In the last years of the 9th century, King Alfred is in failing health and his heir an untested youth.

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

ISBN: 9780007219766

Category: Fiction

Page: 384

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The latest in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell.In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in failing health, and his heir is an untested youth. The Danes, who have failed so many times to conquer Wessex, smell opportunity... First comes Harald Bloodhair, a savage warrior leading a Viking horde, who is encouraged to cruelty by his woman, Skade. But Alfred still has the services of Uhtred, his unwilling warlord, who leads Harald into a trap and, at Farnham in Surrey, inflicts one of the greatest defeats the Vikings were ever to suffer. This novel, the fifth in the magnificent series of England's history tells of the final assaults on Alfred's Wessex, that Wessex survived to become England is because men like Uhtred defeated an enemy feared throughout Christendom.

The fifth novel in Bernard Cornwell’s epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

ISBN: 9780007290017

Category: Fiction

Page: 400

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The fifth novel in Bernard Cornwell’s epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2’s major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series.

Burning. Land. That land out there has been burning me as long as I can
remember. All these years I've been getting ready for this moment. I'm going out
there to take hold of it... Raised by struggling Scottish immigrants in the sparsely ...

Author: John Fletcher

Publisher: Momentum

ISBN: 9781743342589

Category: Fiction

Page: 654

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That land out there has been burning me as long as I can remember. All these years I've been getting ready for this moment. I'm going out there to take hold of it ... Raised by struggling Scottish immigrants in the sparsely inhabited mountains of the Port Phillip District, Matthew Curtis dreams of the vast unexplored spaces of inland Australia. Defying his stern foster-father, he leaves home — and the warm, grey eyes of Catriona Simmons — at sixteen. His journey takes him first to the brawling life of the goldfields with the beautiful Janice Honeyman, then north into the burning wilderness of the unexplored outback. An engrossing historical saga in the tradition of Evan Green and Wilbur Smith, The Burning Land bursts with life and the passion and daring of Australia's pioneers.

George Alagiah. Also by George Alagiah A Home from Home: From Immigrant
Boy to English Man A Passage to Africa THE BURNING LAND GEORGE
ALAGIAH BLACKTHORN The paperback edition published.

Author: George Alagiah

Publisher: Canongate Books

ISBN: 9781786897954

Category: Fiction

Page: 272

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'Gripping' Guardian 'Pacy and stylish' Jeremy Vine 'It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes. All of that and more - but not this. Not murder.' South Africa has become a powder keg. Its precious land is being sold off to the highest bidders while the country's corrupt elite pocket the profits. As the dreams and hopes of its people are threatened, frustration turns to violence. With the shocking murder of one of the country's bright young hopes, the fuse is well and truly lit. Conflict mediator Lindi and her childhood friend Kagiso find themselves in the heart of the chaos, fighting to save themselves and their country as events are set in motion that no one - least of all they - can control.

... either could not or would not reveal what the purpose was, giving him instead a
list of documents to read in preparation: accounts of the Caryaxist occupation,
descriptions of Thuxra City, the small body of writings on the Burning Land.

Author: Victoria Strauss

Publisher: Open Road Media

ISBN: 9781497697560

Category: Fiction

Page: 556

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In a hidden desert sanctuary, the sorcerer-priest of a reborn faith uncovers dark truths about his world and its masters in the first book of Victoria Strauss’s fantasy masterwork, the Way of Ârata A realm long held in the iron grasp of godless tyrants, Arsace is finally free to worship its beloved, once-outlawed deity, Ârata. But decades of cruelty and oppression have left their mark—evidenced not only by the desecrated Âratist temples throughout the holy city of Baushpar but by the widespread mistrust and suspicion that has lately fallen on the Shapers, the powerful mages whose magic is beholden to no religious or government institution. Both a Shaper and a deeply devout priest, Gyalo Amdo Samchen has embarked on a great mission into the sacred Burning Land to rescue the renegades who, years before, fled into the desert to escape the city’s madness—among them the Dreamer Axane, who dares not reveal her forbidden visions of a world beyond. But shocking truths await Gyalo in the hidden sanctuary of Refuge—and what he learns there of his quest, his land, its leaders, and its faith will cause him to question everything he fervently believes while providing the terrible spark that could ignite the war to end all wars. In a magnificent feat of world building, Victoria Strauss has created a unique, vividly imagined land, society, and religious culture while spinning a riveting tale of duty, revelation, destiny, and magic that places her in the top ranks of contemporary fantasists.

You must have good leather in the land of the Wilsh.” The peddler shook his
head. “I threw away the ones I wore. They were well-nigh scorched through.” “
And your horse? Did you have spare hoofs for him?” “No, sire. But I made him
boots of ...

