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Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds : Part 2 by Kalki
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams... -
Whirlwinds by Kalki
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams... -
Sword of Slaughter by Kalki
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsKalki Krishnamurthy’s Ponniyin Selvan is a masterpiece that has enthralled generations of Tamil readers. Many authors have written phenomenal books in Tamil literature after Kalki Krishnamurthy, but Ponniyin Selvan remains the most popular, widely-read novel... -
Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1-Fresh Floods by Kalki
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsPonniyin Selvan is Kalki’s magnum opus based in the 10th century and presents the early life of Raajaraajan and the kings of Chozha Empire. Though written more than 60 years ago this saga is timeless, reeling the readers in its gripping plot which is interwoven with intrigue, conspiracies and romance... -
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The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsCeCe D’Aplièse has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt – so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named after the Seven Sisters star cluster – she finds herself at breaking point... -
Troy by Stephen Fry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThe story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for ten whole years. It is a terrible war with casualties on all sides as well as strained relations between allies, whose consequences become tragedies... -
The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley
Ally D'Aplièse is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family home, she discovers that her father - an elusive billionaire affectionately known to his daughters as Pa Salt - has left each of them a tantalising clue to their true heritage... -
The Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe final, dramatic installment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy.Amara's journey has taken her far; from enslavement in Pompeii's wolf den brothel to her new life as a high-powered courtesan in Rome, but her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii... -
Joanna by Katrina D. Hamel
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe's bound to the infamous Herodian dynasty, but her bold faith will carve her name in the gospel.Joanna must pay the price for her brother's crime. Claimed as a hostage, she's forced from the verdant slopes of her beloved vineyard to serve Herod Antipas' neglected wife. In an opulent palace where Roman culture supersedes the commands of God, Joanna struggles to express her Jewish faith... -
The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author and “remarkable reading phenomenon” (Lancashire Post) Lucinda Riley, The Moon Sister transports you to the grandeur of the remote Scottish Highlands and the gypsy caves of Granada, just as Spain descends into civil war, interweaving the stories of two women searching for their destinies, at the risk of potentially losing their chance at love... -
Dreamers by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTuya came as a teenaged slave to Potiphar's household, a personal gift from the Pharaoh. Tall and slender, the young girl had eyes that shone like a stream of gold. She knew nothing about her past, except that she had always been a slave... -
Dreamers by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn the exotic land of Pharaoh, Tuya, a slave girl, is sold into servitude as a playmate to a wealthy child. Betrayed and cast out as she ascends into womanhood, Tuya finds herself belonging to Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh's guard. Yet she soon gives her heart to handsome Joseph, a man sold into slavery by his own brothers... -
Queen of Ash and Iron by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFated to lead a rebellion against Rome.Destined to become a legend.Britain, A.D. 47All at once, everything changes.The rebellion of the Northern Iceni under King Caturix results in dire consequences for Boudica. Without Aulus Plautius’s protection, Boudica must face the new, more severe Roman Governor Scapula... -
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The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsA lost child: On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her - but has disappeared without a trace. A terrible secret: On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell Andrews learns a secret that will change her life forever... -
