18 books like The Silver Branch

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Le vicomte de Bragelonne, ou, dix ans plus tard Alexandre Dumas · 1848 · ★ 4.0 · 462p · ≈ 15h · Challenging In the months of March-July in 1844, in the magazine Le Siecle, the first portion of a story appeared, penned by the celebrated playwright Alexandre Dumas. It was based, he claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. They chronicled the adventures of a young man named D'Artagnan who, upon… Shares Histoire, Romans, Adventure, History

Wulf the Saxon G. A. Henty · 1894 · 326p · ≈ 10h · Challenging In 11th-century Britain, a young thane named Wulf and his best friend, Beorn, fight bravely for their Saxon king, capturing castles, rescuing shipwrecked survivors, repelling Viking invaders, and fighting the Battle of Hastings. Shares Soldiers, Histoire, Great Britain, Romans

The Lantern Bearers Rosemary Sutcliff · 1959 · ★ 4.1 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Instead of leaving with the last of the Roman legions, Aquila, a young officer, decides that his loyalties lie with Britain, and he eventually joins the forces of the Roman-British leader Ambrosius to fight against the Saxon hordes. Historical fiction. Shares Soldiers, Great Britain, Young Adult, History

By Right of Conquest G. A. Henty · 1890 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Histoire, Young Adult, Romans, Adventure with this book.

The Dragon and the Raven G. A. Henty · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Challenging For many years England was assailed by Danish hordes whose barbarians reduced the Saxons to pitiable legions of disconnected and ravished communities. In the later 800's A.D. a man named Alfred emerged from the darkened European scene and by his wisdom and knowledge and bravery, he gathered together an army of valorous warriors who banished the Vikings back to the North. This true historic tale… Shares Great Britain, History

Death Comes to the Village

Death Comes to the Village Catherine Lloyd · 2013 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Major Robert Kurland has returned to the quiet vistas of his village home to recuperate from the horrors of Waterloo. However injured his body may be, his mind is as active as ever. Too active, perhaps. When he glimpses a shadowy figure from his bedroom window struggling with a heavy load, the tranquil facade of the village begins to loom sinister. Unable to forget the incident, Robert confides… Shares Soldiers, History

Dogfight Craig Simpson · 1998 · ★ 4.1 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Join Finn Gunnersen in his first Special Operation . . . The first in a new WWII action-adventure series from the author of Resistance ('a genuine page-turner' ETC).Eighty miles per hour . . . 'Now, Loki!' I said, seizing the other column in front of me. We both pulled back. The plane bumped and lurched like a runaway train about to derail. Then, suddenly, the pounding ceased and everything… Shares Soldiers, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Legion of the Dead Paul Stewart · 2008 · ★ 3.8 · 204p · ≈ 6h · Moderate "The corpses swayed where they stood, their bony arms outstretched before them and tattered sleeves hanging limply in the foggy air. I smelled the sourness of the sewers about them; that, and the sweet whiff of death. Their sunken eyes bored into mine. I was surrounded. . . ." Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, delivering messages and running errands all over the city, day and night. Gangland… Shares Histoire, Great Britain, Romans, History

In Freedom's Cause G. A. Henty · 1884 · ★ 5.0 · 285p · ≈ 9h · Challenging At the turn of the fourteenth century in Scotland, young Archie Forbes becomes involved with both William Wallace and Robert the Bruce in the struggle for Scottish independence from English rule. Shares Histoire, Romans, Adventure, History

The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan · 2016 · ★ 4.4 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate As Morgarath recruits an army of Wargals, Halt ventures into enemy territory to uncover the extent of Morgarath's plan of attack. Shares Soldiers, Adventure, Children's fiction

Coach

Coach Art Williams · 2006 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Now, for the first time, the complete story of A.L. Williams, told by the Coach himself! Art Williams shares the inspirational story of what it took to build a tiny "peanut" of a company into an industry giant. Full of heroes and villains, amazing victories and dashing defeats, this book is a must-read for anyone who's ever dreamed of building a team, of winning big, of doing what others said… Shares Histoire, History

By Pike And Dyke A Tale Of The Rise Of The Dutch Republic G. A. Henty · 1880 · ★ 3.7 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Challenging A young man who is half Dutch and half English becomes involved in the Dutch revolt against Spain. He reports on the battles of Den Briel, Haarlem, Alkmaar, Leiden, and Antwerp. Prequel of By England's aid. Shares Soldiers, Histoire, Young Adult, Romans

The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson · 2024 · ★ 4.1 · 443p · ≈ 14h · Moderate 18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness. Rachel is gone, presumed dead. The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. But then Rachel Price reappears,… Shares Young Adult, Children's fiction

The Mystery of the Strange Messages Enid Blyton · 1969 · ★ 4.2 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Mr. Goon, the policeman, can't understand it. Messages keep coming to him, popping up all over the place. But who is sending them? He thinks it is Fatty, playing tricks on him but this is the first the Five Find-Outers have heard about the messages. It all becomes a remarkable mystery, and one which the Five just have to solve. Shares Adventure, Children's fiction

Deadly Wedding

Deadly Wedding Kate Parker · 2016 · 313p · ≈ 10h · Moderate New Cover. Corrections to Americanisms. Same great story. It's a challenge finding a killer when everyone in the family wanted the old man dead.Spring, 1938. Olivia Denis is ridiculed by her aristocratic, wealthy cousins. A weekend spent in their ancient mansion for an extravagant wedding feels like torture.On the morning of the wedding, the bride's grandfather is found brutally murdered. Then… Shares Histoire, Romans, History

Astérix et les Normands René Goscinny · 1966 · ★ 4.2 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Shares Romains, Histoire, Romans, History with this book.

Plain tales from the hills Rudyard Kipling · 1888 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Originally written for the Lahore Civil and Military Gazette, the stories were intended for a provincial readership familiar with the pleasures and miseries of colonial life. For the subsequent English edition, Kipling revised the tales so as to recreate as vividly as possible the sights and smells of India for those at home. Yet far from being a celebration of Empire, Kipling's stories tell of… Shares Soldiers, Histoire, Romans, History

Puck of Pook's Hill Rudyard Kipling · 1900 · ★ 3.8 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The children were at the Theatre, acting to Three Cows as much as they could remember of Midsummer Night's Dream. Their father had made them a small play out of the big Shakespeare one, and they had rehearsed it with him and with their mother till they could say it by heart. They began when Nick Bottom the weaver comes out of the bushes with a donkey's head on his shoulders, and finds Titania, … Shares Great Britain, Adventure, History, Children's fiction

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