[PDF] The Tainted Throne eBook

Author : Alex Rutherford
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 10,92 MB
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312597037

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India, 1606. Jahangir, the triumphant Moghul Emperor and ruler of most of the Indian subcontinent, is doomed. No amount of wealth and ruthlessness can protect him from his sons' desire for power. The glorious Moghul throne is worth any amount of bloodshed and betrayal; once Jahangir raised troops against his own father; now he faces a bloody battle with Khurram, the ablest of his warring sons. Worse is to come. Just as the heirs of Timur the Great share intelligence, physical strength, and utter ruthlessness, they also have a great weakness for wine and opium. Once Jahangir is tempted, his talented wife, Mehrunissa, is only too willing to take up the reins of the empire. And with Khurram and his half-brothers each still determined to be their father's heir, the savage battle for the Moghul throne will be more ferocious than even Timur could have imagined. The Tainted Throne, the fourth installment in Alex Rutherford's internationally bestselling historical adventure series, is set in the Moghul Empire, featuring a culture reminiscent of the Dothraki in A Game of Thrones

Author : Alex Rutherford
Publisher : Headline Publishing Group
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 25,32 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Historical fiction
ISBN : 9780755347612

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What could be more fascinating to read about than the rise of a great empire? 'A totally absorbing narrative filled with authentic historical characters and sweeping action set in an age of horrifying but magnificent savagery. The writing is as compelling as the events described and kept me eagerly leaping from one page to the next' Wilbur Smith Alex Rutherford's Empire of the Moghul series tells the bloody, brutal and compelling story of the Moghul Emperors of Central Asia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Now, in the fourth Moghul novel, we begin to see the Empire's self-destruction; a dazzling and compelling story of paternal control, filial betrayl, envy, doubt and conspiracy.

Author : Alex Rutherford
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 26,45 MB
Release : 2012-11-22
Category :
ISBN : 9781472204325

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The greatest story you never knew - how one of the most powerful empires in the history of the world rose to greatness, and destroyed itself

Author : A. M. Sterling
Publisher :
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 45,64 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Urrael (Imaginary place)
ISBN : 9780999202005

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Aged emperor Thelden III Arrigar's last days are approaching and the Empire's leaders are taking sides in a struggle for power between rival heirs. Blood runs in the streets and the nights are thick with intrigue. Drake Arrigar, bastard prince and half-blooded sorcerer. Darius of Lorradon, foreign-born Initiate of a holy order of warriors sworn to the Empire. Leasha, senior maiden and chief spy for the Emperor's daughter. These three unlikely friends must navigate the coming storms as plots, violence, and unholy barbarians tear their lives apart. Their trials, failures, and triumphs will have far-reaching consequences, for their people and for their own futures.

Author : Marjorie Young
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 11,34 MB
Release : 2018-07-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781987587425

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After an odyssey filled with countless trials and triumphs, Rupert and his comrades are nearly home. Seeking permission to cross Castilan, a wily King Nardo demands a dismaying price, which reignites volatile conflict between the legendary prince and his as yet unheralded father.Entering their kingdom in stealth, Rupert urges downtrodden citizens to rise up against his adversary's barbaric rule. Though facing vastly superior forces, the boy leads rebel cohorts in a series of daring raids...until a cryptic, yet compelling vision directs him to a remote, long-abandoned locale. There, extraordinary realizations await, forcing the young prince into confrontation with not only his deadliest foes but the spiritual truths he holds so dear. The Tainted Throne brings Rupert's crusade against a despotic regime to its dramatic conclusion. But a life-altering decision remains for the Golden-Eyed Prince, propelling him to either fulfill his pressing royal obligations or succumb to the enthralling, perilous, and confounding promise of the mystical realm.After an odyssey filled with countless trials and triumphs, Rupert and his comrades are nearly home. Seeking permission to cross Castilan, a wily King Nardo demands a dismaying price, which reignites volatile conflict between the legendary prince and his as yet unheralded father.Entering their kingdom in stealth, Rupert urges downtrodden citizens to rise up against his adversary's barbaric rule. Though facing vastly superior forces, the boy leads rebel cohorts in a series of daring raids...until a cryptic, yet compelling vision directs him to a remote, long-abandoned locale. There, extraordinary realizations await, forcing the young prince into confrontation with not only his deadliest foes but the spiritual truths he holds so dear. The Tainted Throne brings Rupert's crusade against a despotic regime to its dramatic conclusion. But a life-altering decision remains for the Golden-Eyed Prince, propelling him to either fulfill his pressing royal obligations or succumb to the enthralling, perilous, and confounding promise of the mystical realm.

