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Published in 1989, The PIllars of the Earth follows the building of a cathedral in 12th-century Kingsbridge, England. It is Ken Follett's best-selling book and marked a major departure from the thrillers for which he was known.

The Persian Boy (Vintage)

by Mary Renault

“It takes skill to depict, as Miss Renault has done, this half-man, half Courtesan who is so deeply in love with the warrior.”– The Atlantic Monthly The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander’s life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Macedon army conquered his homeland.... (more)

Funeral Games (Vintage)

by Mary Renault

“Renault’s best historical novel yet.... Every detail has solid historical testimony to support it.”– New York Review of Books After Alexander’s death in 323 B.C .his only direct heirs were two unborn sons and a simpleton half-brother. Every long-simmering faction exploded into the vacuum of power. Wives, distant relatives, and generals all vied for the loyalty of the increasingly undisciplined Macedonian army.... (more)

Fire from Heaven (Vintage)

by Mary Renault

“Written with her usual vigor and imagination...Mary Renault has a great talent.”– The New York Times Book Review Alexander’s beauty, strength, and defiance were apparent from birth, but his boyhood honed those gifts into the makings of a king. His mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip of Macedon, fought each other for their son’s loyalty, teaching Alexander politics and vengeance from the cradle. His... (more)

El Maestro de Esgrima

by Arturo Perez-Reverte

In 1866 Spain, Don Jaime is an old-fashioned fencing master, unaware of the political conspiracies around him. A mysterious and beautiful woman enters his life, asking to be instructed in this old gentleman’s art. Once he accepts, he is thrown into an entangled plot of intrigue and death. Description in Spanish: Novela de aventuras pero también policiaca, de traiciones y maniobras políticas en el Madrid... (more)

The Feast of the Goat

by Mario Vargas Llosa

Haunted all her life by feelings of terror and emptiness, 49-year-old Urania Cabral returns to her native Dominican Republicand finds herself reliving the events of 1961, when the capital was still called Trujillo City and one old man terrorized a nation of three million. Rafael Trujillo, the depraved ailing dictator whom Dominicans call the Goat, controls his inner circle with a combination of violence and... (more)

Memorias de Cleopatra I (The Memoirs of Cleopatra)

Memorias de Cleopatra I (The Memoirs of Cleopatra)

by Margaret George

Cleopatra’s own perspective on her history. The author provides a narrative voice for the Queen of the Nile and immerses us in a glorious age in which imperial intrigue shook the foundations of Rome and Egypt. Description in Spanish:La mujer cuya extraordinaria belleza envuelta en oro y piedras preciosas ocultaba una inteligencia y poder de manipulación únicos. La seductora infatigable que enloquecía a los... (more)

World Without End

by Ken Follett

Ken Follett has 90 million readers worldwide. The Pillars of the Earth is his bestselling book of all time. Now, eighteen years after the publication of The Pillars of the Earth , Ken Follett has written the most anticipated sequel of the year- World Without End . Unabridged edition read by John Lee

La reina sin nombre

by Mari?a Gudi?n

An unknown orphan well versed in the black arts is raised by a Celtic sect living in the highlands of Northeastern Spain in the sixth century. The orphan girl soon finds out she is of noble birth and she will be reclaimed at all costs by her own people—the Goths.

Viking's Daughter, AJohn Andrews

Viking's Daughter, A

by John Andrews

Borrowing from Norse sagas, Andrews relates the adventures of Gudrid, the strong-willed daughter of an Icelandic chieftain who believes she has mystic powers through an amulet given to her at birth. Gudrid first accompanies her father to Erik the Red's Greenland settlement. Later, with her second husband, she participates in the attempt to settle the area called Vinland. To some extent Gudrid's story illuminates... (more)

Ojos de lagarto/ Lizard Eyes (Spanish Edition)Bernardo Fernandez

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The Pillars of the Earth

by Ken Follett

The Persian Boy (Vintage)

by Mary Renault

Funeral Games (Vintage)

by Mary Renault

Fire from Heaven (Vintage)

by Mary Renault

El Maestro de Esgrima

by Arturo Perez-Reverte

The Feast of the Goat

by Mario Vargas Llosa

Memorias de Cleopatra I (The Memoirs of Cleopatra)

by Margaret George

World Without End

by Ken Follett

La reina sin nombre

by Mari?a Gudi?n

Viking's Daughter, A

by John Andrews

Ojos de lagarto/ Lizard Eyes (Spanish Edition)

by Bernardo Fernandez