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In a thrilling masterwork that will make you rethink your perceptions of life and death, James Rollins, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series, takes you to the edge of medicine, genetics, and technology, revealing the next evolutionary leap forward: immortality...

The Tomb of Eternity is the third and final part of the Immortality Arc and sees former Special Forces soldier Joe Hawke and the rest of the team face a lethal enemy who will stop at nothing in the epic hunt for the oldest secret in the world. As the struggle to discover the elixir of life draws to its furious conclusion, Hawke fights against the clock in a desperate search for the dark truth about not only the source of eternal life but also his wife's savage murder, and what he discovers shocks him to his core.

Восхитительный и наполненный любовью роман о потерях и обретениях. Когда в 1940-м на Лондон начинают падать немецкие бомбы, Милли и Реджинальд Томпсон решаются на непростой шаг – отправить одиннадцатилетнюю дочь Беатрис в эвакуацию за океан. Здесь, в безопасной Америке, ей предстоит жить в чужой семье, пока не закончится война. Испуганная, обозленная на родителей, одинокая и потерянная, Беа прибывает в страну, которая так отличается от мрачного военного Лондона.

By the Sunday Times best-selling author of The Lie. Forbidden love, intimate betrayal and the devastating power of exposure drive Helen Dunmore's remarkable new title. London, November 1960: the Cold War is at its height. Spy fever fills the newspapers, and the political establishment knows how and where to bury its secrets. When a highly sensitive file goes missing, Simon Callington is accused of passing information to the Soviets and arrested.

Una emotiva historia entre padres e hijos que une el presente con las trincheras de la guerra. Jota observa los camiones que entran y salen del mercado de frutas y verduras donde ha trabajado hasta su jubilación cuando, de pronto, sin comunicárselo a nadie, sube a uno de ellos en dirección a la frontera francesa. Va en busca de la tumba de Albert Ingham, un soldado británico que, con su amigo Alfred, combatió en la batalla del Somme, en 1916.

Major Hugh Dégaré never thought working a desk job could be worse than combat. But shortly after starting a new position in a bureaucratic military headquarters far from the front lines, he finds himself fighting to maintain his grip on reality. Amid sleepless nights and intense memories from his combat service, he does what he's always done - takes action. Afraid of being stigmatized by his chain of command, he turns to a psychologist and an estranged friend, Daryl, now an ex-soldier. Despite his best efforts, Hugh's rage continues to grow.

İkiz kardeşler, Amed ile Aziz... Etrafı dağlarla çevrelenmiş, savaşın tam ortasındaki isimsiz bir ülkede anne babalarıyla yaşayan iki çocuk. Dağların öte tarafında köpekler yaşıyor, yani düşmanları... Bölgenin savaşçı liderlerinden biri bir gün babalarını ziyaret eder ve kana kanla yanıt vermek için çocuklarından birini savaşta feda etmesini ister. Baba Zohal çıkışı olmayan bir ikileme düşer. Anne Tamara ise bu isteği kabullenemez. Üstüne üstlük Aziz kanser hastasıdır. Zaten ölüme mahkûmdur. Baba, biri hasta diğeri sağlıklı iki çocuğu arasında nasıl seçim yapar?