Mittelalterlich

A prince of a kingdom. Arrogant. Unkind. Unfit for the throne.For the first time, an aging king sees what his son has become. It is then that he makes a choice. For the good of his kingdom, his son will not rule...unless he marries the girl of his father's choice. The king, having set the condition in his own mind, set off across the kingdom to find a worthy bride.

HC runder Rücken kaschiert

Une étrange épée est envoyée par le British Museum pour alimenter la nouvelle exposition du musée Rostkilde. Eric trop enthousiaste à l'idée de tenir en main une véritable épée de chevalier va en faire les frais car celle-ci porte en elle une malédiction.Aidé d'Anna et de Kerstin, la petite amie de Niels, Eric n'aura pas d'autre choix que de trouver l'origine de l'épée à travers le temps et les batailles pour conjurer le maléfice.Cette fois l'enquête les mènera au coeur de l'Allemagne après un petit tour au nord de l'Angleterre et bien au-delà des terres connues...

Channeling the modern humor of A Knight's Tale, bestselling author Robyn Schneider creates a Camelot that becomes the ultimate teen rom-com hotspot in this ultra-fresh take on the Arthurian legend. For as long as she could remember, all Emry wanted was to be a great magician like her father, the magnificent Merlin. As a kid, she fought to be included in his magic lessons for her twin brother, Emmet, and easily outshone him with each spell she cast. But after her father's disappearance several years ago, Emry has been feeling a little lost. Fate soon appears in the form of a royal messenger, summoning Emmet to court to serve as Prince Arthur's right-hand wizard. With Emmett indisposed thanks to a bad spell, Emry has to disguise herself as a teen boy and pretend to be her brother at the castle until they're able to switch.Training as a wizard is everything Emry hoped it would be, except working so closely with the unbearably hot Arthur is a growing danger. They soon share adventures and a connection that can't be denied, but Emry's secret is a crime punishable by death. When royal scandals involving Lancelot, Guinevere, and Gawain threaten to reveal her truth, Emry must decide whether to stay and risk everything for a love borne out of deceit, or leave and never fulfill her potential to be Camelot's greatest magician.Series Overview: THE OTHER MERLIN is a YA fantasy series with the following publication dates:Book 1: Fall 2021Book 2: Fall 2022

"You should be grateful, my girl. You have no dowry, and I am doing everything I can to get you settled. You are hardly any man's dream." Alina's brother, Milos, pulled his face into a perfect copy of Aunt Marci's sour expression, primly pursing his mouth. He had got her querulous tone just right. I pinched my lips together, trying not to laugh. But it was true; Aunt Marci had already introduced me to several suitors. So far I had managed to decline their suits politely.Maybe Alina's aunt was right. How could she possibly hope to become a musician, a trobairitz, as impoverished as she was and without the status of a good marriage?But fourteen-year-old Alina refuses to accept the oppressing life her strict aunt wants to impose upon her. When the perfect opportunity comes along for her to escape, she and her brother embark on a journey through the Byzantine Empire all the way to Jerusalem.Alina soon finds herself embroiled in the political intrigue of noble courts as she fights to realize her dream of becoming a female troubadour.

From New York Times best-selling author Robin LaFevers comes Courting Darkness, a “sharp and breathless” (Kirkus Reviews) historical fantasy for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Game of Thrones. Set in the world of the His Fair Assassin series, this first in a new duology now has four starred reviews!<BR>  <BR> Death was only the beginning.<BR>  <BR> Sybella has always been the darkest of Death’s daughters, trained at the convent of Saint Mortain to serve as his justice. But in a desperate bid to keep her two youngest sisters from the family that nearly destroyed them all, she agrees to accompany the duchess to France. Surrounded by enemies, their one ray of hope is Sybella’s fellow novitiates, hidden deep in the French court years ago—provided Sybella can find them.<BR>  <BR> Genevieve has been undercover for so many years, she struggles to remember who she is or what she’s meant to be fighting for. Her only solace is a hidden prisoner who appears all but forgotten by his guards. When tragedy strikes, she takes matters into her own hands, even when it means forsaking the long-awaited orders from the convent.<BR>  <BR> Followed from alternating perspectives, Sybella’s and Gen’s paths draw ever closer. As their worlds threaten to collide, the fate of everything they hold sacred rests on a knife’s edge.

