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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. Bestselling author Isabel Allende's first adult novel since 'Portrait in Sepia' - beautiful, disturbing and atmospheric. Translator(s): Peden, Margaret Sayers. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007201983
ISBN
9780007201983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. In his first new paperback for HarperCollins, master storyteller Jack Higgins displays all his customary skills in a heart-pounding adventure with a less familiar setting - 19th-century rural Ireland - and featuring a swashbuckling new hero. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FJM; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 113 x 22. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
HarperCollins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006514367
ISBN
9780006514367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. It will be Christendom's last stand .. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848542969
ISBN
9781848542969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. It's 11th century Italy. The Byzantines rule the South, but do so in the face of constant revolt from their unwilling subjects. The Lombards, heirs to a northern tribe, are no exception and their leader, Arduin of Fassano, brings into the conflict the fearsome mercenary brothers, the de Hautevilles, to help him in his quest. Num Pages: 448 pages, map. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
448
Publisher
Allison & Busby United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KTG0006964
ISBN
9780749007041
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The hugely ambitious Bravehearts Chronicles reaches its climax with the tale of how Robert Bruce and William Wallace fought off the mighty English army and changed Scotland's history through blood, brains and bravery. Series: Bravehearts Chronicles. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751561777
ISBN
9780751561777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. As modern Scotland chooses its future, Jack Whyte presents his epic adventure about its founding hero, Robert the Bruce, and the battle for the heart of his homeland. Series: Bravehearts Chronicles. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 197 x 43. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751548907
ISBN
9780751548907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. The first book in Jack Whyte's remarkable, authentic Legends of Camelot series, now available in the UK Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751550726
ISBN
9780751550726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. In the pre-dawn hours of August 24, 1305, the outlaw William Wallace waits to be executed. He is visited by a priest who has come to hear his last confession. Packed with action, heroism, and vibrant historical detail, this is the Braveheart story as never told before. Series: Bravehearts Chronicles. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 38. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751548853
ISBN
9780751548853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Venture into the wilds of Central America on the hunt for a legendary city in Jacquelyn Benson's THE SMOKE HUNTER. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FH; FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472238344
ISBN
9781472238344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. 1066, The Norman Conquest: Five strangers. Five secrets. No refuge. No turning back. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 309.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784297336
ISBN
9781784297336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. The Artful Dodger faces his most dangerous adventure yet as he leaves Dickensian London and finds himself manning the barricades in defence of liberty, fraternity and larceny in the 1848 Paris uprising Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FJH; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784292898
ISBN
9781784292898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. The Russian Revolution is breaking out around him, but Charlie Doig has a private war to fight. He is determined to track down and kill Prokhor Glebov, the Bolshevik who raped and tortured his wife, Elizaveta. Convinced that Glebov will sooner or later turn up at Lenin's side, he and Kobi, his Mongolian henchman, make their way to St Petersburg. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 231.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099529521
ISBN
9780099529521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. The brilliant new Elizabethan thriller from the highly acclaimed author of SACRED TREASON Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755356065
ISBN
9780755356065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

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