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....

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....

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....

लेकिन आदर्शवाद की एक कीमत होती है. उसे वह कीमत चुकानी पड़ी....

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....

Daisy Jones & The Six... Le groupe de rock le plus mythique de tous les temps. Leurs concerts remplissaient les stades aux quatre coins de la planète...

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....

Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened....

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....

Lord Ferdinand Dudley is accustomed to getting what he wants... that is, until he appears at the door of Pinewood Manor and is met by the bewitching fury of Lady Viola Thornhill....

Lubji Hoch escapes from the Nazis, moves to Berlin and changes his name to Richard Armitage. After a successful career in the British Army...

In which Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and courageous Puritan, pursues knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe....

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....

Mano Majra is a place, Khushwant Singh tells us at the beginning of this novel, where Sikhs and Muslims have lived together in peace for hundreds of years. Then one day, at the end of summer, the "ghost train" arrives, a silent funeral train loaded with the bodies of thousands of refuges....

When the dangerous men who killed her husband in a political assassination threaten Ara, Duchess of Burghly, the Crown assigns her a bodyguard. But the man charged with protecting her is no stranger. He’s Clayton Ludlow, the bastard son of a duke and the first man she ever loved....

From the acclaimed author of The Town comes an epic thriller about the secret right‑hand man of one of the most infamous unprosecuted mob bosses in American history, and the hidden crime that will bring down an empire....

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....

One of the most famous and influential autobiographies ever written, Benjamin Franklin Ki Atmakatha throws light on the life of this renowned polymath and scientist extraordinaire. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and was titled The First American....

Questa non è una storia d'amore, ma parla d'amore... Una fredda mattina del 1995, Sam Masur scende dalla metropolitana e, tra la folla che si accalca...

For two decades Zeba was a loving wife, a patient mother, and a peaceful villager. But her quiet life is shattered when her husband, Kamal, is found brutally murdered....

Epheria is a land divided by war and mistrust. The High Lords of the South squabble and fight, only kept in check by the Dragonguard, traitors of a time long past, who serve the empire of the North....

After 18 years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England....

"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....

1946 में साहित्य के क्षत्रमे योगदान के लिए नोबेल पुरष्कार से सम्मानित लेखक हरमन का यह विश्वप्रशिद्ध उपन्यास है....

அமரர் சாண்டில்யனின் அற்புதமான புதினம் ஒலி வடிவில் 42 மணி....

As he struggles to rekindle the faith of a guilt-ridden Wehrmacht veteran, a morose widow, and her grieving teenage son, Fr. Viktor Koch, C.P. is haunted by self-doubt. What is driving him to stay in the Third Reich? Is he following a higher plan, or the mystic compulsion of his German heritage? Exposed to American ideals, his parishioners grow restless under Nazi rule. Relying upon his ingenuity to keep them out of prison, Fr. Viktor solicits aid from an unlikely intercessor-the Nazi charity worker who confiscated his monastery for state purposes.

From interdisciplinary writer and performer Jacob Wren comes Polyamorous Love Song, a novel of intertwined narratives concerning the relationship between artists and the world. Shot through with unexpected moments of sex and violence, listeners will become acquainted with a world that is at once the same and opposite from the one in which they live.

Coconut Dreams explores the lives of the Pinto family through seventeen linked short stories. Starting with a ghost story set in Goa, India in the 1950s, the collection weaves through various timelines and perspectives to focus on two children, Aiden and Ally Pinto. These siblings tackle their adventures in a predominantly white suburb with innocence, intelligence and a timid foot in two distinct cultures.

Milano, fine Ottocento. Quando varca per la prima volta la soglia dell’orfanotrofio, Angelo Rizzoli ha otto anni, indossa un maglione più grande di un paio di misure e delle scarpe da adulto che lo fanno camminare come una papera. Il funzionario che lo registra all’ingresso scrive sulla scheda d’ammissione: ‘Una vita di stenti’. In quel piccolo mondo pieno di regole – e di punizioni – Angelo è felice: povero tra i poveri, impara che per fare strada bisogna compiere sacrifici, correre dei rischi e, soprattutto, credere in se stessi.

Growing up motherless in 1980's Miami Beach, Sienna and her little brother Siddhartha get by with their charismatic and capricious father, Jackson Jones. When a small windfall relocates them to a condemned mansion on the water, the siblings are forbidden traditional schooling and left to live off the land. As Jackson uses their new home to create a communal cult, the siblings are forced to raise themselves in a carefree, chaotic oasis. Living amidst the vagrant seekers who take up residence in Jackson's utopia, Sienna and Siddhartha strive to protect their unconventional family.

Zwei beeindruckende Frauen und die Geschichte eines der wichtigsten Bauwerke der Welt. April 2019: Die Welt hält den Atem an, als Notre Dame in Flammen steht. Restauratorin Josie hilft, die Kathedrale wiederaufzubauen. Im Zuge der Arbeiten findet sie einen geheimnisvollen Brief und einen Ring. Der Historiker Antoine hilft ihr bei der Spurensuche, die die beiden in die Zeit der Französischen Revolution führt, zu Lucille, die für ihre Liebe zu einem Revolutionär kämpft.

