Historical Fiction Napoleon

Halfdan and his master, Winston the Illuminator, are guests in a monastery when they’re awakened in the middle of the night and asked to solve a crime. A monk praying in the church has been brutally murdered, and his severed hand offers the first clue of a motive. As they investigate who could have committed such a heinous atrocity - and why - Halfdan and Winston must negotiate bitter rivalries within the monastery’s hierarchy, a sensitive class structure, and the tension between the new laws King Cnut has sworn to uphold and the codes of honor that precede them.

Henry Fleming is a young man who feels the draw of the glory to be found on the battlefield. As the United States is torn by civil war, young Fleming joins the army and quickly finds himself caught up in the chaos of battle. As the canons roar and the muskets flame, Fleming suddenly find himself running, fleeing the battlefield!

The man known as Falconer was born the bastard son of a whore, served the royal court as a predator trainer, and warred against the infidel Saracens as a conscripted soldier in the Holy Land. But it wasn't until he found himself in the arms of a creature called Pythia that he found his destiny - as a vampire.

The year is 1018 and the war with England is finally over, but the unified kingdom ruled by Cnut of Denmark is far from peaceful. Halfdan has lost everything to the war but his sense of humor. Once a proud nobleman, now he wanders the country aimlessly powered only by his considerable charm and some petty theft. When he finds an unlikely ally in Winston, a bookish former monk, the two set out together for Oxford, the seat of the new king.

The crime-solving duo known as the King's Hounds - Halfdan and his master, Winston - are investigating a possible plot against King Cnut by onetime enemy-turned-ally Jarl Thorkell. Joined on the arduous journey by Winston's woman, Alfilda, and Atheling, his cranky mule, they venture to the markets in Thetford to gather information.

1081. William's bloody conquest is over and Britain is under Norman rule. But one bastion of resistance remains: Wales. A divided land where brother fights brother and kings battle for power. The English use this to further their own ends, and while one king is tempted by an offer he cannot resist, the others wage war over long-forgotten feuds.

Napoleon Hill was born in the 19th century, changed the world in the 20th century, and is now impacting how we live in the 21st century. Through Jim Stovall's latest novel in his Homecoming Historical Series entitled Top of the Hill, listeners young and old will experience the modern-day impact of Napoleon Hill's timeless lessons.

En el año 1925 María Bonaparte, descendiente directa de Napoleón y poseedora de una inmensa fortuna, pide la ayuda de Sigmund Freud para realizar una terapia sicoanalítica para curarse de lo que ella denominaba “anormalidad orgásmica”. Entre 1925 y el año 1939, año de la muerte de Freud se desarrolla entre los dos una relación de amistad, de cooperación, de solidaridad, que se materializó en la extraordinaria ayuda de María Bonaparte para obtener las visas de salida de Freud de Austria y su ingreso como refugiado en Inglaterra en 1938.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of Edward Bellamy’s An Echo of Antietam. Set during the American Civil War it tells the story of a young officer and his girl in the immediate hours before the Battle of Antietam, and the days that followed.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of H. Rider Haggard’s tale of Allan Quatermain, 'Long Odds'. Allan Quatermain, the famous African hunter, didn’t drink as a rule, but one night while having a particularly fine wine with his friends, he was led to tell the tale of a lion hunt that would leave Allan both poor and wounded.

FNH Audio presents an unabridged reading of a much overlooked classic by Conan Doyle. Down in the cells is Wolf Tone Maloney, the only surviving member of the Raiders gang. A murderer many times over, he is hated by everyone, but he thinks he's the good guy. When the institution's doctor starts listening to his story, a friendship starts to form.