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Najpopularniejsza czeska seria kryminalna nareszcie w Polsce! Wysłannik czeskiego króla udaje się do Wrocławia, gdzie znika w tajemniczych okolicznościach. Z uwagi na dyplomatyczny charakter jego misji król Przemysł Ottokar II wysyła w ślad za nim na Dolny Śląsk swoich zaufanych ludzi: prokuratora królewskiego Oldrzicha, jego żonę Ludmiłę oraz giermka Otę. Za murami XIII-wiecznego Wrocławia okazuje się, że śledztwo będzie dużo trudniejsze, niż początkowo zakładano.

Europa anno Domini 1125. Drei Jahre sind vergangen, seit sich das kleine Königreich der Stauffermark aus den Klauen der schwarzen Bruderschaft befreien konnte. Doch dann taucht eine nie gesehene Bedrohung auf, die Chaos, Tod und Unterdrückung mit sich bringt. Konrad und Katharina von Falkenstein, das neue Regentenpaar, geraten in schwerste Bedrängnis und müssen vor dem eigenen Volk fliehen. Versteckt, tief in den Bergen, verbringen sie und ein paar wenige Getreue harte Zeiten in eisiger Kälte.

879 AD, Norway. Halvdan, son of Ragnar Lothbrok and King of Dublin, is locked in a savage war with Irish Dubgaill warriors in a battle for supremacy of Ireland’s coastal strongholds. Hundr, a Northman with a dog's name…Viking warships flying the raven banner…and the echo of Ivar the Boneless. Hundr and Einar the Brawler are drawn into a search for the son of Bjorn Ironside, lost during the war for Ireland’s future. Old enemies seething with vengeful fury emerge to throw Hundr and Einar into the most dangerous fight of their lives.

King Henry is dead and Stephen of Blois claims the throne of England and the Dukedom of Normandy. The Earl of Cleveland returns to England to fight for the heirs of Henry. When King David and his Scottish army capture most of northern England it is only Alfraed who holds out against him. Set in the early years of the Anarchy this is a fast moving book filled with battles and intrigue.

Spring, AD 777. Sigurd Hring, new King of the Svear, is summoning all the greatest warriors of the North to his banner. He invites Bjarki Bloodhand, the famous berserkr, to swear an oath of fealty to him. But Bjarki has already sailed away to rescue a beautiful Saxon princess. Tor Hildarsdottir, sister of Bjarki, now oath-bound to a powerful Svearland jarl, finds herself unwillingly enrolled in Sigurd’s mighty army. When Sigurd Hring arrogantly rejects the overlordship of Siegfried, King of the Dane-Mark, red war is inevitable.

1421. A França parece prestes a perder a guerra contra a Inglaterra. Enquanto o país se afunda na lama de batalhas sangrentas, o povo passa fome... e o rei permanece escondido. Desse caos surge uma jovem capaz de mudar o rumo da guerra e liderar os franceses à vitória. E o nome dessa garota imprudente, obstinada e brilhante–uma heroína improvável–ecoará através dos séculos: a guerreira, a herética, a santa Joana D'Arc.

Willkommen zurück in KINGSBRIDGE! Mit seinem neuesten Werk läutet Ken Follett für die Menschen in Kingsbridge eine neue Ära ein. Eine Ära, in der Tradition und Fortschritt aufeinanderprallen, Klassenkämpfe in alle Teile der Gesellschaft vordringen und der gesamte Kontinent von einem erbitterten Krieg erfasst wird: die Zeit der Industrialisierung England 1770. Mit Erfindung der "Spinning Jenny" bricht eine neue Ära der Fertigung und Industrie an. Innerhalb nur einer Generation verändert die Webmaschine das Leben der Menschen grundlegend. Die Welt ist in Unruhe, auch in Kingsbridge.

Det är i mitten av 1300-talet då heliga Birgittas dotterdotter Ingegerd anländer till drottning Margaretas hov. Ingegerd är bara 14 år – vacker, levnadsglad och sugen på kärleksäventyr. Ingegerds liv tar dock en vändning när hon mot sin vilja tvingas gå i sin mormors fotspår och in i Birgittaklostret vid Vättern. I klostret är reglerna strikta och många och Ingegerd får kämpa för att vänja sig vid den nya tillvaron. Samtidigt arbetar drottning Margareta mot sitt mål att förena de tre nordiska länderna. Efter några år vigs Ingegerd till abbedissa över Vadstena kloster.

Surrounded once again by harsh men with full knowledge of the shocking event that led to his banishment, Galen has only one person he can depend on. But Alcuin is being pulled away by family duty and a new obsession. Is it time for Galen to stop relying upon others and solve his own problems? Will Galen survive this dangerous new world and forge a safer future for himself and his friend?

