Books with author Ted Rand

Olga and her lover and warrior-commander, Dobrynia, battle to secure the trade route between Novgorod and Kiev. Their hold on Kiev and the trade route is constantly threatened by Sveneld, the Varangian commander. Steppe people threaten their hard-won trading centers on all sides. Dobrynia’s childhood love, Koshka, is swept away to distant lands by Prince Sviatoslav, Olga’s son. When Olga dies, Dobrynia is left to fend for himself.

A little lamb named Mary was left all alone in the middle of a big field. "Baa," she cried. "Baa, baa."A mischievous little lamb named Mary makes friends with the children of Cranberry Island Mary's mother has forgotten about her, but luckily the abandoned lamb soon finds a home with kindly Mrs. Paradise. Mary is a curious little animal. She loves to discover what the neighborhood children and their pets are doing. But Mary's curiosity also gets her into trouble, especially with grown-ups. When something must be done about the wayward lamb, Mrs. Paradise comes up with a solution that makes everyone happy-even little Mary!

When Olga dies, the emerging Kievan state is thrown into disarray. Sveneld in Kiev and Dobrynia in Novgorod lead two armed camps which threaten to break out into open warfare at any time. Prince Sviatoslav, Olga’s son, and his warrior commander Koshka, Dobrynia’s sister, maintain a hostile distance in the far south.This is Book Two of a series about the rise of Vladimir the Great under the tutelage of his uncle, Dobrynia.