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Constantinople 1302.Luca Baldi, a young shepherd, is catapulted into the violent world of mercenary warfare when he is forced to flee his native Sicily. He falls in with the Almogavars – ruthless mercenaries from the Catalonia region of Spain who have just finished butchering the French during a 20-year war on the island. He and they take ship to Constantinople when they are hired by the Byzantine emperor, whose empire is disintegrating in the face of remorseless Muslim advances.

'Luca Baldi is an illiterate peasant, a scrawny wretch who has a seditious streak and who under normal circumstances would have been hanged or burnt at the stake long ago. However, fate, or God, has seen fit to smile on his miserable existence.'And not only on Luca Baldi. After their stunning victory over the Romans, the Catalan mercenaries have become kings in the land of the enemy. Luca and his friends are enjoying the spoils of victory and basking in their new-found status. But d...

The dogs of war have been muzzled, and now they will be destroyed.Luca Baldi has some very prestigious enemies – the emperor's wife, the Queen of Thessaly, Dario Spinola (the richest man in the eastern Mediterranean), the Duke of Athens, and the entire French aristocracy. This is a remarkable achievement for a landless, penniless peasant. Unfortunately, they all want him dead, along with the rest of the Catalan Company.Luca and his mercenary companions have no allies, no mone...

Cry 'havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war.After its great victories in Anatolia, the mercenary Catalan Company has been grossly betrayed by its paymasters. Now cornered on the Gallipoli Peninsula, the Byzantine emperor is determined to wipe it out for good.But the Catalan dogs of war have other ideas, none more so than Luca Baldi, now a hero among his comrades and a young man who thirsts for battle and glory.The Byzantines have a assembled a great army to crush the Ca...

Jean-Pierre de Caussade, of the Society of Jesus in France, was one of the most remarkable spiritual writers in the 18th Century. His works have gone through many editions and have been republished, and translated into several foreign languages. Book I. On the Virtue of Abandonment to Divine Providence; Its Nature and Excellence. Book II. On the State of Abandonment.

Improve your language skills and enjoy this collection of short stories for beginners!Reading can be a powerful tool in language learning, offering a multitude of benefits that improve understanding and enjoyment of the new language. Here are some of the main benefits:Expanding Vocabulary: Reading exposes you to new words in context, which is crucial for building vocabulary. Learning new words through stories can be more effective than rote...

Kylie Jean's get-rich-quick scheme turns into a fundraising operation to help puppies.

A Catalonian police detective struggles to stop a serial killer targeting unsavory victims in this atmospheric crime thriller series debut.A killer is targeting figures of corruption in the Catalan city of Girona, with each corpse posed in a way whose meaning no one can fathom.Elisenda Domenech, the head of Girona's newly-formed Serious Crime Unit, believes the attacker is drawing on the city's legends to choose his targets, but soon finds her investigation...

Jean-Pierre de Caussade, of the Society of Jesus in France, was one of the most remarkable spiritual writers in the 18th Century. His works have gone through many editions and have been republished, and translated into several foreign languages. His repeated advice is to welcome the gifts from God that can only be experienced in the present moment. This abandonment to God won’t always give us the things we think we want, but it will give us peace. This exclusive Sublime edition includes ‘S...

We are proud to introduce The TAN Classics Made Simple - a brand-new companion series to our bestselling TAN Classics collection.TAN Classics Made Simple booklets are designed to give you an orientation course before you embark on an exploration of the great works of Catholic literature found in our best selling TAN Classics line.Each full-color booklet covers the highlights of TAN Classics in 32 easy-to-read pages. Designed to provide you with the vital facts and features about the life o...

The Collected Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau gathers the philosophical, political, autobiographical, educational, and literary writings of one of the eighteenth century's most provocative minds. From The Social Contract and Discourse on Inequality to Émile, Julie, and the Confessions, the volume reveals Rousseau's distinctive fusion of rigorous argument, lyrical intensity, and moral introspection. Situated at the crossroads of Enlightenment rationalism and emerging Romantic sensibility, th...

Binge read five stories of true love set in the sunny beach town of Indigo Bay.Fall in love with the complete collection of Jean Oram’s Indigo Bay sweet romance books. This set contains five stories, complete with bonus scenes, extended versions and bonus content you won’t find anywhere else while gaining sneak peeks into Jean Oram’s other series!What are you waiting for? Dive in today and enjoy your trip to Indigo Bay!This complete collections includes: