The Falcons of Fire and Ice
The Falcons of Fire and Ice

Author: Karen Maitland

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2012-08-16

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 0141956895

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The Falcons of Fire and Ice by Karen Maitland, author of the hugely popular Company of Liars, is a powerful historical thriller which takes you right back to the darkest corners of the 16th century. Intelligently written and meticulously researched, it is a real treat for all fans of CJ Sansom and Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. 'A tour de force: dark and woven with the supernatural' Daily Mail 1564, Lisbon. The Inquisition displays its power and ruthlessly spreads fear. Heretics are tortured and burned. Any who oppose the Church's will realize that silence is preferable to a slow and agonizing death. Isabela, daughter of the Falconer at the Royal Court, is about to be caught in the Church's terrifying schemes. The slaughter of two of the King's precious white falcons sees her father arrested and imprisoned. As punishment he and his family will be killed unless the birds are replaced. Isabela, young and headstrong, decides that only she can save her father. These birds are impossibly rare, and she will have to travel far and into strange lands to find them to clear her father's name. It is a journey that will take her into a dark and dangerous world filled with menacing people driven by fearful beliefs. And, unfortunately for Isabela, the Church has sent a companion to ensure she never returns . . . Step back in time with Karen Maitland's Dark Tales and discover a world full of imagination in The Falcons of Fire and Ice - 'a thrilling horrible vision of the Dark Ages' Metro Karen Maitland travelled and worked in many parts of the United Kingdom before finally settling in the beautiful medieval city of Lincoln. She is the author of The White Room, Company of Liars, The Owl Killersand The Gallows Curse. The latter three titles are available as Penguin paperbacks.

Falcon's Fire
Falcon's Fire

Author: Patricia Ryan

Publisher: Topaz

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780451406354

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Thorne Falconer swore he'd do anything to overcome his humble beginnings, even arrange a marriage for his wealthy lord. Martine of Rouen, the promised bride, has strong aspirations of her own, but agrees to wed to keep her family holdings intact. But when these two meet, the pull of their passion may overcome the power of their will.

Fire Dragon
Fire Dragon

Author: J.R. Nakao

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2017-09-25

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1499099827

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A Delta team captures a high-ranking Hezbollah commander and uncovers an Iranian plot to restart uranium enrichment. To avert an Israeli preemptive nuclear strike, the United States and Israel conduct a joint cyber-warfare operation to cripple Irans nuclear program. Their effort reveals something more sinistera long-drawn plan by China to bring America to its knees by collapsing its economy and shift the balance of power in Asia. With scaled-down forces in Asia and spread thin in keeping the Iranians at bay, the Americans only option is to send two men to stop the Chineseex-CIA John Okamoto, who once led the Phoenix Program, and his adoptive son, Eric Sloane, who led the operation against the Hezbollah commander. But they are fighting a cunning and ruthless enemy from Johns past. Eric must also face betrayal by the woman he loves and treachery from within his ranks. The fate of Pax Americana hangs in the balanceand the battle must be fought in the bourses of New York to the jungles of the Philippines and the islands in Okinawa.

All the King's Falcons
All the King's Falcons

Author: John Renard

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1994-10-11

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1438417071

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All the King's Falcons draws out Rumi's distinctive and creative insights into Islamic religious culture by focusing on his treatment of prophets as instruments in God's communication with humankind. But there is more to Rumi's views of revelation than meets the eye, for he does not view the prophets, from Adam to Muhammad, merely as historic individuals who lived and died. Stories and images of the prophets provide this mystic and poet with a way of communicating his rich awareness of the reality of the divine message.

Falcon
Falcon

Author: Helen Macdonald

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Published: 2016-11-15

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1780236891

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Before best-selling author Helen Macdonald told the story of the goshawk in H Is for Hawk, she told the story of the falcon, in a cultural history of the masterful creature that can “cut the sky in two” with the “perfectly aerodynamic profile of a raindrop,” as she so incisively puts it. In talon-sharp prose she explores the spell the falcon has had over her and, by extension, all of us, whether we’ve seen them “through binoculars, framed on gallery walls, versified by poets, flown as hunting birds, through Manhattan windows, sewn on flags, stamped on badges, or winnowing through the clouds over abandoned arctic radar stations.” Macdonald dives through centuries and careens around the globe to tell the story of the falcon as it has flown in the wild skies of the natural world and those of our imagination. Mixing history, myth, and legend, she explores the long history of the sport of falconry in many human cultures—from Japan to Abu Dhabi to Oxford; she analyzes the falcon’s talismanic power as a symbol in art, politics, and business; and she addresses the ways we have both endangered and protected it. Along the way we discover how falcons were mobilized in secret military projects; their links with espionage, the Third Reich, the Holy Roman Empire, and space programs; and how they have figured in countless stories of heroism and, of course, the erotic. Best of all, Macdonald has given us something fresh: a new introduction that draws on all her experience to even further invigorate her cherished subject. The result is a deeply informed book written with the same astonishing lyrical grace that has captivated readers and had everyone talking about this writer-cum-falconer.

