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Bernried am Starnberger See, 1943: Der Krieg wird immer grausamer und fordert ein erstes Opfer in den Reihen der Familien von Falkenbach und Lehmann. Die Verzweiflung, aber auch die Entschlossenheit, zu handeln, ist so groß wie noch nie. Gemeinsam mit Paul-Friedrich von Falkenbach brütet Wilhelm darüber, wie sie gegen das Nazi-Regime vorgehen können und sind dabei nicht immer einer Meinung. Auch Ferdinand Lehmann vollführt weiterhin einen gefährlichen Balanceakt im Arbeitslager und legt sich mit dem Wachpersonal an.

After winning two wars against the Nemovorti, Minalan plans an expedition to The Lost Valley of Anghysbel, in the far north of his realm. It's there, in the caldera of a supervolcano at the edge of the tundra, he suspects many of the answers he so desperately needs might be hidden. The only problem is that thanks to the anti-magical properties of the jevolar, his spells won’t work; he’ll be without magic for the first time since he came into his Talent.

The inimitable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher and her husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher seem to get a reprieve from their sleuthing duties when they are invited to the wedding of their friend, Lucy Fotheringay. Lucy's grandfather is hosting the ceremony at his beautiful estate and so it promises to be a typical affair with hordes of gossipy aunts and other colorful, but not necessarily pleasant, relatives. Daisy meets all these characters and observes the ensuing familial fraternization with a certain kind of amusing nonchalance.

Risking her life to save her homeland, Shabon, a princess from the Nine-Headed Dragon Archipelago, joins Souma's side in hopes of stopping an impending war. But with a fleet already en route to the hostile archipelago under his orders, Souma sets out on an infiltration mission before it arrives, and he discovers that the real threat is a massive creature in their waters that defies all common sense!

The Federation’s Offensive—Rising Dawn. The Federation has been steadily preparing itself for the decisive battle. As the moment of truth rapidly approaches, the Empire which has long been on the offensive remains unaware of the threat. In these dire circumstances, only one person has...

This collection of short stories from the world of Spice & Wolf features three new vignettes from Lawrence and Holo's journeys, as well as a novella that follows Norah the shepherdess and her faithful sheepdog, Enek, as they put the city of Ruvinheigen behind them and try to forge a new path for...

Eine Reihe grauenvoller Verbrechen erschüttert London. Allesamt tragen sie die Handschrift eines ebenso gefürchteten wie legendären Verbrechers - Jack the Ripper! Doch kann wahr sein, was nicht wahr sein darf, über zwölf Jahre nach dem Ende der blutigen Mordserie in Whitechapel? Holmes nimmt Kontakt zum mittlerweile pensionierten Chief Inspector Abberline auf, der seinerzeit die Ermittlungen führte. Bekommen Holmes und Abberline eine zweite Chance, um diesen schrecklichen Schatten der Vergangenheit ein für alle Mal zu vertreiben?

A new civil war has begun: with the emperor Pertinax's murder Marcus and his protector Scaurus have escaped Rome, seeking sanctuary for their familia in the East. But they are soon pressed back into service by Septimius Severus, the ruthless commander who has seized the imperial capital and who holds the military balance of power over his two rivals. Niger, the would-be emperor in the East is on the march with six legions, and Scaurus's legion is ordered to Thrace as a sacrificial advance guard, tasked with delaying them. Whatever the cost.

By January 1666, the plague has almost disappeared from London, leaving its surviving population diminished and in poverty. The resentment against those who had fled to the country turns to outrage as the court and its followers return, their licentiousness undiminished. The death of a well-connected physician, the mysterious sinking of a man-of-war in the Thames and the disappearance of a popular courtier are causing concern to Thomas Chaloner's employer.

1872. Marguerite has fled to London, leaving behind a traumatic past in Paris. When she is offered work as a cook for mysterious French widow Madame Riel, she seizes the chance to start afresh. But as soon as Marguerite arrives, she is stifled by the tension in the house and before long she comes to resent her stingy and volatile employer, as well as her unfriendly housemaid. Just as Marguerite is about to resign, Madame Riel’s beautiful actress daughter Julie returns to the house and charms her into staying.

