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Tallis and Finn, simple farmers, find their quiet village overrun by shriekers, a horde of undead revenants. After a devastating attack and heartbreaking losses, they must flee the only land they've known for the capital of the kingdom of Okaesa. Along the way, Tallis and Finn are separated from the other refugees, with their only escape across the Nightmare Bridge, a thing of horrific legends, which leaves them both scarred from the experience.

Mourning the death of his father and gravely injured at the hands of the English, Jamie Fraser finds himself running with a band of mercenaries in the French countryside, where he reconnects with his old friend, Ian Murray. Both are nursing wounds, both have good reason to stay out of Scotland, and both are still virgins despite several opportunities to remedy that deplorable situation with ladies of easy virtue.

England, 1758: Vor siebzehn Jahren wurde Lord Johns Vater tot mit einer Pistole in der Hand aufgefunden. Nun erwacht die Erinnerung an die Vergangenheit, als Johns Bruder von einem unbekannten Absender eine Seite aus dem Tagebuch ihres Vaters zugeschickt wird. Um herauszufinden, wer dahinter steckt, wendet Lord John sich an den einzigen Mann, dem er noch vertrauen kann: Jamie Fraser. Aber der Siebenjährige Krieg, eine verbotene Affäre und Jamies eigene Geheimnisse erschweren Lord Johns Bestrebungen, endlich die Wahrheit über den Tod seines Vaters herauszufinden.

After a freak lightning accident zaps him dead, 15-year-old Mochizuki Touya wakes up to find himself face-to-face with God. “I am afraid to say that I have made a bit of a blunder...” laments the old coot. But all is not lost! God says he can reincarnate Touya into a world of fantasy, and as a bonus, he gets to bring his smartphone along with him! So begins Touya's adventure in a new, anachronistic pseudo-medieval world. Friends! Laughs! Tears! Inexplicable Deus ex Machina!

Regno di Federico II di Svevia, inizio del XIII secolo. Riccardo è un bambino orfano di padre, che vive con la mamma e il nonno in una masseria a qualche miglio a nord di Otranto. Qui trascorre un'infanzia serena in compagnia della sua migliore amica, Idrusa, ma la sua vita è destinata a cambiare radicalmente il giorno in cui il monaco Pantaleone si presenta alla sua porta. Rivelatogli che il padre avrebbe voluto fare di lui un Cavaliere Templare, Riccardo lascia i suoi affetti per seguire il monaco all'Abbazia di Casole, dove avrà l'opportunità di essere istruito.

Dopo Il templare di Otranto: Il mosaico, un nuovo capitolo si apre sulla storia di Riccardo Lupo. Siamo nel tredicesimo secolo e il nostro protagonista, dopo avere scoperto l’identità di suo padre, decide di partire per la VI crociata. Avrà modo di vivere alla corte di Federico II e ammirarne virtù e vizi. Conoscerà suo padre e proverà con tutte le sue forze ad appianare ogni divergenza e a recuperare un po’ del tempo che da bambino aveva perso. Non saranno poche le peripezie che Riccardo dovrà affrontare.

It is June 1778, and the world seems to be turning upside-down. The British Army is withdrawing from Philadelphia, with George Washington in pursuit, and for the first time, it looks as if the rebels might actually win. But for Claire Fraser and her family, there are even more tumultuous...

Eigentlich wollte John Grey den Mann, den er einst seinen Freund nannte, nie wiedersehen. Doch ohne die Hilfe des schottischen Rebellen und Kriegsgefangenen Jamie Fraser droht dem englischen Königshaus große Gefahr. Im Gedenken an die katastrophale Schlacht von Culloden, durch die er seine geliebte Claire verloren hat, tut Jamie sich schließlich mit John zusammen. Unfreiwillig vereint, reisen der Offizier und der Rebell nach Irland, um einen Major der britischen Armee zur Rede zu stellen.

Right as the world comes to an end, Devon is presented with an opportunity to escape Earth's demise. A most unusual benefactor grants him an opportunity at a new life in a land of magical cards, mythical creatures, and unique pedestals to manage his progress.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Queen's Play by Dorothy Dunnett, read by David Monteath. It is 1548 and seven-year-old Mary Queen of Scots, betrothed to her cousin the Dauphin, heir to the French throne, has been dispatched to France. But far from home and vulnerable, surrounded by the...

