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Brought to you by Penguin. Read the enthralling medieval murder mystery. The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths...

After years of voyaging around the world, the Wolves of Odin are going home. Far from the green crew led by an unblooded, wily lad that departed Sigtun, they return a renowned, feared war-band, led by Jarl Halfdan Loki-Born. They have come back to hunt down the last man responsible for the death of Halfdan’s father, the wicked Christian priest Hjalmvigi.

Viking raiders threaten Wessex. These blood-thirsty warriors are fast, skillful, and have no reticence about killing those who stand in their way. Their aim isn't to rule but to overwhelm, slaughter, and take ill-gotten wealth. To save Mercia, Icel must first prevail over the two men who mean to end his life: King Ecgberht of Wessex and his son, Æthelwulf of Kent, and only then the marauding Viking army for whom boundaries have no meaning.

A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga of honour, courage, blood feud and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Games of Thrones. "Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork." - Conn Iggulden...

The thrilling third instalment in the epic LIONHEART series from Sunday Times Bestselling author, Ben Kane! 'A rip-roaring epic' PAUL FINCH 'A truly vibrant and gripping read' HELENA GUMLEY-MASON 'An epic tale' MATTHEW HARRFY 'Historical fiction has never been more visceral' JAMES ROLLINS 'A...

It is 1347 and the French, after a crushing defeat at Crécy, are licking their wounds while their king raises a new army. Locked into a fruitless siege, the English are camped in the marshes around Calais. Among them is foot soldier and archer Martin Kemp, whose dreams of serving his king and reliving the chivalrous adventures of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table are tempered by the gory and brutal reality of siege warfare. Having narrowly escaped death in a surprise attack from the French, Kemp sees a chance for a reprieve when a shaky truce is signed.

Solvejg – eine Wikingerin auf der Flucht. Solvejg ist eine junge Wikingerin. Ihr Vater, König Harald Schönhaar, glaubt, von seiner toten Frau verzaubert worden zu sein, und gibt seiner Tochter die Schuld daran. Solvejg muss fliehen. In Männerkleidern heuert sie bei fremden Wikingern an, die auf einen Raubzug nach Irland wollen. Doch die Norweger werden besiegt, und sie wird eingekerkert – zusammen mit Dhoire, einem Druiden, der sich mit Magie und Mathematik befasst und der sie in einer Nacht verführt.

Nordengland im Jahre 633: In einer Zeit großer Umwälzungen sind die Menschen den Machtspielen der Herrschenden schutzlos ausgeliefert. Daher folgt der junge Beobrand nach dem Tod seiner Eltern dem Vorbild seines Bruders Octa und zieht los, um sich dem Hof von König Edwin als Krieger anzuschließen. Als er dort ankommt, ist er zutiefst erschüttert. Sein geliebter Bruder Octa ist tot, angeblich hat er Selbstmord begangen. Beobrand ist jedoch überzeugt, dass Octa ermordet wurde, und schwört bittere Rache.

Große Schlachten, klirrende Schwerter, mutige Krieger – der Kampf um England hat begonnen. Nordengland im Jahre 633: In einer Zeit großer Umwälzungen sind die Menschen den Machtspielen der Herrschenden schutzlos ausgeliefert. Daher folgt der junge Beobrand nach dem Tod seiner Eltern dem Vorbild seines Bruders Octa und zieht los, um sich dem Hof von König Edwin als Krieger anzuschließen. Als er dort ankommt, ist er zutiefst erschüttert. Sein geliebter Bruder Octa ist tot, angeblich hat er Selbstmord begangen.

Frankreich im 14. Jahrhundert: das Land ist in Aufruhr. Während die Engländer in ihrem erbarmungslosen Eroberungswahn durch das Land streifen und Vernichtung und Tod verbreiten, erblickt in der Burg de Blois ein Zwillingspaar das Licht der Welt, das dazu bestimmt ist, den Lauf der Geschichte zu verändern. Doch Edward of Woodstock, der blutrünstige schwarze Prinz, steht bereits vor den Toren der Burg und überrennt sie mit seiner unerbittlichen und schwer bewaffneten Streitmacht. Sein grausames Ziel: die Neugeborenen mit dem Schwert zu richten und ihnen ihr Geburtsrecht zu nehmen.

