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Seit Jahrhunderten folgt Lyana, Tochter der Aphrodite, jenen flüchtigen Momenten, in denen Geschichte ihren Kurs ändert: Waterloo, Arsinoës drohende Auslöschung, die Geburt des Buchdrucks und die Machtspiele der Medici. Auf ihren Wegen begegnet sie Menschen, deren Entscheidungen Epochen prägen und solchen, die aus der Erinnerung getilgt werden sollen. Gegen sie wirkt Ferratus, Sohn des Mars, dessen Einfluss in jeder Zeit neue Gestalt annimmt und Lyanas Schritte immer wieder kreuzt.

Als junges Mädchen erfährt Marthe-Marie, dass sie die Tochter einer Frau ist, die als Hexe galt. Sie macht sich auf in die Stadt, in der ihre Mutter grausam sterben musste. Doch als in Freiburg aufs Neue die Scheiterhaufen lodern, bleibt Marthe-Marie nur die Flucht. Sie schließt sich einer Truppe von Gauklern an, die kreuz und quer durch den Südwesten des Deutschen Reiches ziehen.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Leon and Elvira, struggling artists, navigate the challenges of survival and find unexpected camaraderie amidst financial hardships. This poignant story explores the clash between art and livelihood, revealing the enduring decency within the artistic...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, Denis de Beaulieu, a young cavalier, seeks refuge in a mysterious house. Little does he know that stepping through its doors will trap him in a dangerous game...

When justice is the target, Warbow's aim is true. In an age where loyalty is as powerful as steel, Gerald Warbow finds himself entwined in a web of intrigue and valour. Held against his will in Westminster, Warbow is once again drawn into the shadows of royal service when he is tasked with...

The Vikings have discovered the riches of the Cotentin Peninsula and are not going to be moved without a fight. Sailing the seas they raid the Caliphate of Cordoba as well as Wessex and Aquitaine. When the Norns send them new drekar the jarl of the Clan of the Horse can go on the offensive and...

Betrayal lurks in the shadows of conquest and rebellion. In the shadow of William the Conqueror’s reign, loyalty dances on a knife-edge and betrayal lurks behind every corner. The fourth instalment of Griff Hosker’s Conquest series, Treachery follows the gripping journey of Baron Richard...

Bloomsbury presents Bane of Bernicia by Matthew Harffy, read by Barnaby Edwards. Anglo-Saxon warlord Beobrand must navigate the caprices of kings as he fights for his honour and his life. The unmissable new Bernicia Chronicles novel from Matthew Harffy. Returning from a dangerous mission to Rome...

In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful 'Encounters', Barbara Erskine has created a compelling world of love, betrayal, suspense and grief. A biographer investigating a tragic death hears voices from the past drawing her towards the truth… A nineteenth...

Brought to you by Penguin. Listen. My one-time friend Maria did tell me once: "Make your own paradise, Tibb, since this world is no sweet place for people like us." Born a vagabond, Tibb Ingleby has never had a roof of her own. But her mother has taught her that if you're not too bound by the...

Doctor John Dee and Margaretta, assisted by his pupil Christopher, are charged with unravelling the mystery. But then there is a kidnapping, a ransom threat and more bodies appear. Amongst secrets and rumours, the scandal of the Seymour Affair threatens to resurface. Elizabeth’s road to the...

Raven, den man als Blutauge kennt, und seine Wikinger-Brüder sind verraten worden. Der missgünstige Ealdred ist geflohen - in das Reich von Kaiser Charlemagne, wo angeblich unendliche Reichtümer versteckt sind. In der Wut brennender Rache machen Raven und sein Wolfsrudel harter Kämpfer sich auf in das Land der Christen, wo die Heiden unbekannte Gefahren, finstere Intrigen und große Schlachten erwarten.

