Download or read book The Vuorran Pogrom written by Bruce Corbett and published by Bruce Corbett. This book was released on 2024-06-21 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timm Bruce is the son of a farmer on a small agricultural planet, who escapes boredom and his father’s control by enlisting in the Space marines. Soon he finds himself fighting the alien TRILL in space, and then again on a contested planet. Newly promoted, he is sent to arrest or kill members of the Vuorran race. He does his duty, until one young woman is able to steal his heart and remove his military conditioning. Able to again think for himself, he disobeys his orders and rescues the young woman and her baby from the clutches of the evil emperor. Safe on a secret Vuorran haven world, he finds himself appointed as military commander of the tiny Vuorran forces. His strategic brilliance gives the Vuorrans some slight hope, as his ragtag forces strikes several blows against the giant human empire. With the arrival of a powerful alien race into human-occupied space, it appears that the Vurroans might have a chance to survive!
Download or read book Bruce Corbett s Speculative Short Stories written by Bruce Corbett and published by Bruce Corbett. This book was released on with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My stories cover time travel to space opera, shootouts to alien invaders. This book is a collection of my short stories, written over many years. Several have been published previously, and some are available individually. short story, scifi, science fiction
Download or read book Alfred the Great King s Revenge written by Bruce Corbett and published by Bruce Corbett. This book was released on with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After seven years of hard-won peace, a Viking army lands in Wessex and attacks Rochester. Alfred the Great has traitors within the Empire, and two powerful Viking Kings to his north. Nevertheless, he manages to drive out the invaders. He hits back at their sanctuary, and enrages Guthrum of East Anglia. The West Saxons cross the Thames River, decimate the Viking settlements on the northern shore, and seize London. Guthrum gathers his forces and marches south, while Alfred and his army prepare for the battle which will decide the fate of all Britain. Alfred, historical, Viking, Wessex, England, Saxon, Ambrose, polonius, king guthrum, guthrum, alfred the great, adventure
Download or read book Ambrose Prince of Wessex Southern Journey written by Bruce Corbett and published by Bruce Corbett. This book was released on with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ambrose and his friends flee for their lives from imperial Constantinople. The Grand Chamberlain wants them dead, and has dispatched an admiral and a fleet to dispose of them. The prince hopes to return to his native Wessex. Caught by pirates, they are enslaved on Crete, but manage to cause a slave rebellion and escape to Alexandria. The Byzantine fleet follows, and Ambrose is forced to flee across all of North Africa. They are forced to fight mercenaries, Tuareg raiders, and the open desert. Finally, a Muslim slave trader sneaks them into southern Italy, but even there the chase is far from over. Historical novel, action, Byzantium, North Africa, Alexandria, ambrose, polonius, prince of wessex, byzantium, byzantine empire, crete
Download or read book Ambrose Prince of Wessex Emissary to Byzantium written by Bruce Corbett and published by Bruce Corbett. This book was released on 2011-09-17 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loosely based on the Primary Russian Chronicles, the story is of a Saxon prince and his two companions who arrive at the time of the founding of a Viking empire on the major rivers of Russia. In spite of implacable enemies and rapids, the Vikings and their allies swarm down the Dnieper River and attack the queen of cities - Constantinople. kiev, rus, viking, viking battle, byzantium, viking age, viking history, viking trade, kiev stories, russia history, dnieper river, Constantinople, Byzantium, Byzantine, Khazar, ambrose, polonius
Download or read book Alfred the Great Viking Invasion written by Bruce Corbett and published by Bruce Corbett. This book was released on with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Army of the Danes invades Wessex, and, after two sieges, Alfred forces King Guthrum to agree to withdraw. When the leader of the Great Army breaks his word and invades Wessex in early winter, he nearly succeeds in Capturing Alfred and destroying the last independent Saxon kingdom in Britain. King Alfred hides in the forest, until he finds a base deep in the fastness of a marsh. From there he starts to strike back. He deals with the traitors within, and sends the word for his fyrd to gather in when winter ends. Spring finds his men rallying to his banner, and Alfred defeats the Danes. Britain is saved. Viking, historical, war, Wessex, England, Saxon, Alfred, alfred the great, great army, danes, guthrum, king guthrum
