Historical

Prithvi, a twenty-one-year-old, is searching for a mysterious middle-aged aghori (Shiva devotee), Om Shastri, who was traced more than 200 years ago before he was captured and transported to a high-tech facility on an isolated Indian island....

2017, Delhi - Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction....

Saleem Sinai is born on the stroke of midnight on 14th-15th August 1947, at the exact moment that India and Pakistan become separate, independent nations....

 Thiruvarangan Ula is a novel written by Sri Venugopalan based on the historical fact that the forces of Delhi Sultan Mohammad bin Tughlaq led by Malik Kapoor looted Thiruvarangan....

Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation, Hercule Poirot....

1699 BCE, the Marshes of Aryavarta - As the titanic waves of pralay swallow city after city, a final battle for the Ark and the Earth begins. A ruthless barbarian-king threatens the very existence of mankind, heralding Kaliyuga - the eon of Kali....

The story of Ravana and his people has been told innumerable times. This is the Hindi translation of the number one national best seller. This saga is of victory and defeat - a story that has been tainted by India's oppressed and exploited caste for 3,000 years....

India, 1025 AD. Repeated attacks by Mahmud of Ghazni and his barbaric Turkic hordes have weakened India’s northern regions. The invaders lay waste to vast swathes of the subcontinent—plundering, killing, raping, pillaging....

India, 3400 BCE. A land in tumult, poverty and chaos. Most people suffer quietly. A few rebel. Some fight for a better world. Some for themselves. Some don't give a damn. Raavan. Fathered by one of the most illustrious sages of the time....

"The Ravenscrofts didn't seem that kind of person. They seemed well balanced and placid..." And yet, twelve years earlier, the husband had shot the wife, and then himself....

For the young girls and women brought to life in these stories, the possibility of change, of starting anew, is both as terrifying and filled with promise....

In Tamil: Ponniyin Selvan is a historical novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, written in Tamil. In five volumes, it tells the story of early days of Arulmozhivarman, who later became the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I....

When a wealthy industrialist offers him a large sum of money to devise secret hiding places for Jews, Lucien struggles with the choice of risking his life for a cause he doesn't really believe in....

It begins to dawn on the nine-year-old Sambhaji that his father has fled from the clutches of the Mughal badshah Aurangzeb and left him behind. He must now find his way back home with the help of strangers....

Under the shadow of an illustrious father, Sambhaji finds himself thrust into the Maratha-Mughal conflict from a tender age. His mistakes cost him dearly, and when his father suddenly dies and he becomes the chhatrapati, it is as if he has inherited a crown of thorns....

Kenneth Branagh stars in BBC Radio 4's ambitious eight-hour dramatisation of Life and Fate, Vasily Grossman's epic masterpiece set during the Battle of Stalingrad....

Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables. Now she faces a new challenge: the Pringles...

In Tamil: Ponniyin Selvan is a historical novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, written in Tamil. In five volumes, it tells the story of early days of Arulmozhivarman, who later became the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I....

Heartsick and desperate to leave her sorrows on England's shores, innocent Georgina Anderson seeks passage on the "gentleman's ship"....

Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved....

When Sophy is sent to stay with her London relatives, she finds her cousins in quite the tangle....

The second book in the Ajaya series, Kali ka Uday tells the story of the vanquished in the epic war Mahabharata. The book narrates the story from the point of view of the Kauravas. The story starts with the Kaurava prince Duryodhana challenging Krishna.....

The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi becomes a reluctant hero to a host of people whose lives he has touched and by whom he has been touched. Inevitably, he has to pit his skill against the naked blade of his greatest rival....

1700 BCE, Harappa - The devta of Harappa has fallen tortured and condemned to the dungeons of the dead. His murdered wife’s pious blood falls on the sands of the metropolis, sealing the black fate of Harappa forever....

The great Japanese author’s most famous novel, in its first new English translation in half a century....

