Lone Cone Library

The story of George Mallory who once told a reporter that he wanted to climb Mt. Everest "because it's there". On his third attempt in 1924, he was last seen 600 feet from the summit. His body was found on the mountain in 1999, and it still remains a mystery if he ever reached the top.

As the ninth century wanes, Alfred the Great lays dying; his dream of a unified England in danger and his kingdom on the brink of chaos. While his son, Edward, has been named his successor, there are other Saxon claimants to the throne-as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north. Uhtred, the Saxon-born, Viking-raised warrior, whose life seems to shadow the making of England itself, is torn between his vows to Alfred and his desire to reclaim...

Tells of the relationships between three generations of various Cazalet households in England beginning in 1937.

In ninth-century England, Uhtred of Bebbanburg is ordered by King Alfred to secure the borders of London and resist the attacks of the Norse Viking brothers Sigefrid and Erik Thurgilson, but his uncertain loyalties toward the crown, and his daughter's recent marriage, make it difficult for him to carry out the command.

A young centurion ventures among the hostile tribes beyond the Roman Wall to recover the eagle standard of the Ninth, a legion which mysteriously disappeared under his father's command.

Everyone's awed by Inspector Witherspoon's Scotland Yard successes, but they don't know about his secret weapon. Her name is Mrs. Jeffries, and she keeps house for the Inspector - and keeps him on his toes. No matter how messy the murder or how dirty the deed, her polished detection skills are up to the task. Because as she knows all too well, a crimesolver's work is never done.

Presents the unfinished manuscript of Forester's historical adventure in which Hornblower, on the verge of securing his first post as captain, finds himself fighting alongside a man whom he has unintentionally helped to court-martial; and includes the author's notes regarding the novel's conclusion, as well as two additional Hornblower stories.

In 1772, sixteen-year-old British midshipman Richard Bolitho undergoes a severe initiation into the game of seamanship, intercepts and destroys a band of vicious pirates, and becomes involved with smugglers.

"My name is Uhtred. I am the son of Uhtred, who was the son of Uhtred and his father was also called Uhtred ... The Last Kingdom is one of the most successful historical fiction series of our time. The novels tell the epic story of the birth of England and introduces one of the greatest ever fictional heroes: the iconic Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the Saxon-born, Norse-raised warrior and rebel. In this lively compendium, Bernard Cornwell revisits Uhtred's...

A collection of short stories featuring Sister Fidelma, a nun of the Celtic Church and advocate of Ireland's ancient Brehon law courts, offers background details of her life in seventh-century Ireland.