Download or read book Ambrose Prince of Wessex Warrior of the King written by Bruce Corbett and published by Bruce Corbett. This book was released on with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ambrose rides north with his brother the king to face the all-conquering Great Army of the Vikings. When the battle is averted, Ambrose and his friends ride north as spies and join the Great Army. Recognized, the friends must flee and battle their way back to safety. Ambrose is wounded and only the love of a maiden and friendship of a trader saves him. Viking, historical, Viking, Wessex, England, Saxon, Ambrose, polonius, great army
Download or read book Alfred the Great Young Edward written by Bruce Corbett and published by Bruce Corbett. This book was released on with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unholy alliance of Viking raiders and kings sends the largest Viking armies seen in Alfred the Great's time into the last remaining Saxon kingdom. Can Christian Wessex survive the barbarian onslaught? With Alfred away in the west fighting two invading forces, His son, young Edward, must face a huge Viking army rampaging through the heart of Wessex, without his father's help. Can the young and inexperienced Prince Edward lead a Saxon army to victory? How are they going to handle the traitors within? Ambrose, Edward's uncle, and Polonius, a Byzantine scholar, will once again be called upon to help in the bitter struggle. Viking, historical, war, Wessex, England, Saxon, Alfred, alfred the great, Danes, edward, polonius, ambrose, history of wessex
Download or read book Alfred the Great Edward the King written by Bruce Corbett and published by King Edward Sagas. This book was released on 2023-07-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alfred the Great is dead, and young Prince Edward must persuade the Witan that he should be the next king. His own royal cousin, Ethelwold, rebels, and is soon leading an unholy alliance of influential noblemen and Vikings. Wearing the Viking crown of Northumbria, he invades Wessex. Can Edward keep his throne? Will Wessex finally fall to the Viking onslaught? Prince Ambrose, Edward's uncle, the brilliant scholar, Polonius the Byzantine, and Phillip, master warrior, will once again be called upon to help save Wessex. Some comments on the previous novels in the series, posted by readers: "Awesome." "I can't wait for future additions to the Ambrose tale!" "I have read the entire Ambrose series and wish there were more." "Ambrose is back!!! Terrific concept and plot." "Well researched and incredibly detailed." "The series just keeps getting better!"
Download or read book Alfred the Great King s Revenge written by Bruce Corbett and published by Bruce Corbett. This book was released on with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After seven years of hard-won peace, a Viking army lands in Wessex and attacks Rochester. Alfred the Great has traitors within the Empire, and two powerful Viking Kings to his north. Nevertheless, he manages to drive out the invaders. He hits back at their sanctuary, and enrages Guthrum of East Anglia. The West Saxons cross the Thames River, decimate the Viking settlements on the northern shore, and seize London. Guthrum gathers his forces and marches south, while Alfred and his army prepare for the battle which will decide the fate of all Britain. Alfred, historical, Viking, Wessex, England, Saxon, Ambrose, polonius, king guthrum, guthrum, alfred the great, adventure
Download or read book Ambrose Prince of Wessex Journey Home written by Bruce Corbett and published by Ambrose Sagas. This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ambrose and his comrades have been marked for death by the emperor of Byzantium. Having being chased from Alexandria and crossing North Africa, they flee north through Italy, doggedly pursued by the Byzantine Admiral Demetrious. The Church attempts to help them, but the Byzantine Emperor has a very long reach. With the pass to France blocked for the winter, they find themselves trapped in northern Italy. Assassins come in the night, and their guides are bribed to kill them. Before the friends can escape through France to England, they must face avalanche, bandits, and savage Viking raiders.
Download or read book Bruce Corbett s Speculative Short Stories written by Bruce Corbett and published by Bruce Corbett. This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My short stories enclosed within are a lifetime collection. They cover time travel to space opera, shootouts on alien planets to alien invaders of Earth. Some have been published previously, while others are seeing the light of day for the first time.
