James Conroyd Martin

The Poland Trilogy

1 - Push Not The River (Oct-2003)
2 - Against a Crimson Sky (Apr-2007)
3 - The Warsaw Conspiracy (Dec-2012)

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  Push Not The River
  

  • Oct-2003
  • / General Fiction
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  The Poland Trilogy - 1
  

  A panoramic and epic novel in the grand romantic style, Push Not the River is the rich story of Poland in the late 1700s--a time of heartache and turmoil as the country's once peaceful people are being torn apart by neighboring countries and divided ...

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  Against a Crimson Sky
  

  • Apr-2007
  • / Historical
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  The Poland Trilogy - 2
  

  A magnificent epic, Against a Crimson Sky is an unforgettable tale of love, valor, and the enduring strength of the human spirit, set against the backdrop of war-torn Poland at the cusp of the nineteenth century.The year is 1794, and the beautiful an...

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  The Warsaw Conspiracy
  

  • Dec-2012
  • / General Fiction
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  The Poland Trilogy - 3
  

  Engaging and opulent, THE WARSAW CONSPIRACY unfolds as a family saga set against the November Rising (1830-1831), partitioned Poland’s daring challenge to the Russian Empire. Brilliantly iIlustrating the psyche of a people determined to reclaim ind...

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  Hologram: A Haunting
  

  • Sep-2014
  • / General Fiction
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  "This is not an ordinary haunt story. There are nice bits of original thinking along the way, especially in the relevance of the title, and the denouement left me with mixed feelings, identifying as much with the haunts as with the protagonist. I saw...

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  The Boy Who Wanted Wings
  

  • Sep-2016
  • / Historical
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  Expert archer Aleksy has his heart set on joining the elite hussars at the Battle of Vienna.

  Countess Krystyna turns his heart in a different direction.

  As an outsider, Aleksy knows that both dreams are forbidden. And yet, one day...

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  Fortune's Child
  

  • Oct-2019
  • / General Fiction
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  KIRKUS REVIEWS: "A meticulously researched historical account presented in the form of a thrilling political drama."

  Theodora: actress, prostitute, mistress, feminist. And Byzantine Empress of the civilized world. Stephen: handsome Syrian b...

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  Too Soon the Night
  

  • Jul-2021
  • / Historical
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  Palace eunuch and secretary Stephen records Empress Theodora's life as she navigates wars, political and religious crises, a citywide rebellion, and the first world plague pandemic, all in a male-dominated world.In sixth century Constantinople, Theod...

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