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Jens Baggesen's The Labyrinth (1792–93) is a genre-bending and highly personal travel book that follows the young Danish author's journey, made in 1789, from Copenhagen through Germany to the Swiss border at Basel. In its outer form, it follows the conventions of travel writing: describing the cities, landscapes, and notable people encountered on the route, while also offering critical commentary on art, architecture, theater, and literature, mixed with reactions to the unfolding French Revolution.

Gabriel García Márquez’s most political novel is the tragic story of General Simón Bolívar, the man who tried to unite a continent. General Simon Bolívar, known in six Latin American countries as the Liberator, is one of the most revered heroes of the western hemisphere; in García Márquez’s brilliant reimagining, he is magnificently flawed as well. The novel follows Bolívar as he takes his final journey in 1830 down the Magdalena River toward the sea, revisiting the scenes of his former glory and lamenting his lost dream of an alliance of American nations.

Dive into the enigmatic world of Marshall City, the imagined capital of a Midwestern state. When the cousin of affluent Hildreth Wyndham vanishes without a trace, he and his comrades suspect foul play. The finger of blame points to the state governor, her previous employer. But the truth is ensnared within a perplexing labyrinth they must navigate. Join them on this thrilling quest for truth. (Summary by Ashley Crossman)

A blues singer, Boratin, attempts suicide by jumping off the Bosphorus Bridge, but opens his eyes in the hospital. He has lost his memory, and can't recall why he wished to end his life. He remembers only things that are unrelated to himself, but confuses their timing. He knows that the Ottoman Empire fell, and that the last sultan died, but has no idea when. His mind falters when remembering civilizations, while life, like a labyrinth, leads him down different paths.

In this groundbreaking masterpiece of ingenuity and intrigue that spans 50,000 years in human history, James Rollins, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series, takes us to mankind’s next great leap. ?A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric...

From his army of the undead, Xar, Lord of the Nexus, learns of the existence of the mysterious Seventh Gate. It is said that this gate grants whoever enters it the power to create worlds—or destroy them. Only Haplo knows its location—but he doesn't know he knows it. Now an ex-lover has been...

When university professor Peter de Haan attends a library event, he has no idea of the dangers that await him. As an area outside the library collapses, a hidden tunnel is revealed. Inside cowers a naked man, covered in blood. Then Peter receives a mysterious text message – the hour has come… When Peter’s colleague Judith disappears, he realises he has been drawn into a plot with consequences deadlier than he could ever have imagined. He has twenty-four hours to find her, otherwise she will be killed.

Ursprünglich von Dürrenmatt als eine Art literarisches Testament konzipiert, schreibt der Autor seit den siebziger Jahren an dieser "Dramaturgie der Phantasie", die letztlich keinem literarischen Genre zuzuordnen ist: Anstelle einer konventionellen Autobiographie verfolgt Dürrenmatt die Geschichte jener Stoffe, mit deren Bewältigung und Bearbeitung er sich sein Leben lang beschäftigte.

Telos is a world at the center of a Universe. A bright jewel wrapped in a Lattice of realities. It is a world that gods and demons call home at the beginning of a new age. Remy is a newly risen deity, struggling to survive in a Battle Royale where the consequences are worse than death and last longer than damnation. He will find that he cannot live with his tribe of worshippers. Their strength is his, and his is theirs. Other tribes want nothing more than to feast upon their flesh and consume their power.

I should have died the same night that a monster murdered my grandmother, but I was saved, stolen from my world, and thrown into a realm ravaged by an endless war between ancient gods called Asura. I'm told that I'm a demigod, that there are others like me, brought to this world to replenish their dwindling numbers. They want us to prove we're worthy of ascension and fight alongside them. I don't give a damn about their war. All I want is vengeance on the monster that killed my only family. A monster from their world. And if the only way to kill it is to become a god, then I'm all in.

Ein tödliches Labyrinth. Eine Heldin ohne Erinnerung. Und ein verführerisches Monster. Als ich die Augen aufschlage, weiß ich nicht, wo ich bin. Nur dass ich auf einem Bett aus Moos auf einem schwarzen, spiegelglatten Boden liege. Ich weiß auch nicht, wer ich bin. Nur dass Macht unter meiner Haut vibriert. Noch bevor ich mich irgendwie orientieren kann, bekomme ich Gesellschaft. Ein Daemon namens Daesra, halb Mensch, halb Monster. Ebenso gefährlich wie verführerisch. Er kennt mich – und er hasst mich.

