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Um den dänischen Gefangenen Hakon bei Hofe abzuliefern, reist der junge Engländer Ælfric of Helmsby nach London. Die Stadt liegt in Trümmern, denn dem schwachen König Ethelred gelingt es nicht, sein Reich gegen die ständigen Wikingerüberfälle zu schützen. Doch anders als England und Dänemark sind Ælfric und Hakon keine Feinde - während der gefährlichen Reise sind sie zu Freunden geworden.

Blood Blizzard follows the Redshaws—a small, tight-knit Yorkshire family—caught in the brutal crosscurrents of the Wars of the Roses. As the House of York rises and the road to the Battle of Towton is paved with blood and betrayal, eldest son William Redshaw joins Edward of York’s forces, determined to fight for a future beyond his family’s windswept farmstead. By his side is Elena, his sharp-witted sister, as loyal with a dagger as she is to her kin.

Действие первого происходит в XII веке в Кастилии, действие второго — в XIV веке в Тироле, однако оба они скрывают за увлекательным сюжетом рассуждение о человеческой личности и поиске своего места в обществе, с его предписаниями и стереотипами, — рассуждение тем более острое, что центральная роль в обеих книгах отведена женщинам, которым оказывается тесно в рамках предписанного им места в средневековом обществе.

The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known...of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect - a man divided in his soul...of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame...and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state and brother against brother.

International number-one best seller Ken Follett returns with The Evening and the Morning, a thrilling and addictive novel from the master of historical fiction. It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages, and in England one man's ambition to make his abbey a centre of learning will take the listener on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate. Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth, which has sold more than 27 million copies worldwide.

Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family's past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe.

The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. But his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths that take place in seven days and nights of apocalyptic terror. Brother William turns detective, and a uniquely deft one at that. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon-- all sharpened to a glistening edge by his wry humor and ferocious curiosity.

Lady Vivienne Harlowe doesn't fear much, and delves into life's experiences head on. But for years she's been plagued by the unsolved murders of her parents and the strange disappearance of other family members. Now, in the face of a new tragedy, she vows to follow every twist and turn until she's solved the dark deeds at Mablethorpe Castle.

Born on Christmas Eve, Arthur Pendragon is the illegitimate son of the married duchess Ygraine and Uther Pendragon, brother of a great king: a union Merlin arranged. But Arthur's birth is not welcomed by everyone: his father demands he be hidden until a legitimate son can be born, and Merlin is forced to give the babe to his own childhood nurse for safekeeping and go into hiding....

Au début du XIVe siècle, une abbaye située aux confins de la Provence et de la Ligurie. Un lieu voué à la prière et à l'étude avec sa bibliothèque qui fait l'admiration de tout l'Occident chrétien, à l'écart des violences et des luttes de pouvoir qui déchirent les royaumes voisins. Jusqu'au jour où un moine est trouvé mort au bas des murailles.

England, 1580: The Black Death creeps across the land, an ever-present threat, infecting the healthy, the sick, the old and the young alike. The end of days is near, but life always goes on. A young Latin tutor—penniless and bullied by a violent father—falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman. Agnes is a wild creature who walks her family’s land with a falcon on her glove and is known throughout the countryside for her unusual gifts as a healer, understanding plants and potions better than she does people.

July 1346. The Hundred Years' War has begun, and King Edward and his lords are on the march through France. But this war belongs to the men on the ground. Swept up in the bloody chaos, a tight-knit company from Essex must stay alive long enough to see their home again. With sword, mace and longbow, the Essex Dogs will fight, from the landing beaches of Normandy to the bloodsoaked field of Crécy.

Lázár Ervin a kimeríthetetlen magyar mondakincs legszebb darabjait dolgozza fel. Az Attiláról, a honfoglaló és kalandozó magyarokról, a tatár és török elleni harcokról, Lehel kürtjéről, Szent Istvánról, Szent Lászlóról, Mátyás királyról és másokról szóló jól ismert történeteket nemcsak újrameséli, hanem varázslatos írói világának részévé teszi: művészetének derűs, groteszk elemeit, eltéveszthetetlen stílusát megőrizve, valósággal újraalkotja azokat.

Der Hochwald erzählt eine scheiternde Liebesgeschichte vor der Kulisse des Dreißigjährigen Krieges. Der vom Vater abgelehnte Freier eines Mädchens sucht seine Angebetete in deren Waldversteck auf und verspricht, sich für die Schlichtung der Kämpfe zwischen den Parteien einzusetzen. Er hofft, auf diese Weise die Zuneigung des seine Burg verteidigenden Vaters seiner Geliebten zu gewinnen und die Gefechte zu verhindern, wird jedoch stattdessen selbst Opfer der Auseinandersetzung.

Una trepidante novela sobre Pedro el Católico y la historia de la corona de Aragón de la inconfundible pluma de Luis Zueco. Siglo XIII. Al norte de los Pirineos, Languedoc, una tierra sin rey ni cristiandad, se convirtió en el campo de batalla que transformó la historia de Europa. Los ejércitos de la Cruzada fueron convocados por el papa con la excusa de erradicar la herejía cátara, pero su verdadero objetivo estaba lejos de la fe: acabar con el sueño de Pedro II, la gran corona de Aragón.

Es gibt literarische Werke, die sind so präzise, klug und spannend geschrieben, da möchte man auf kein Wort verzichten...

Sot, rescued as a child from the brutality of Danish slave markets, grows up under the fierce protection of Roar Bjornsson, a famed warrior and trader. Known for her dark skin and amber eyes—marks of a distant land she cannot remember—Sot is both admired and feared, called witch and warrior in equal measure. But beneath her poised exterior, she wrestles with a restless heart and an aching desire for identity. When she leaves the comfort of Roar’s protection to follow the enigmatic Saxon warrior Eadric, Sot plunges into a world fraught with treachery and bloodshed.

Эдуард Марч, новый герцог Йоркский, объявляет себя королем Англии — королем по праву крови. И вот уже возникают и распадаются союзы аристократов, вершатся предательства и ломаются судьбы. Гражданская война словно живет собственной жизнью — и нет оснований надеяться, что когда-нибудь ей придет конец.

Will Bowman, now fully entangled in Richard Lionheart's crusade, has reached the Holy Land. However, just as he and his crew are about to touch down in Acre, they are drawn into an intense battle at sea, where they are faced with the dreaded Byzantine weapon: Greek Fire. Barely escaping with his life, Will gains the trust of Richard Lionheart, moving into his service. But as the siege of Acre continues, and Richard's campaign grows ever more brutal and barbaric, Will begins to wonder just how safe his new position is.

Barcelona, 1387. Les campanes de l'església de Santa Maria de la Mar continuen repicant per a tots els habitants del barri de la Ribera, però n'hi ha un que les escolta amb una especial atenció... L'Hug Llor, orfe de pare mariner, té dotze anys i treballa a les drassanes gràcies a la generositat d'un dels prohoms més apreciats de la ciutat: l'Arnau Estanyol.