Author: John Christopher

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

ISBN: 9781481419963

Category: Juvenile Fiction

Page: 272

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Luke encounters rage, treachery, and revenge in the second book in the post-apocalyptic Sword of the Spirits trilogy from the author of The Tripods series. As the Prince in Waiting, Luke has been protected by the High Seers since his father’s murder and his half-brother’s ascension to the throne of Winchester. But after hiding for months in the underground Sanctuary, Luke discovers a shocking secret: in a world where mechanical devices have been forbidden, the Seers themselves are secret technologists. Now restless, Luke seizes the chance to explore the world around him. His quest leads him to unimaginable dangers and unexpected delights...but the most dangerous part of his journey awaits him at home.

THE BURNING LAND.

Author: John Hunter

Publisher: Sagebrush Large Print

ISBN: 178541867X

Category: Land tenure

Page: 246

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THE BURNING LAND. THAT WAS WHAT THE INDIANS HAD CALLED IT. THEY HAD SAID THE SPIRIT OF EVIL LIVED IN THE WEATHERED, BLISTERING BREAKS OF THE SHATTERED OLD VOLCANIC SPILL. BENTLEY KNEW WHAT HERBERT MEANT TO DO. HE HAD BROUGHT THEM OUT HERE TO SET THEM AFOOT, LEAVE THEM TO DIE... Cal Bentley has won his fight to provide water for a land that desperately needs it. Now all he has to do is convince the local ranchers the government means business. Even the sheriff has quit rather than try to tell Boss Herbert to get off the 500,000 acres of government land he's using. So naturally Cal gets himself elected lawman. Which ends up with him and his partner beaten and left in the desert, with no way to get back. No way at all. And no water...

A collection of poems by Shady Shakra

Author: Shady Shakra

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN: 1545430233

Category:

Page: 156

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A collection of poems by Shady Shakra

But, though Gereint tried to gather the remnants of his strength to meet the
challenge he half expected, the griffin did not intrude into the country of earth. On
this side, the mountain was glazed with ice. Mist condensed in the cold that
radiated ...

Author: Rachel Neumeier

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780748119684

Category: Fiction

Page: 368

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Gereint of Casmantium knows little about the recent war in which his king tried to use griffins and fire to wrest territory from the neighbouring country of Feierabiand . . . but he does know that his kingdom's unexpected defeat offers him a chance to escape from his own servitude. But now that the griffins find themselves in a position of strength, they are not inclined to forgive, and the entire kingdom finds itself in deadly peril. Willing or not, Gereint will find himself caught up in a desperate struggle between the griffins and the last remaining Casmantian mage. And even the strongest gifts of magecraft may not suffice when the fiery wind of the griffins begins to bury Casmantium beneath the burning sands . . .

Isar—A non-Âratist kingdom of Galea Faal—A remote Âratist monastery in Isar, in
which Gyalo was imprisoned for a time Yahaz—A non-Âratist kingdom of Galea
The Burning Land—An enormous, unexplored desert occupying the whole of ...

Author: Victoria Strauss

Publisher: Open Road Media

ISBN: 9781497697577

Category: Fiction

Page: 462

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In the remarkable sequel to The Burning Land, a man of peace is forced to confront his unwanted destiny in a fantasy realm torn apart by magic, religious intolerance, and holy war For years they were oppressed, outlawed, and hunted. But the Brethren have finally prevailed, and now the kingdom of Arsace is theirs once more. Unbending in their single-minded devotion to the slumbering god Ârata, the Brethren will not allow their religious authority to be questioned. Therefore, all of the remaining heretical renegade mages known as Shapers must be eliminated, their magic rendered impotent, and Refuge, their hidden desert sanctuary, destroyed. Of all the Shapers who survived an earlier attack on Refuge, the one known as Râvar possesses the greatest power, and he has declared himself the Next Messenger who will usher in a new, illuminated age. But the false prophet’s decision to take Axane the Dreamer as his captive could have unforeseen, world-shattering consequences, for it has drawn the seer’s devoted husband, Gyalo Amdo Samchen, away from his chosen path of peace. To rescue his endangered beloved, the former priest will have to confront his greatest fear, for in the terrible flames of holy war the true Next Messenger will be revealed. The Awakened City is the powerful sequel to Victoria Strauss’s acclaimed fantasy masterwork The Burning Land. A story of faith, fate, love, and magic that unfolds in a richly imagined world plagued by violence, intolerance, and religious persecution, this is a stunning and intelligent work of literary artistry from a uniquely talented fantasist.

belonged immediately to the Commonwealth . It could CHAP . be converted into
private property only by purchase or by assignation ; and assignation always
proceeded on regular principles , and awarded equal portions of land to every
man .

Author: Thomas Arnold

Publisher:

ISBN: STANFORD:36105010456247

Category: Rome

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Author: Samuel Eadon

Publisher:

ISBN: OCLC:69068457

Category:

Page: 19

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Thou preparest their corn for them ; Thou providest for the earth . ” But land differs
from land , and the benediction turns to a curse when the briars and thorns spring
up , though it turns to a blessing where the good corn may yet be reaped .

