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The Mists of Avalon

Marion Zimmer Bradley · 876 pages

When Morgan le Fay (Morgaine) has to sacrifice her virginity during fertility rites, the man who impregnates her is her younger brother Arthur, who she turns against when she thinks he has betrayed the old religion of Avalon.

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First Light

Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene · 395 pages

From Tyndale.com: Go back in time to first-century Jerusalem. It's a dark time in the world's holiest and most turbulent city. Walk with Peniel, the blind beggar who longs for rescue from his suffering. Peek into the lives of Susannah and Manaen, two lovers separated by overwhelming odds. And meet an unusual healer, who ignites a spark of controversy in the fire of hatred, deceit, and betrayal th

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The King's Justice

Katherine Kurtz · 322 pages

Young King Kelson, having inherited Deryni powers from his mother, faces a rebellion led by the anti-Deryni, former-Archbishop Loris and Caitrin, a pretender to the throne of Gwynedd.

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The Robe

Lloyd C. Douglas · 542 pages

A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene's robe-a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity and is set against the vividly limned background of ancient Rome. Here is a timeless story of adventure, faith, and romance, a tale of spiritual longing and ultimate redemption.

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The Shadowed Land

Signe Pike · 400 pages

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The Damascus Way

Davis Bunn, Janette Oke

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Kingdom's Dawn

Chuck Black · 160 pages

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Lords of the North

Bernard Cornwell · 366 pages

Book 3 of the series. After having fulfilled his oath to Alfred by defeating Guthrum and his army at the Battle of Ethandun and thus giving Alfred his kingdom back, Uthred goes back to Northumbria both to settle his score with Kjartan (now known as Kjartan The Cruel) and his son Sven The One-Eyed, and to fulfill his promise to Ragnar The Younger of avenging the death of their family. Ragnar (and B

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Priestess of Avalon

Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxson · 394 pages

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Menewood

Nicola Griffith · 720 pages

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Hadassah: One Night With the King

Tommy Tenney · 351 pages

Teen-aged Hadassah, a reluctant candidate for Queen of Persia, feels sorrow at leaving her family but she is eager to have a chance to protect her people from persecution.

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The Mirror & the Light

Hilary Mantel · 759 pages

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A.D. 30

Ted Dekker · 432 pages

"A sweeping epic set in the harsh deserts of Arabia and ancient Palestine. A war that rages between kingdoms on the earth and in the heart. The harrowing journey of the woman at the center of it all. Step back in time to the year of our Lord...A.D. 30. The outcast daughter of one of the most powerful Bedouin sheikhs in Arabia, Maviah is called on to protect the very people who rejected her. When t

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A Voice in the Wind

Francine Rivers · 515 pages

Following the prides and passions of a group of Jews, Romans and Barbarians living at the time of the siege, the narrative is centered on an ill-fated romance between a steadfast slave girl, Hadassah, and Marcus, the brother of her owner and a handsome aristocrat. After surviving the massacre of her family and the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, Hadassah is captured and sold to a well-to-d

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Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt

Anne Rice · 344 pages

In Israel, in the turbulent first century, a baby is born to a humble Jewish family - but to a great destiny. His is an uneasy childhood, as he begins to come to terms with his extraordinary powers, and the whispered mysteries surrounding his birth. The tyrannical rule of King Herod has driven the family from the Holy Land to the relative safety of cosmopolitan Alexandria. But on Herod's death,

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The Constant Princess

Philippa Gregory · 393 pages

Splendid and sumptuous historical novel from this internationally bestselling author, telling of the early life of Katherine of Aragon. We think of her as the barren wife of a notorious king; but behind this legacy lies a fascinating story. Katherine of Aragon is born Catalina, the Spanish Infanta, to parents who are both rulers and warriors. Aged four, she is betrothed to Arthur, Prince of Wal

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Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites

Chris Heimerdinger · 228 pages

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The Puritans

Jack Cavanaugh · 511 pages

Young Drew Morgan has an enviable position. Handpicked by Bishop Laud, next to the king the most powerful man in England, it is his assignment to infiltrate Puritan villages, turn over "traitors" to the church and crown, and discover the secret identity of the notorious pamphleteer Justin. But when Drew falls in love with a Puritan curate's daughter, his personal fortunes begin to falter as his

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Thy Gold to Refine

Gerald N. Lund · 605 pages

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As Long As I Have You

Dean Hughes · 471 pages

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The Sun in Splendour

Jean Plaidy · 365 pages

Reckoned by those about him to be the most handsome man in the country, Edward IV has risen to the throne with the help of Warwick, the kingmaker. But even Warwick's trusted advice cannot convince the king to ignore his passion for the beautiful widow Elizabeth Woodville – and when she refuses to become his mistress the two are married. Beloved of the people, Edward proves himself to be a strong k

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Holy Spy

Rory Clements · 472 pages

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A King's Ransom

Sharon Kay Penman

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