Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Imperial purple Imperial purple Gillian Bradshaw Demetrias of Tyre, born into slavery, but a premier silk weaver discovers a plot to dispose of Theodosius II and remove his formidable sister, Pulcheria from power. Being a slave does not leave her w… OL16069763W
The sand-reckoner The sand-reckoner Gillian Bradshaw Young Archimedes is recalled home from his studies to Syracuse, where his father lies ill and the city is at war with the Romans, in a fictional portrait of the Greek mathematician and one of the wor… OL16069787W
The dragon and the thief The dragon and the thief Gillian Bradshaw In ancient Egypt an unlucky young man meets a wealthy dragon and together they find dangerous but exciting adventure. OL17722185W
Beyond the north wind Beyond the north wind Gillian Bradshaw The Greek god Apollo sends a talented young magician on a quest to stop an evil queen from exterminating a small tribe of griffins. OL18167051W
The land of gold The land of gold Gillian Bradshaw After the murder of her parents, a Nubian princess is helped to her rightful place on the throne by two friendly Egyptians and the dragon Hathor. OL19211777W
A corruptible crown A corruptible crown Gillian Bradshaw It is 1648, and the Civil War has been resurrected by a king still determined to be an absolute ruler and a parliament unable to agree how to govern without him. Blacksmith Jamie Hudson, weary and di… OL24174121W
Dark north Dark north Gillian Bradshaw Roman Britain, 208 AD - Emperor Septimius Severus has arrived in Britain to conquer the barbarians in the north of the island. Memnon, an African scout, comes to Britain with his cavalry unit. When h… OL24205931W
Bloodwood Bloodwood Gillian Bradshaw Discovering that she has only six months to live, Antonia Lanchester decides to turn whistle-blower on her company, Masterpiece Home Design, which uses illegally obtained timber from rain forests, an… OL24815711W
The wolf hunt The wolf hunt Gillian Bradshaw When Marie Penthièvre of Chalandrey is abducted from her Norman priory and taken to the court of Brittany, she vows never to dishonor her family by marrying a Breton brute. There is only one man who … OL79520W
The beacon at Alexandria The beacon at Alexandria Gillian Bradshaw A fictional story set in late antiquity in the Mediterranean, mainly in the cities of Ephesus (western Turkey) and Alexandria (Egypt), about a young aristocratic girl with a gift for medicine and sci… OL79521W