Author : Meg Cowley
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,55 MB
Release : 2017-04-19
Category :
ISBN : 9781545026656

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Read the series described as "Game of Thrones for teenagers"... What is the price of kingship? The kingdom of Caledan is thrown into turmoil by the queen's murder. Her heir, Soren, flees with a price on his head after being framed for the killing by his uncle Zaki, who seizes the legendary throne of the Dragon Kings and rules with an iron fist to crush dissent. However, suspicion is rife following Zaki's ill-omened coronation and a crime ill-fitting the beloved Prince Soren. Now a fugitive roaming the wild, Soren has lost everything. He tries to reconcile his grief and determine how he can reclaim his throne when fate has left him with just one old man, but the odds are greatly against him. If no-one follows him, or believes his innocence, is he worthy to rule? Across the kingdom, Soren's cousin Eve takes matters into her own hands and journeys to the ethereal Eldarkind on his behalf, however this reveals her own inescapable fate. As she comes to terms with the gift and the curse of magic, Eve risks her life to help Soren. Before the fragile peace shatters, can Soren reclaim the throne - and should he? Discover an epic, coming-of-age fantasy in The Tainted Crown. If you liked The Lord of the Rings, The Inheritance Cycle, or The Books of Pellinor, then you'll love the Books of Caledan series. Buy your copy of The Tainted Crown: The First Book of Caledan today!

Author : Alex Rutherford
Publisher : Headline Publishing Group
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 39,14 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 9780755347582

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Keep your enemies close, and your sons closer...Akbar, ruler of a sixth of the world's people, colossally rich and utterly ruthless, was a contemporary of Elizabeth I, but infinitely more powerful. His reign began in bloodshed when he strangled his treacherous 'milk-brother', but it ended in glory.

Author : Medieval Murderers
Publisher :
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 45,59 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Crusades
ISBN : 9781846321269

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This collaboration centres around a piece of the true cross, allegedly stained with the blood of Christ, which falls into the hands of an English knight, Geoffrey Mappestone, in 1100 at the end of the first crusade. The relic is said to be cursed &, after three inexplicable deaths, it finds its way to England in the hands of a thief.

Author : Karen Harper
Publisher : Crown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 30,96 MB
Release : 2006-12-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307351963

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The daughter of a disgraced earl, she matched wits with a prince. It is the fourteenth century, the height of the Medieval Age, and at the court of King Edward III of England, chivalry is loudly praised while treachery runs rampant. When the lovely and high-spirited Joan of Kent is sent to this politically charged court, she is woefully unprepared for the underhanded maneuverings of her peers. Determined to increase the breadth of his rule, the king will use any means necessary to gain control of France—including manipulating his own son, Edward, Prince of Wales. Joan plots to become involved with the prince to scandalize the royal family, for she has learned they engineered her father’s downfall and death. But what begins as a calculated strategy soon—to Joan’s surprise—grows into love. When Joan learns that Edward returns her feelings, she is soon fighting her own, for how can she love the man that ruined her family? And, if she does, what will be the cost? Filled with scandal, court intrigue, and prominent figures of the Medieval Age, The First Princess of Wales has at its center a wonderful love story, which is all the more remarkable because it is true. Karen Harper’s compelling, fast-paced novel tells the riveting tale of an innocent girl who marries a prince and gives birth to a king.

Author : Alex Rutherford
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 17,91 MB
Release : 2015-04-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1472205928

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Now a major DisneyPlus Hotstar Special - THE EMPIRE is streaming now TRAITORS IN THE SHADOWS is the sixth gripping novel in the action-packed Empire of the Moghul series by Alex Rutherford, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Robyn Young. 'Totally absorbing... Authentic characters and sweeping action' Wilbur Smith A dynasty at war A new emperor, Aurangzeb, sits on India's glittering Peacock Throne - the throne he seized from his father while the old emperor still lived. He has paid for it with blood: during the brutal civil war he hunted down and killed his brothers. Now he must return the Moghul Empire to the true path and achieve new glory. But the exercise of great power is isolating. With enemies everywhere, who should he trust? Certainly not his sons. He must rely on himself and the knowledge that there are more ways to subdue a man than on the battlefield. But as the years pass memories haunt him - memories of a father who never loved him and a mother who lies in the Taj Mahal; of murdered brothers and of sons and daughters locked in sunless prisons. He tells himself that everything he has done has been necessary - moral, even. But how will his God judge him? 'A totally absorbing narrative filled with authentic historical characters and sweeping action set in an age of horrifying but magnificent savagery. The writing is as compelling as the events described and kept me eagerly leaping from one page to the next' Wilbur Smith 'Rutherford's glorious, broad-sweeping adventure in the wild lands of the Moghul sees the start of a wonderful series...In Babur, he has found a real-life hero, with all the flaws, mistakes and misadventures that spark true heroism... Breathtaking stuff' Manda Scott 'Alex Rutherford has set the bar high for his sequels' Daily Mail 'Alex Rutherford brings the period and the history of the region alive. The characters are dynamic, and the deadly regional politics of alliances and treaties are reflected by the internal tensions at court' US Historical Novel Society