Run, run, girl. In the name of God, run. It's 1141 and freezing cold. Gwil, a battle-hardened mercenary, watches in horror as a little girl with red hair is dragged away by his own men. Caught in the middle of the fight for England she is just one more victim in a winter of atrocities. But a...

AD934. King Athelstan of the English has been successful in uniting the many kingdoms of Britain against one enemy, the Viking raiders. But men who are kings don’t wish to be ruled. Constantin, King of the Scots, rebelled against the Imperium and was forcibly brought to bend the knee to Athelstan and England at Cirencester. His son Ildulb seeks bloody vengeance from Athelstan following the battle at Cait and the death of his son. Olaf Gothfrithson, king of the Dublin Norse, having asserted his power following his father's death has his sights set on reclaiming Jorvik.

An ancient blade, fit for the gods but tainted with a deadly curse. Bjarki Bloodhand has finally managed to subdue his gandr, the spirit that gives him the ferocity of a bear in battle. Yet losing his berserker prowess may leave him at the mercy of his foes. Meanwhile, his half-sister, the shield maiden Tor Hildarsdottir, has slain two warriors from the personal retinue of the new Jarl of Norrland – and now faces brutal reprisals for their deaths.

AD 1294. Caernarfon has fallen to Madog, and the Welsh uprising spreads like a wildfire. The four main warlords of Wales join forces to wreak havoc amongst the English settlers and rampage across the country in a frenzy of aggression born of a lifetime of servitude. One by one, Edward’s castles fall before the Welsh onslaught, but though there seems to be little reaction from the king, across the border, he musters his armies and plans the re-taking of his famed Ring of Steel.

The year is 1645. A murderous war has been raging through Central Europe for 28 years, and there seems to be no end in sight. After the death of his master, Martin, Gustav is left with nothing. Only Anike is there to console him over the heavy loss. When she asks him to help her possessed father, Gustav realizes that the key to helping her—Martin's Codex Daemonum—makes no sense to him.

AD 1066. Cerdic is a prisoner of war. Captured after the Battle of Hastings, his fate is in the hands of the victorious Norman count Cynric, who is in no mood to feed and look after worthless Englishmen as the army moves inland. His survival depends on his ability to convince them of his value. Cerdic’s sole bargaining chip is his lordship of Wulfbury, a small stronghold in Northumberia, following the deaths of his father, its earl and elder brother in the invasions. If he can entice them with the lure of this fiefdom, he may yet survive.

King Henry is dead, and his son, Edward Longshanks, is on his way back from crusade to claim the crown and impose his iron will on a weakened country. The nobles of north Wales are nervous and grow frustrated at the inaction of their own leader, and make a daring pact to replace him with a figurehead to unite the warring factions against the English prince. In the south, two young men attempt to rebuild their lives after a terrifying ordeal in Acre.

She is known by many names, none of them her own. In truth, she is an unnamed slave, nothing more than a weapon in the hands of her owner in his attempts to provoke political mayhem. When she encounters a handsome young man while on an assignment, she thinks little of him - until he attempts to take what she has stolen. But in her line of work, failure is not an option. Gillen is intrigued by the mysterious woman who thwarts his mission. But when his path crosses hers again, his intrigue turns to gratitude as the thief he comes to call Eudocia saves his life.

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Durante el saqueo de Cádiz por los ingleses, Clotaldo, caballero y militar británico, rapta a una niña de siete años, Isabel, y se la lleva a su casa a Londres, donde la cría como si fuera su propia hija. La niña crece para convertirse en una joven de extraordinaria belleza, cuyo nombre han convertido en Isabela. El hijo de Clotaldo, Ricaredo, está locamente enamorado de Isabela y después de convencer a su padre de que su amor es lo único que le importa en la vida, éste accede al matrimonio de la pareja.