Download or read book THE SWORD of SAINT ISIDORES written by DAVID THOMAS KAY and published by David Thomas Kay and Ocean Reeve Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER of the IRDA best FANTASY 2022. READERS FAVORITE Bronze medal 2022 for historical fiction Christianity, GLOBAL BOOK AWARD 2022 for Historical Fiction Fantasy. BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD 2023. ROTA releases the arrow and the psychic daughter of Finni the Warlock and Heidre the sorceress enters her vision of death. A Viking Saga. A Fantasy Thriller with Bloody Battles, Norse Gods, Witchcraft, and Romance, Mystery, and Suspense. THE SWORD OF SAINT ISIDORES: Book 1 of the series Circles of Time Circa 926 A.D: The English King Athelstan gifts a jewelled sword to the Norwegian King Harald Fairhair and sets in motion a chain of events that shape the future of Norway. The sword is believed to carry a curse and affects the lives of all that come into its possession. Alphonso, a wayward monk and Theresa, a beautiful Asturian woman, are enslaved by Vikings and crave an escape to their homeland. Wilhelm, a Christian soldier of fortune and protector of the jarl, clings to his faith, surrounded by worship of the Norse Gods. Rota roams the forest, half-crazed with disturbing visions of the future. But what is the secret of her past, who is she protecting and why? Ragnarr, the Viking Jarl of Hordaland, reveres the jewelled sword and plans to take it with him on the emigration to the new land: The Lake District of England.
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Download or read book A Gift of Angels written by Bernard L. Fontana and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It rises suddenly out of the Sonoran Desert landscape, towering over the tallest tree or cactus, a commanding building with a sensuous dome, elliptical vaults, and sturdy bell towers. There is nothing else like it around, nor does it seem there should be. This incongruity of setting is what strikes first-time visitors to Mission San Xavier del Bac. This great church is of another place and another time, while its beauty is universal and timeless. Mission San Xavier del Bac is a two-century-old Spanish church in southern Arizona located just a few miles from downtown Tucson, a metropolis of more than half a million people in the American Southwest. A National Historic Landmark since 1963, the mission’s graceful baroque art and architecture have drawn visitors from all over the world. Now Bernard Fontana—the leading expert on San Xavier—and award-winning photographer Edward McCain team up to bring us a comprehensive view of the mission as we’ve never seen it before. With 200 stunning full-color photographs and incisive text illuminating the religious, historical, and motivational context of these images, A Gift of Angels is a must-have for tourists, scholars, and other visitors to San Xavier. From its glorious architecture all the way down to the finest details of its art, Mission San Xavier del Bac is indeed a gift of angels.
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Download or read book THE RING of MANN written by DAVID THOMAS KAY and published by David Thomas Kay and Ocean Reeve Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: READERS FAVORITE 2021 SILVER MEDAL WINNER for YOUNG ADULT FANTASY. THE RING OF MANN, Book 2 in the series Circles of Time. A Supernatural and Paranormal Thriller. Folklore, Mystery, and Romance. An intriguing psychological thriller. Historical fiction, Nordic mythology, mystery, and suspense. Set in the English Lake District of 17th century England, a 10th-century runic ring and a horse messenger of the gods invoke the spirit of a female Viking warrior, and an ancient prophecy comes to pass. Three young cousins are complicit in the disappearance of a woodcutter, and the superstitious villagers believe it is witchcraft. But the secret of the forest lays dormant, and Quaker persecution intensifies as the story races to an exciting climax.
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