Funeral Games A Novel
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Funeral Games
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Author : Mary Renault
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-08-07
Funeral Games written by Mary Renault and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-07 with Fiction categories.
'The Alexander Trilogy contains some of Renault's finest writing. Lyrical, wise, compelling: the novels are a wonderful imaginative feat' SARAH WATERS In the final novel of her stunning trilogy, Mary Renault vividly imagines the life of Alexander the Great, the charismatic leader whose drive and ambition created a legend. Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from Greece and Egypt to India. After Alexander's death in 323 B.C. his only direct heirs were two unborn sons and a simpleton half-brother. Every long-simmering faction exploded into the vacuum of power. Wives, distant relatives and generals all vied for the loyalty of the increasingly undisciplined Macedonian army. Most failed and were killed in the attempt. For no one possessed the leadership to keep the great empire from crumbling. But Alexander's legend endured to spread into worlds he had seen only in dreams. 'Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us' - HILARY MANTEL 'The Alexander Trilogy stands as one of the most important works of fiction in the 20th century . . . it represents the pinnacle of [Renault's] career . . . Renault's skill is in immersing us in their world, drawing us into its strangeness, its violence and beauty. It's a literary conjuring trick like all historical fiction - it can only ever be an approximation of the truth. But in Renault's hands, the trick is so convincing and passionately conjured' Antonia Senior, The Times
Funeral Games
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Author : Mary Renault
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Funeral Games written by Mary Renault and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Generals categories.
"Renault's best historical novel yet.... Every detail has solid historical testimony to support it."-"New York Review of Books " After Alexander's death in 323 B.C .his only direct heirs were two unborn sons and a simpleton half-brother. Every long-simmering faction exploded into the vacuum of power. Wives, distant relatives, and generals all vied for the loyalty of the increasingly undisciplined Macedonian army. Most failed and were killed in the attempt. For no one possessed the leadership to keep the great empire from crumbling. But Alexander's legend endured to spread into worlds he had seen only in dreams.
Funeral Games
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Author : Outlet
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984-06-01
Funeral Games written by Outlet and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-06-01 with categories.
Funeral Games
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Author : Colin Heintze
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-03-07
Funeral Games written by Colin Heintze and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-07 with Fiction categories.
Ingerval is the Country of the Dead. Despised by the wider world, blighted by history, since the beginning of time it has honored one law: the Dead rule, and the Living submit. No one remembers why Ingerval nobles return as ghosts after their deaths. To enjoy a brief life of pleasure and plenty, followed by an eternity of reigning from beyond the grave, is the fate of all Ingerval lords. All but one. As the youngest son of the King's third wife, Syphax never thought he would amount to anything. He is content to live out a contemplative life free from the scourges of power and politics until, after receiving a summons to the Palace, he finds himself at the heart of a dynastic struggle centuries in the making.Funerals are happy occasions in Ingerval, and the King is planning for his to be the most decadent in the country's long memory. But when history itself goes awry, Syphax is thrust into the unlikeliest of roles: spy, detective, traitor, and champion of the light. Let the games begin.
Funeral Games
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Author : Christian Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Orion
Release Date : 2010-07-15
Funeral Games written by Christian Cameron and has been published by Orion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-15 with Historical fiction categories.
Satyrus and Melitta, twin heirs to a rich kingdom on the Black Sea, become desperate fugitives when their mother, the Scythian warrior-princess Srayanka, is cut down in a savage act of betrayal. Accompanied by their tutor, the Spartan Philokles, they must make a perilous journey west, pursued by ruthless assassins, to find sanctuary with the army of their father's closest friend, Diodorus. But Diodorus is caught up in the tangled web of alliances, betrayals and intrigue that followed Alexander the Great's death, as his generals fought over the huge empire he had created - and soon the twins will have their first taste of real battle as two Macedonian warlords clash. In this violent and unstable world, they must choose sides carefully, as Antigonus One-Eye, and his brilliant son Demetrius, prepare to take on the might of Ptolemy's Egypt, and the forces gather for the biggest and most spectacular battle the world had ever seen - Gaza.
