Noman

Part adventure-fantasy, part love story, and part reflection on the themes of power and faith, Noman is a thrilling and thought-provoking novel - a beautiful wrap-up to a critically acclaimed series.

Noman by William Nicholson: Book summary 2010

It is now called Noman's Land, and is remarkable only for the fine quality of the codfish caught and cured there.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 Various

The wily Ulysses declaring he was called Noman, the giant facetiously promised to eat him last, before he fell into a drunken sleep.

The Book of the Epic 1894

'If it is "Noman,"' said they, departing, 'it must be Jove.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

I did call them, and they came: but when they asked me who it was that was playing tricks with me, I said 'Noman'; and then they thought I was mad, and went off home again.

Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 of Samosata Lucian 1895

He called himself 'Noman' at first: but when he had got safely out of range, he said his name was Odysseus.

Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 of Samosata Lucian 1895

The vagrant and erratic movements of "Noman" were, somehow or another, connected with the marvellous adventures and appearances in the

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) John Roby 1821

The name and character of "Noman" are still the subject of many an absurd and marvellous story among the country chroniclers in that region.

Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2) John Roby 1821

Precisely at half-past four o'clock the _Flying Fish_ took the water about two miles to the eastward of the "Noman" fort, and her occupants at once began the search for a suitable berth for her -- a berth, that is to say, in a position where she would not be likely to be discovered by the fishermen, and where the depth of water would be sufficient to permit of the largest man-o'-war passing over her submerged hull without striking upon it.

The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure Harry Collingwood 1886

Noman Benotman, the Libyan who once fought alongside al-Qaeda, says that when bin Laden lived in Afghanistan he instructed his followers, You should learn to sacrifice everything from modern life like electricity, air conditioning, refrigerators, gasoline.

The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011