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An edgy, biting tale of Orwellian tradition - set in the future with a story full of ingenuity and horrifying realism. Order and the cult of the efficient have reached a terrifying extreme, criminals are eliminated, euthanasia is law and suicide is regulated. The Brotherhood rules with the brute force of an iron fist; life is State-controlled.
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The Civil War in England is at an end. Yet for three years a defeated king continues to influence the country's religious and political life to profound effect. Was Charles a pawn to French diplomacy, a tyrant or martyr? The astonishing portrayals in 'The Severed Crown' entice the reader to make up their own mind.
In 14th century England, the brutal murder of Edward II comes to light. Joanna, his exiled daughter, commissions the writer to find out what happened. Revealed is a sordid history of duplicity, cruel intention and a medieval struggle for power. Using sixteen written accounts from survivors, Jane Lane brings this fascinating true story to life.
What happens to a man betrayed by his two daughters and a plan to invade England is fostered along with slander against a king's unborn child? Charting the intriguing story of William of Orange's succession to James II in 1688, Jane Lane presents a marvellous historical reconstruction full of the dramas of human tragedies, cowardice and deceit.
The first Jacobite, John Grahame of Claverhouse, is a man devoted to duty, but casts ambition aside to stand alone and lead the Highland clans to an astounding victory at Killiecrankie. From the quagmires of treachery and self-interest, this story is about one man's determined genius and bravery in the face of cruelty and destruction.