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This spirited account of the exploits of a crew of Saxon archers during the Hundred Years War features cameo appearances by historical figures such as Edward III and the Black Prince. Flavorful and realistic in its depictions of medieval life, the novel combines the excitement of a rugged adventure with the romance of chivalry.

"Dark spruce forest frowned on either side the frozen waterway. The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean towards each other, black and ominous, in the fading light. A vast silence reigned over the land. The land itself was a desolation, lifeless, without movement, so lone and cold that the spirit of it was not even that of sadness. There was a hint in it of laughter, but of a laughter more terrible than any sadness-a laughter that was mirthless as the smile of the sphinx, a laughter cold as the frost and partaking of the grimness of infallibility. It was the masterful and incommunicable wisdom of eternity laughing at the futility of life and the effort of life. It was the Wild, the savage, frozen-hearted Northland Wild…"

«Для молодого человека существуют тысячи способов, как заработать стартовый капитал. Самые популярные методы известны с давних времен. Если отбросить банальное получение кредита под бизнес-план, список выглядит следующим образом: изобрести что-то стоящее и озолотиться – самый утопический. Держит первое место во всех учебниках по предпринимательству, но, так же как и коммунизм, практически не выходит за рамки теории…» Аналитики ФСБ вычисляют, что разные юридические лица, принадлежащие одному владельцу, скупили протяженный участок земель в Подмосковье. Для предупреждения крупнейшей со времен МММ аферы в головную структуру преступного синдиката внедряется лучший оперативник – майор Заречная.

After the performance of a military experiment in the Central Atlantic the squadron led by American supercruiser went home. But the disappearance of the vessel detained in place made them return. Something strange and frightful is going on in this region. People vanish, F-16 is brought down, health resort island is completely ruined.