Anya hat Böses getan. Ihr schändlicher Racheakt gegen ein Mitglied ihres Clans ist gescheitert und hat dazu geführt, dass sie selbst schwer verletzt wurde. Von Narben entstellt und verkrüppelt, wie sie jetzt ist, findet sie nichts Reizvolles mehr an sich und erwartet das auch von keinem anderen mehr. Als sie jedoch durch ein Zauberkästchen in eine andere Dimension transportiert wird, gilt sie dort plötzlich als eine unvergleichliche Kostbarkeit. Bei der Jagd auf ein seltenes geflecktes Wildschwein hört Riggs, ein Pelzjäger aus dem westlichen Wald von Marann, einen sonderbaren Schrei.

Edimburgo 1844. La bella Aileana Kameron sembra una giovane debuttante come tante, una frivola ragazzina dell'alta società. Di notte però dà la caccia alle malvage creature fatate che terrorizzano gli abitanti della città, in cerca di quella che le ha ucciso la madre. La sua missione di vendetta diventa però più complicata mano a mano che i suoi sentimenti per Kiaran MacKay, l'essere fatato che le ha insegnato a uccidere i suoi simili, si fanno più intensi e ambigui.

Kent, 1817. Eleanor Lyndon sta passeggiando persa nei suoi pensieri quando Charles Wycombe, conte di Billington, letteralmente piomba nella sua vita, precipitando da una grande quercia, in stato di evidente ubriachezza. Charles è uno dei partiti più appetibili della contea ed Ellie, figlia del locale vicario, non si può certo annoverare tra le fanciulle da marito più ambite, eppure, proprio mentre lo riaccompagna al suo calesse, Charles le chiede di sposarlo! Un matrimonio d'interesse, certamente, perché alla vigilia dei trent'anni, rimanendo scapolo, il conte rischia di perdere una cospicua eredità.

UNA STORIA STRAORDINARIA ISPIRATA ALLA FAMIGLIA DELL'AUTRICE. Gelsomino, mandorla, terra umida... ecco cosa ha lasciato a Taline l'adorata nonna: l'eredità impalpabile e preziosissima dei profumi che l'azienda di famiglia produce da molti anni. Appartenente a un'antica famiglia armena emigrata in Francia, Nona l'aveva creata dal nulla; e adesso che lei non c'è più, Taline sente un vuoto incolmabile.

Siamo nel 1983, a Chihuahua. Adelita ascolta i racconti del nonno materno, il suo abuelo: li ascolta con la partecipazione incantata che è dei più piccoli quando stanno scoprendo il mondo, e insieme al mondo scopre anche un pezzo importante della sua storia. Quello di Adelita è un ascolto tanto più importante perché le informazioni che riceve a scuola sono opache e contraddittorie e hanno bisogno di una voce più trasparente, più vicina al cuore delle cose e degli eventi. Parral, 1916. Pancho Villa è ferito, nascosto in una grotta nel deserto.

Il pretore Gaio Ticio Massimo, ex generale vittorioso e celebrato eroe della guerra contro i Daci, viene convocato con urgenza dall’imperatore Traiano. Mentre venti di guerra soffiano dai confini orientali dell’Impero, dove il grande regno dei Parti sta radunando nuove forze militari, a Roma si incrociano le trame oscure di spie e agenti stranieri, sulle quali Massimo dovrà vigilare. Il ritorno di un vecchio nemico e un delitto inspiegabile coinvolgeranno ben presto il Pretore in una spirale di pericolo e mistero, mettendo alla prova le sue doti di soldato e di investigatore.

Grace and Hope are identical twin sisters born with the ability to time-cross together between 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, and 1912 New York City. As their twenty-fifth birthday approaches, they will have to choose one life to keep and one to leave behind forever—no matter the cost. In 1692, they live and work in their father's tavern, where they must watch helplessly as the witch trials unfold in their village, threatening everyone. With the help of a handsome childhood friend, they search for the truth behind their mother's mysterious death, risking everything to expose a secret.

Ein faszinierender Kriminalroman inmitten der größten Naturkatastrophe der frühen Neuzeit. Cöln 1784: Mitten im härtesten Winter seit Menschengedenken geht ein Serienmörder in der Stadt um. Amtmann Henrik Venray und die eigenwillige Apothekerwitwe Anna-Maria Scheidt begeben sich auf die Jagd nach ihm und müssen nicht nur gegen eine Bestie in Menschengestalt, sondern auch gegen Kälte und Hunger kämpfen. Zu allem Überfluss droht eine Schmelzwasserflut von unvorstellbarem Ausmaß über Cöln und das Rheinland hereinzubrechen. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt.

