Best Selling Books by Stephen R. Lawhead

A completely re-imagined epic of the man known as Robin Hood--available in one volume for the first time. For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life as it boldly relocates the setting to the Welsh countryside and its dark forests. Hunted like an animal by Norman invaders, Bran ap Brychan, heir to the throne of Elfael, has abandoned his father''s kingdom and fled to the greenwood. There, in the primeval forest of the Welsh borders, danger surrounds him--for this woodland is a living, breathing entity with mysterious powers and secrets. Bran must find a way to make it his own if he is to survive and become King Raven. From deep in the forest, Bran, Will Scarlet, and Friar Tuck form a daring plan for deliverance, knowing that failure means death for them all--and the dreams of the oppressed people of Wales. This acclaimed trilogy (Hood, Scarlet, Tuck) conjures up an ancient past and holds a mirror to contemporary realities. Prepare yourself for an epic tale that dares to shatter everything you thought you knew about Robin Hood.

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No one but Treet and a handful of rebels believe that Dome will carry out its threat to annihilate Fierra. When even his companions from Earth desert him, Treet becomes a solitary figure in a deadly civil war.

In the sweeping style of George R. R. Martin and J. R. Tolkien, Lawhead has created a diverse universe and rich cast of characters. Multiple story lines weave to form a satisfying ending to this mythological speculative series.'' Library Journal Kit stared at his fellow questors. "Is this it?" It started with small, seemingly insignificant wrinkles in time: A busy bridge suddenly disappears, spilling cars into the sea. A beast from another realm roams modern streets. Napoleon''s army appears in 1930s Damascus ready for battle. But that''s only the beginning as entire realities collide and collapse. The questors are spread throughout the universe. Mina is stuck on a plain of solid ice, her only companion an angry cave lion named Baby. Tony and Gianni are monitoring the cataclysmic reversal of the cosmic expansion-but coming up short on answers. And Burleigh is languishing in a dreary underground dungeon-his only hope of survival the very man he tried to kill. Kit and Cass are back in the Stone Age trying to reach the Spirit Well. But an enormous yew tree has grown over the portal, effectively cutting off any chance of return. Unless someone can find a solution-and fast-all Creation will be destroyed in the universal apocalypse known as The End of Everything. In the final volume of the fantastic Bright Empires series, Stephen R. Lawhead brings the multi-stranded tale to a stunning and immensely satisfying conclusion.

“LAWHEAD KNOWS HOW TO SPIN A TALE.” —Booklist A story rich in history and imagination, here is the final volume in Stephen R. Lawhead’s magnificent saga of a Scottish noble family and its divine quest during the age of the Great Crusades. A thousand years after its disappearance, the Mystic Rose—the fabled Chalice of the Last Supper—has been found, and the warrior monks of the Knights Templar, led by the ruthless and corrupt Renaud de Bracineaux, will stop at nothing to possess it. One brave, dauntless, noblewoman stands in their way . . . Born among the hills of Scotland, and raised on the Crusader tales of her grandfather, Murdo, and her father, Duncan, young Cait is determined to claim the Holy Cup for her own. Guided by a handful of clues gleaned from a stolen letter, Cait and a small band of knights follow a treacherous trail that leads from the shadowed halls of Saint Sophia into the heart of Moorish Spain and a world long unseen by Christian eyes. A journey whose end means victory . . . or death. “THOSE LUSTING FOR THE TRUE PATH WILL EAT IT UP.” —Kirkus Reviews

Celtic myth collides with modern life in a timeless story concluding Stephen Lawhead''s bestselling Song of Albion trilogy.

In book one of the Celtic Crusades series, a Scottish boy travels to Jerusalem to try to regain his family''s stolen lands, and ends up saving the relic Iron Lance that pierced Christ''s side.

