The Boy Who Wanted Wings
James Conroyd Martin
AN IPPI GOLD MEDAL WINNER
Expert archer Aleksy has his heart set on joining the elite hussars at the Battle of Vienna.
Countess Krystyna turns his heart in a different direction.
As an outsider, Aleksy knows that both dreams are forbidden. And yet, one day he finds that he must choose between the two.
-~Romeo and Juliet with a Twist
~~"A pitch-perfect follow-up to his Poland Trilogy"~Historical Novels Review
It is September 11, 1683, and the Ottoman Turks stand at Vienna poised to bring down the weakening citadel and impose jihad. Their sights are set on all of Europe.
Aleksy, a Tatar raised by a Polish peasant family, holds in his heart the wish to become a Polish winged hussar, a Christian lancer who carries into battle a device attached to his back that holds dozens of eagle feathers. As a Tatar and as a peasant, this is an unlikely quest. When he meets Krystyna, the daughter of the noble who owns the land that his parents work, he falls hopelessly in love. But even though she returns his love, race and class differences make this quest as impossible as that of becoming a hussar. Under the most harrowing and unlikely circumstances, one day Aleksy must choose between his dreams.
An IPPY GOLD MEDAL 2017 winner from the Independent Publisher Book Awards
Historical Novels Review
"This classic different-worlds love affair provides the human grounding for a larger story replete with well-researched period details about the struggle of 17th-century Europe against the forces of Islam, and Martin is a skilled enough storyteller to keep the whole narrative moving forward briskly to a very satisfying conclusion. The author has written a pitch-perfect follow-up to his Poland Trilogy."
Author - James Conroyd Martin.
Narrator - James Gillies.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2016 James Conroyd Martin ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
AN IPPI GOLD MEDAL WINNER Expert archer Aleksy has his heart set on joining the elite hussars at the Battle of Vienna. Countess Krystyna turns his heart in a different direction. As an outsider, Aleksy knows that both dreams are forbidden. And yet, one day he finds that he must choose between the two. -~Romeo and Juliet with a Twist ~~"A pitch-perfect follow-up to his Poland Trilogy"~Historical Novels Review It is September 11, 1683, and the Ottoman Turks stand at Vienna poised to bring down the weakening citadel and impose jihad. Their sights are set on all of Europe. Aleksy, a Tatar raised by a Polish peasant family, holds in his heart the wish to become a Polish winged hussar, a Christian lancer who carries into battle a device attached to his back that holds dozens of eagle feathers. As a Tatar and as a peasant, this is an unlikely quest. When he meets Krystyna, the daughter of the noble who owns the land that his parents work, he falls hopelessly in love. But even though she returns his love, race and class differences make this quest as impossible as that of becoming a hussar. Under the most harrowing and unlikely circumstances, one day Aleksy must choose between his dreams. An IPPY GOLD MEDAL 2017 winner from the Independent Publisher Book Awards Historical Novels Review "This classic different-worlds love affair provides the human grounding for a larger story replete with well-researched period details about the struggle of 17th-century Europe against the forces of Islam, and Martin is a skilled enough storyteller to keep the whole narrative moving forward briskly to a very satisfying conclusion. The author has written a pitch-perfect follow-up to his Poland Trilogy." Author - James Conroyd Martin. Narrator - James Gillies. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2016 James Conroyd Martin ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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Chapter 8
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 24
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Chapter 25
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Chapter 26
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Chapter 27
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Chapter 28
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Chapter 29
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Chapter 30
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Chapter 31
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Chapter 32
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Chapter 33
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Chapter 34
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Chapter 35
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Chapter 36
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Chapter 37
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Chapter 38
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Chapter 39
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Chapter 40
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