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1	Pillars of the earth. more books like this by Ken Follett Ken Follett, internationally-acclaimed master of split-second suspense, author of six #1 bestsellers, reaches beyond the expected to achieve his most brilliant and remarkable novel. The epic story of the building of a cathedral in 12th century England and the lives of the people entwined with it and each other is a sensuous, enduring narrative, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	World Without End more books like this by Ken Follett In 1989, Follett astonished the literary world with "The Pillars of the Earth," a sweeping epic novel set in 12th-century England that centered on the building of a cathedral and the hundreds of lives it affected. This sequel takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries later. see all copies from $14.99! new only from $17.46! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Constant Princess more books like this by Philippa Gregory Historical novelist Philippa Gregory returns to Tudor England with this tale of the challenge-strewn life of the Spanish Infanta Catalina, who became Queen Katherine, Henry VIII's first wife. Originally married to Henry's older brother, Prince Arthur, she must honor her late husband's memory and deathbed wish by denying the truth of their ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Beowulf: A New Verse Translation more books like this by Seamus Heaney Composed toward the end of the first millennium, "Beowulf" is the classic Northern epic of a hero's triumphs as a young warrior and his fated death as a defender of his people. In his new translation--a national bestseller that is the winner of the Whitbread Award--Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has produced a work that is both true, line by line, ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $7.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance Portrait of an Age more books like this by William Manchester From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $8.87! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Name of the Rose more books like this by Umberto Eco In 1327, Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Bakersville arrives to investigate. His delicate mission is overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths that take place in the same number of days, and Brother William must turn detective to sort things out. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Mists of Avalon more books like this by Marion Zimmer Bradley This lyrical interpretation of Arthurian legend is narrated by two women--Igraine, Arthur's mother, and her daughter, Morgaine le Fay. Bradley weaves issues of religious intolerance, morality, and feminism within a compelling tale that beautifully animates an old legend. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Utopia more books like this by Sir Thomas More Dreams come true in the conversation between Thomas More and Ralph Hythloday, the imaginary traveler of strange lands. The Utopia that emerges from his descriptions proves to be far more real and practical than the impossible fairy tale world that h as grown up around it since More's conversation was first published. Unlike England, with its ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Secret more books like this by Julie Garwood The author of Guardian Angel offers a novel of passion and romance set in the Scottish Highlands. Proud, beautiful Judith Hampton journeys from her English home to meet the father she has never known. But even her escort, the powerful Laird Iain Maitland, cannot prepare Judith for the truth about her father--and the devastating secret that might ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.42! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Jester more books like this by James Patterson, Andrew Gross Hugh De Luc, an innkeeper barely able to keep his inn from the nobles who rule France, joins the Crusades in an attempt to get out from under the royal boot. What he finds on the road to Jerusalem, however, is much worse than what he left, and he deserts--only to find that his old life has been destroyed in his absence. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Honors Splendour more books like this by Julie Garwood Bound to obey her ruthless brother Baron Louddon, the gentle Lady Madelyne suffered the cruel daggers of his whims. Then Baron Duncan of Wexton unleashed his warriors against Louddon's domain and took Madelyne prisoner. But one look at her innocent beauty made her his love instead, and Madelyne and Duncan vowed to fight Louddon to preserve their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.42! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Catherine called Birdy more books like this by Karen Cushman Catherine, a feisty, outspoken and most unladylike 14-year-old living in the Middle Ages, chronicles her life over one year in a diary given to her by her brother in an attempt to make her more ladylike. Alas, alack, the plan does not work, but one does get to see what life in the middle ages was like, and how woman are subjected to a life full of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Single Shard more books like this by L Park Tree-ear, an orphan, has become fascinated with the potters' craft; he wants nothing more than to watch master potter Min at work, and he dreams of making a pot of his own someday. When Min takes on Tree-ear as his helper, Tree-ear is elated--until he finds obstacles in his path: the backbreaking labor of digging and hauling clay, Min's irascible ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Midwife's Apprentice more books like this by Karen Cushman Set in medieval England, this is the story of a homeless, orphaned girl named Brat whose life changes when she becomes an assistant to a midwife named Jane. Although the short-tempered Jane wants a mindless assistant, someone who will anticipate her needs and silently help her with her work, the observant Brat (whom Jane has renamed Beetle) begins ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Crystal Cave more books like this by Mary Stewart First in Mary Stewart's classic Arthurian saga, this repackaged edition of "The Crystal Cave" tells the story of Myridden Emrys--or, as he would later be known, Merlin. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World more books like this by Jack Weatherford Weatherford resurrects the true history of Genghis Khan, from the story of his relentless rise through Mongol tribal culture to the waging of his devastatingly successful wars and the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $7.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Ransom more books like this by Julie Garwood Set just after the death of the famed English ruler, Richard the Lionheart, RANSOM is the story of beautiful, courageous Gillian, a Scottish lass, who, with the help of her friend Bridgid KirkConnell and her newfound warrior allies, Ramsey Sinclair and Brodick Buchanan, avenges the brutal slaughter of her father by a tyrannical English baron. But ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall more books like this by Christopher Hibbert It was a dynasty with more wealth, passion, and power than the houses of Windsor, Kennedy, and Rockefeller combined. It shaped all of Europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists, and even popes, for three hundred years. It was the house of Medici, patrons of Botticelli, Michelangelo and Galileo, benefactors who turned Florence into a ... see all copies from $4.44! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Essential Rumi more books like this by Jalalu'l-Din Rumi, John Moyne (Translator), Coleman Barks (Translator) A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller, The Essential Rumi translates the estatic poetry of the famed twelfth-century Sufi mystic Jelaluddin Rumi".The gold of Rumi pours down through Coleman's words".--Jack Kornfield. "(A) delightful treasury".--Publishers Weekly. see all copies from $4.03! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Last Kingdom more books like this by Bernard Cornwell This is the first installment in a new series, in which the life story of a fictional vassal to Alfred the Great of Wessex serves as a vehicle to recount the history of the late ninth-century Anglo-Saxon king. The Danish Viking Ragnar kills the brother of Uhtred, the 10-year-old son of an Earl in the kingdom of Northumbria, and kidnaps Uhtred ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Labyrinth more books like this by Kate Mosse In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Eaters of the Dead more books like this by Michael Crichton A Viking chieftain defends his country from the monsters of the mist in 922 A.D. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Door in the Wall more books like this by Marguerite de Angeli Robin, son of the nobleman Sir John de Bureford is expected to learn all the ways of knighthood. But an illness causes Robin to lose the use of his legs. Abandoned by his family, he is cared for by kindly monks. When their city becomes besieged, Robin becomes an unlikely hero in this classic novel of medieval England. Winner of the 1950 Newbery ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Grass for His Pillow more books like this by Lian Hearn In this sequel to ACROSS THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR, Takeo repudiates the crown he is heir to and, instead, studies with the Tribe, a clan of assassins--though he hates the idea of killing. The princess Kaede, who loves him, has troubles of her own as she tries to mend the rents in her family that have arisen from the defeat of her father. A New York ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Truth about Muhammad: Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion more books like this by Robert Spencer New York Times" bestselling author and Islam expert Spencer offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder of Islam--a portrait that is unbounded by fear and political correctness, unflinching, and willing to face the hard facts about Muhammads life that continue to affect the world today. see all copies from $8.75! new only from $9.79! \| first editions \| SVS

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