Bestsellers
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The Name of the Rose
- By: Umberto Eco, William Weaver - translator
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Neville Jason, Nicholas Rowe
- Length: 21 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The international bestseller! A masterful gothic thriller set against the turbulence of medieval Italy....
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The meaning of the mystery & mystery of meaning
- By Ryan on 02-14-14
By: Umberto Eco, and others
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The Winter King
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, where a child-king sits unprotected on the throne....
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Might be my favorite take on Arthur
- By Anonymous User on 06-12-16
By: Bernard Cornwell
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Eleanore of Avignon
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth DeLozier
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Rich with unforgettable characters, gorgeously drawn, and full of captivating historical drama, Eleanore of Avignon is the story of a healer who risks her life, her freedom, and everything she holds dear to protect her beloved city from the encroaching Black Death....
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Life During the Black Plague
- By Anonymous User on 12-07-24
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Pilgrim
- A Medieval Horror
- By: Mitchell Lüthi
- Narrated by: Alan Turton
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in 12th-century Jerusalem, Pilgrim follows the treacherous journey of a German knight and his companions as they return home after seven arduous years battling for God in the Holy Land.
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An even greater story than I had hoped for
- By Anonymous User on 09-13-24
By: Mitchell Lüthi
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Lady of the English
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes a gripping, never-before-told, medieval battle of the sexes that sheds light on one of medieval royalty's most fascinating women—Queen Matilda.
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The Stone Witch of Florence
- By: Anna Rasche
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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1348. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile. Ginevra has a gift—harnessing the hidden powers of gemstones, she can heal the sick.
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Great read
- By Anonymous User on 12-02-24
By: Anna Rasche
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The Name of the Rose
- By: Umberto Eco, William Weaver - translator
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Neville Jason, Nicholas Rowe
- Length: 21 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The international bestseller! A masterful gothic thriller set against the turbulence of medieval Italy....
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The meaning of the mystery & mystery of meaning
- By Ryan on 02-14-14
By: Umberto Eco, and others
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The Winter King
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, where a child-king sits unprotected on the throne....
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Might be my favorite take on Arthur
- By Anonymous User on 06-12-16
By: Bernard Cornwell
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Eleanore of Avignon
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth DeLozier
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Rich with unforgettable characters, gorgeously drawn, and full of captivating historical drama, Eleanore of Avignon is the story of a healer who risks her life, her freedom, and everything she holds dear to protect her beloved city from the encroaching Black Death....
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Life During the Black Plague
- By Anonymous User on 12-07-24
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Pilgrim
- A Medieval Horror
- By: Mitchell Lüthi
- Narrated by: Alan Turton
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in 12th-century Jerusalem, Pilgrim follows the treacherous journey of a German knight and his companions as they return home after seven arduous years battling for God in the Holy Land.
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An even greater story than I had hoped for
- By Anonymous User on 09-13-24
By: Mitchell Lüthi
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Lady of the English
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes a gripping, never-before-told, medieval battle of the sexes that sheds light on one of medieval royalty's most fascinating women—Queen Matilda.
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The Stone Witch of Florence
- By: Anna Rasche
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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1348. As the Black Plague ravages Italy, Ginevra di Gasparo is summoned to Florence after nearly a decade of lonely exile. Ginevra has a gift—harnessing the hidden powers of gemstones, she can heal the sick.
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Great read
- By Anonymous User on 12-02-24
By: Anna Rasche
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Enemy of God
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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The treasures of Britain, Merlin believes, will bring the old Gods onto the side of the British in their struggle against the Saxons (and the Christians, whom Merlin hates)....
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Great take on Arthur legend
- By Anonymous User on 07-18-15
By: Bernard Cornwell
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The Passionate Tudor
- A Novel of Queen Mary I
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poignant life of King Henry VIII’s daughter—infamously known as Bloody Mary—who ruled England for five violent years....
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Overall great, one narration nit.