Author: William Boyd Carpenter

Publisher:

ISBN: UVA:X030801783

Category: Sermons, English

Page: 183

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He rode through a land that looked like Hell with the fires out, a land of great
clinkers, burned out, destroyed ... a Land of great serrated rocky spines, of tall
spires and broken battlements, a land of deep canyons and washes where rain ...

Author: Louis L'Amour

Publisher: Bantam

ISBN: 9780553898965

Category: Fiction

Page: 176

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Wounded, dehydrated, and escaping a violent feud with the men of Bob Sutton’s ranch, Trace Jordan is near collapse when he descends from the heat of the desert into a cool, secluded canyon. He wakes to find a beautiful woman gently nursing him back to health. Strong and proud, Maria Cristina has also suffered at the hands of Sutton and his men. The experience has left her hostile and defiant. Trace, intrigued by Maria’s grit and determination, can’t help trying to peel back her layers—but his attraction makes her a target. Sutton’s men are watching and waiting for Trace to show himself. If he escapes, Maria will have to face them alone. But if he convinces her to go with him, Trace and Maria will have to survive a heat-blasted, waterless desert. And if that doesn’t kill them, the Apaches will.

'I'm fed up with sitting in the other room stringing paper clips together while you
two actually get to work things out, Land admitted. “If you really want to do
something, then I think I have a job for you. Hang on. Bryant scrawled something
on the ...

Author: Christopher Fowler

Publisher: Random House

ISBN: 9781448170210

Category: Fiction

Page: 416

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London is under siege. A banking scandal has filled the city with violent protests, and as the anger in the streets detonates, a young homeless man burns to death after being caught in the crossfire between rioters and the police. But all is not as it seems; an opportunistic killer is using the chaos to exact revenge, but his intended victims are so mysteriously chosen that the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in to find a way of stopping him. Using their network of eccentric contacts, elderly detectives Arthur Bryant and John May hunt down a murderer who adopts incendiary methods of execution. But they soon find their investigation taking an apocalyptic turn as the case comes to involve the history of mob rule, corruption, rebellion, punishment and the legend of Guy Fawkes. At the same time, several members of the PCU team reach dramatic turning points in their lives - but the most personal tragedy is yet to come, for as the race to bring down a cunning killer reaches its climax, Arthur Bryant faces his own devastating day of reckoning. ‘I always said we’d go out with a hell of a bang,’ warns Bryant.

Manures : sea - weed and burning land ; efforts made to prevent burning , failed ,
8–10 . An agricultural society recently established , 11 : facilities afforded to
tenants for procuring seeds from , 12. A superintending agriculturist employed by
Sir ...

Author: Great Britain. Commissioners of inquiry into the law and practice in respect to the occupation of land in Ireland

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39015012108026

Category:

Page: 55

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Produce on the coast , destroyed in bad seasons , 9 . Manures : burning of land
prohibited , and penalties for enforced , 58 . Clendining , Agt . & c . 468 . -
Manures : sea - weed and burning land ; efforts made to prevent burning , failed ,
8 – 10 .

Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords

Publisher:

ISBN: OXFORD:555097603

Category:

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Henry Colman. XCI . - BURNING LAND . The burning of the soil is a process
somewhat different from that of paring and burning , and , properly speaking , for
different objects , though the latter process tends in some degree to the same end
.

Author: Henry Colman

Publisher:

ISBN: OSU:32435030916969

Category: Agriculture

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Thousands of frenzied settlers, both black and white, people from every quarter of
American life, rushed in on foot, by horseback, by wagon and railroad car, to
stake a forty-acre claim to free land, needing only to register their claims in a
crude ...

Author: Tim Madigan

Publisher: Macmillan

ISBN: 9781466848849

Category: History

Page: 304

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“A powerful book, a harrowing case study made all the more so by Madigan's skillful, clear-eyed telling of it.” —Adam Nossiter, The New York Times Book Review On the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing black from white in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and obliterated a black community then celebrated as one of America's most prosperous. 34 square blocks of Tulsa's Greenwood community, known then as the Negro Wall Street of America, were reduced to smoldering rubble. And now, 80 years later, the death toll of what is known as the Tulsa Race Riot is more difficult to pinpoint. Conservative estimates put the number of dead at about 100 (75% of the victims are believed to have been black), but the actual number of casualties could be triple that. The Tulsa Race Riot Commission, formed two years ago to determine exactly what happened, has recommended that restitution to the historic Greenwood Community would be good public policy and do much to repair the emotional as well as physical scars of this most terrible incident in our shared past. With chilling details, humanity, and the narrative thrust of compelling fiction, The Burning will recreate the town of Greenwood at the height of its prosperity, explore the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between its black residents and neighboring Tulsa's white population, narrate events leading up to and including Greenwood's annihilation, and document the subsequent silence that surrounded the tragedy.

X. An Ad for the more effe & ually carrying into Execution the Laws heretofore
made to prevent the pernicious Practice of burning Land . ( ec 3 . 17 G. 1. 10 . W
the reign of his late Majelty King George the Second to prevent the pernicious ...

Author: Ireland

Publisher:

ISBN: PRNC:32101073364984

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