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334 BC: Alexander the great begins his conquest of the Persian empire. But his plans for everlasting glory do not end there, and the young king marches towards the Ends of the Earth—the lands of the Indus—on a secret quest. It will lead him to an ancient secret concealed in the myths of the Mahabharata; a secret that is powerful enough to transform him into a god....

The ultimate historical adventure novel: the life of Alexander the Great in a single, epic volume. To many he was a god. To others he was a monster. The truth is even more extraordinary. As a boy, Alexander dreamed of matching the heroic feats of Achilles. At eighteen he led the Macedonian...

Im Frühling des Jahres 324 v. Chr. erreicht Alexander mit den Resten seines Heeres Susa. Alexander hält ein fürchterliches Strafgericht unter Statthaltern, Richtern und Steuerverwaltern ab, die seine lange Abwesenheit in Indien zur Bereicherung ausgenutzt hatten. Auch das Diadem aus dem Kyrosgrab wurde gestohlen. Der Dieb befindet sich noch unentdeckt mitten im Heer.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Finalist for the Giller Prize and Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction The startlingly original first novel--now the basis for the forthcoming Netflix series Alexander--by award-winning writer Annabel Lyon reimagining...

Alexander's beauty, strength and defiance were apparent from birth, but his boyhood honed those gifts into the makings of a king. His mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip of Macedon, fought each other for their son's loyalty, teaching Alexander politics and vengeance from the cradle. His love for the youth Hephaistion taught him trust, while Aristotle's tutoring provoked his mind and Homer's Iliad fuelled his aspirations.

In the heart of a tempestuous sea, where the Atlantic roars with untamed fury, an ambitious Norse leader casts his fate into the unknown. When Leif Wolf Killer sets sail on a raid to lands shrouded in mystery, he seeks glory and treasure but soon finds himself caught in a web of nature's wrath and fierce Arab warriors who will stop at nothing to defend their waters. As violent storms rage and treacherous waters rise, the ancient legend of the Three Sisters surfaces in the form of a dragon-shaped rock, rising up from the depths and drawing Leif closer.

Richard Garnett C.B. was born on the 27th February 1835. Educated in Bloomsbury he then joined the nearby British Museum as an assistant librarian in 1851, shortly after his father’s death. As an author he wrote several volumes of verse, a book of short stories and several biographies and history books.

The cause of Alexander the Great's sudden death is no longer in doubt - it was murder. But by whom? As his former followers struggle for power, the bonds of family, friendship and political loyalties are tested to the limit. As is the strength of the formidable empire that Alexander had wrought. Never before has the Western world seen such turmoil, such a threat to civilisation. As battles rage, armies, cities and thousands of lives are destroyed by the ruthless scheming of those who would be king. Or queen.

321 v. Chr., zwei Jahre nach Alexanders Tod: Das beeindruckendste Reich, das die Welt je gesehen hat, ist ohne Führung. Chaos regiert in den makedonischen Gebieten Asiens und im Mittelmeerraum. Der bisherige Regent Perdikkas wurde von seinen eigenen Offizieren erdolcht, und Alexanders einstige Gefährten ringen mit allen Mitteln um die Macht. Um Makedonien zusammenzuhalten, ruft der betagte Antipatros – zu Alexanders Lebzeiten Regent für den europäischen Teil des Reiches – zu einer Konferenz in Triparadeisos auf.

Wer folgt Alexander auf den Thron? Die Todesursache Alexanders des Großen ist klar: Der Herrscher wurde ermordet. Aber von wem? Während Alexanders ehemalige Gefolgsleute um die Macht ringen, werden Familienbande, Freundschaften und politische Loyalitäten auf die Probe gestellt – eine Zerreißprobe, selbst für das mächtige Imperium, das Alexander der Große erschaffen hat. Schlachten toben, Armeen, Städte und Tausende von Menschenleben werden durch rücksichtslose Intrigen von denen zerstört, die sich zum König krönen wollen. Oder zur Königin.

A SONG OF WAR Troy: city of gold, gatekeeper of the east, haven of the god-born and the lucky, a city destined to last a thousand years. But the Fates have other plans—the Fates, and a woman named Helen. In the shadow of Troy's gates, all must be reborn in the greatest war of the ancient world...

Alexander the Great's sudden death has left his vast empire in chaos. War rages, cities fall and the lives of thousands are torn apart as his former generals struggle for a share. Alliances and betrayals are rife, and as one man threatens to gain an advantage, the others will not hesitate to plot his downfall. The one-eyed brute Antigonos is the most formidable power in the Western world and now has his eye on the jewel of the east: Babylon.

In Cahokia, the corn crop is failing again and a warchief - and the warrior woman he may never possess - are disgusted by their Chief's lust for tribute. Now even the gods have turned their faces, closing the underworld to the seers. If the gods have abandoned the people, there is no hope - unless it comes in the form of a young girl who is learning to Dream of Power.

In a land veiled by mists and steeped in history, The Hollow Vale weaves a haunting tale of fate, sacrifice, and the indelible pull of memory. Velden Nan-once Eadgifu-heeds the call of the Wyrd, leaving behind her daughter, Ethelwyn, and the familiar rhythms of life in Elderglen. Under the shadow of the Thorn Tree, where ancient roots coil around secrets long buried, the Spiral turns, binding past, present, and future in unyielding threads.

Ariadna, es una antigua guerrera de gran belleza, pero mortalmente eficaz en la guerra. Lucha sin tregua en el campo de batalla y siempre parece estar sedienta de sangre. Pero nada es eterno y cuando está a punto de tener que enfrentarse con la muerte, el dios del inframundo, Hades, va a proponerle un trato que no podrá rechazar: conseguir la vida eterna. Pero a cambio tendrá que pagar un precio muy alto.