A quest for knighthood motivates Myles Falworth through rigorous training and dangerous jousting tournaments to confront a lifelong enemy and claim his true love.Myles Falworth determines that the only way he can restore his family's honor, undo the false charge of treason placed against his blind father by the arrogant Earl of Alban, is to become a knight of noble standing and challenge the Earl to single combat. Men of Iron is a historical novel of the 15th century, a coming of age story, and a swashbuckling tale of revenge and redemption. The hero's hard training and challenges on the road to becoming a knight build toward his confrontation with the cruel Earl. This final showdown proves to be a sustained climax of suspense and violent action that will charge even the most jaded modern reader with excitement. The author's deep research can be seen in the book's authentic details and vivid period color and enhance the narrative without slowing the pace. First published in 1891, the novel was made into a 1954 film, The Black Shield of Falworth starring Tony Curtis as Myles Falworth.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Men of Iron is both modern and readable. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Sheltered teen Jack Pepper receives a nautilus shell from his estranged grandmother on his fourteenth birthday. When he holds it up to his ear, he's given coordinates to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean along with a time and date in the not-so-distant future. He embarks on the journey of a lifetime along with his new best friend Bowie Blackwood, a fearless, street-smart runaway. A harrowing voyage combined with supernatural intervention transports the boys to medieval Atlantis. Upon their arrival, they are summarily captured and sentenced to death for espionage-following obligatory torture, of course. They are pardoned by the mystic leader Master Lumens who's been expecting them. They each have a higher purpose to fulfill, but first things first-a good education. They are enrolled at Strongthorne Academy where they will learn to become knights if they can survive the four-year curriculum, goblins, enemy troops-and prom. For fans of Rick Riordan.

“At once fresh, at once classic, Onyx and Ivory is a page-turning blend of monsters, magic, and romance.” —Susan Dennard, New York Times bestselling author of TruthwitchAcclaimed author Mindee Arnett thrusts readers into a beautiful, dangerous, and magical world in this stunningly epic and romantic fantasy for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah Raasch.They call her Traitor Kate. It’s a title Kate Brighton inherited from her father after he tried to assassinate the high king of Rime.Cast out of the nobility, Kate now works for the royal courier service. Only the most skilled ride for the Relay and only the fastest survive, for when night falls, the drakes—deadly flightless dragons—come out to hunt. Fortunately, Kate has a secret edge: She is a wilder, born with forbidden magic that allows her to influence the minds of animals. And it’s this magic that leads her to a caravan massacred by drakes in broad daylight—the only survivor Corwin Tormaine, the son of the king. Her first love, the boy she swore to forget after he condemned her father to death.With their paths once more entangled, Kate and Corwin must put the past behind them to face this new threat and an even darker menace stirring in the kingdom.

Ein gefährlicher Auftrag verändert allesIn der Nacht vor seiner Ritterweihe folgt Tiuri einem Hilferuf - und beginnt eine Reise voller Verrat, Mut und Geheimnisse.Eigentlich soll Tiuri nur noch schweigend die Nacht vor seinem Ritterschlag verbringen. Doch dann bittet ihn ein Fremder um Hilfe. Tiuri verlässt die Sicherheit der Stadt und macht sich mit einem geheimen Brief auf den Weg ins Königreich Unauwen. Verfolgt von Spionen und skrupellosen Rittern gerät er immer tiefer in ein Abenteuer, in dem Freundschaft, Loyalität und Mut über Leben und Tod entscheiden. Der Fantasy-Klassiker von Tonke Dragt begeistert seit Generationen junge Leserinnen und Leser.- Fantasy-Klassiker mit Sogwirkung- Spannende Ritterwelt voller Gefahren- Für Jungen und Mädchen ab 11 JahrenEin zeitloses Abenteuer über Mut, Vertrauen und die Kraft, über sich hinauszuwachsen.

The New York Times Bestseller!<BR><BR>“Absolutely riveting.” —Alexandra Bracken, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Minds<BR><BR>Imagine HBO’s Game of Thrones, but set in the mesmerizing world of the Ottoman Empire. This book sweeps you into a realm of political intrigue, fierce passion, and a heroine who won't back down. Fans of Victoria Aveyard’s THE RED QUEEN or Sabaa Tahir’s AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, won't want to miss this novel, the first in the And I Darken series.<BR><BR>"Evocative. . . . This book takes no prisoners." --NPR<BR><BR><BR>NO ONE EXPECTS A PRINCESS TO BE BRUTAL. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets.<BR><BR>Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, who’s expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that he’s made a true friend—and Lada wonders if she’s finally found someone worthy of her passion.<BR><BR>But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight against—and that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point.<BR><BR>From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White comes the first book in a dark, sweeping series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaled . . . and hearts will be broken.<BR><BR>“A dark and twisty fantasy . . . think Game of Thrones, but with teens.”—Seventeen<BR><BR> “Sinister, suspenseful, and unapologetically feminist.”—Buzzfeed<BR><BR> “Will completely spin you into another time and place.”—Bustle<BR><BR> “Takes no prisoners, offering up brutal, emotional historical fiction.”—NPR.org<BR><BR>An ALA Rainbow List Top Ten Selection