Cradle 4. Skysworn
(Synopsis from the back cover):
«With his duel fast approaching, Lindon is locked away in prison.
As a Blackflame, he is too dangerous to remain free. The Skysworn, protectors of the Empire,...
Literature - Epic
Black Ships Before Troy
The book offers an engaging and very readable retelling of the main episodes of the Trojan War, adapted for a modern reader. The author achieves a good balance between clarity and expressive beauty, using...
Cradle 3. Blackflame
(Synopsis from the back cover):
«Lindon has a year left.
When his time runs out, he’ll have to fight an opponent that no one believes he can beat. Unless he learns the magic of the sacred arts...
Cradle 2. Soulsmith
(Synopsis from the back cover):
«Outside Sacred Valley, ancient ruins rise from the earth, drawing sacred artists from miles around to fight for the treasures within.
Lindon has reached Copper...
Cradle 1. Unsouled
(Synopsis from the back cover):
«Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world. Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts...
The Hidden Prince
Tessa Afshar was born in the Middle East, in a predominantly Muslim environment, although she is Christian. At the age of fourteen, she first moved to England and then to the United States, where she...
The Eight Day
The novel is set in a small mining town in southern Illinois. The plot begins with a dramatic event: John Ashley, an engineer, is accused of murdering a friend of his, Brackenridge Lansing. He is sentenced...
Best Kept Secret
The third took in the Clifton Chronicles covers the life and dramas of two families – the Barrington’s - Giles and his sister Grace and the Cliftons, related by the marriage of Emma Barrington to Harry...
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell.
The Flying Scotsman, a Biography
The story of Eric Liddell, the flying Scotsman. He worked as a missionery in China. He died of a brain tumour whilst interred in a camp. He constantly served the others but to the end he retained a smile...