Falcons of Narabedla
Falcons of Narabedla

Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-03-03

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1681465140

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Bodiless, blind, I drifted and swayed and swung in the sound of the voices. The humming, like a million high-tension wires, sang around me and I felt myself cradled in the pull of a great magnet that held me suspended surely on nothingness and drew me down into the field of some force beneath. Far below me the voices faded. I swung free-fell-plunged downward in sickening motion, head over heels, into the abyss.... A Darkover Novel!

The Path of Chaos
The Path of Chaos

Author: H. T. Martin

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-02-09

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1456822551

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Born into a village whose foundations were forged from strength and destruction, Shadow is trained in the art of chakra manipulation from an early age to become a ruthless warrior. As Shadow matures, he unlocks a devastating power that has been hidden in the blood of his lineage for the past fi ve-hundred years. A power that has not been seen since Shadow’s great-grandfather, Lord Th eron, unleashed it upon the world in a black storm of fury and annihilation, earning him the title of the most ruthless warlord in all of history. Th e leader of the Village of Chaos sends Shadow on a deadly mission to the Forbidden Lands to train and master his newly acquired abilities. An unfortunate death forces Shadow to end his training early and return home to mourn for the lost life. An enormous war between rival clans is on the brink of erupting when the leader of the Village of Chaos approaches Shadow and informs him of his true role. Shadow is to lead a massive army into battle just like his great-grandfather did fi ve-hundred years ago. With this daunting task placed before him Shadow must decide whether to heed his great-grandfathers warning and stay away from a life of power and bloodlust or to do what is best for his home and unleash his inner strength, his inner demon.

Princes Of Falcons
Princes Of Falcons

Author: HIMANI VASHISTHA

Publisher: V&S Publishers

Published: 2012-11-15

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 9350572915

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Silviya, a girl living in our present day society in India, finds herself unexpectedly confronted with difficult questions about herself due to her horrible dreams. She was born amid bloodshed and violence in an obscure tribe of North America. Her grandmother Trisha who was an Indian took her to India for safety and solace and shattered all relationships with past. Silviya knew nothing about her origin but past cast its shadows through horrible dreams.Forced to pick up the pieces and deal with her past, Silviya embarks on a journey to an obscure region Bangolarrea with her friends, where she was born, to find out the truth and her identity. In the meantime, the Falcon tribe in which Silviya was born is threatened by the Naga tribe.As the time go by, Silviya finds herself falling in love with her collage friend Manav, but is it even possible for a girl from the obscure tribe having supernatural powers and a boy of modern day to have a happy ending together.The presence of a young warrior - Ralf - in her tribe and the future forecast prompts her to rethink whether it is better to forgot her past or to rehabilitate in India with Manav or whether to live in the past or destroy it once and for all? What would be the outcome of the war, would Silviya be able to survive? #v&spublishers

Returning Fire
Returning Fire

Author: Col. James W. Booth

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-09-28

Total Pages: 709

ISBN-13: 1456745239

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This book is the factual story of the development of armed helicopters in the US Army and their first employment in combat. The story is dramatically told by the courageous men who lived it--flying daily into enemy infested areas facing murderous fire from automatic and anti-aircraft weapons. In late 1961 the US Government deployed five Transportation Helicopter Companies (H-21 lift ships) to South Vietnam to increase the mobility of South Vietnamese ground forces. The Viet Cong quickly recognized that the H-21s were unarmed and began shooting at them endangering the lives of American crewmen. A helicopter company equipped with 25 UH-1 helicopters had been cobbled together on Okinawa by the Commander US Army Pacific. Believing the company was soon to be deployed to Vietnam, the men assigned to the unit armed its helicopters by scrounging weapons systems left over from WW ll and Korea stored in Army/Air Force depots in Okinawa. Machine guns and 2.75 inch rockets were jury rigged onto the UH-1s. .Officially designated the Utility Tactical Helicopter Company, but widely known as the UTT, the company deployed to Saigon in September 1962. After some jurisdictional squabbles with the Air Force over roles and missions, UTT began combat operations in October. It quickly became widely known for professionalism and the courage of its crew members. Such was its fame that for years South Vietnamese military personnel called all armed helicopters UTT. Unfortunately over its years in RVN the Company endured frequent designation changes--UTT/68th/197th/334th Armed Helicopter Company. Why remains a mystery even today. The Companys legacy is strong and endures today. Armed helicopters are a major component of US Army combat forces. The current Army Apache program (over 600) is a direct descendent. Additionally, the Marines and Navy have strong armed helicopter programs, as does every major military power in the world. Ironically it all began with a small group of courageous men mounting scavenged weapons [mostly outmoded] on helicopters originally designed for medical evacuation. This is their story.