Star of the Four Kingdoms
Star of the Four Kingdoms

Author: Peter J. Hill

Publisher: Peter J Hill

Published: 2017-05-16

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1849140219

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Peter takes you on a journey into the world of lighthouses and he begins that journey when he applies to become a lighthouse keeper. His first six months is spent travelling to 5 lighthouses as a Supernumerary Lightkeeper...A Spare Man...He is appointed Assistant Lighthouse Keeper at Inchkeith Lighthouse in the Firth of Forth; one of four lighthouses in the Firth. He is not alone on his journey as Margaret and their two girls go with him when they make the move to Edinburgh to join the larger lighthouse community based at Salvesen Crescent. Margaret picks up the story and says what it was like for her being the wife of a lighthouse keeper. The journey then takes them to the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse where they find their own piece of heaven thus giving rise to the title... Star of the Four Kingdoms... A new addition joins the family with the arrival of their son Gavin and no family would be complete without a few pets. Drastic changes are afoot and overnight Peter's position at the Mull becomes redundant when the decision to dicontinue the fogsignal is made and only one keeper is retained. It will be five years before Peter is made redundant and not before seeing service at Ailsa Craig and Rhinns of Islay lighthouses. The last lighthouse keeper retired in 1998.

The Queen Of Four Kingdoms
The Queen Of Four Kingdoms

Author: HRH Princess Michael of Kent

Publisher: Constable

Published: 2013-10-17

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1472108477

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At the age of nineteen, Yolande of Aragon is sent away from her family, her friends, and everything she knows, to marry the young Duke of Anjou, King Charles VI's first cousin. Their marriage has been arranged to form an alliance between the previously warring kingdoms of Aragon and Anjou, and is politically fraught in a time of great danger and unrest. Yet the union between Yolande and Louis becomes not only a great love story, but also sets in motion events which will change the course of history. As Louis spends more and more time and money fighting in Italy for his claim to the Kingdom of Naples, Yolande is left alone with their six children to govern their lands. But through her charm, fierce intelligence and the clever use of her spies, she becomes the saviour of not just her kingdoms but also of France. Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent unveils this seldom told story, enriched by her own insider's perspective of royal life. The Queen of Four Kingdoms is the epic true story of a rich and riveting period of French and English history, all witnessed by the captivating and complex heroine Yolande.

Star of the Morning
Star of the Morning

Author: Lynn Kurland

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-12-07

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1101445807

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Neroche's kingdom is threatened by the darkness of an evil Black Mage- and all hope lies in the legend of two magical swords. Miach, the archmage of Neroche, carries one. And he's found a Wielder for the other in Morgan, a young woman and feared mercenary herself. Now, Miach must choose between endangering the woman who has captured his heart, and defending the kingdom he's sworn to protect.

The Princess Fugitive
The Princess Fugitive

Author: Melanie Cellier

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-06

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780980696387

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Princess Ava used to be a weapon - sharp and beautiful. But when she fails at her most important task, she's forced to flee. Can one fugitive save her people, her kingdom and, hardest of all, herself? In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, the girl in the red hood must fight for her freedom, no matter the cost.

The Princess Pact
The Princess Pact

Author: Melanie Cellier

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-06

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9780648080176

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Spinning straw into gold was only the beginning of the story... Marie, the dutiful princess of Northhelm, chafes under the rigid protocol that governs her life. Then a growing darkness threatens the kingdom and uncovers the lie at the center of her whole life--a single pact that changes everything. Throwing off convention, she joins Rafe, a handsome, charming newcomer, on a quest to save her kingdom. Except he doesn't know she has a mission of her own--to discover the truth about her identity. Increasingly drawn to Rafe's strength and good humour, Marie is torn by her double purpose. With time running out and death and destruction looming, Marie will have to unravel the bargains that surround her and choose where her true allegiance lies. In this twist on the classic fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin, a hidden identity is just one of the things Marie will have to unravel.

The Princess Game
The Princess Game

Author: Melanie Cellier

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-06

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780648080183

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Ever since the curse took effect, they've called her the Sleeping Princess. But Celeste is far from asleep...Princess Celeste is even more exquisite than her beautiful sisters. But her kingdom mourns the curse that destroyed her once-brilliant mind on her sixteenth birthday. Or so they believe...The mysterious spy master is known to her agents only as Aurora. She works in the shadows, unseen, to protect her kingdom. Few have heard of her, none have seen her face.Prince William has travelled to Lanover following the whispers of the beautiful, cursed princess. One look at her beautiful face and he's captivated. He's determined to find a way to break the curse and release her captive mind.But then he discovers the mysterious Aurora. Lanover is in danger, and she needs his help to save it. Slowly William finds himself irresistibly drawn to a girl whose face he's never seen. Except something about her seems oddly familiar...In this reimagining of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, it's the princess' mind that is asleep. But sometimes appearances can be deceiving.

Sky Raiders
Sky Raiders

Author: Brandon Mull

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-03-11

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1442497009

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Whisked through a portal to The Outskirts, an in-between world, sixth-grader Cole must rescue his friends and find his way back home--before his existence is forgotten.

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Author: N. K. Jemisin

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 2010-02-25

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0316075973

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After her mother's mysterious death, a young woman is summoned to the floating city of Sky in order to claim a royal inheritance she never knew existed in the first book in this award-winning fantasy trilogy from the NYT bestselling author of The Fifth Season. Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with cousins she never knew she had. As she fights for her life, she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother's death and her family's bloody history. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Yeine will learn how perilous it can be when love and hate -- and gods and mortals -- are bound inseparably together.

Kalyna the Soothsayer
Kalyna the Soothsayer

Author: Elijah Kinch Spector

Publisher: Erewhon Books

Published: 2022-08-09

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 1645660397

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A plucky, sardonic con artist must “prophesize” her way out of peril—discovering along the way that power and politics are nothing more than stories sold as truth. Kalyna’s family has the Gift: the ability to see the future. For generations, they traveled the four kingdoms of the Tetrarchia selling their services as soothsayers. Every child of their family is born with this Gift—everyone except Kalyna. So far, Kalyna has used informants and trickery to falsify prophecies for coin, scrounging together a living for her deteriorating father and cruel grandmother. But Kalyna’s reputation for prophecy precedes her, and poverty turns to danger when she is pressed into service by the spymaster to Rotfelsen. Kalyna is to use her “Gift” to uncover threats against Rotfelsen’s king, her family held hostage to ensure her good behavior. But politics are devious; the king’s enemies abound, and Kalyna’s skills for investigation and deception are tested to the limit. Worse, the conspiracy she uncovers points to a larger threat, not only to Rotfelsen but to the Tetrarchia itself. Kalyna is determined to protect her family and newfound friends, but as she is drawn deeper into palace intrigue, she can no longer tell if her manipulations are helping prevent the Tetrarchia’s destruction—or if her lies will bring about its prophesized downfall.