Swords for Hire

Swords for Hire
Author: Will Allen
Publisher: Centerpunch Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780972488204

This BookSense Top 10 Fantasy Pick teams young Sam Hatcher with Rigby Skeet, a wisecracking Royal Guardsman. The two must rescue King Olive, who was betrayed by his odd, worm-loving brother, and is imprisoned in the dungeon of the superhuman Boneman. "Readers will revel in the story's charm, humor, and numerous twists and turns."--"ForeWord."

Swords for Hire

Swords for Hire
Author: James Miller
Publisher: Birlinn
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2012-12-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0857905481

In 1612, George Sinclair, an illegitimate son of a Caithness laird, became a Norwegian national hero. Along with almost 300 of his followers, Sinclair was killed in an ambush in Norway while marching to join the king of Sweden's army. Sinclair has legendary status in Norway but has been almost totally forgotten at home, just as the memory of thousands of other Scots who served as mercenaries in the armies of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries has faded into obscurity. In this book, James Miller tells how a considerable proportion of the able-bodied male population of Scotland at one time sought service on behalf of almost every dynasty and monarch on the continent. Some were fleeing from justice, others went to seek fame and fortune - and found it.

A Blade for Hire

A Blade for Hire
Author: Christopher Brand
Publisher:
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2021-12-08
Genre:
ISBN:

Who, and where, is Amheris? The question that will dominate the fortunes of Hale - a former soldier turned blade for hire - and could yet decide the entire fate of Ambria. After a bloody fight to protect the Lady de la Faye, Hale is offered a new task by his patron and frequent employer, the Lord Barthelme: to travel to Andrid, and escort two priests on their journey to find their missing contact, known only as 'Amheris'. But despite the priest's assertions that this a routine job for a routine payment, the task quickly turns into a lethal game of cat and mouse, as Hale and his charges find themselves pursued at every turn by a relentless and deadly foe. Magic, muskets, mystery and mayhem are all unleashed in this swashbuckling fantasy thriller.

A Sword for Kregen

A Sword for Kregen
Author: Alan Burt Akers
Publisher: Mushroom eBooks
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2007-06-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1843195917

The most popular game among the many peoples of Kregen, world of Antares, is one that resembles chess, called Jikaida. Jikaida is a battle of wits and war game pieces that suited well the tension charged atmosphere that enveloped Dray Prescot. For reconquering Vallia was assuming the aspect of such a game - move versus countermove, horde against horde! Then Dray Prescot found himself no longer in control of just a game - he had become a living chessman on a real-life board at the dreaded arena of Jikaida City. There every move was accompanied by bloodshed and behind every game might hang the fate of a city, an island, or even a nation!

Sword of the Highlands

Sword of the Highlands
Author: Veronica Wolff
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2008-05-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780425222485

In the second novel in national bestselling author Veronica Wolff's Highlands series, a woman goes back in time and finds the man of her dreams... One minute, she’s New York heiress and art curator Magda Deacon, enraptured by the striking Highlander captured in an old portrait. The next, she’s falling through time to 17th century Scotland—and embarking on the most erotic journey of her life… Infamous playboy James Graham, First Marquis of Montrose, doesn’t know what to make of the strange woman who’s tumbled—literally—into his life…and his bed. Her accent may be foreign, but Magda plays golf and rides like a red-blooded Scotsman—not that James could ever mistake her succulent lips and curves for anything but deliciously female… But war rages in the Highlands, the land for which James and his men will lay down their lives. And when Magda faces a terrifying enemy and a daunting choice, only the legendary Sword of the Highlands will be able to set things right…

The Sword of Islam

The Sword of Islam
Author: Ted Byfield
Publisher: CHRISTIAN HISTORY PROJECT
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2004
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780968987346

The Christians is the history of Christianity, told chronologically, epoch by epoch, century by century, beginning at Pentecost and concluding with Christians as we find ourselves in the twenty-first century. It will consist of approximately twelve volumes, produced over a 10-year period at the beginning of the third Christian millennium. It is written and edited by Christians for Christians of all denominations. Its purpose is to tell the story of the Christian family, so that we may be knowledgeable of our origins, may well know and wisely profit from the experiences of our past both good and bad, and may find strength and inspiration to face the challenges of our era from the magnificent examples set for us by those who went before. - Back cover.