Bordeaux, 1367. Sir Thomas Blackstone ist Steinmetz, Bogenschütze, Schwertkämpfer, Kriegsherr des englischen Königs. Und erneut wird er vom englischen Kronprinzen gebraucht, um die Welle der Unterstützung für den König von Frankreich zurückzudrängen. Ein lästiges Werkzeug: Don Pedro, als Verbündeter für England unverzichtbar. Blackstone soll ihn zurück auf den Thron von Kastilien bringen – und ist seiner Mission für diesen grausamen Herrscher zutiefst überdrüssig. Unterdessen zieht Blackstones Sohn Henry inkognito durch Frankreich.

Et ils vécurent heureux à jamais... L’histoire de Breena et Tov aurait pu s’achever ainsi, si seulement le sort avait cessé de s’acharner sur eux et d’éprouver leur amour. Après avoir été faits prisonniers, les deux amants ont réussi à s’échapper, mais ils ont été séparés, et le prix à payer est lourd de conséquences. Fiancée à Tov, mais revendiquée par Edmond, Breena lutte de toutes ses forces pour sauver l’un et fuir l’autre. Espérant que son grand amour est toujours en vie, elle se rend jusqu’au clan de Tov en compagnie de son seul allié, le frère de celui-ci.

Das Emsland zur Zeit des Dreißigjährigen Kriegs: Martha ist die Tochter des Bürgermeisters im kleinen Städtchen Schüttorf und damit eine gute Partie. Doch auch wenn sie jung ist, weiß sie, was sie will: Ein selbstbestimmtes Leben - und Jost, den Nachtwächter. Doch heiraten soll sie Valentin, den Sohn eines Ratsherren. Und Valentin drängt auf eine rasche Hochzeit, denn katholische Söldnertruppen rücken vor, um die Stadt einzunehmen - will er womöglich der nächste Bürgermeister werden?

Winifred Maxwell is found guilty of treason, and her brother William could be found guilty of the same charge for helping her escape from London. . . She has been persecuted throughout her life for her family's loyalty to the exiled Stuart dynasty. Winifred and her husband make it to Rome, to the exiled court of the James III, where Winifred becomes governess to the princes Charles and Henry. Meanwhile, her niece Mary is in Paris with her lover. Are Winifred's resolve and tenacity a match for her niece's imprudent behaviour?

The year is 1140 and England is torn by the strife of civil war. Oliver Pascal chances upon a village raided by mercenaries and rescues the survivors: an orphaned boy, who is the illegitimate son of the old king, and his mother's maid, a young widow named Catrin. After escorting them to Bristol Castle, they are accepted into the household of Robert of Gloucester, and while Catrin finds herself falling in love with Oliver, she suffers a deep boredom at the frivolity of court life. Thus when the old midwife Etheldreda offers to teach her the secrets of her ancient art, Catrin agrees.

The Balkans, 1371. After conquering the Serbian army in battle, bands of Ottoman warriors terrorize the land, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake. As one of the few survivors of a deadly attack on her village, Magdalena is determined to protect her newly orphaned niece. When a group of battle-weary Serb warriors offers to lead Magdalena and her charge to safety, a flame of hope flickers to life for the desperate woman, burning brighter when she spots a familiar face among the group: Miladin, the man she once loved—and lost.

"Hayatta hiçbir şey iz bırakmadan gitmez. İzleri okumayı bilenler geçmişi ve geleceği bilir." Edebiyatımızın güçlü kalemi Mavisel Yener, dünya denizcilik tarihinin önemli denizcisi, bilim insanı, bilge kaptan Piri Reis'in gizemli hayatını araştırırken benzersiz bir serüvenin ilk adımlarını attığını bilmiyordu. Piri Reis'in haritasından Göbeklitepe'ye uzanan gizemi öğrendiğinde çok şaşırdı; tüm cesaretini toplayıp, ortaçağda geçen bu tarihi romanı yazdı. Küçük bir sırra sığan kocaman evreni keşfetmek isteyen okurlar için sıra dışı bir macera.

Young Duncan M'Kethe finds himself caught in the web of Sir James Turner, the former Covenanter turned military leader of the persecutors. Duncan is torn by his hatred of Turner's dragoons, who have treated his friends cruelly, and his father's instructions to love them. He must be true to Jesus Christ while attempting to rescue his father from enemy hands.