S. J. A Turney
1) Blood Feud
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The wolves of Odin have been unleashed: the hunt has begun.
Anno Domini 1040. Christianity has swept unstoppably across Scandinavia, leaving few enclaves of the old ways clinging on to their fading world as King Olof of Sweden works to convert his people.
A young warrior, Halfdan, has witnessed the 'mercy' of the Christian lords, watched his people attacked, his village burned and the Odin stone toppled as heretical. Watched his father cut down...
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The wolves of Odin sail to the centre of the world: Constantinople.
AD 1041. After successfully avenging the death of his father, Halfdan and the crew of the Sea Wolf seek adventure in strange new lands, far from their Scandinavian home.
They join the fleet of Harald Hardrada, the legendary Viking commander, sailing back to Constantinople from the battlefields of Georgia. There they join the Varangians, the personal bodyguard of the Byzantine Emperors...
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A man returns home only to be drawn into a murderous coup in this thrilling conclusion to an epic historical adventure series.
Five years since Skiouros left the city of Constantine, he has come to understand the dreadful price exacted by vengeance.
Saved from the French authorities by Dragi-the Romani crewman of a Turkish galley-he and his friend Parmenio are once again bound for the east. But Dragi's aid comes with a price . . .
In the Ottoman...
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In this gripping Renaissance historical adventure, a vengeful man has found his target but killing him is another challenge.
Italy, 1493: As the inquisition takes hold in Spain and the Vatican seethes under the rule of the Borgias, Skiouros finally sets his mind to his ultimate mission since leaving the great city of Istanbul: the death of the usurper sultan, Cem.
Gathering old friends and new, Skiouros travels the length of Italy in his quest...
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In the first of an extraordinary series from bestseller S.J.A. Turney, the fate of Empire hangs in the balance…
Istanbul, 1481: The once great city of Constantine, a strange mix of Christians, Turks and Jews, now forms the heart of the Ottoman empire. The conquest, still a recent memory, means emotions run high; danger is never far away.
Skiouros and Lykaion, sons of a Greek farmer, are conscripted into the infamous Janissary guards and taken...
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Two men on separate quests for revenge collide in the Mediterranean in this suspenseful Renaissance historical adventure.
Crete, 1492: After a sojourn on a Venetian-controlled island, Skiouros has learned everything he needs to know for his true quest: destroying the person responsible for his brother's death.
Meanwhile, across the Mediterranean, a small fleet of Turkish galleys is engaged in a desperate last attempt to save Islamic influence...
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A murder in a far off castle. A deadly struggle to survive… An intense and gripping Medieval thriller. In the depths of winter at an ancient German castle, high up in the mountains, a noble is found dead under mysterious circumstances.
Back at Rourell, Arnau is taking on the responsibilities of a full Templar Knight. But when he is tasked with returning Brother Lütolf's papers to settle a legal dispute between his family and the Order, Arnau is...
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Risk everything; fight to the last: a taut and intense historical thriller from master author S.J.A. Turney. The relics of Christendom have been plundered during the long Moorish conquest of the Iberian peninsula. Newly minted Templar Sergeant Arnau de Vallbona must recover one of the most elusive to save his priory at Rourell in Spain. Travelling to Majorca on a stealth mission to retrieve the bones of St Stephen, Arnau soon discovers the raid is...
9) City of God
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Journey to the heart of an empire: a jaw dropping historical adventure from master storyteller S.J.A. Turney Arnau de Vallbona and his fellow Templar Brother Ramon are bound for the Holy Land to take part in the great Crusade when fate intervenes.
Delayed in Cyprus, they learn of a growing rift in Christendom: the crusading army has diverted from its course and threatens Rome's allies in the Byzantine Empire. Arnau and Ramon, alongside the irascible...
10) Iron and Gold
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The wolves of Odin land in Italy, and the tantalising scent of gold is in the air…
AD 1043. Having escaped Constantinople with their lives – barely – but not their ship, Halfdan and the wolves of Odin are now mercenaries in the Byzantine army, sailing to Apulia in Italy to help retake territory from the Normans.
But cracks are beginning to show among the tight-knit wolves. Gunnhild, having forsaken the fate woven for her by the Norns in order...
12) Domitian
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Raised in chaos. Forced to rule. Abandoned by the gods.
Rome, AD 52. The Julio-Claudian dynasty is in its death throes. Over the next twenty years, chaos descends as Claudius then Nero are killed. The whole empire bucks and heaves with conspiracy, rebellion and civil war.
Out of the ashes and discord, a new imperial family emerges: the Flavians. Vespasian is crowned emperor, with his sons, Titus and Domitian, next in line.
Domitian, still only...
13) Daughter of War
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An extraordinary, breathless story of the Knights Templar, seen from the bloody inside Europe is aflame. On the Iberian Peninsula the wars of the Reconquista rage across Aragon and Castile. Once again, the Moors are gaining the upper hand. Christendom is divided. Amidst the chaos comes a young knight: Arnau of Valbona. After his Lord is killed in an act of treachery, Arnau pledges to look after his daughter, whose life is now at risk. But in protecting...
14) Dark Empress
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When stranded on the fringe of a crumbling Empire, how do you defend what really matters? The nomads of the southern deserts have a saying: "When something is broken it should never be discarded. So long as the pieces remains, the whole can be remade." A time of trials, war and terror is coming to the desert city of M'Dahz, the Empire's southernmost outpost. As Imperial power falters, then withdraws, the population lives in constant fear of invasion...
15) Interregnum
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A historical fantasy tale of valour, honour, and determination against all odds For twenty years civil war has torn the Empire apart; the Imperial line extinguished after the mad Emperor Quintus was burned in his palace, betrayed by his greatest general and oldest friend, Kiva Caerdin. Against a background of war, decay, poverty and violence, men who once served in the proud Imperial army now fight as hands for hire, little but fodder for greedy lords...
16) The Last Crusade
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The unforgettable finale to S.J.A. Turney's epic Knights Templar series.
As Arnau and his battle-weary Templars head home from battle, they face a new, insidious challenge: one seemingly from within the Order of the Temple itself.
Word reaches them that the stronghold of Rourell is under the command of a new preceptor, but why?
Surrounded by old friends, Arnau must now face enemies of his past, and present. This time the rot goes deep — and high....
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The wolves of Odin escort a Norman noblewoman to her wedding in France, but there are plenty who object to the union, and will not hold their peace…
AD 1044. All eyes are on the marriage of Beatrix de Hautville to Armand de Mortain. The union could calm a tense political situation in Normandy: a young, illegitimate nobleman called William is vying for the ducal throne, and making plenty of enemies along the way.
One of these is Beatrix's elder...
18) Caracalla
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Two brothers founded Rome. Will two brothers tear it apart?
AD 193. After a year of brutal civil war, Rome is settled under Septimius Severus and his aspirations for a new dynasty of emperors.
Severus's sons, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus – better known as Caracalla – and the younger brother, Geta, promise a stable future, a clear line of succession to steer Rome into the future.
A promise that might be hard to deliver upon.
With two brothers,...
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Adventure to the four corners of the Ottoman Empire. Includes all four books in The Ottoman Cycle series; The Thief's Tale, The Priest's Tale, The Assassin's Tale and The Pasha's Tale.
The Thief's Tale: Istanbul, 1481. The once-great city of Constantine, with a mix of Christians, Turks and Jews, now forms the heart of the Ottoman empire. The conquest, still a recent memory, means emotions run high and danger is never far away. Skiouros and Lykaion,...