Lord Drysten, now widely considered to be the savior of Britannia despite his past transgressions, is being tested by a new enemy he never knew he would need to face. Kingship. The mantle of responsibility was never something he thought he would bear the weight of, and his enemies, past and present, see this as well.

England, 1120. When Henry I dies with no legitimate male heir, the nation is thrown into chaos. The two rivals for the crown are Henry's daughter Matilda and his nephew Stephen of Blois, both of whom are determined to emerge victorious. A bitter struggle ensues which threatens to reduce England to a barren wasteland and many ordinary people find themselves torn apart from each other in the confusion of deciding which side to fight for.

Na Inglaterra do século XIV, quatro crianças se esgueiram da multidão que sai da catedral de Kingsbridge e vão para a floresta. Lá, elas presenciam a morte de dois homens. Já adultas, suas vidas se unem numa trama feita de determinação, desejo, cobiça e retaliação. Elas verão a prosperidade e a fome, a peste e a guerra. Apesar disso, viverão sempre à sombra do inexplicável assassinato ocorrido naquele dia fatídico.

Norwegen im Jahre 1007. Einst als Sklave aufgewachsen, gilt Torstein Knarresmed nun als einer der mächtigsten Männer Norwegens. Als sich eine Allianz zwischen den skandinavischen Herrschern bildet, schließt er sich dieser mitsamt seiner Kompanie von Jomswikingern an. Gemeinsam wollen sie in den Kampf gegen Großbritannien ziehen. Denn es ist ihr Ziel, die englischen Gebiete, die einst unter dänische Herrschaft fielen, zurückzuerobern und den verachteten König Ethelred vom Thron zu stürzen.

Italy, 1351. English knight Gerard Fox and the resourceful Willa have come through a death-defying journey across war-torn Europe. Now looking towards their future together, they must first find a way to reconcile with their difficult pasts. In a small village between Florence and Siena, Fox and Willa are caught up in a deadly ambush. After rescuing the enigmatic woman who is the target of the attack, they take refuge in her opulent villa and learn her heartbreaking story—a tale of loss, deception... and a burning desire for freedom.

Er wollte kein Krieger sein - doch das Schicksal verlangte es. Entdecke die packenden Romane von Bernard Cornwell über Thomas of Hookton - eine mitreißende historische Saga voller Abenteuer, Schlachten und geheimnisvoller Missionen. Begib dich auf eine fesselnde Reise ins mittelalterliche Europa und erlebe die Tapferkeit eines englischen Bogenschützen auf der Suche nach dem Heiligen Gral. Tauche ein und erlebe hier die komplette Gral-Trilogie.

England, 1487—Ludovic Sumerford knows he'll never see a penny from his father's estate. His three older brothers will make sure of that. Fortunately, his smuggling venture brings in more than a few sovereigns. But when he tells a local woman about the sudden death of her brother, money is the least of his worries. Meanwhile, King Henry's insecurity is testing the country to breaking point. He quietly seethes and plots, while rumors of a man claiming to be the rightful heir to the throne of England cause poor decisions.

It is the time f Athelstan, a religious, pious warrior. He is uniting the tribes, slaughtering any who stand against him: any who don't hold his views. In Sherewode, belief in Cernunnos holds true. Sherewode is also the haunt of numerous outlaw bands and bands of Norse who've been cut off and trapped in the forest and made it their own small kingdom. Hode is the daughter of Cernunnos, hunted by his followers who want to either sacrifice her or... be intimate with the daughter of their god. All Hode wants is to live freely in Sherewode with her partner and their children.

Kings make treaties but it is men who keep or break them. When Sir Thomas of Cleveland is given the task of policing the northern border, he is given a poisoned chalice. His son is given the northern manor of Elsdon and there he is on the front line. He has to fight bandits, enemy lords and traitors from within. Set in the harsh lands of the Scottish borders Sir William comes of age. He becomes a warrior who has the blood of the Warlord.

England, 1110. When King William Rufus of England is killed mysteriously during a hunting accident in the New Forest in 1100, his younger brother Henry, who had been present, loses no time in riding hard to claim both the Treasury and the crown. Rumors quickly being swirling that Henry was himself responsible for Rufus's death. One of Henry's main accusers is his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, who believes the throne of England is his by right and threatens to invade from across the Channel.

In the twenty-first century, we meet Verity Frazier, a disillusioned history professor who sets out to prove that the artist responsible for the illuminated artwork in Christine de Pizan’s medieval manuscripts was a remarkable woman named Anastasia. As Anastasia’s story unfolds against the exquisitely-rendered medieval backdrop of moral disaster, political intrigue, and extraordinary creativity, Verity finds her career on the brink of collapse by her efforts to uncover evidence of the lost artist’s existence.