The Blackthorn Queen by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBritain, AD 38, Princess Cartimandua—Carti—of the Brigantes tribe faces an uncertain future when her father’s sudden death ignites turmoil. Suspicion falls on the Crow People of the Votadini tribe, straining the fragile peace between the factions. But they’re not the only ones bearing a grudge. A tangled web of political games soon unfolds... -
A Grim Telling by Sabrina Flynn
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWHEN WORDS CAN KILL,SILENCE IS EVERYTHING.Tobias White thought he knew his family, but when his mother drags him from the only home he’s ever known, he realizes he didn’t know the half of it—even his own name.His family is being hunted by an Angel of Death, his brother Grimm is a wanted criminal, and his mother carries a painful secret... -
Heir of Hope by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you sacrifice to save mankind?The great city of Thyra has fallen and shadows spread across the land. Rowen Mar, the last Truthsayer, is taken before the Shadonae. But the Shadonae are not who she thought they were, and now they want to claim her as their own. Caleb Tala, former assassin and prince, is now a Guardian of mankind... -
Winter Warriors by David Gemmell
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWinged demons gather, silent and unseen, above the city of Usa, their talons long and sharp. Their purpose is clear, as is the Upon the deaths of the three kings, the demon riders of the Krayakin will become flesh, free to slake their thirst with human blood - and the stench of evil will cover the land. Two of the kings are already dead... -
A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 2 by Spice&Kitty, 냥이와향신료
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA full-color fantasy comic/webtoon of romance, drama, and second chances. Also known in English as The Fantasie of a Stepmother on the Tapas Media digital platform, this is the story of a beleaguered young noblewoman raising her stepchildren on her own.. -
A.D. 33 by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker delivers the gripping story of Maviah, a slave who becomes a queen in Arabia, A.D. 33. They call her the Queen of the Outcasts. Maviah, a woman whose fate was sealed on her birth by this world-unwanted, illegitimate, female, a slave-subject to the whims of all. But then she met a man named Yeshua who opened her eyes... -
Dovetail by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Hello Love comes a spellbinding new novel of enduring love, family secrets, and mysterious death.Joe Arneson’s ordinary life is upended by troubling dreams of himself as a different man in another place and time. It isn’t until he visits his estranged grandmother, Pearl, in her Wisconsin hometown that a startling connection emerges... -
하루만 네가 되고 싶어 2 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 2] by Sam, 삼
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratings‘하네되’ 열풍의 화제작 『하루만 네가 되고 싶어』의 두번째 권. 황태자비 경합을 둘러싼 진실과 프시케의 비밀, 그리고 진정한 적의 정체가 밝혀진다. 프시케의 몸으로 이아로스가 보낸 자객들과 맞서 싸우던 메데이아는 적을 모두 물리치지만 결국 치명상을 입고 쓰러진다. 사경을 헤매던 메데이아는 신의 영역에 들어가 프시케의 과거를 엿보게 되고 진짜 적이 누구인지 깨닫는다. 한편 싸늘하게 식어가는 메데이아 위에 절규하던 프시케의 핏방울이 떨어진 순간 기적처럼 메데이아가 눈을 뜨는데…! 단행본 단독 외전 「지하실에 사는 것」 수록... -
A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 3 by Spice&Kitty, 냥이와향신료
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTRIAL BY FIREThe marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein got the chance to redo the last seven years of her life, and managed to mend her broken relationship with her four stepchildren. Her devotion is tested, however, when the eldest stepchild, Jeremy, commits an act that could be considered treason, and receives a harsh punishment from the Empress... -
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A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA sweeping epic set in the harsh deserts of Arabia and ancient Palestine. A war that rages between kingdoms on the earth and in the heart.The harrowing journey of the woman at the center of it all. The story of Jesus in a way you have never experienced it. Step back in time to the year of our Lord, Anno Domini, 30... -
The Plight of a Scottish Lass by Keira Montclair
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn his quest for vengeance, a Scottish chieftain finds something unexpected. Love.Thane MacQuarie, chieftain of Clan MacQuarie, has his sights set on taking over Duart Castle and exacting vengeance on the mother who abandoned him. But when he witnesses a cruel man leave his wife, Tamsin Garvie, to drown on a rock in the sea, Thane can’t ignore the plight of the red-haired beauty... -
하루만 네가 되고 싶어 3 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 3] by Sam, 삼