Era of Blood and Steel

Era of Blood and Steel
Author: Jessica Gillespie
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2024-06-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Brothers by bond. Divided by position and belief. History is made by those of insignificant bearing, being born of no great importance. They rise like stone pillars from the depths of the seas of time... James, a commoner, strives for the quiet life of a soldier with aspirations to settle down and raise his family. Only, fate has other plans. Samuel, the son of Lord Philip of the kingdom of Sand Land; destined to become the next ruler of his father's Kingdom, is born with his path set in stone. Once the best of friends who shared a similar vision for the future, separated by distance and loyalties. Now poised to become enemies on the cusp of events that will alter the future of their homeland forever. Both are pulled along by the force of circumstances into the very fabric of the ever-changing landscape of their respective worlds. Destiny claims them both for its own means and neither one has control over his own life. Or so they are led to believe...

Blade Dance

Blade Dance
Author: D.L. McDermott
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2015-09-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501106465

A Library Journal Best E-Original Book of 2015 For fans of Jeaniene Frost and Kresley Cole, Blade Dance is the fourth book in D.L. McDermott’s fast-paced and sexy paranormal romance series about the Boston Fae—a full-length novel available exclusively in ebook! Boston schoolteacher Ann Phillips knows better than to trust the Fae, but when one of her second graders turns up to class with both arms covered in magical tattoos, she has no choice but to turn to Finn MacUmhaill, the dangerous and charismatic Fae crime lord who controls Charlestown, for help. Finn MacUmhaill, leader of the Fianna, has had his eye on Ann Phillips for months, but a recent showdown with an old enemy has left his house broken. Between the crippling blow dealt to the Fianna and his son’s recent defection, he hasn’t had time to woo the pretty redhead. When she turns up on his doorstep asking for his help, he thinks he’s found the way to win her, but before he can act, the child goes missing, kidnapped by a rogue Druid who has discovered the key to destroying the wall between worlds. Now, Finn and Ann must ally themselves with an old adversary—the treacherous Prince Consort—to save the boy, or risk the destruction of the wall that keeps the corrupt Fae Queen and her Court at bay…

The Sword of the Lady

The Sword of the Lady
Author: S. M. Stirling
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 495
Release: 2009-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101135581

“This new novel of the Change is quite probably the finest by an author who has been growing in skill and imagination for more than twenty-five years.” – Booklist (Starred Review) Rudi Mackenzie has journeyed long and far across the land that was once the United States of America, seeking the shore where the sun rises, hoping to find the source of the world-altering event that has come to be known as the Change. His quest ends in Nantucket, an island overrun with forest, inhabited by a mere two hundred people, who claim to have been transported there from out of time. Only one odd stone house remains standing. Within it, Rudi finds a beautifully made sword seemingly waiting for him. And once he takes it up, nothing for Rudi—or for the world that he knows—will ever be the same…

The Samurai Swordsman

The Samurai Swordsman
Author: Stephen Turnbull
Publisher: Frontline Books
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2008-02-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1844157121

Samurai tells the story of the courageous and highly disciplined fighting men of this time, showing how they evolved from the primitive fighters of the seventh century into an invincible military caste with a fearsome reputation. In the early seventh century, the samurai rose to prominence during the struggles between the emperor and the military leaders (shogun). They took part in the invasion of Korea, as well as helping to keep Japan free from foreign influence. From the Heian period through to the Onin wars, the history of the samurai is replete with tales of heroism and bloodshed. Although the samurai is most famous for his use of the sword, he also used a wide variety of other weapons, such as the crossbow, the dagger and the spear. Samurai armour and costume were constantly evolving, and by the twelfth century most samurai were wearing the box-like yoroi armour. Samurai examines samurai fighting tactics, as well as acts such as ritual suicide (hari-kiri) and the taking of enemy heads as trophies.