Eagle of the Ninth (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Pevná vazba)

Eagle of the Ninth (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Pevná vazba)

Around the year 117 AD, the Ninth Legion, stationed at Eburacum - modern day York - marched north to suppress a rebellion of the Caledonian tribes, and was never heard of again. During the 1860s, a wingless Roman Eagle was discovered during excavations at the village of Silchester in Hampshire,

Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback / softback)

The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch and The Lantern Bearers are recognized as being three of the best novels about Roman Britain written for children. Written by Rosemary Sutcliff, one the most acclaimed children's writers of the twentieth century, and loved around the world, these

Eagle of the Ninth - Centenary Edition (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback / softback)

When the Ninth Legion marched into the mists of northern Britain-they were never seen again. Four thousand men disappeared and their eagle standard was lost. Now, young Roman officer Marcus Flavius Aquilla is on a journey to uncover the fate of the Ninth Legion, and his missing

Oxford Bookworms Library: Level 4:: The Eagle of the Ninth (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback / softback)

Word count 14,950 Suitable for younger

The Lantern Bearers (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback)

Rosemary Sutcliff's The Lantern Bearers is the winner of the 1959 Carnegie Medal in Literature. The last of the Roman army have set sail and left Britain forever, abandoning it to civil war and the threat of a Saxon invasion. Aquila, a young Legionnaire, deserted his regiment to stay behind with

The Architecture of Point William (Sutcliffe Shim)(Pevná vazba)

Shim-Sutcliffe's masterful work at Point William intertwines landscape and architecture with ancient rock and water reshaping and reimagining a site on the Canadian Shield over two decades. Found conditions and new buildings are interwoven and choreographed to create a rich spatial experience

Tristan and Iseult (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback)

Tristan defeats Ireland's greatest warrior and gains the friendship of his uncle, the King of Cornwall, who entrusts him with a very special mission: to sail the seas in search of a

Beowulf: Dragonslayer (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback / softback)

Sword and the Circle (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback / softback)

Rooted in folklore, medieval ideals of chivalry, and the last gallant struggles of the British against the Saxon invaders, this book tells the story of the birth of Arthur, the gift of Excalibur, the forming of the Round Table and the first noble quests of its knights until the arrival of

Beowulf, Dragon Slayer (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback)

In this thrilling re-telling of the Anglo-Saxon legend, Beowulf, the renowned children's historical fiction writer Rosemary Sutcliff recounts Beowulf's most terrifying quests: against Grendel the man-wolf, against the hideous sea-hag and, most courageous of all - his fight to the death with the

King Arthur Trilogy (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Paperback / softback)

The legends of King Arthur and his knights have passed down throught the generations sinced medieval times. In this spellbinding trilogy, Rosemary Sutcliff recreates all the mystique and mystery of the golden age of Camelot for a new

Hardest Climb (Sutcliffe Alistair)(Pevná vazba)

Harrow the Ninth (Muir Tamsyn)(Pevná vazba)

Harrow the Ninth, an Amazon pick for Best SFF of 2020 and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station. The Locked Tomb is a 2023 Hugo

The Eagle Watchers (Tingay Ruth)(Pevná vazba)

Eagles have fascinated humans for millennia. For some, the glimpse of a distant eagle instantly becomes a treasured lifelong memory. Others may never encounter a wild eagle in their lifetime. This book was written by people who have dedicated years to the study of eagles, to provide an insider's

Detective Mysteries Short Stories (Herbert Rosemary)(Pevná vazba)

Private Eyes with eagle eyes and rare skills, PI's and gumshoes, bloodhounds and sleuths, the shadowy arts of the detective have intrigued us since tales of the Pinkerton Detective Agency and Sherlock Holmes. Add some treachery, intimacy, and a little murder to the mix and you'll find a powerful

The Empire of the Eagle: An Illustrated Natural History (Unwin Mike)(Pevná vazba)

A lavishly illustrated celebration of each of the world's sixty-eight currently recognized eagle species in all their magnificence and beguiling diversity Eagles hold a unique allure among birds for their combination of power, grace, and predatory prowess. Captivating the human imagination, these

Traitors of Rome (Eagles of the Empire 18) (Scarrow Simon)(Pevná vazba)

The enthralling new Cato and Macro adventure in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Not to be missed by readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell. AD 56. Battle-hardened veterans of the Roman army Tribune Cato and Centurion Macro are garrisoned at the eastern border, aware

Gertrude Bell: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914 (O'Brien Rosemary)(Pevná vazba)

Hippocrates, Volume 9 (Hippocrates)(Pevná vazba)

This is the ninth volume in the Loeb Classical Library's ongoing edition of Hippocrates' invaluable texts, which provide essential information about the practice of medicine in antiquity and about Greek theories concerning the human body. Here Paul Potter presents the Greek text with facing English

The Business of Shipping (Breskin Ira)(Pevná vazba)

The classic Business of Shipping (now in its ninth edition) remains North America's most comprehensive industry-focused book that explains and analyzes marine transportation and related industries, both domestic and international. This is an authoritative text that is required reading for a

Gideon the Ninth (Muir Tamsyn)(Pevná vazba)

Gideon the Ninth is the first book in the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Locked Tomb Series, and one of the Best Books of 2019 according to NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, BookPage, Shelf Awareness, BookRiot, and Bustle!WINNER of the 2020 Locus Award and Crawford AwardFinalist

Reluctant Nurse (Rowley Rosemary)(Pevná vazba)

Sleep, My Bunny (Wells Rosemary)(Pevná vazba)

The Eagle Owl (Penteriani Vincenzo)(Pevná vazba)

The Eagle Owl is one of the largest owls in the world, and is considered the most eclectic in terms of habitat, nest site and diet. An undisputed top predator, it can prey on a range of mammals up to the size of a fox, and almost every species of bird, reptile, amphibian and fish, as well as a wide