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratings‘하네되’ 열풍의 화제작 『하루만 네가 되고 싶어』의 단행본 3, 4권이 동시 출간되었다. 새로이 내려온 신탁과 그 내용을 둘러싼 메데이아와 프시케의 분투, 그리고 새로운 인물의 등장이 그려진다. 에페란토의 대신전에 엄청난 파급력의 신탁이 내려왔다는 소식이 퍼진다. 메데이아는 그 내용을 알아내기 위해 프시케의 몸으로 행동에 나선다. 한편 벨리아르 공작은 헤넬 국왕과 메데이아의 결혼을 성사시키기 위해 서두른다. 이에 반발한 프시케는 발코니에서 몸을 던지는데…? 신탁과 함께 새로운 인물의 등장으로 흥미를 고조시킨다. 3권에 연재 24~34화, 4권에 35~46화가 각각 수록되었으며, 권말에는 표지 시안과 남수, 아니영 동료 작가의 축전(3권), 주요 조연들의 캐릭터 시트(4권)가 실렸다... -
하루만 네가 되고 싶어 4 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 4] by Sam, 삼
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratings‘하네되’ 열풍의 화제작 『하루만 네가 되고 싶어』의 단행본 3, 4권이 동시 출간되었다. 새로이 내려온 신탁과 그 내용을 둘러싼 메데이아와 프시케의 분투, 그리고 새로운 인물의 등장이 그려진다. 에페란토의 대신전에 엄청난 파급력의 신탁이 내려왔다는 소식이 퍼진다. 메데이아는 그 내용을 알아내기 위해 프시케의 몸으로 행동에 나선다. 한편 벨리아르 공작은 헤넬 국왕과 메데이아의 결혼을 성사시키기 위해 서두른다. 이에 반발한 프시케는 발코니에서 몸을 던지는데…? 신탁과 함께 새로운 인물의 등장으로 흥미를 고조시킨다. 3권에 연재 24~34화, 4권에 35~46화가 각각 수록되었으며, 권말에는 표지 시안과 남수, 아니영 동료 작가의 축전(3권), 주요 조연들의 캐릭터 시트(4권)가 실렸다... -
The Myths of Ophelia by Nicole Platania
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 4 in the Epic Romantic Fantasy series, The Curse of Ophelia... -
시크릿 레이디 1 by Anngato, 안가토
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratings유령을 보는 아이, 윤설우.유령을 보는 공녀, 로젠타인으로 환생하다!이번 생에서는 어떻게든 유령을 모른 척해 왔지만...."당장 내 동생 몸에서 나가!"하나뿐인 동생의 빙의를 풀기 위해 외쳤다.하지만 이 능력을 들킨다면 사형뿐.그렇다면 방법은 하나."샤르투스 황자가 죽을 예정이라지?"이 힘으로 제국의 제2황자, 샤르투스를 구하는 것!"저하께 제 목숨을 걸겠습니다... -
Golden Terrace Volume 1 by Cang Wu Bin Bai, E. Danglars
It is year twenty-five of the Yuantai Era of the Great Zhou Empire. The renowned Marquis of Jingning, commander of the Beiyan Cavalry, Fu Shen is injured on the battlefield at the northern border. Returning with a broken leg to the capital, Fu Shen learns that the emperor has conferred a marriage for him—with another man...Categorized as:
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The Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBritannia, AD 117: Roman centurion Flavius Ferox is trying to live a quiet life of dignified leisure, overseeing his wife's estate and doing his best to resist the urge to murder an annoying neighbour – until someone else does it for him... -
バッカーノ!1931 特急編 The Grand Punk Railroad by Ryohgo Narita, Katsumi Enami
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings大陸横断特急のクレイジーな夜が明ける、そして――第9回 電撃ゲーム小説大賞で<金賞>を受賞した、成田良悟の受賞後第1作『バッカーノ! 1931... -
Titans of War by Wilbur Smith, Mark Chadbourn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brand-new Ancient Egyptian epic from the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith. Global bestselling author of River God and The New Kingdom, Wilbur Smith, returns with the next epic book in his brand-new Ancient Egyptian series.AN UNSTOPPABLE ENEMY. A CIVILISATION IN RUINS. A QUEST FOR SALVATION... -
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하루만 네가 되고 싶어 5 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 5] by Sam, 삼
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings“신탁대로 공녀께서는 아버님을 죽이실 겁니까?”메데이아를 둘러싼 불온한 소문이 제국 전역에 퍼지고, 벨리아르 공작가에는 위기감이 감돈다. 신탁의 실현을 막기 위해 공작가에 혈혈단신 쳐들어온 페르온에게 메데이아는 ‘어떤’ 동맹을 제안한다. 페르온은 수락하는 조건으로 ‘자신을 이기라’며 대련을 요구하는데…? 연재 47~57화 및 단행본 표지 선화, 동료 작가의 축전이 수록되었다... -
For the Gods' Sake by Rory L. Scott
For the Gods' Sake is a fake dating, reluctant allies fantasy romance novel. It is the third book in the Tempt the Gods series and can be read as a standalone, but it is recommended to read the recap at the beginning of the book.A god and a princess. Working together.The Greek and Roman gods have co-existed for over two thousand years until the unthinkable happens... -
Island of Ghosts by Gillian Bradshaw
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAriantes is a Sarmatian, a barbarian warrior-prince, uprooted from his home and customs and thrust into the honorless lands of the Romans. The victims of a wartime pact struck with the emperor Marcus Aurelius to ensure the future of Sarmatia, Ariantes and his troop of accomplished horsemen are sent to Hadrian's Wall... -
A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Scotland, 1766. Sentenced to a life of misery in the brutal coal mines, twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh hungers for escape. His only the beautiful, highborn Lizzie Hallim, who is trapped in her own kind of hell. Though separated by politics and position, these two restless young people are bound by their passionate search for a place called freedom... -
The Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDorset, 1642. England is on the cusp of civil war.Jayne Swift, a daughter of the Dorset gentry, has resisted all offers of marriage and instead trained as a physician, using her skills to tend to her Royalist father's tenants and the local population. When civil war sweeps England she vows to remain neutral and aid the injured whether they be Royalist or Parliamentarian... -