Ein kleines Dorf zwischen Marsch und Geest im südlichen Schleswig-Holstein erlebt im Dezember des Jahres 1851 düstere Zeiten. Der Aberglaube steckt tief in den Köpfen der Dorfbewohner und die bevorstehenden Rauhnächte – auch 12 Nächte genannt - eilen ihrem Ruf voraus. Seltsame Geschehnisse zerren an den Nerven der Einwohner. Jonathan Fenris, Gesandter des Klosters zu Uetersen, soll Licht ins Dunkle bringen. Als im Dorf bestialische Morde geschehen, fällt der Verdacht jedoch auf ihn. Besonders misstrauisch ist der Vogt der kleinen Gemeinde.

Jane Austen erzählt in diesem Roman, der erstmals im Jahr 1811 erschien, die Geschichte der beiden Schwestern Elinor und Marianne. Elinor verkörpert Verstand, Selbstbeherrschung und Taktgefühl, Marianne hingegen Impulsivität, Leidenschaftlichkeit und spontane Hingabe. Jane Austen (1775-1817) gilt als die große Dame der englischen Literatur; all ihre Romane erfreuen sich weltweit einer millionenfachen Leserschaft. Warum dies so ist, verrät ihr berühmter Dichterkollege Lord Tennyson: "Miss Austen erfasste die Winzigkeiten des Lebens bis zur Vollendung."

Een hartverscheurende roman voor de lezers van De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama en De tatoeëerder van Auschwitz. Gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal. Vrijwel niemand komt levend uit de hel die Auschwitz heet. Mala, gevangene 19880, begrijpt dat op het moment dat ze de trein uit stapt. Als tolk voor de ss heeft ze een iets hogere status dan de andere gevangen, een positie die ze gebruikt om zo veel mogelijk levens te redden. Edward, gevangene 531, is een kampveteraan en een politiek gevangene. Hij zit in het ondergrondse verzet. En hij heeft een ontsnappingsplan.

Nata in un giorno di pioggia e di presagi, Virdimura porta il nome del muschio che affiora tenace dalle mura di Catania e della sua nascita non sa quasi nulla. A crescerla è suo padre, il maestro Urìa, medico ed ebreo, "il più alto dei giudei, il più forte, il più santo". Un uomo che conosce i segreti delle spezie e i progressi delle scienze, che parla molte lingue, che sa che da tutto bisogna imparare: dalla natura, dalla strada, dalla poesia. A Virdimura insegna a guarire sia i corpi sia le anime, senza distinguere tra musulmani, cristiani o ebrei.

In 1099, the armies of Christendom march for Jerusalem. Mercenary captain Robert Cutnose finds himself in the belly of a siege tower waiting to storm the walls in a desperate attempt to take the city. But what they find inside the city is far more terrifying than the arrows and spears that fly their way. After a savage attack by the moonlight, Cutnose's lifeblood leaks from his veins, and he is thrust into an immortal war between the Order and their prey they simply call the Hunted. Each desires to own a relic with power far greater than he could ever imagine.

Lord Benning is no ordinary nobleman. The heir to an earldom, he feels more at home working on the farm at his country estate than socializing in the ballrooms of London. So when a mysterious, veiled woman mistakes him for a farmhand, he takes the assumption in stride. And though he is not offended, he is intrigued.

Tradimenti, amori, cospirazioni nell'affascinante epoca Tudor. Due donne, due diversi destini, uniti per sempre sotto l'ombra della torre di Londra. Finché i corvi abiteranno la Torre di Londra, il Regno d’Inghilterra sopravvivrà. Joan Vaux non è come tutte le altre dame di corte. Ha la carnagione olivastra, si veste sempre con abiti scuri e i suoi capelli sono neri come le ali dei corvi che tanto ama. Li considera suoi amici e guardiani della Corona da quando è piccola. E oggi più che mai il Regno sembra in pericolo.