Resultados para "George" en Histórica

The Golden Bough, the monumental study of religious rites and practices in ‘primitive’ societies, was one of the earliest influential texts in anthropology. Its author, Sir James Frazer, surveyed the wide range of cultural habits, taboos and beliefs in communities across the world concluding...

Este é o terceiro volume da série As Crônicas de Gelo e Fogo, que inclui A guerra dos tronos e A fúria dos reis. Já considerada um clássico, a obra emocionante de George R. R. Martin é um dos maiores feitos da literatura fantástica de todos os tempos. O futuro de Westeros está em jogo...

The author of the international sensation The Name of the Rose returns to the Middle Ages in this beguiling tale of history, myth, and invention. It is April 1204, and Constantinople, the splendid capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being sacked and burned by the knights of the Fourth Crusade...

On the run! Union Engineer Braxton Wright thought his mission into the south was to extract the contents of a top secret Confederate train. Unbeknownst to him, he was a just a pawn in Alan Pinkerton’s plan to break his ace spy Hattie Lawton out of the Castle Thunder Prison. Now free, and in the company of Braxton’s childhood friend Laurie as well as a mysterious metal man, Braxton is itching to return north to his safe, quiet drafting board.

In the old South, a haint was a ghost or evil spirit. George Haint, originally begun by Helen Diessner in 2012, takes us into the most unusual ghost story you will probably ever hear. It is not only a ghost story but a short story of murder most foul and takes place in the mid-1800s, in the Virginia City, Nevada, area during the gold- and silver-mining days. The story contains a lot of local history of the area.

Following their wedding, Eilian and Hadley Sorrell journey to Brasshurst Hall, his family's abandoned ancestral home. As Eilian struggles to reconcile his new roles as husband and earl, he finds the house and the surrounding town of Folkesbury are not as they first appear. Behind a mask of good manners and gentle breeding lurks a darker side of Folkesbury. As the Sorrells struggle to fit in with the village's genteel society, they find their new friends are at the mercy of Randall Nash, a man who collects secrets.

Originally serialized in 1868 and collected as a book in 1871, At the Back of the North Wind is the magical story of Diamond, the son of a poor coachman, who is swept away by the North Wind – a radiant, maternal spirit with long, flowing hair – and whose life is transformed by a brief...

George MacDonald was a master storyteller, the author of beautiful fictions such as Phantastes, Sir Gibbie, and The Princess and the Goblin. The story of Lilith is no different. A brilliant piece that dives deep into the human conscience. Some believe this is MacDonald's darkest story. It has been said that C. S. Lewis was fascinated with this work. A fantasy indeed, but as with much of MacDonald's work, living truths are ingrained within. Enjoy.

A fantastical and intricate novel, Lilith brings all the elements of a fascinating and epic journey with the added layer of spiritual and theological themes woven into the characters, trials, and temptations. Follow as Mr. Vane enters the vast, complex, and multidimensional “Region of the...

HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A STORM OF SWORDS is the third volume in the series. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud, and winter...

Prince George & Master Frederick follows the lives of Prince George, future Regent and King, and Frederick Blomberg, the boy who was brought up like a prince within the royal household. In bringing to life the story of an intriguing, and little-known member of the Georgian Royal Family who has been hiding in plain sight all these years, Prince George & Master Frederick cleverly blends fact and fiction to create a compelling and moving story of royal friends and secret brothers.

ONE OF THE TIMES’ 25 BEST AUDIOBOOKS HBO’s hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A GAME OF THRONES is the first volume in the series. Summers span decades...

Endless training, gruelling marches, and the frenzy of battle against more enemies than can be counted - such is the life of a marine in the Malazan Empire. Year by year, month by month, week by week, day by day, moment by moment. Skills are honed to deadly precision, the secret language of the...

In 1908 a dying man told Willis George Emerson that he had sailed through an opening at the North Pole into a lit world beneath our own, and lived among the people there for two years. He was not the first to make the claim, and he would not be the last. Before the hollow earth became a...

Thraxas ekes out a living as a private investigator. He lives in the poor part of town, with a barbarian for a landlord, and a female ex-gladiator to help him when the fighting gets rough. Thraxas might be too jaded to feel any desire for the beautiful Makri, with her Elvish and Orcish blood, but he appreciates her lethal combat skills. Thraxas once learned a little magic, but he's a hopeless sorcerer. On the other hand, he's brave, loyal to his clients, and he's a legend at the dining table. Thraxas can out-eat and out-drink anyone.

Betritt die Rote Ebene, einen Ort des ewigen Leidens und endloser Konflikte. In dieser fesselnden ersten Ausgabe der Serie entfaltet sich eine Geschichte, die deine Vorstellungskraft übertrifft und dich in ihren Bann zieht. Verlorene Seelen, endlose Schlachten und eine verfluchte Ewigkeit. Diejenigen, die durch das Henkersschwert ihren letzten Lebensfunken verloren haben, finden sich auf der Rote Ebene wieder. Eine Zwischenwelt, die von unaussprechlichen Qualen und einem Krieg gezeichnet ist, der niemals enden wird.

Madame de Prie (1698-1727) war vor Kurzem noch eine der begehrtesten und einflussreichsten Damen am Königshof in Versailles. Nun, da sie in Ungnade fiel, wird sie abserviert und fristet in der Provinz ein trauriges Dasein ohne jede Ablenkung. Einzig ein junger Ehrgeizling aus dem Dorfe scheint ihr geeignet, die Langeweile zu vertreiben. Doch damit beginnt sie ein Spiel, das sie bald mit dem Abgrund ihrer eigenen Existenz konfrontieren soll.

Ancient legend tells of elfs crossing paths with the dying wizard, Zoltan. The Old Sorcerer’s nefarious deeds had caused the wizarding school to chastise him severely. On his deathbed, Zoltan asked the elfs for help. Losing patience in his delirium, he cursed them. Now, the immortal elfin race is slowly, but surely dying. Their only hope lies in a servant of kings who must learn to love the elfs, before he will attempt to save them. But no one - elf or mankind - has ever heard of this man. 

Lady Georgia Brunel, widowed a year, has been looking forward to her holiday in the Duchy of Venice with her companion, Millicent Brunel. The clockwork city’s annual art exhibition is in full swing, and old friends and new acquaintances make for an exciting social whirl.

At fourteen, Ramses, the second son of the Pharaoh Seth, must begin to pass a series of royal tests designed to build his mental and physical prowess—or break him. Is Seth planning to leave the world’s most powerful empire to Ramses, and not his corrupt brother, Shaanar? Before he knows it, the younger prince is surrounded by enemies and turning to his friends: Moses, the brilliant young Hebrew; Setau, the snake charmer and mage; Ahmeni; the frail scholar; and Set and Nefertari, the two beautiful women Ramses loves.