Résultats pour "Luther" dans Fiction historique

Dead things have been found in the fields of Enfaire, a God-fearing town north of Reams. Not just dead things, but twisted forms…unholy shapes. And there are rumors of a blasphemous union and of fell creatures that haunt the night. Yet even as plague and witch pyres blacken the sky, the town remains untouched by the malady that has already claimed thousands and will claim thousands more. It is here, in Enfaire, that an old Franciscan friar and his ward take shelter from a storm. It is here, in a little town on the edge of civilization, that they will have their faith truly tested.

Mit Luthers Thesen verändert sich die Welt. Im Land gärt es – der Reichstag in Worms 1521 soll Klarheit bringen. Inmitten dieser turbulenten Zeit begegnen sich in Worms zwei junge Frauen: Mara, eine Christin von ungeklärter Herkunft, welche Speyer verlassen hat, nachdem sie zur heimlichen Mitwisserin eines geplanten Mordanschlages auf Luther wird und Nahel, eine Jüdin, die nach einem Pogrom gegen die Juden in Regensburg fliehen musste und nun ihre jüdische Identität aus Angst vor neuer Verfolgung leugnet.

Imagine that an entire village of Black slaves is magically transformed into White people in order to free them from slavery. Seventeen-year-old Elijah is a tormented slave that is determined to be free or to die trying. His love for slave girl Seppi motivates him to plot their escape, but their ancestors have other plans to free the entire village, though they must make sacrifices. The harsh reality of slavery and the triumph of victory have a hefty cost. Life and blood are on the line. Not only will Elijah battle the slave masters, but also other dark forces await him.

Moved by the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., Lorenzo "Guts" Tolliver decides to abandon his career as a professional leg breaker and pursue a life of quiet moments and generous helpings of banana pudding in the company of his new, sensuous lover.

Cho-Cho San (Butterfly), a young Japanese girl, marries Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, a young US Navy lieutenant and is denounced by her family for forsaking their ancestral religion. When he leaves her to return to his world, Butterfly confidently and patiently awaits his homecoming. Three years later, Pinkerton’s ship finally anchors in the harbor again, but Butterfly does not get the happy ending she was hoping for.