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Half white and half Indian, Yakima Henry tends to mind his own business among folks who see him as little more than a savage. But when a man named Barstow - who's taking his dead daughter home for burial - is bullied by badmen, Yakima steps in. Barstow's daughter supposedly shared a secret with her father about the location of the loot her outlaw lover stole. Although he claims no knowledge, Barstow's become a wanted man. And so has Yakima Henry.

The Empress has given England a male heir but that single action creates rebels in Scotland and in Normandy who try to wrest Normandy and England from King Henry. When the Earl of Cleveland becomes his champion, it unleashes a storm of murder and treachery at the very heart of the Earl's world. In a fast-moving novel with battles and combats from the borders of Scotland to France itself, we see a world heading towards anarchy and civil war.

Sir Thomas of Stockton has lost his son. Taking a handful of chosen men, he crosses the seas to travel through France seeking his enemy. Fate throws him in with a French lord and he meets the French King Louis. After exacting revenge, he returns to England where he helps King Henry plan and execute his campaign Poitou. The King comes of age when he and Sir Thomas lead their men against French and Poitevin rebels.

DIE KREATUREN RUHEN NICHT – ZEIT FÜR DAS S|SQUAD! Bei dem Versuch, eine Gruppe Archäologen aus einem Kriegsgebiet zu retten, findet sich das S|SQUAD in einer verlassenen Wüstenregion voller vergessener antiker Städte und Tempel wieder. Dort müssen sie schnell feststellen, dass sie nicht allein sind... Zuerst stoßen sie auf Leichen, dann auf die Netze, und schließlich auf hungrige Spinnen. Große, hungrige Spinnen. Monster. Riesige Kreaturen. Kugeln. Und Flüche... jede Menge Flüche.

When bounty hunter Lou Prophet and his partner Louisa Bona capture a gang of stage-robbers, they haul their quarry to a remote town to get their due. But Bitter Creek proves even more dangerous than hunting outlaws when Sam Scanlon and his murderous riders hang all the lawmen. Now, Lou Prophet is going to show them that justice doesn't always wear a badge.

From his tiny room at Hampton Court, the royal chronicler records the comings and goings of the King of England, his six Queens—and his six mothers-in-law. Introducing us to these redoubtable ladies, he relates the surprising part they played in the destiny of Henry VIII and his unfortunate wives. We meet Catherine of Aragon's duenna, Dona Elvira; Lady Boleyn, whose gentleman admirer threatens danger for her daughter Anne; and Lady Margaret, whose attempt to overturn hundreds of years of tradition leads to a dramatic confrontation.

Eine Reihe merkwürdiger Ereignisse hält die Bewohner der Ostsee-Insel Fehmarn in Atem. Schaufensterscheiben werden eingeschlagen. Eine Bude auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt brennt. Als Nächstes wird der festlich geschmückte Baum vor dem Rathaus der Inselhauptstadt gefällt. Jedes Mal findet sich im Briefkasten der Lokalzeitung ein Bekennerschreiben. Es ist unterzeichnet mit dem Namen einer Figur aus einer weltberühmten Weihnachtsgeschichte.