11 Ergebnisse.

The king has been murdered. The same fate as her father's was plainly intended for the eleven-year-old princess, Idomela, but friends contrived to rescue and deftly vanish her. The usurper, Corvan is on the point of establishing as legal fact, the extinction of the proper ruling house, hence his own lawful succession. If Idolema, has indeed lived on - the ever more distasteful rule of Corvan would persuade her allies that her reappearance offe...

In the newly created east-central European republic of Dusatia, with the mix of fourteen recognized political parties, student protesters, anarchists, crooks and and every sort of leftist, making sense of what is going on is difficult enough. Chaos and mayhem ensue when the election ballots are accidentally printed on cream colored paper instead of the official white.

Long before the land was Arbhal it was Owan, and the Owanil, a gifted, energetic, but often arrogant people conquered and then lost a vast empire on both sides of Arnan, the inland sea. This is final book of the long, complex, but in the end organic yarn, replete with desperate deeds set in varied landscape and townscape, and encounters with a rich cast of characters, including (besides those already met) the half-mad and wholly sadistic Rhedu...

The tug of history, often very ancient history, is felt throughout these works. A large amount of information about the past is disclosed in the narrative, but for the purposes of these extracts a reader needs to know that long before the land was Arbhal it was Owan, and the Owanil, a gifted, energetic, but often arrogant people conquered and then lost a vast empire on both sides of Arnan, the inland sea. After some centuries of obscurity, dur...

The tug of history, often very ancient history, is felt throughout these works. A large amount of information about the past is disclosed in the narrative (and a chronological tabulation is an appendix to ARBHAL), but for the purposes of these extracts a reader needs to know that long before the land was Arbhal it was Owan, and the Owanil, a gifted, energetic, but often arrogant people conquered and then lost a vast empire on both sides of Arn...

In a small east-central European nation, a scientist theorizes a new and extremely deadly weapon, the protein bomb. The pressure to develop and build the bomb drives him to commit suicide, but his wife, who may also share the knowledge has been taken to a new laboratory in remote location. Mark Kearns, a journalist intimately familiar with the region, is persuaded to attempt reach her and help her escape.

It started harmlessly. A new holiday brochure for a client needed approval from it's parent company, Orbis International. Before long one thing led to another, exposing intrigue, corruption, blackmail and murder.

The ARBHAL Sequence The tug of history, often very ancient history, is felt throughout these works. A large amount of information about the past is disclosed in the narrative (and a chronological tabulation is an appendix to ARBHAL), but for the purposes of these extracts a reader needs to know that long before the land was Arbhal it was Owan, and the Owanil, a gifted, energetic, but often arrogant people conquered and then lost a vast empire ...

At the start of Book V and VI, the empire of Kargusai is seven years old. In search of lands to conquer, Kamin-Tolagh acquires the rich lands of the Hrin. Here he learns the source of gold. A campaign immediately follows which leads to unexpected consequences, and possibly war with Arbhal.

Kaman-Tolagh continues the Arbhal Sequence. The Jinzal War has been fought and wonThe victorious Rodlakh has been made Rabsahi. Kamin-Tolagh has won honor and recognition. He is now the trusted Captain of the Household. Yet, there are important confidences that are kept from him. He grows restless and yearns for adventure. The military expedition headed by Shumat, Captain of the Armies, and Kamin Tolagh set out to the Farther West on a mission...

The ARBHAL Sequence The tug of history, often very ancient history, is felt throughout these works. A large amount of information about the past is disclosed in the narrative (and a chronological tabulation is an appendix to ARBHAL), but for the purposes of these extracts a reader needs to know that long before the land was Arbhal it was Owan, and the Owanil, a gifted, energetic, but often arrogant people conquered and then lost a vast empire ...