Primera novela de esta trilogía de fantasía épica con inspiración vikinga. Ha pasado un siglo desde que los dioses lucharon y se extinguieron. Ahora solo quedan sus huesos, que prometen un gran poder a aquellos lo suficientemente valientes como para buscarlos. Mientras los susurros de guerra resuenan en la tierra de Vigrið, el destino sigue los pasos de tres guerreros: una cazadora en una búsqueda peligrosa, una mujer noble que busca la fama en la batalla y un esclavo que busca venganza entre los mercenarios conocidos como los Hermanos de Sangre.

"Ich, die Königin" von Susan Hastings ist nicht nur ein historischer Roman - es ist eine Zeitreise ins Kastilien von 1464, ein Land geplagt von Unordnung und Ungerechtigkeit. In dieser raue Welt, wo Reisende und Kaufleute der Gnadenlosigkeit von Räuberscharen ausgeliefert sind und Adel und Klerus sich unerbittlich an der armen Bevölkerung bereichern, erscheint die Lage düster und verzweifelt. Aber aus dem Schatten tritt Isabella hervor, die Schwester des unauffälligen Königs Enrique. Mit ihrer eisernen Entschlossenheit und scharfen Intelligenz trotzt sie den Gezeiten und bringt Veränderung.

Intense and densely layered, Involuntary Bliss is the latest intriguing story from the award-winning young Canadian writer Devon Code. Situated in modern-day Montreal during a weekend in late August, two young men attempt to restore their friendship.

Ein prickelnder Einzelband aus der Welt von »Kingdom of the Wicked« – Fanliebling Envy bekommt seine eigene Liebesgeschichte! Der Fürst des Neids hat viele Namen: Frevler, Schurke, Sünder. Er stört sich nicht daran, denn er weiß selbst, dass er kein Heiliger ist. Als er eine kryptische Nachricht erhält, die den Beginn eines tödlichen Spiels ankündigt, weiß er, dass er noch viel schlimmere Namen zugeschrieben bekommen wird, bevor es endet.

"Рука" - це оповідання відомого українського письменника Івана Багряного. Воно розповідає про долю та внутрішній світ хлопця, який втратив одну руку внаслідок нещасного випадку. Головний герой оповідання стикається з великими труднощами та перешкодами через свою інвалідність, але з часом знаходить в собі сили подолати життєві труднощі і знайти своє місце в світі. "Рука" - це твір, що змушує задуматися над значенням самоствердження та внутрішньої сили людини, незважаючи на обставини. Він відображає важливість долі та воля до життя, які допомагають герою подолати всі перешкоди і знайти своє місце у світі.

Опасные времена. В сентябре 1666 года Великий пожар превратил Лондон в руины. Спустя восемь месяцев начинается восстановление города. Но за чей счет? Это должен решить неподкупный Пожарный суд, поэтому владельцы и арендаторы сгоревших домов ведут ожесточенную борьбу, чтобы суд решил дело в их пользу. И цена победы бывает слишком высока... Загадочные смерти. Джеймс Марвуд, клерк на правительственной службе и сын государственного преступника, узнаёт, что его отец обнаружил тело некой женщины рядом с местом заседания Пожарного суда.

"Пацан" - це оповідання Івана Багряного, яке розповідає про життя селянського хлопця на початку ХХ століття. Воно описує життя і долю головного героя, який змушений стикатися з важкими умовами життя, але відзначається силою духу, вірою та оптимізмом. Оповідання "Пацан" передає атмосферу селянського життя, його традиції та звичаї, а також конфлікти та проблеми, з якими стикаються герої. Воно розкриває глибину людських відносин, моральні цінності та важливість взаємопідтримки в складних життєвих ситуаціях.

A thousand years ago in an ancient Scottish landscape, a woman is on the run with her three bosom companions–a healer, a weaver and a seer. If the men hunting her find them, they will kill her because she is the only one who stands between them and their violent ambition. She is no lady: she is the first queen of Scotland, married to a king called Macbeth. Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as power-hungry murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags the truth out of the shadows, exposing the patriarchal prejudices of history.

Magie, Alchemie und ein unsterblicher Vertrauter mit einem tödlichen Geheimnis: Packende historische Fantasy voller Romantik von der Königin der Phantastik Leigh Bardugo. Spanien zu Beginn des Goldenen Zeitalters: In einem heruntergekommenen Haus in Madrid nutzt die junge Luzia Cotado einen Hauch von Magie, um die endlose Schufterei als Küchenmädchen zu überstehen. Doch als ihre intrigante Herrin entdeckt, dass ihre Dienerin ein Talent für kleine Wunder besitzt, verlangt sie, dass Luzia diese Gabe einsetzt, um die gesellschaftliche Stellung der Familie zu verbessern.