Historical Fiction from Farrellbooks

Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing, 2007. The Pirate Rebel chillingly depicts one man's descent into avarice, murder, and piracy. Set in the early nineteenth century, this historical novel is based on the true story of a murderous pirate who sailed- and bloodied- the water of eastern Canada. When Ned Jordan flees Ireland with his family after fighting in the failed rebellion… Read more about this item

London, England: Arrow Books, 1993. No marks, names or stamps, pages clean, tight to spine, 337 pages, thick book as two bestsellers in one volume. With convoys from Canada and the Caribbean falling victim to american privateers, Sir richard Bolitho returns to Halifax to pursue a war he knows will not be won, but which neither Britain nor the United… Read more about this item

Sydney, N.S.: City Printers, 1996. Book in collectible condition and unread! The Star of Xerxes brings to life the 5th Century B.C. Court of King Xerxes, with its pomp and ceremony, its feuds and factions its loves and hates. Esther belongs to a minority, the captive people of Judah, yet she is convinced that it is her destiny to become… Read more about this item

New York: Avon Books, 1978. Reading crease near spine, square book, pages lightly tanned. Book appears scarce in any condition! . When Arthur ruled in Camelot and knightly love flourished, there was little room for a woman in the service of the king. But raven-haired Lynett, a passionate, unconventional girl discovered her destiny as King arthur's messenger--enduring hardship and peril… Read more about this item

Glasgow, Scotland: Fontana/Collins, 1985. Square book, no names or stamps, pages tanned due to age of book. The Fourth Ramage Book. Shpwreck...Ramage has to be especially vigilant while guarding a convoy enroute from Barbados to Jamaica: the dreaded Admiral goddard means to continue his vendetta against the young Lieutenant.... Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Historical Fiction.

London, England: Coronet Books, 1988. Except for tanning pages, this book in fine collectible condition. It is ten years since Catherine the Great ascended the Imperial Throne of all the Russias. Now she is locked in a bitter and deadly conflict with her hated son, Paul Petrovitch. His ugly twisted face, so like his father's, is a constant reminder of… Read more about this item

New York: Bantam Books, 1994. in New York City, an underground Tory group called the King's Militia plans a surprise attack on Washington's Continental Army.... Mass Market Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Historical Fiction. scarce book in any condition but this book is in collectible condition.

Los Angeles: Pinnacle Books, 1978. Collectible book with lightly tanned pages. Adam Steele is tranded in the southern California town of Stanstead with a dying horse and a one-way ticket to nowhere.... Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Western.

London: New English Library, 1979. Great condition for year of book. Steele knew there was trouble due in Fort Benedict.... First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Western.

Glasgow, Scotland: Fontana Books, 1990. A heartwarming story of India, newly free- a moment when the old and the new clashed...Lovely Anasuyabehn had been brought up to obey her loving father in all things... collectible condition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. General Fiction.

London, England: Harper/Collins, 1997. Like new book with very gently edgewear, previous owner's stamp on inside leaf. Collectible condition. John Smith has rejected the path that has been set for him- a quiet life as a gentleman farmer in the England of james 1. He dreams of adventure and his dream takes him across Europe, where he suffers the triumphs… Read more about this item

London, England: Sphere Books, 1971. Light edgewear o/w fine book. Was Pope John V111 an Englishwoman?- an irreverent Greek Masterpiece, translated and adapted by Lawrence Durrell...Did He- or rather she- die giving birth to a child after ruling Christendom for two years, five months and four days during the ninth century?. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Historical Fiction.

London, England: Hurst & Blackett, 1972. Light edgewear on dj. Hardcover book with brown boards and black inscription on spine. She was the only daughter of Leopold 1 of belgium, cousin to queen victoria, and her marriage, at the age of seventeen, to the handsome archduke Maximilian ferdinand of austria had been on of mutual love at first sight. When… Read more about this item

Dublin, Ireland: Poolbeg Press, 1992. No marks, light edgewear o/w fine book. It is 1602 and the English are victorious. The battle of Kinsale has been lost but the great Earl of Tyrone, Hugh O'Neill, has returned to his territory and still has loyal folowers, Rory O'Neill, his kinsman and giolla (attendant) is too young to understand the politics but… Read more about this item

London, England: Arrow Books, 1973. Square book, no markings, like new condition. Naval History. The escorts and the merchant ships had no illusions: the first attack had been beaten off, but most of the crews were veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic and the Gibraltar run. They knew that these submarines would attack again and again from every angle,… Read more about this item

New York: Carroll & Graf, 1997. Light edgewear o/w fine, The setting is Troy during the ninth year of the seige. A great Trojan warrior who has won the hearts of many- including the legendary Helen- must confront the enemies who have seduced him before he can battle those who have vowed to take his life.. Mass Market Paperback.… Read more about this item