When an aurochs, a huge prehistoric ox long thought to be extinct, falls dead in a farmer''s field in Scotland, Simon and Lewis, two graduate students, decide to investigate

"What they saw, streaking through the atmosphere, was a turquoise world--blue-green with vegetation, water, and cloud-laced sky: a world never seen before. Here was a virginal world, rich and ripe, free and unspoiled. A perfect world--or so it seemed in those first dizzying moments of discovery. . ." How could they know what lay ahead? Vagabond, bon vivant, debt-dodger, and writer of history books nobody buys, Orion Treet is astounded to be invited to accompany a top-secret mission. Sprawling mega-corporation Cynetics offers him 8 million dollars and the chance of a lifetime: observe and document an extra-terrestrial colony on a newly discovered planet: Empyrion. In hardback for the first time, this Enhanced Edition also includes: A six page author interview on the writing and themes of the book. Material from the author''s archives: the original, deleted epigram and prologue. The author''s hand-drawn reference map. A newly approved text and redesigned interior. Stephen R. Lawhead is a multi-award winning author of mythic history and imaginative bestsellers. In over thirty years of professional writing he has established an international reputation and is known for such works as the King Raven trilogy, a re-telling of the Robin Hood legend, and the Pendragon Cycle, an historic retelling of the King Arthur legend. Other notable works include the fantasy series The SONG of ALBION, and the DRAGON KING trilogies-- as well as the historical works Byzantium, Patrick, Avalon, and the works of science-fiction Dream Thief and EMPYRION, as well as the five-book series BRIGHT EMPIRES. Lawhead makes his home in Oxford, England, with his wife.

The quest for answers-and ultimate survival-hinges on finding the cosmic link between the Skin Map, the Shadow Lamp, and the Spirit Well. The search for the map of blue symbols began in a rainy alley in London but has since expanded through space and time and includes more seekers. Kit, Mina, Gianni, Cass, Haven, and Giles have gathered in Minaâu0080u0099s 16th-century coffee house and are united in their determination to find a path back to the Spirit Well. Yet, with their shadow lamps destroyed and key pieces of the map still missing, the journey will be far more difficult than they imagine. And when one of their own disappears with Sir Henry''s cryptic Green Book, they no longer know who to trust. At the same time, the Zetetic Society has uncovered a terrifying secret which, if proven, will rock the very foundations of Creation. The quest for answers is no longer limited to recovering an unknown treasure. The fate of the universe depends on unraveling the riddle of the Skin Map.

Stephen R. Lawhead, the critically-acclaimed author of the Pendragon Cycle, concludes his Eirlandia Celtic fantasy series with In the Kingdom of All Tomorrows. Conor mac Ardan is now clan chief of the Darini. Tara’s Hill has become a haven and refuge for all those who were made homeless by the barbarian Scálda. A large fleet of the Scálda’s Black Ships has now arrived and Conor joins Eirlandia’s lords to defeat the monsters. He finds treachery in their midst...and a betrayal that is blood deep. And so begins a final battle to win the soul of a nation. The Eirlandia Series: #1) In the Region of the Summer Stars #2) In the Land of the Everliving #3) In the Kingdom of All Tomorrows

In the second volume of this trilogy, Duncan reunites with an uncle who appears from the East with tales of a holy relic called the Black Rood, the blood-stained remnant of the True Cross that is endangered by ruthless crusader barons. When tragedy strikes Duncan''s life, he sets off to Jerusalem on his own pilgrimage.

Describes the characteristics of angels as well as their purposes and significance in the contemporary world.

It has been foretold: In the hour of Britain’s greatest need, King Arthur will return to rescue his people. In Portugal, the reprobate King Edward the Ninth has died by his own hand. In England, the British monarchy teeters on the edge of total destruction. And in the Scottish Highlands, a mystical emissary named Mr. Embries—better known as “Merlin”—informs a young captain that he is next in line to the throne. For James Arthur Stuart is not the commoner he has always believed himself to be—he is Arthur, the legendary King of Summer, reborn. But the road to England’s salvation is dangerous, with powerful enemies waiting in ambush. For Arthur is not the only one who has returned from the mists of legend. And Merlin’s magic is not the only sorcery that has survived the centuries. AVALON “A rousing postscript to Lawhead’s bardic Pendragon Cycle . . . Playing off snappy contemporary derring-do against the powerful shining glimpses of the historical Arthur he created, Lawhead pulls off a genuinely moving parable of good and evil.”—Publishers Weekly

Merlín, igual que su padre el bardo Taliesin, tiene que llevar a cabo una gran misión. Mientras Taliesin imaginó en una canción el Reino de Verano, Merlín ha de hacerlo realidad. Detrás de ese propósito se esconde el glorioso objetivo de su vida: preparar la llegada de Pendragon, el gran monarca de Inglaterra y Señor del Reino de Verano y León de Logres. Merlín crece en sabiduría y honor, deja su huella en los corazones que lo conocen y cambia el curso de la Historia.