A Beautiful Funeral A Novel Maddox Brothers Book 5
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Author : Jamie McGuire
language : en
Publisher: Jamie McGuire
Release Date : 2016-08-15
A Beautiful Funeral A Novel Maddox Brothers Book 5 written by Jamie McGuire and has been published by Jamie McGuire this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-15 with Fiction categories.
Losing has never been easy for a Maddox, but death always wins. Eleven years to the day after eloping with Abby in Vegas, Special Agent Travis Maddox delivers his own brand of vigilante justice to mob boss Benny Carlisi. Vegas's oldest and most violent crime family is now preparing for vengeance, and the entire Maddox family is a target. The secret Thomas and Travis have kept for a decade will be revealed to the rest of the family, and for the first time the Maddoxes will be at odds. While none of them are strangers to loss, the family has grown, and the risk is higher than ever. With brothers against brothers and wives taking sides, each member will make a choice—let the fear tear them apart, or make them stronger.
Funeral Games And The Good And Faithful Servant
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Author : Joe Orton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Funeral Games And The Good And Faithful Servant written by Joe Orton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with categories.
The End Of Something Wonderful
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Author : Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic
language : en
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Release Date : 2020-02-28
The End Of Something Wonderful written by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic and has been published by Union Square & Co. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-28 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
With gentle humor and quirkiness, this sympathetic book demonstrates how to say goodbye to a beloved pet and give it a proper sendoff. “[The End of Something Wonderful is] really good. It’s funny and sardonic and it gets to be touching at the end.” —Betsy Bird, School Library Journal Children love their pets very much—and when the animals die, that loss can be hard to process. The End of Something Wonderful helps kids handle their feelings when they’re hurting and can’t find all the right words. In a warm, understanding, sometimes funny way, it guides children as they plan a backyard funeral to say goodbye, from choosing a box and a burial spot to giving a eulogy and wiping away tears. Most of all, it reassures them that it’s not the end of everything . . . and that Something Wonderful can always happen again.
Untold Story
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Author : Monica Ali
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-07-05
Untold Story written by Monica Ali and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-05 with Fiction categories.
She was the most famous woman in the world. She died tragically, too young, in a terrible accident. The world mourned. Monica Ali, the beloved author of Brick Lane, explores the extraordinary question: what if she hadn't died? Lydia lives in a nondescript town somewhere in the American Midwest. She's a nice, normal woman - if strikingly beautiful. She lives a nice, normal life: her friends are normal, her job is normal, her hobbies are normal. Her friends and boyfriend adore her. But her past is shrouded in mystery. Who is Lydia? Where does she come from? And why is her English accent so posh? Lydia is a woman with secrets. Extraordinary secrets. She might even be the most famous woman on the planet... a woman whose death the world mourned by millions. Who is she? *~*~* Praise for Untold Story*~*~* 'A beautiful, gripping accomplishment, a treat for the heart and the head, and will be a joy to readers who believe in the possibility that a book can transform your basic sense of life' Andrew O'Hagan 'A terrific, clever, multi-layered and subtle book (and let's not forget - hugely entertaining)' Joanne Harris 'Haunting and intensely readable, this is something between a thriller and a ghost story' Lady Antonia Fraser 'A startlingly intelligent, perceptive and entertaining piece of fiction. It's quite brilliant' Henry Sutton, Daily Mirror 'Thoughtful, compassionate... a suspenseful and gripping read' Suzi Feay, Financial Times 'Ali's third-person princess is a very convincing and sympathetic figure... extremely skilfully done' Tibor Fischer, Observer
The Comet Of 44 B C And Caesar S Funeral Games
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Author : John T. Ramsey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Comet Of 44 B C And Caesar S Funeral Games written by John T. Ramsey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
This unique collaboration between a classicist and physicist at the University of Illinois at Chicago is the first work to combine the evidence from both China and Rome for the spectacular daylight comet of 44 BC, perhaps the most famous comet in antiquity. This investigation, which alsoexamines allusions to this comet in astrological literature from later antiquity, sheds new light on the significance of the comet as a powerful symbol in the political propaganda that launched Augustus' career.