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Arimnestos of Plataea is a man who has seen and done things that most men only dream about. Sold into slavery as a boy, he fought his way to freedom - and then to everlasting fame: standing alongside the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon where the Greeks crushed the invading Persians. Sometimes, however, a man's greatest triumph is followed by his greatest sorrow. Returning to his farm, Arimnestos finds that his wife, Euphoria, has died in childbirth, and in an instant his laurels turn to dust. But the gods are not finished with Arimnestos yet.

'Brilliantly evoked' SUNDAY TIMES Discover the first medieval adventure in the action-packed Chivalry series! Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden. September, 1356. Poitiers. The greatest knights of the age were ready to give battle. On the English side, Edward...

Arimnestos is a farm boy when war breaks out between the citizens of his native Plataea and their overbearing neighbours, Thebes. Standing in the battle line for the first time, alongside his father and brother, he shares in a famous and unlikely victory. But after being knocked unconscious in the melee, he awakes not a hero but a slave. Betrayed by his jealous and cowardly cousin, the freedom he fought for has now vanished, and he becomes the property of a rich citizen.

Political alliances are beginning to rupture, and no state is immune: England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Milan Genoa, Venice, Constantinople . . . Every mercenary knight must sharpen his sword and prepare for battle. But Sir William Gold has other problems. Just to reach Europe, he must capture its most unassailable fortress. He must also protect his liege lord, the Green Count, from assassins hell-bent on his death.

The vast and deadly conflict between Alexander the Great's former generals as they battle for control of his empire has reached a tense stalemate. No one seems able to strike the decisive blow. But with everything in the balance, a secret emerges: hidden in the remote mountains is a young man who could change everything: Herakles, the son of Alexander. Whoever aspires to Alexander's mantle must now control his one legitimate heir - or destroy him - and a war being played across the known world is set for its final, bloody conclusion.

The Chivalry series follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of Saint John, further disillusion and an eventual career as a professional soldier and knight. Rich in the details of life in the High Middle Ages, the series also deals with modern issues about the role of violence in society, rules of conflict and war, and the price that people pay for using violence.

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...

Young Anna Brianski has led a charmed life between St Petersburg and the peace of the Russian countryside, until one terrible day in December 1825. It’s a day that starts with winter sun and ends with blood on the ice. Until now, the only thing Anna has risked has been her naïve heart. But one day – the Decemberist Revolt – changes everything. Her family, her freedom and her friends are all at in grave danger, as she sees the caprice and cruelty of the Tsar at first hand.

Alle errungenen Siege, alle Heldentaten bei der Schlacht von Marathon und der Seeschlacht bei Salamis konnten nur eines erreichen: Zeit vor dem nächsten Ansturm der Perser. Diese haben eine neue Armee aufgestellt und kehren nun mit überwältigender Macht zurück, um den letzten tödlichen Schlag gegen Griechenland auszuführen. Für die Griechen, zersplittert und in der Unterzahl, gibt es nur eine Strategie: Angriff. Also nimmt Arimnestos im heißen Sommer 479 v. Chr. zum letzten Mal seinen Speer in die Hand, um bei der Schlacht von Platäa zu kämpfen.

Griechenland im Kampf gegen die größte Kriegsflotte der Welt. Als erfahrener Schiffsführer kämpft Arimnestos von Platäa in der epischen Konfrontation zwischen Griechen und Persern: der Seeschlacht von Salamis. Eine Schlacht, bei der Blutvergießen mit Blutvergießen vergolten, alter Groll beigelegt, Ruhm erlangt und Verrat entlarvt wird. Eine Schlacht, bei der Griechenland alle Differenzen begraben und vereint kämpfen muss. Denn dem Land gegenüber steht Großkönig Xerxes, der die größte Kriegsflotte der Welt zusammengebracht hat.

Die verfeindeten griechischen Stadtstaaten sind mit der ständig wachsenden Bedrohung durch die Perser konfrontiert. Arimnestos erhält von Leonidas I., König von Sparta, den Auftrag, eine Gesandtschaft zum Hof des neuen Großkönigs Xerxes I. zu begleiten, um dort Friedensverhandlungen zu führen. Doch die Gespräche in Susa scheitern. Der Großkönig lässt sich nicht umstimmen. Er hält an seinem Vorhaben fest, die griechische Welt vollständig zu unterjochen... Die schlachtenreiche Reihe aus der Antike von Christian Cameron.

Triumphierend kehrt Arimnestos von Platäa nach der ruhmreichen Schlacht von Marathon in die Heimat zurück. Dort erwartet ihn jedoch eine schlimme Nachricht: Seine Frau ist tot, gestorben im Kindbett. Von Trauer überwältigt, stürzt Arimnestos sich von einer Klippe – und erwacht auf einer phönizischen Trireme, gekettet an einen Ruderriemen. So nimmt eine epische Reise ihren Lauf, die Arimnestos bis zur Grenze der bekannten Welt und darüber hinaus führt – mit einer Fracht an Bord, so wertvoll, dass es sich lohnt, dafür in den Tod zu gehen.

During and after World War II, Peron allowed thousands of fleeing Nazis to find refuge in Argentina. U-boats were sighted near coastal towns, and priceless works of art stolen from European victims of war appeared surreptitiously in Buenos Aires auction houses. Dr. Gerson Asher, a surgeon with a past, and Nicole, a beautiful geneticist, plunge into a deadly cat-and-mouse chase with a ruthless art dealer who is intent on recovering treasures looted by the Nazis.