- By Anonymous User on 06-08-24
By: Alison Weir
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Excalibur
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 18 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In Excalibur, we follow Arthur and Derfel to that enormous struggle and incredible victory. It not only throws the Saxons back, but reunites Arthur and Guinevere....
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An Original Story from a legend?
- By Anonymous User on 04-08-15
By: Bernard Cornwell
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Viking Blood and Blade
- By: Peter Gibbons
- Narrated by: Nicholas Jordan
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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AD 865. The fierce Vikings stormed onto Saxon soil hungry for spoils, conquest, and vengeance for the death of Ragnar Lothbrok. Hundr, a Northman with a dog's name...a crew of battle hardened warriors...and Ivar the Boneless....
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Good book, horrible narrator
- By Anonymous User on 11-23-21
By: Peter Gibbons
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The Scottish Boy
- By: Alex de Campi
- Narrated by: Richard Pearce
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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1333. Edward III is at war with Scotland. Nineteen-year-old Sir Harry de Lyon yearns to prove himself and jumps at the chance when a powerful English baron, William Montagu, invites him on a secret mission with a dozen elite knights....
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Unexpectedly wonderful
- By Anonymous User on 02-07-23
By: Alex de Campi
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Matrix
- A Novel
- By: Lauren Groff
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, seventeen-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey, its nuns on the brink of starvation and beset by disease....
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Wonderful story well written and narratives
- By Anonymous User on 09-25-21
By: Lauren Groff
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The Good Wife of Bath
- A Novel
- By: Karen Brooks
- Narrated by: Fran Burgoyne
- Length: 19 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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England, 1364: When married off at aged twelve to an elderly farmer, brazen redheaded Eleanor quickly realizes it won’t matter what she says or does, God is not on her side—or any poor woman’s for that matter....
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Interesting, funny and thought provoking
- By Anonymous User on 07-01-22
By: Karen Brooks
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Essex Dogs
- A Novel
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel set during the Hundred Years' War....
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Mixed feelings, but a wonderful first!
- By Anonymous User on 03-17-23
By: Dan Jones
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Lady Macbeth
- A Novel
- By: Ava Reid
- Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a “masterful reimagining” (Publishers Weekly) of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her.
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Amazing tale
- By Anonymous User on 11-27-24
By: Ava Reid
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The Adventures of Brother Cadfael
- A Collection of Chronicles
- By: Ellis Peters
- Narrated by: Sir Derek Jacobi
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
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This collection of recordings about Brother Cadfael—a Benedictine monk and amateur sleuth in the 12th century—are performed here by the ideal actor....
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A Marvelous Reading br Sir Derek Jacoby
- By Anonymous User on 07-19-22
By: Ellis Peters
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Wolves of Winter
- A Novel (Essex Dogs Trilogy, Book 2)
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Ben Miles
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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1347. Bruised and bloodied by an epic battle at Crécy, six soldiers known as the Essex Dogs pick through the wreckage of the fighting—and their own lives....
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Snot and cussing.
- By Anonymous User on 02-12-24
By: Dan Jones
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The Dance Tree
- A Novel
- By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- Narrated by: Ruta Gedmintas
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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Strasbourg, 1518. In the midst of a blisteringly hot summer, a lone woman begins to dance in the city square. She dances for days without pause or rest, and when hundreds of other women join her, the men running the city declare a state of emergency....
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Best fiction I’ve listened to in years!
- By Anonymous User on 07-18-24
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Highland Raven
- The Celtic Blood Series, Book 1
- By: Melanie Karsak
- Narrated by: Lesley Parkin
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Destined to become Queen of Scotland. Bound by blood to the Celtic gods....
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Grabbed my soul
- By Anonymous User on 08-28-16
By: Melanie Karsak
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The Ill-Made Knight
- Chivalry, Book 1
- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 21 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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September, 1356. Poitiers. The greatest knights of the age were ready to give battle. On the English side, Edward, the Black Prince, who'd earned his spurs at Crecy. On the French side, the king and his son, the dauphin. With 12,000 knights....