« Arthur, revenu sur les lieux de sa guérison miraculeuse, a été réveillé au milieu de la nuit par la vision d’un temple où la Coupe du Christ brillait d’un éclat comparable à celui du soleil. Le Pendragon est convaincu que cette vision était un signe du Roi des Cieux lui demandant d’édifier une demeure pour le Graal. La construction du Temple du Graal marquera le début d’une saison de paix et d’abondance qui durera mille générations. » Mais c’était compter sans les sinistres manigances de Morgian : au moment le plus imprévisible, le Graal disparaît et tout laisse penser que le voleur n’est autre que Llenlleawg, le champion du roi, qui, de plus, a enlevé la reine Gwenhwyvar. Pour les retrouver, Arthur et ses fidèles Cymbrogi se lancent sur la piste des fugitifs à travers brouillards maléfiques et forêts ensorcelées. Le Cycle de Pendragon comprend : 1. Taliesin 2. Merlin 3. Arthur 4. Pendragon 5. Le Graal

«Le monde a-t-il jamais connu semblable époque ? Jamais ! Et c''est ce qui en fait la gloire et la terreur. Si les hommes savaient ce qui les guette, jusqu''au plus humble d''entre eux... ils défailleraient, ils se couvriraient la tête et mordraient leur manteau pour s''empêcher de crier. C''est leur bénédiction et leur malédiction de ne pas savoir. Mais moi je sais. J''ai toujours su...» Voici l''histoire de Merlin l''Immortel, roi, guerrier, druide, barde et prophète... dont la vie se confond avec l''histoire de l''Ile des Forts. Voici le récit de son enlèvement par le Petit Peuple des Collines, de ses longues années de solitude dans la forêt et de ses combats contre les barbares sanguinaires dont les invasions vont précipiter la chute de l''Empire romain d''Occident. Voici la vie de Merlin telle que nul autre que lui ne pouvait la raconter. Le Cycle de Pendragon comprend : 1. Taliesin 2. Merlin 3. Arthur 4. Pendragon 5. Le Graal

« Je ne pleurerai plus les disparus, endormis dans leur tombe marine. Leurs voix s’élèvent : «Conte notre histoire, disent-elles. Elle mérite de rester dans les mémoires.» Je prends donc la plume... » Ainsi commence la tragédie de l’Atlantide engloutie, à jamais disparue dans de terribles convulsions. Fuyant le cataclysme, trois navires désemparés emportent le roi Avallach et sa fille vers Ynys Prydein, une île noyée dans les brumes. Dans ce nouveau monde, où les guerriers celtes luttent pour leur survie dans les derniers soubresauts d’un Empire romain agonisant, ils essaient tant bien que mal de refaire leur vie. De la rencontre de ces deux civilisations, et de l’union de la jeune princesse atlante avec le barde Taliesin, naîtra celui que chacun connaît désormais sous le nom de Merlin... Le Cycle de Pendragon comprend : 1. Taliesin 2. Merlin 3. Arthur 4. Pendragon 5. Le Graal

La maldad ha penetrado en la corte bajo la apariencia de una hermosa doncella. Sin que lo sepa Arturo ni sus leales guerreros ni su adorada Gwenhwyvar..., y sin que ni siquiera el bardo Merlín lo haya percibido, unos poderes malignos, desprovistos de alma y muy astutos, han seducido al más fiel de los paladines del monarca. Y en un inconcebible momento de descuido, desaparece el Grial, perdiéndose en el desconocido mundo de las tinieblas.

