The Reluctant King

Author : L. Sprague de Camp
Publisher : Baen Books
ISBN 13 : 1625795440
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant King written by L. Sprague de Camp and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The King had a good head on his shoulders—for the moment, anyway. Everyone agreed that King Jorian of Xylar had been a good and just ruler. In fact, many also agreed that, in this case, it was a pity that the laws of Xylar decreed that each randomly chosen King must reign for only five years and then, after due pomp and ceremony, have his head cut off! Understandably, Jorian himself was wholeheartedly in agreement with the second sentiment, so with the help of a spell provided by the wizard Karadur, he escaped from the beheading ceremony with his head still on his shoulders. Unfortunately, his beloved wife, Queen Estrildis, was left behind, and getting her out of Xylar would be anything but simple—particularly with the Royal Guard of Xylar hot on the trail of their fugitive monarch. With Karadur's magic, Jorian might be able to pull off the rescue. But first, he would have to locate a trove of ancient spells, deal with an enemy wizard, steal an item from a 500-year-old (but still beautiful) princess who turns into a giant serpent at inopportune moments, repair the giant tower clocks of Iraz to fulfill a prophecy, break a pirate siege, and finally fly back to Xylar in an enchanted bathtub and whisk away his beloved Estrildis before the Royal Guard notices that their King (not to mention his head) has returned. Then things began to get complicated... At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Author : Rachel Higginson
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781481260725
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant King written by Rachel Higginson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avalon St. Andrews has endured Hell and war in an attempt to secure freedom and immortality for his people. Raised and conditioned to be both warrior and leader, he now sits on a throne with his sister Eden, governing the Kingdom in peace. While his people enjoy the benefits of his struggle and loss, he is restless, bored and alone. Avalon is summoned to fight in order to save his people once more as the Kingdom is threatened by a brand new evil. In addition to reigning in a kingship he doesn't want, he is fighting against the very people he has fought so hard to protect. They are determined to throw away their newfound freedom and their newfound leaders. In this war and in this kingship he feels alone. And for the first time he feels hollow. That is until Amelia Cartier shows up, invading his every thought and shaking up his carefully controlled world. Now he faces yet another battle-making Amelia his queen.

Author : Sarah Bradford
Publisher : St Martins Press
ISBN 13 : 9780312043377
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant King written by Sarah Bradford and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the abdication crisis, his relationship with Churchill, his role in World War II, and the women in his life

Author : Kyle Jackson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781647465919
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reluctant Ruler written by Kyle Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex has just become the king of the island nation of Sardonia. Never expecting to be king, Alex is not ready to take on a king's responsibilities and suddenly finds himself the ruler of a country under attack from without and within.

Author : Jean Plaidy
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307394328
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Queen written by Jean Plaidy and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1470, a reluctant Lady Anne Neville is betrothed by her father, the politically ambitious Earl of Warwick, to Edward, Prince of Wales. A gentle yet fiercely intelligent woman, Anne has already given her heart to the prince’s younger brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Unable to oppose her father’s will, she finds herself in line for the throne of England—an obligation that she does not want. Yet fate intervenes when Edward is killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury. Anne suddenly finds herself free to marry the man she loves—and who loves her in return. The ceremony is held at Westminster Abbey, and the duke and duchess make a happy home at Middleham Castle, where both spent much of their childhood. Their life is idyllic, until the reigning king dies and a whirlwind of dynastic maneuvering leads to his children being declared illegitimate. Richard inherits the throne as King Richard III, and Anne is crowned queen consort, a destiny she thought she had successfully avoided. Her husband’s reign lasts two years, two months, and two days—and in that short time Anne witnesses the true toll that wearing the crown takes on Richard, the last king from the House of York.

Author : Kenneth Grahame
Publisher : Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Dragon written by Kenneth Grahame and published by Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cindy Dees
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1466821280
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sleeping King written by Cindy Dees and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sleeping King is the start of a new fantasy series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Cindy Dees. Dees has won a Golden Heart Award, two RITAs for Category Suspense and Adventure and has also twice snared RT's Series Romantic Suspense of the Year. She is a great storyteller, and the adventures in her more than fifty novels are often inspired by her own life as the youngest female pilot in Air Force history. But as much as she love romances, Cindy's other passion has been fantasy gaming. For almost twenty years she's been the story content creator for Dragon Crest, one of the original live action role-playing games. Now, with the blessing and input of Dragon Crest founder Bill Flippin, she has created a trilogoy based on the game. The Sleeping King is the first in an epic fantasy series featuring the best of the genre: near immortal imperial overlords, a prophecy of a sleeping elven king who's said to be the savior of the races . . . and two young people who are set on a path to save the day. The Sleeping King Trilogy #1 The Sleeping King #2 The Dreaming Hunt #3 The Wandering War At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Lin Wilder
Publisher : Lin Wilder
ISBN 13 : 0578991233
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Queen written by Lin Wilder and published by Lin Wilder. This book was released on 2021-10-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm called Esther-a Persian name, and yet I'm a Hebrew. Had I been able to do so, one of the questions I would have asked my mother and father when I grew older was, "Why did you give me this name?" But now, of course, I know why. The story of the orphaned Jewish girl who saves the Jewish nation from extinction is the stuff of fantasy and legend. Did such a person exist? Could an anonymous girl have been selected to be wife of the ancient Persian king of kings? "Esther, soldiers will soon be combing the cities and countryside to look for the most beautiful young virgins. They will take hundreds of young girls for the king's harem. Then the king's eunuchs and servants will spend many months preparing the women for their night with him." His words came faster and faster, wanting to get through this." The author of the award-winning I, Claudia and My Name is Saul ancient novels returns with the story of Esther. Wilder's skills at blending historical fact with vividly imagined, well-founded characters have become her trademark. The Reluctant Queen is guaranteed to captivate both her loyal fans and eager newcomers, right down to its last riveting page.

Author : K'wan
Publisher : Urban Books
ISBN 13 : 1601621329
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wrath written by K'wan and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the history of New York City's underworld, there have been a host of criminal figures whose exploits have gone on to inspire. One of them is Jonas Rafferty, known among friends and enemies alike as Wrath, whose life changes when he crosses paths with rogue homicide detective Louis "Lou" Ceavers and offered a bargain that will change the course of his life.

Author : Elaine Knighton
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1459240111
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fulk the Reluctant written by Elaine Knighton and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Woman Had Laid Seige to His Heart Fulk de Galliard was sore dismayed. A man of dark secrets and dangerous prowess, he was unfit to be any noblewoman's spouse, even such a one as Jehanne of Windermere, who lived by her own knightly code. But now that the ambitions of a duplicitous earl had forced them into a betrothal, would this Iron Maiden be tempered by his touch? Sir Fulk had been the subject of many a fearsome rumor, Jehanne recalled. Now this enigmatic, overwhelming knight would be master of her keep by strength of royal command…and keeper of her heart by virtue of her own unchecked desire!