preaches) carries on his friend's work as a firebrand of the French Revolution; but now Andre is a fugitive from the King's justice and he is forced to hide from the King'... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Strange Seas [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe PDF]
by Suzy McKee Charnas
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I am woven through your past, as you are through mine--and both of us through theirs, the sea-peoples. Hugo- and Nebula Award-winner Charnas has written a book about humans, her own past, and how our lives have always been intertwined with the creatures of the seas. Strange Seas is Charnas' first nonfiction book. An investigation into personal questions about herself and her writing grew to encompass not just her past, but the pasts of all of us. "I saw a lot of closed doors inside the house of ... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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Strange Seas [MultiFormat]
by Suzy McKee Charnas
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"I am woven through your past, as you are through mine--and both of us through theirs, the sea-peoples'." Hugo- and Nebula Award-winner Charnas has written a book about humans, her own past, and how our lives have always been intertwined with the creatures of the seas. Strange Seas is Charnas' first nonfiction book, and her first eBook. An investigation into personal questions about herself and her writing grew to encompass not just her past, but the pasts of all of us. "I saw a lot of closed do... more info>> (Published: 2001)
Words: 68755 - Reading Time: 196-275 min.
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SunSmoke [MultiFormat]
by James Killus
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A smog researcher dies, and a monster is born of human nature, atmospheric poisons, and the twisted spirits of the air. To combat this evil incarnation the heroes must bring to bear the forces of science, magic, and computers. There is time for fun and love and some pre-cyberpunk computational terror in this exciting book. (Published: 1985)
Words: 49743 - Reading Time: 142-198 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Suspense/Thriller
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SunSmoke [Secure eReader (recommended)/Adobe PDF]
by James Killus
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James Killus wrote a science fiction/fantasy novel about smog scientists and their battle against a deadly invasion by an aerosol intelligence endowed with a hatred of humans. It blends true insight into what atmospheric scientists do, with an exciting narrative of what can happen when our air goes horribly wrong. SunSmoke was published as a mass-market paperback in 1985, and now has been reissued as an eBook. This is a book about smog and love: a story of revenge, and monsters; computers and ne... more info>> (Published: 2003)
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The Fortunes of Lal Faversham [MultiFormat]
by Rafael Sabatini, Jesse F. Knight
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The King of England is Dead! Murdered by a treasonous Parliament, beheaded and buried in a desecrated grave. His son, the rightful King Charles II, is a fugitive, living in exile in Scotland surrounded only by his closest friends and retainers. One of these is Lionel Faversham, loyal Cavalier and swordsman, handsome and elegant, the toast of what passes for society among the dour Scottish Presbyterians and the court-in-exile. His adventures, escapades, and his greatest romance make up the six st... more info>> (Published: 2005)
Words: 32512 - Reading Time: 92-130 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Romance
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The Lion's Skin [MultiFormat]
by Rafael Sabatini
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Money and politics! Treachery, romance, betrayal, and snobbery. Unrequited love! Justin Carryll, brought up in France after his real father abandoned him and his mother in 1690, has been schooled all his life to find and destroy that same father. Lord Ostermore, ruined in the South Sea Bubble and flailing desperately in attempts to regain his fortune, has been plotting secretly with the Jacobite Pretender to the English throne. Now Justin is in England for the first time, carrying a message that... more info>> (Published: 2005)
Words: 83538 - Reading Time: 238-334 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Romance
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The Outlaws of Falkensteig [MultiFormat]
by Rafael Sabatini, Jesse F. Knight
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Andreas von Felsheim is a gentleman who is also the boldest outlaw in the territory under the Falkensteig peaks. His wit and bravery are unmatched, and the tricks of the King's men are no match for this wily fox. But let his men be in danger; or let a woman find the way to his heart; and then you will see Felsheim at his utmost! First mass market edition of these lost tales. Edited and with introduction by Sabatini authority Jesse F. Knight. (Published: 2003)
Words: 35628 - Reading Time: 101-142 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Romance
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The Outlaws of Falkensteig [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Rafael Sabatini
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New stories by Rafael Sabatini; unavailable since their original magazine publication. These are stories of a romantic band of outlaws and their dashing leader, fighting the King and his minions in a 1600's Germany that never was. Thrills! Betrayal! Trickery! and/or Romance! They're wonderful tales, each following twisty pathways all different, and all great fun. With an introduction to Sabatini and to these stories by Sabatini scholar Jesse F. Knight.
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The Sea-Hawk [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)/Adobe PDF]
by Rafael Sabatini
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Sir Oliver Tressilian is betrayed by his brother and sold into slavery, and spurned by the woman he loves. Escaping the slavers, he becomes the leader of the Barbary pirates of Algiers. Now is the time for his revenge; a stunning raid on the Cornish coast yields not only his brother, but his ex-fiance.... Look for the famous cinema version starring Errol Flynn. (Published: 2003)
Category: Historical Fiction
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The Sea-Hawk [MultiFormat]
by Rafael Sabatini
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Sabatini's masterpiece of 16th-Century historical adventure. Sir Oliver Tressilian is betrayed by his brother and sold into slavery, and spurned by the woman he loves. Escaping the slavers, he becomes the leader of the Barbary pirates of Algiers. Now is the time for his revenge; a stunning raid on the Cornish coast yields not only his brother, but his ex-fiancée.... A must-read! (Published: 1915)
Words: 119723 - Reading Time: 342-478 min.
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