XIe siècle, Angleterre. Depuis l’arrivée des envahisseurs normands, les Celtes ont été repoussés dans les montagnes du pays de Galles. Will Écarlate a tout perdu. Archer accompli, il devient un membre éminent de la garde rapprochée du rebelle le plus célèbre : le Roi Corbeau. Mais au cours d’une tentative pour kidnapper le shérif Richard de Granville, Will est capturé et condamné à être pendu pour un crime qu’il n’a pas commis. À moins qu’il ne livre le Roi Corbeau et sa bande de hors-la-loi... Depuis des siècles, l’histoire de Robin des Bois et de sa bande de voleurs a captivé l’imagination de millions de personnes. Traduit dans vingt langues, Stephen R. Lawhead a vendu plus de trois millions de romans à travers le monde, dont le célèbre Cycle de Pendragon.

From Arthurian legend to ancient Byzantium, from richly imagined worlds to breathtakingly re-created historical epochs, the novels of Stephen R. Lawhead weave a splendid tapestry of mysticism, heroism, adventure, revelation, and faith. Now the acclaimed author brings to magnificent life one of the most revered and remarkable figures of Celtic legend. He enters the world as Succat Morgannwg, born of a noble Welsh family in the golden age of Britain. But at age sixteen he is violently torn from his family and home by Irish raiders and sold as a slave to a brutal king. So begin seven years of toil, abuse, and servitude -- and an education that will ultimately turn his path toward the extraordinary. Rescued by the king''s druids from almost certain death, young Succat soon learns the arts of healing and song, and the mystical ways of a secretive order whose teachings tantalize and tempt, hinting at a wisdom and faith deeper than he can imagine. Yet he will not rest until he sheds the yoke of slavery and returns to his homeland across the sea. When the miracle of opportunity appears, he leaps -- pursuing his dream of freedom through horrific war and shattering tragedy, through great love and greater loss -- from a decimated Wales to the bloody battlefields of Gaul to the fading majesty of Rome. In the twilight of a once supreme empire, he is transformed yet again by a divine hand and a passionate vision of "Truth against the world." And from a friend and mentor, he receives the name that will become legend: Patricius. A magnificent epic that sweeps across decades and continents, Stephen R. Lawhead''s Patrick is an exhilarating adventure based on exhaustive research and newly emergent historical discovery -- a masterful and unforgettable portrait of a slave, soldier, lover, hero, and saint . . . a man whose life mirrored the cataclysmic world into which he was born, and whose memory will outlast the ages.

« Arthur n’est pas digne d’être roi. Pion de Merlin, il est de basse naissance. Les gens disent tout ceci, et bien pire encore, au sujet d’Arthur. Laissez-les faire. Quand tout est dit, quand tous les arguments sont épuisés, ce simple fait demeure : nous suivrions Arthur jusqu’aux portes de l’Enfer, et même au-delà, s’il le demandait. Montrez-moi un autre homme qui puisse se prévaloir d’une telle loyauté ! Nous sommes pour lui le ciel et la terre. Et Arthur est pour nous tout cela... et bien davantage. Méditez cela. Alors seulement, peut-être, commencerez-vous à comprendre l’histoire que je vais vous narrer... » La grande saga celtique d’un auteur mondialement reconnu, traduit en 21 langues et récompensé par de nombreux prix.

The legends of King Arthur come alive with a Christian world-view in these masterfully told adventures. These new editions contain new maps and other new material.

Arthur is king, but darkest evil has descended upon Britain''s shores in many guises. Fragile alliances fray and tear, threatening all the noble liege has won with his wisdom and his blood. In this black time of plague and pestilence, Arthur''s most trusted counselor Myrddin -- the warrior, bard, and kingmaker whom legend will name Merlin -- is himself to be tested on a mystical journey through his own extraordinary past. So Arthur must stand alone against a great and terrible adversary. For only thus can he truly win immortality and the name he will treasure above all others: Pendragon.

Leaving his monastic life, Aidan the scribe heads with a band of monks for the fabled city of Byzantium, there to present a priceless book to the Emperor of all Christendom. Thus begins an incredible journey. In its course, Aidan will see more of the world than most men of his times, becoming an ambassador to kings and an intimate of Byzantium''s Golden Court. Finally, this valiant monk must face the greatest trial that can confront any man in any age: mastering his own destiny.