'We are Courtneys. We don't have to fight with our fists. We fight with power and money and influence. Nobody can beat us on our own ground.' A powerful family. A time of war. Centaine de Thiry Courtney has not only survived, but thrived. A successful woman with two sons of her own: Shasa Courtney, the Courtney heir, and Manfred de la Rey, Shasa's half-brother, her secret child raised solely by his father. At the time of the Great Depression, Centaine must make difficult decisions to ensure the security of her family - decisions that will affect Manfred and his father, Lothar de la Rey, a man Centaine once loved. But the world is changing, and conflicts greater than any the world has seen before are looming. Centaine and her children must face the upcoming war - where not all of them will be on the same side... A Courtney Series adventure - Book 2 in The Burning Shore sequence
Power of the Sword
After being separated from her father in the prison, she begins to receive visits from the Ghost of Magyk, who raises her and assures her that she will one day be set free.
This is a brilliant and unprecedented examination of how Lincoln used the power of words to not only build his political career but to keep the country united during the Civil War.
"David Gemmell tells a tale of very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy.
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The Book of the Sword
This is a strikingly revisionist biography, not only of Malcolm and Martin, but also of the movement and era they came to define.
The Pacificus-Helvidius Debates of 1793-1794 matched Hamilton and Madison in the first chapter of an enduring discussion about the proper roles of executive and legislative branches in the conduct of...