Kara Gillian is in some seriously deep trouble. She’s used to summoning supernatural creatures from the demon realm to our world, but now the tables have been turned and she’s the one who’s been summoned. Kara is the prisoner of yet another demonic lord, but she quickly discovers that she’s far more than a mere hostage. Yet waiting for rescue has never been her style, and Kara has no intention of being a pawn in someone else’s game.

Rhemun, commander of the Cehn-Tahr Holconcom, has worked tirelessly to get where he is - and he's not going to let any human drag him back down. Especially not Lt. Commander Edris Mallory, whose very presence aboard the Morcai serves as a too-painful reminder of a past tragedy he can neither forgive nor forget. But Mallory has secrets of her own - ones she can't afford to see come to light.

Ya plenamente asentados en Carolina del Norte, Claire y Jamie deben hacer frente al estallido del conflicto entre la Corona inglesa y las colonias americanas en 1767. Mientras Claire procura salvar a su marido de los acontecimientos históricos próximos que ella conoce, Jamie debe decidir si seguir los requerimientos de los partidarios de la Corona y hacer aquello que es mejor para su familia o seguir sus propias convicciones y arriesgar la estabilidad de sus seres queridos.

Experience the "epic tale of one woman's fight . . . to create the life of her dreams" in this sweeping novel of Anita Garibaldi, a 19th century Brazilian revolutionary who loved as fiercely as she fought for freedom (Adriana Trigiani). Destiny toys with us all, but Anita Garibaldi is a force to...

Die Auseinandersetzung mit der bedrohlichen Gefahr verändert Amals Leben. – Eine bewegende Geschichte über den Lebensweg einer mutigen jungen Frau! 1811 Oase Org al Sharif! Die kleine Amal hat eine besondere Gabe, die ihre Eltern so sehr ängstigt, dass sie ihre Tochter mit dreizehn Jahren mit einem gelehrten, aber schon zweiundfünfzigjährigen Mann verheiraten. Jahre später entdeckt Amal ihre wahre, ganz große Liebe. Eine Liebe zu einem Mann, der schon die Träume ihrer Kindheit prägte. Aber zu diesem Mann zu gehören, mit ihm zu leben, ist ihr verboten.

Imagina un lugar donde la ambición del hombre ha originado monstruos. Eso es Adrax, una isla artificial llena de individuos que están por encima de la ley. Y también de verdaderos monstruos: seres sobrehumanos que han sido creados con un fin desconocido. Summer es uno de esos seres. Y, por...

Segunda parte de la serie Monstruo busca monstruo. Tres meses después del asalto a las Madrigueras, Summer y sus compañeros reciben el encargo de buscar a unas personas desaparecidas. Para localizarlas deberán infiltrarse en Nueva Esperanza, un internado donde estudian los hijos de la élite...

Fjerde bog i den succesfulde Outlander-serie, der vises på Netflix og Viaplay. ITrommer i det fjerne, fortsætter Diana Gabaldon sin imponerende Outlander-serie om Claire og Jamie Fraser, som begyndte med Den engelske kvinde. På dansk er også udkommet Guldsmed i rav og Den rejsende

Joan MacKimmie is on her way to Paris to take up her vocation as a nun. Yet her decision is less a matter of faith than fear, for Joan is plagued by mysterious voices that speak of the future, and by visions that mark those about to die. The sanctuary of the nunnery promises respite from these unwanted visitations...or so she prays. Her chaperone is Michael Murray, a young widower who, though he still mourns the death of his wife, finds himself powerfully drawn to his charge.

Mayor Of Mythos, Dungeon Realms, Isekai Warden, Conquering New Earth, Spartan Justice, Colony Builders, Reincarnation Trials, Jespa: The Space Trader, Dean Hawthorne, And My Girlfriend Is A Sorceress From Another World. These great books in one omnibus offering! If you like high fantasy, science fiction, action, adventure, and great storytelling, give this bundle a try!