Looking for the King

Looking for the King
Author: David C. Downing
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1640603514

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It is 1940, and American Tom McCord, a 23-year-old graduate student, is in England researching the historical evidence for the legendary King Arthur. There he meets perky and intuitive Laura Hartman, a fellow American staying with her aunt in Oxford, and the two of them team up for an even more ambitious and dangerous quest. Aided by the Inklings — that illustrious circle of scholars and writers made famous by its two most prolific members, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien — Tom and Laura begin to suspect that the fabled Spear of Destiny, the lance that pierced the side of Christ on the Cross, is hidden somewhere in England.

Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King

Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King
Author: Mike Pitts
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2014-11-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0500772053

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The story of the archaeology behind the dig that found Richard III, told through a fascinating array of photographs, diagrams, and firsthand accounts In August 2012 a search began and on February 4, 2013 a team from Leicester University delivered its verdict to a mesmerized press room, watched by media studios around the world: they had found the remains of Richard III, whose history is perhaps the most contested of all British monarchs. History offers a narrow range of information about Richard III which mostly has already been worked to destruction. Archaeology creates new data, new stories, with a different kind of material: physical remains from which modern science can wrest a surprising amount, and which provide a direct, tangible connection with the past. Unlike history, archaeological research demands that teams of people with varied backgrounds work together. Archaeology is a communal activity, in which the interaction of personalities as well as professional skills can change the course of research. Photographs from the author’s own archives, alongside additional material from Leicester University, offer a compelling detective story as the evidence is uncovered.

Search for the King

Search for the King
Author: Daniel Lipkowitz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780439702300

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Four brave LEGO knights must rescue King Mathias before the evil Lord Vladek takes his throne.

A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King
Author: Dave Eggers
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2013-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 034580760X

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A National Book Award Finalist, a New York Times bestseller and one of the most highly-acclaimed books of the year, A Hologram for the King is a sprawling novel about the decline of American industry from one of the most important, socially-aware novelists of our time. In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman named Alan Clay pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great. In A Hologram for the King, Dave Eggers takes us around the world to show how one man fights to hold himself and his splintering family together in the face of the global economy's gale-force winds. This taut, richly layered, and elegiac novel is a powerful evocation of our contemporary moment--and a moving story of how we got here.

Search of the Moon King's Daughter

Search of the Moon King's Daughter
Author: Linda Holeman
Publisher: Tundra Books
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0887766099

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Included in one of the 2004 YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults lists Nominated for the White Pine Reading Program of the Durham District School Board Gentle Emmaline loves nothing more than books and flowers and her little brother Tommy. Sadly, her idyllic country life in Victorian England comes to an abrupt end when her father dies of cholera. The family is forced to move to a mill town, where Emmaline’s mother is dreadfully injured in a factory accident. To ease her pain she takes laudanum and is soon addicted, craving the drug so badly that she sells Tommy into servitude as a chimney sweep in London. Emmaline knows that a sweep’s life is short and awful. Small boys as young as five are forced to climb naked into dark chimneys, their bare feet prodded by nail-studded sticks to keep them working. If Tommy is to survive, it is up to Emmaline to find him. Linda Holeman brings a bygone period to life in a book of serious historical fiction for young adults.

The Legend of the King

The Legend of the King
Author: Gerald Morris
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2010-09-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547504853

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“Gracefully interweav[es] Arthurian legend, realistic and magical elements, humor, and heartbreak . . . an engrossing conclusion to a notable series.” —Booklist In this final installment of the Squire’s Tale series, Terence and his fellow Knights of the Round Table must come together in a last stand to save Camelot. The characters Gerald Morris has brought to life throughout his series—Terence and Gawain, Lynet and Gaheris, Luneta and Rhience, Dinadan and Palomides—each have an important role to play in this climactic final conflict. Maintaining their faith, selflessness, and honor, Arthur’s court bands together to try to defeat Morgause and Mordred and banish the dark magic from England forever. “Morris pulls off a spectacular conclusion to his humane and witty Squire’s Tales series as destructive intrigues both provide a backdrop for a fan-pleasing reunion of favorite figures from past episodes and lead up to the final battle between Arthur and his brilliant, hideously warped son Mordred . . . Well done.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “The knights’ simplicity, honor, and kitchen-table philosophizing will continue to entrance readers, straight through to the end of this thrilling, elegiac, hope-from-the-ashes saga.” —The Horn Book (starred review) “In this final title in the series, Morris once again makes the adventure, excitement, and magic of King Arthur and his court accessible to every reader . . . An excellent end to a worthwhile and well-written series that can be recommended to reluctant and skilled readers alike.” —School Library Journal

The Look of a King

The Look of a King
Author: Tom Dumbrell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2021-03-07
Genre:
ISBN:

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Two young men. One with a dark past, the other with a bright future. Cyrus is a storyteller frustrated by the mundane trappings of village life, while Prince Augustus struggles to meet high expectations after an upbringing of royal privilege in the bustling capital. As both try to forge their own paths, a royal assassination unexpectedly closes the gap between them. The nation of Easthaven is thrown into war with their oppressive neighbours, and so begins a conflict from which neither can walk away. Will a young prince finally measure up to his destiny? Will a storyteller create a legend of his own? Cyrus and Augustus's lives may seem worlds apart, but perhaps they aren't so different after all...

The King at the Edge of the World

The King at the Edge of the World
Author: Arthur Phillips
Publisher:
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2020
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0812995481

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1601. Queen Elizabeth I is dying. With no heir for the kingdom, potential successors secretly maneuver to be in position when the inevitable occurs. The leading candidate is King James VI of Scotland, but there is a problem. The queen's spymasters fear that James' claim to be a Protestant are untrue. If he secretly shares his family's Catholicism, then forty years of religious war will have been for nothing, and a bloodbath will ensue. It falls to Geoffrey Belloc to devise a test to discover the true nature of King James's soul. Belloc enlists Mahmoud Ezzedine, a Muslim physician from the Ottoman Empire, as his undercover agent. -- adapted from jacket

The King-hunt

The King-hunt
Author: John Nunn
Publisher: B T Batsford Limited
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1996
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9780713479454

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The most exciting king-hunts from the last 150 years, converted to algebraic. This collection of confrontations surveys attacking techniques, and contains practical tips for all chess enthusiasts. The perfect guide for those looking to spill some regal blood. Intermediate

The Cook and the King

The Cook and the King
Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-07-10
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781509813773

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The hungry king needs a new cook, but will he ever find someone who can make his favourite dish?There once was a very hungry king,Who needed a cook like anything.The only problem is, the king is so fussy, and none of the cooks he tries can make a dish that tastes just right! That is, until a most unlikely chef comes along: shuffling and shaking Wobbly Bob. He's scared of everything, from catching fish to digging for potatoes, but can he convince the hungry king to give him the job?The Cook and the King is a brilliantly funny story from the fantastic picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts, creators of Tyrannosaurus Drip. With clever rhyming verse and richly detailed illustrations, it's sure to become a fast favourite with children and adults alike!