Historical adventure
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Historical adventure
Paperback. Shortlisted for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award 2011 Num Pages: 496 pages, map. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 209 x 32. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755372041
- ISBN
- 9780755372041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
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Paperback. 1808: the Peninsular War rages in Spain. And renegade officer James Keane leads the first British intelligence unit on a mission into enemy territory. Series: Keane. Num Pages: 368 pages, map (black and white). BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Heron Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782064527
- ISBN
- 9781782064527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
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Paperback. One man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling walls. A man whose name itself means war: a man called Ballista. Alone, Ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the Imperium. Series: Warrior of Rome. Num Pages: 448 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032290
- ISBN
- 9780141032290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. On a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, Ballista must journey The Amber Road to the far north to Hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birth. A fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the Angles. Yet not all welcome Ballista's return. Does treachery pose the greatest danger? Series: Warrior of Rome. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046181
- ISBN
- 9780141046181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.93
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Paperback. AD262 - the Imperium is in turmoil after the struggle for the throne. Furthermore, Ephesus, Asia's metropolis, lies in ruins, shattered by a mighty earthquake. Its citizens live in fear as the mob overwhelms the city, baying for blood to avenge the gods who have punished them. Yet an even greater threat to the Empire advances from the North. Series: Warrior of Rome. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046167
- ISBN
- 9780141046167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. AD256 - the spectre of treachery hangs ominously over the Roman Empire. The sparks of Christian fervour have spread through the empire like wildfire, and the imperium is alive with the machinations of dangerous and powerful men. All the while, Sassanid forces press forward relentlessly along the eastern frontier. Series: Warrior of Rome. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032306
- ISBN
- 9780141032306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.93
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Paperback. In the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the Imperium - their savagery unlike anything Rome has known before. Ballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each other. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141046174
- ISBN
- 9780141046174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
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Paperback. A compendium of Harold Lamb's previously uncollected crusader stories. Editor(s): Jones, Howard Andrew. Num Pages: 622 pages, appendix. BIC Classification: FJH; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220355
- ISBN
- 9780803220355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
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€ 26.56
Paperback. Their conquest was measured not in miles but in degrees of longitude. They smashed the gates of empires, overthrew kingdoms, diverted rivers, and depopulated entire countries. They were the Mongols of Genghis Khan, swift and merciless, but also resourceful, bold, and cunning. This book offers a collection of Harold Lamb's Mongol warrior stories. Editor(s): Jones, Howard Andrew. Num Pages: 496 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803219496
- ISBN
- 9780803219496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
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Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 106 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Kensington Publishing
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781420135053
- ISBN
- 9781420135053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.15
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Paperback. Henrietta Lightfoot trips on her silk gown as she runs for her life along the bloodstained streets of revolutionary Paris. She finds refuge in the lavish home of Grace Dalyrmple Elliott, one of the old regime's most powerful courtesans. But heads are beginning to roll. Series: Henrietta Lightfoot. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; FH; FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 296 x 27. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784162153
- ISBN
- 9781784162153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
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Paperback. Allan Quatermain leads an expedition in search of a missing man and the fabled King Solomon's mines in deepest Africa. His exciting adventures captivated readers, and this new edition looks at Haggard's own African experiences and colonial attitudes to native tribes and the ravages of the British Empire. Editor(s): Luckhurst, Roger. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198722953
- ISBN
- 9780198722953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
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Paperback. Three men trek to the remote African interior in search of a lost friend - and reach, at the end of a perilous journey, an unknown land cut off from the world, where terrible dangers threaten anyone who ventures near the spectacular diamond mines of King Solomon. Editor(s): Hampson, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141439525
- ISBN
- 9780141439525
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.31
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paperback. In it, a small band of warriors and mystics raise their swords to save Europe from a bloodthirsty Mongol invasion. Inspired by their leader (an elder of an order of warrior monks), they embark on a perilous journey and uncover the history of hidden knowledge and conflict among secret societies that had been shaping world events for millennia. Num Pages: 442 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612182360
- ISBN
- 9781612182360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.73
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Paperback. A compelling new historical fantasy, set in a brutal world of empire-building and conquest. Series: The Mirage Makers. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FJH; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841496092
- ISBN
- 9781841496092
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
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Paperback. Set in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, this book describes both indigenous corruption and Imperial bigotry, when 'after all, natives were natives - interesting, no doubt, but finally only a "subject" people, an inferior people with black faces'. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395432
- ISBN
- 9780141395432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
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hardcover. The youthful hero, armed with a commission in the 11th Dragoons, is shipped to India, woos and wins the beautiful Elspeth, and reluctantly takes part in the first Anglo-Afghan War, honing a remarkable talent for self-preservation. Num Pages: 972 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 44. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Number of pages
- 972
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593258
- ISBN
- 9781841593258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
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Paperback. Coward, scoundrel, lover and cheat, but there is no better man to go into the jungle with. Join Flashman in his adventures as he survives fearful ordeals and outlandish perils across the four corners of the world. Series: The Flashman Papers. Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 cm. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Pb
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006513049
- ISBN
- 9780006513049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.62
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Paperback. Coward, scoundrel, lover and cheat, but there is no better man to go into the jungle with. Join Flashman in his adventures as he survives fearful ordeals and outlandish perils across the four corners of the world. Series: The Flashman Papers. Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006511250
- ISBN
- 9780006511250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
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Paperback. Repackaged to tie-in with hardback publication of 'The Reavers' and to appeal to a new generation of George MacDonald Fraser fans, 'Mr American' is a swashbuckling romp of a novel. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006470182
- ISBN
- 9780006470182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
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Hardback. 1740: Young Jamie Fraser has left Scotland and, with his best friend Ian Murray, is running with a band of mercenaries in France. Both men have good reason not to go back to their homeland: both are nursing wounds, and despite their best efforts to remedy the situation, both are still virgins. Series: Outlander. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; FJH; FRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780896618
- ISBN
- 9781780896618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
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Paperback. History's greatest code has finally been broken .. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 31 x 110 x 175. Weight in Grams: 244. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing, London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Printing
- SKU
- KOC0012493
- ISBN
- 9780755324224
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The first historical novel about the American Civil War written from the perspective of real events in Liverpool at that time. A powerful story of courage, betrayal and love, told in the compelling voices of an escaped slave girl and a Confederate general. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Aurora Metro Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906582920
- ISBN
- 9781906582920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
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Paperback. From the cruelty of the slave markets of Algiers to the majesty of Topkapi, the sultan's seraglio in Istanbul, to the convent of the noble Knights of St John in Malta, this is a novel of the timeless struggle between the religions and cultures of the east and west. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099457954
- ISBN
- 9780099457954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47