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Pharaoh [sound recording] / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.; Grady, Mike,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Mike Grady.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Slaves; Pharaohs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tread of angels / by Roanhorse, Rebecca,author.;
In the 1883 Colorado mining town of Goetia ruled by the Virtues, the winners of an ancient war against the Fallen, descendants of demonkind living among them, Celeste, a card sharp with a need for justice, takes on the role of devil's advocate to defend her sister Mariel, accused of murdering a Virtue.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Sisters;
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The second sleep / by Harris, Robert,1957-author.;
1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artifacts - coins, fragments of glass, human bones - which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death? Fairfax becomes determined to discover the truth. Over the course of the next six days, everything he believes - about himself, his faith, and the history of his world - will be tested to destruction.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Antiquities; Priests; Villages; Secrecy; Faith; Clergy; Death;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The Cathedral of Lost Souls. by Brackston, Paula.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE HAUNTING OF HECATE CAVENDISH, ISBN 9781250284020. In 'The Cathedral of Lost Souls', the numbers of Embodied Spirits are growing with terrifying speed, and an atmosphere of violence and danger has taken hold of the ancient city of Hereford. Hecate must draw upon all her gifts, and the assistance of her family of ghostly allies, if the city is not to be lost to darkness forever.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Fantasy / Historical; FICTION / Ghost; FICTION / Historical / General;
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House of Odysseus / by North, Claire,author.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: ITHACA, ISBN 9780316422963. 'House of Odysseus' continues award-winning author Claire North's 'Penelope' trilogy, a fresh re-imagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. This time, the story is narrated by Aphrodite who watches and meddles as Penelope, Elektra, and Helen of Troy plot to keep a war from Ithaca's shores.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character); Penelope (Greek mythological character); Balance of power; Goddesses; Gods; Kings and rulers; Queens; Secrecy; Women;
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The (mostly) true story of Cleopatra's needle / by Gutman, Dan.;
"Five kids across centuries recount the history of Cleopatra's Needle, from its construction in ancient Egypt to moving it across the ocean to New York city in the 19th century."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Cleopatra's Needle (New York, N.Y.); Obelisks;
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Blood gospel [sound recording] / by Rollins, James.; Baskous, Christian.; Cantrell, Rebecca.;
Read by Christian Baskous.After a shocking discovery in Masada, Israel, Sergeant Jordan Stone, Father Rhun Korza, and Dr. Erin Granger, racing against time to recover a book written by Christ's own hand, must contend with a force of ancient evil with impossible ambitions and a secret sect within the Vatican called the Sanguines.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Jesus Christ; Bible.; Archaeologists; Audiobooks.; Christian sects; Good and evil;
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River god / by Smith, Wilbur A.,author.;
Two thousand years before Christ, the ancient heartland of the Nile Kings is enveloped in Civil War and Taita, a eunuch slave, schemes.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Historical fiction.; Eunuchs; Slaves;
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The book of Eve / by Clothier, Meg,author.;
Beatrice is the convent's librarian. For years, she has shunned the company of her sisters, finding solace only with her manuscripts. Then, one carnival night, two women, bleeding and stricken, are abandoned outside the convent's walls. Moments from death, one of them presses something into Beatrice's hands: a bewitching book whose pages have a dangerous life of their own. But men of the faith want the book destroyed, and a zealous preacher has tracked it to her door. Her sisters' lives, or her obsession. Beatrice must decide. The book's voice is growing stronger. An ancient power uncoils. Will she dare to listen?
Subjects: Gothic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Books; Convents; Manuscripts; Women librarians;
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Dawn of the Firebird : A Novel. by Rana, Sarah Mughal.;
'Dawn of the Firebird' is the first of a new trilogy that blends Islamic culture, Persianate and Turkic influences, and historical inspired storytelling. It follows the daughter of a fallen emperor who infiltrates her enemy's army school to reclaim her throne, but as war brews and ancient magic rises, she has to choose between vengeance and salvation. Sarah Mughal Rana is originally from Toronto, ON. A RADD Pick. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; FICTION / Fantasy / Epic; FICTION / Fantasy / Historical; FICTION / Muslim;
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