Lawrence Schoonover: Bibliography, and a List of Books by Author Lawrence Schoonover

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Lawrence Schoonover (1906 - 1980) was an American novelist.

Born in Anamosa, Iowa, Schoonover attended the University of Wisconsin, then worked in advertising before becoming a novelist. Writing mostly historical fiction, his attention to detail and historical accuracy won him great praise by his contemporaries. Among his many well-known books are Queen's Cross, The Burnished Blade, Gentle Infidel, The Spider King, and The Prisoner of Tordesillas. These and other titles are being redesigned for release beginning in 2008 by "Fountain City Publishing".

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The Burnished Blade (1948). The flaming martyrdom of Joan of Arc opens this historical romance in France at the dawn of the Renaissance. Among the onlookers at that terrible spectacle was Pierre, a frightened boy whom Hugh, the armourer, had rescued that morning on the road outside Rouen. Under Hugh's tutelage, Pierre learns the closely guarded secrets of the armourer's trade. But he is destined not to use them...
Gentle Infidel (1950, 2009). Two lovely women, different as night and day, two conflicting faiths - one of the East, the other of the West - claimed the heart of young Michael da Montelupo. The son of Christian parents, handsome, stalwart Michael was impressed as a boy into the Turkish Emperor's elite Janissary corps, rigorously trained to become a brave, fanatical Moslem soldier. As a Turk, Michael fell under the sultry spell of Aeshia, a sensuous, scheming young Turkish wife, who tricked him into a relationship that nearly cost him his career - and his life. But Angelica, the slim, fair, Venetian girl, awakened in him echoes of his early Christian faith. It was for her that he put the East and its barbaric turbulence behind. Michael's romantic adventures are enacted against the background of an era of gaudy decadence, crafty intrigue, and exotic, colorful pageantry. The climax is reached in the spectacular siege and conquest of Constantinople in 1453, which marked Christendom's last stand against the Infidel.
The Golden Exile (1951). Adventures of English knight in Indochina.
The Quick Brown Fox (1952)
The Spider King (1954). A dynamic biographical novel of Louis XI and his struggle to create a mighty nation from a weak medieval France.
Queen's Cross (1955, 2008). A biographical romance novel of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand during the Reconquista. recently re-issued by Fountain City Publishing.
The Revolutionary (1958). A biographical novel of sea captain John Paul Jones during his period as a slaver, a fighter for the young USA, and for the Russian Imperial court.
The Prisoner of Tordesillas (1959). Biographical novel of Mad Juana, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, and mother of Emperor Charles V
The Chancellor (1961). A novel of palace intrigue about Antoine Duprat, creator of the French lottery during the reign of Francis I of France.
Central Passage (1962). Science fiction novel of the catastrophic climatic effects of an accidental war and the challenge of humanity's next evolutionary phase.
Key of Gold (1968). Jewish doctor and family in Holland at the time of Spanish inquisition.
To Love a Queen: Walter Raleigh and Elizabeth (1973). Biographical novel of the famous adventurer in his capacity as courtier, entrepreneur, sea captain, and leader.

Total Books: 24

2010 - The Spider King [The Schoonover Collection] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780976086727
ISBN-10: 0976086727

2009 - Gentle Infidel [The Schoonover Collection] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780976086734
ISBN-10: 0976086735
Genres: History, Literature & Fiction, Reference

Currently 2/5 Stars.

2008 - Queens Cross (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780976086741
ISBN-10: 0976086743
Genres: History, Literature & Fiction, Reference

Currently 2/5 Stars.

1981 - The Golden Exile (Paperback) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780345295811
ISBN-10: 0345295811
Genre: Literature & Fiction

1975 - The Prisoner of Tordesillas (Paperback) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780345244550
ISBN-10: 0345244559
Genre: Literature & Fiction

Currently 4/5 Stars.

1974 - To Love a Queen [Sir Walter Raleigh & Elizabeth R] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780345243270
ISBN-10: 0345243277

Currently 3/5 Stars.

1973 - Spider King [New Portway Reprints] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780855948818
ISBN-10: 0855948817
Genre: Literature & Fiction

Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

1973 - To Love a Queen Walter Raleigh and Elizabeth R (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780316774611
ISBN-10: 0316774618
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

1972 - Queen's Cross (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780426069638
ISBN-10: 0426069633
Genre: Literature & Fiction

1972 - Burnished Blade (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780426061700
ISBN-10: 0426061705
Genre: Literature & Fiction

Currently 2/5 Stars.

1971 - Revolutionary (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780345223005
ISBN-10: 0345223004

1970 - Golden Exile (Paperback) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780345217875
ISBN-10: 034521787X
Genre: Literature & Fiction

1970 - The Burnished Blade (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345017840
ISBN-10: 0345017846

1970 - The Gentle Infidel (Paperback) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345017864
ISBN-10: 0345017862

1955 - Queens Cross a Biographical Romance of Queen Isabella of Spain (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9789997413284
ISBN-10: 9997413288

Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

1954 - Spider King a Biographical Novel of Louis XI of France (Hardcover) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9789997413369
ISBN-10: 9997413369

Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

The Queen's Cross (Paperback) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345245359
ISBN-10: 0345245350

Currently 3/5 Stars.

The Chancellor (Hardcover) → Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781125367490
ISBN-10: 1125367490

Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

Key of Gold (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9789997549310
ISBN-10: 9997549317

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