Der Krieg der Farben führt in ein Labyrinth, das von einer dunklen Macht erschaffen wird. Eine Macht, die ihre Augen überall in der Welt hat und sich am Leid anderer ergötzt. Dieser magische Ort unterliegt den Bedingungen einer bösen Königin und ist zu schrecklich, um in der Realität existieren zu können. Ein letzter Kampf steht den Sieben bevor. Wird die Welt danach eine andere sein?

Much has changed since Yusuf Khalifa of the Luxor Police and hard-nosed Jerusalem detective Arieh Ben-Roi last met. Ben-Roi is about to become a father, and Khalifa is struggling with personal tragedies. But as they each work on their own - seemingly isolated - cases, the two investigations begin to entwine. They soon find themselves drawn into a sinister web of violence, abuse, corporate malpractice and anti-capitalist terrorism. And at the heart of the web lies the Labyrinth...

Zu ihrem Entsetzten müssen Nikola Tesla, Theodora Sachs und Aleister Crowley feststellen, dass man sie in der Tempelanlage in einen Sarkophag aus Marmor gesperrt hat. Unter großer Anstrengung versuchen sie, sich aus ihrem düsteren Gefängnis zu befreien. Doch mit reiner Körperkraft lässt sich der Sarkophag nicht öffnen und allmählich wird die Atemluft knapp. Während die drei um ihr Überleben kämpfen, schmieden die Mitglieder der Voodoo-Gemeinschaft bereits einen neuen Plan, um endlich an ihr Ziel zu gelangen.

Since the Age of Shadows ended, the people of Ranadon have lived under the merciless heat of two suns and the tyranny of Antonov, the Lion of Senet. Consumed by his lust for power and his unshakable belief in the capricious, almighty Goddess, Antonov’s rule is absolute. Only one man has the intelligence and will to break that hold...a man who could be King. Suddenly widowed, Morna Provin, Duchess of Elcast, has lost her only protector.

In the ancient canyons of New Mexico, the citizens of Little Pueblo prepare to sacrifice Ryan and his companions to demons locked inside a 20th-century dam project. But in a world where nuke-spawned predators feed upon weak and strong alike, Ryan knows avenging eternal spirits aren't a part of the game. Especially when these freaks spit yellow acid — and their creators are the white coat masterminds of genetic recombination, destroyed by their mutant offspring born of sin and science gone horribly wrong....

Spanien, 1944: Die junge Ofelia reist mit ihrer schwangeren Mutter zu ihrem unbarmherzigen Stiefvater Capitán Vidal in eine verlassene Mühle, die seinen Truppen als Stützpunkt zur Bekämpfung der verbliebenen Rebellen dient. Auf der Flucht vor dieser grausamen Realität findet Ofelia ein verwittertes Labyrinth, das ihr ein Tor in eine fantastische Welt öffnet. Dort trifft sie auf einen Faun, der in ihr die verschollene Prinzessin des unterirdischen Königreichs erkennt und sie vor drei gefährliche Aufgaben stellt.

Lucy King, a beautiful, young documentary-film producer, races through London, France, and New York to decipher the clues that will eventually lead her to the hidden treasure of the Rose Labyrinth. A sweeping adventure for listeners who loved The Da Vinci Code, featuring a wonderful mix of literary references from Shakespeare to Marquez, The Rose Labyrinth is a romantic novel with a historical twist that tells us that the world we think we know is not all that it appears to be.

After his father's untimely death sends 15-year-old Ryan McIntyre into an emotional tailspin, his mother enrolls him in St. Isaac's Catholic boarding school, hoping the venerable institution, with its reputation for transforming wayward teens, can work its magic on her son. But troubles are not unknown even at St. Isaac.

Berlin, 1922: Die Weimarer Republik steuert auf die Inflation zu und die Nachwehen der Revolution haben sich noch nicht gelegt, als Artur, Isi und Carl nur knapp einem Mordanschlag durch rechte Verschwörer entgehen. Artur macht seinem Ruf alle Ehre und schlägt gnadenlos zurück. Derweil leidet Carl unter Regisseur Fritz Lang, für den er an "Dr. Mabuse" arbeitet, und gerät in den Bann des neuartigen Tonfilms. Und dann ist da noch die Sorge um Isi, die Schöne und Starrköpfige, die seit dem Anschlag Streit mit jedem sucht.