相も変わらぬお気楽放蕩ぶりを貫く八巻卯之吉のもとに目の醒めるような美少年侍が現れ、内密に仇討ち相手を探してくれるよう、卯之吉に頼みこむ。

生死流転。「一門の親ばしら、われらの太政入道殿も、いまは、われらを世にのこして、先立ち給える」各地でおきる源氏の反攻。維盛・重衡はじめ平家の公達が戦場の途にあるなか、清盛は死んだ。混沌に拍車が掛かる。頼朝、義仲行家ほか諸将・・「平家は一門ことごとく、一心同体の平家だが、源氏は、一蓮托生の仲ではない」。世はわかれ、三つ巴となって相争う。(全13/24巻)(毎月第3水曜配信予定)

春。南朝の帝が吉野に立った。北朝の帝は京におわす。日本の分裂症時代の始まりである。この血みどろと謀略の抗争はこの後じつに半世紀を超える。「首が咲いたね、土筆みたいに」「今年は花見と思ったが」「また、首の春だよ・・南朝方は、北国に新田義貞、奥州に北畠顕家、東国に宗良親王、また、九州には菊池の党。戦はつづく。巨星墜つ後も。＜監督/吉田純子・編集/三好達也_武井寿夫＞(全13/13巻)

秀吉の命令により、北条氏の旧領である関東に移封となった徳川家。家康に従い、一族郎党を引き連れて江戸にやってきた茂兵衛だが、辺りは葦が生い茂る湿地で、あちらこちらで土を掘ったり埋めたりとかまびすしい。

Now known as "Kasim The Spear", Casca is captured by fanatical Hashishi tribesmen. He is forced to commit murder after murder until the earth seems soaked with the blood of Hassan al Sabah's enemies. Living under a curse from the lips of the crucified Christ on the hill of Golgotha in centuries past, the eternal mercenary must endure the horror of thousands of deaths, until, with his always growing skill at arms, he can claim a life of his own.

This collection of M. R. James’ supernatural stories is read by critically acclaimed star of stage and screen Sir Michael Hordern. Included here are some of M. R. James’ most beloved stories, including 'No. 13', 'Count Magnus', 'Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book', 'The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral', 'Lost Hearts', alongside many more spine-tingling tales.

It is 1904, and every day the coaches plying between Lynmouth and Minehead scramble theirway up and slither their way down the 1 in 4 gradient of Porlock Hill, the most feared hill in all of England. It takes six sturdy horses to drag a laden carriage to the top.

Aidan Quinn infiltriert Smokestack und wird zu einem Hammerwächter, während Wayne McLair erneut von Eve Crompton in Anspruch genommen wird, die ihn mit dem Anführer der Mechanisten bekannt macht: Solomon Crompton. In seiner Verkleidung als Magier Liam W. Craney verbringt McLair viel Zeit beim Sektenführer und muss sich bei einem Überfall auf Isabelle und Cait verlassen. Die Sammlung der Meisterdiebin Iron Rose behält er jedoch fest im Blick.

When investigative journalist Clay MacIntyre stumbles upon a moonstone brooch that transports him back in time to the 1901 Pan-American Exposition, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that could irrevocably change the entire MacKlenna Clan. Desperate to rescue his friend, Patrick Mallory and a group of family members embark on an adventure to the 1901 Expo, where romance blooms and danger lurks in the shadows.

Siamo nel '49, Bordelli è entrato in Pubblica Sicurezza da due anni, è vice commissario in prova. Non ha ancora l'automobile e si muove in bicicletta. Sta comprando l'appartamento di via del Leone, con l'aiuto dei genitori e di un prestito bancario. Ha trentanove anni, e la memoria colma di ricordi di una guerra sanguinosa, dalla quale è tornato con un cane lupo grande come un vitello, un cane delle SS che lui ha trovato ferito e che ha salvato: Blisk.