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Could be very good.
- By Anonymous User on 08-12-22
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War of the Wolf
- A Novel
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
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While Uhtred might have regained his family’s fortress, it seems a peaceful life is not to be - as he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe. Uhtred, believing he is cursed, must fend off one enemy while he tries to destroy the other....
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Not the End
- By Anonymous User on 10-04-18
By: Bernard Cornwell
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A Marriage of Lions
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Helen Stern
- Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins
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As Joanna and William strive to build a life together, England descends into a bitter civil war. In mortal danger, William is forced to run for his life, and Joanna is left with only her wit and courage to outfox their enemies and prevent them from destroying her....
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Worst Narration
- By Anonymous User on 07-25-24
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To the Sun
- The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, Book Eleven
- By: Octavia Randolph
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
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On Gotland Sidroc wakes from a disturbing dream; one of his sons, Hrald or Yrling–perhaps both–are in trouble. Both are in far-off Angle-land, and beyond his reach.
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Fabulous narration to a great book
- By Anonymous User on 10-25-24
By: Octavia Randolph
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The Wrath of Ivar
- The Second Book in the Viking Blood and Blade Saga
- By: Peter Gibbons
- Narrated by: Nicholas Jordan
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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Hundr and the crew of the warship Seaworm are hunted by Ivar the Boneless, a pitiless warrior of incomparable fury and weapon skill....
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Great story
- By Anonymous User on 08-12-24
By: Peter Gibbons
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The Wild Hunt: Book 1
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
- Length: 12 hrs
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In the wild, windswept Welsh marches a noble young lord rides homewards, embittered, angry, and in danger. He is Guyon, lord of Ledworth, heir to threatened lands, husband-to-be of Judith of Ravenstow. Their union will save his territory—but they have yet to meet.
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The Raven and the Nine
- The Viking Blood and Blade Saga, Book 6
- By: Peter Gibbons
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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879 AD, Norway. Halvdan, son of Ragnar Lothbrok and King of Dublin, is locked in a savage war with Irish Dubgaill warriors in a battle for supremacy of Ireland’s coastal strongholds....
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- By Anonymous User on 10-05-23
By: Peter Gibbons
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Howls from the Dark Ages
- An Anthology of Medieval Horror
- By: Christopher Buehlman, Brian Evenson, Hailey Piper, and others
- Narrated by: Full Cast
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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Uncover the secret annals of untold history in these eighteen medieval manuscripts. Each tortured scribe will bring you face to face with ancient horrors lurking in cursed castles, wild woodlands, haunted hamlets, and mysterious monasteries....
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if you like buehlman or between two fires...
- By Anonymous User on 11-13-22
By: Christopher Buehlman, and others
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Conquest
- Conquest, Book 2
- By: Griff Hosker
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Length: 9 hrs
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King William has the crown of the Confessor but he has many enemies both at home and abroad. He has to subdue a land that does not want a Norman yoke upon its shoulders.
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Promising Story Hindered by Simplistic Dialogue
- By Anonymous User on 11-30-24
By: Griff Hosker
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Blood of the Bear
- Fire Born, Book 5
- By: Angus Donald
- Narrated by: Ade Dimberline
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Pagan Saxony groans under the Christian yoke. The invincible armies of Karolus, King of the Franks, occupy all this freedom-loving land and every Saxon must submit to baptism and pay tithes to the Church, or face death by beheading.
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Tied it up
- By Anonymous User on 10-26-24
By: Angus Donald
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For Me Fate Wove This
- The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, Book 8
- By: Octavia Randolph
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
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In an Angle-land riven by contesting Danes...Hrald of Four Stones has fallen in love with Dagmar, the daughter of dead King Guthrum, who once ruled all Anglia. Dagmar is beautiful and poised; very much a king's daughter....
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I have been waiting for this book!
- By Alexandria Romano on 09-08-21
By: Octavia Randolph