A Year of Ravens by Ruth Downie, Stephanie Dray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBritannia: land of mist and magic clinging to the western edge of the Roman Empire. A red-haired queen named Boudica led her people in a desperate rebellion against the might of Rome, an epic struggle destined to consume heroes and cowards, young and old, Roman and Celt . . . and these are their stories. A calculating queen sees the sparks of revolt in a king’s death... -
Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Crystal King
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSet amongst the scandal, wealth, and upstairs-downstairs politics of a Roman family, Crystal King’s seminal debut features the man who inspired the world’s oldest cookbook and the ambition that led to his destruction.On a blistering day in the twenty-sixth year of Augustus Caesar’s reign, a young chef, Thrasius, is acquired for the exorbitant price of twenty thousand denarii... -
The Emperor's Games by Damion Hunter, Amanda Cockrell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe strong will triumph. The weak will die. Correus and Flavius, half brothers and rivals, have won respect in service to the Empire. Correus, esteemed soldier in the Roman Army of Eagles, has been entrusted with the honoured task of running the Emperor’s brutal games. Flavius, a Centurion at his brother’s side, has risen to become the Emperor’s most trusted advisor... -
The Pasha of Cuisine: A Novel by Saygun Ersin
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA deliciously sweeping, satisfyingly succulent novel full of passion, intrigue, history, politics, astrology, medicine, and the magic of a perfect meal.A Pasha of Cuisine is a rare talent in Ottoman lore. Only two, maybe three are born with such a gift every few centuries... -
Tales of Love, Madness and Death by Horacio Quiroga
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThis is an English translation of the famous collection of 18 weird tales of Horacio Quiroga, which is presented as a Spanish/English bilingual edition.Most of the stories are dark and strange and describe situations that offer no clear way out for the protagonist... -
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The Engagement of Marielle Clarac (Manga) Volume (The Tales of Marielle Clarac (Manga) #1) by Haruka Momo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a plain, unassuming noble’s daughter, Marielle doesn’t stand out in high society. Imagine her surprise when she receives a marriage proposal from the sought-after Simeon, second-in-command of the Royal Order of Knights! Simeon, the heir to an earldom, is highly accomplished in scholarly and military arts—and he’s gorgeous... -
バッカーノ!1933 <下> THE SLASH 〜チノアメハ、ハレ〜 by Ryohgo Narita, Katsumi Enami
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The Trickster's Heart: A Story of Hermes and Hercules by Molly Tullis
Across the Greek world, Hermes is known as the trickster. After centuries, he's leaned into the title and ignored the unfair reputation that comes with it. Hercules, the mortal hero, has already gained a fearsome reputation of his own. When he needs help to finish his last labor and gain immortality, there's only one god who will be able to help...Categorized as:
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참아주세요, 대공 1 [Cham-ajuseyo, Daegong 1] (Finding Camellia (Novel) #1) by Soye Jin, 진소예
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings키에런 소후작의 모조품.베일 후작 부인의 실패작.루버의 부랑아.그 모든 것이 그녀. 아니, 그를 칭하는 말이었다.적어도 클로드 델 이하르를 만나기 전까지는.클로드는 잠든 카닐리언을 고요하게 응시했다. 머리카락과 같은 금색 속눈썹이 하얀 얼굴에 연한 그림자를 만든다.제아무리 야외 활동을 싫어한다 해도, 지나치게 하얗고 가늘다. 목엔 변성기의 상징도 도드라지지 않았으며, 무엇보다 사내들의 땀 냄새와는 질적으로 다른 향기가 났다.후작저 곳곳에 피어난 라벤더 향일까? 아니면 강가에 흐드러지게 핀 양귀비의 향기일까.향을 더 음미하듯 고개 숙인 그의 코끝에 닿은 보드라운 뺨. 카닐리언이 내뱉은 가는 숨결이 그의 관자놀이를 간질인다. 덩달아 맥박이 빠르게 뛰어대기 시작했다... -
Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle by Manda Scott
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDreaming the Eagle is the first part of the gloriously imagined epic trilogy of the life of Boudica. Boudica means Bringer of Victory (from the early Celtic word "boudeg"). She is the last defender of the Celtic culture in Britain; the only woman openly to lead her warriors into battle and to stand successfully against the might of Imperial Rome - and triumph... -
无双 Peerless by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 13 ratings开皇三年,上承北朝,下开盛唐的大隋刚刚拉开序幕,隋帝杨坚设解剑府,为布谋摄密,一统天下而准备。风雪之夜,于阗国前来朝贡的车队中途被劫杀,无一活口,解剑府二府主凤霄,奉帝命亲往调查。边陲六工城中,各方势力风云际会,高人强者狭路相逢。向来无往不利的凤二府主,却在一个病鬼道士身上碰了壁。不斗不知道,一斗才发现,这病痨鬼的马甲居然比自己还多。古代悬疑破案文,庙堂之高,江湖之远,你要的都有。cp:身体很残分分钟都可能挂掉的智商担当颜控受vs武力值爆表很爱演戏的自恋洁癖攻半架空,不考据。 "Peerless"In the third year of the Kaihuang era, as the Great Sui began to unfold between the fall of the Northern Dynasties and the rise of the glorious...
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