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An orphan leaves Dark Ages London, taking a dangerous journey and posing as a Jew to study medicine in Persia, in "an adventurous and inspiring tale" (Library Journal). A child holds the hand of his dying mother and is terrified, aware something is taking her. Orphaned and given to an itinerant barber-surgeon, Rob Cole becomes a fast-talking swindler, peddling a worthless medicine. But as he matures, his strange gift - an acute sensitivity to impending death - never leaves him, and he yearns to become a healer.

«En el nombre de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, yo, Adosinda, me apresto a comenzar la crónica de los hechos sucedidos en este rincón de la cristiandad entre el aciago año 711, cuando se perdió Spania, y el 722, cuando mi hermano Pelayo, coronado rey de los godos, ganó la batalla que permitió...

Song of great sorrow. Even greater love. Lost between the timeless lines of Homer’s epic, the women of Troy finally stand to be counted. Their story is one you’ve never encountered, and it will change the fate of Troy forever. Andromache has proven herself a capable leader, but can she...

En el corazón de Bolivia, en lo alto de los Andes, se encuentra Potosí, la antigua ciudad argentífera más rica del mundo, ahora un lugar tranquilo que esconde secretos capaces de alterar el curso de la historia. El cardiólogo estadounidense Roger Jackson y su compañera Isabel, una apasionada enfermera boliviana, emprenden una exploración rutinaria de los sitios históricos de Potosí y se topan con un hallazgo que desafía toda lógica. Estos artefactos, con el potencial de revolucionar el mundo, desentierran secretos peligrosos enterrados hace mucho, desencadenando un emocionante viaje.

The latest instalment in JC Duncan's action-packed Last Viking series The greatest threat to the empire is not a foreign army, but the thirst for power at all costs. 1038 AD, Constantinople Harald Sigurdsson has risen through bravery and glory in battle to become the commander of the legendary...

Dr. Theia McDormand has spent years perfecting the art of invisibility. As a successful New York dentist, she’s built a life of quiet routine and careful isolation. She believed her family’s secrets were buried in the past. She was wrong. When tragedy strikes close to home involving a neighbor’s child, Theia is thrust into chaos, unraveling her carefully constructed world. Suddenly, every stranger on the street feels like a potential threat, and shadows from the past loom at every corner.

«UNA MAGNÍFICA ÓPERA PRIMA DEL AUTOR ENMARCADA EN PLENO DECLIVE DEL IMPERIO ROMANO» En el siglo III de nuestra era, el Imperio romano se halla sumido en una profunda crisis a todos los niveles: los violentos movimientos sociales, políticos y religiosos que han sucedido a lo largo de su...

In the two years since Joseph’s family sacked Shechem and fled south, his relationship with his brothers has collapsed to new lows. Now Joseph is having dreams of a future where he lords over his older brothers. Needless to say that hasn’t improved his popularity. But it may not matter, because Joseph’s dreams seem to be coming true. Father’s blatant favoritism may have poisoned Joseph's brothers against him, but it has its perks as well.

Cornelius Scipio and Jace Kasia were passionate about their missions, but on a collision course. Unfortunately, one would have to lose for the other to accomplish his goal. As a staff officer, Tribune Cornelius Scipio had experienced more combat and defeat than men twice his age. Now, as a youth of twenty-years-old, this veteran thirsted for a command of his own.

La aventura, el amor, los celos, el misterio, la vida, la muerte, el conocimiento, todo ello y más, se dan cita en un impresionante recorrido por los tres imperios más importantes de la antigüedad. En esta intensa obra, se desgranan diferentes valores y cobardías de la sociedad, muy de actualidad a día de hoy (igualdad de sexos, cultura, machismo, homosexualidad, racismo,…); sin perder el sentido del humor y la ironía, que se dejan ver mezclados con la misma crudeza de la vida y la insignificancia otorgada a la muerte.

Es hora de que las mujeres de Ítaca cuenten su historia…Hace diecisiete años, el rey Ulises navegó a la guerra con Troya, llevando consigo a todos los hombres en edad de luchar de la isla de Ítaca. Ninguno de ellos ha regresado, y las mujeres de Ítaca son quienes deben dirigir el reino. Penélope era apenas una mujer adulta cuando se casó con Ulises. Mientras él estuviera vivo, estaría a salvo. Pero ahora, años después, aumentan las especulaciones de que su esposo está muerto y los pretendientes comienzan a llamar a su puerta.

NOW A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! THE EPIC NEW EAGLES OF THE EMPIRE NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR SIMON SCARROW - THE PERFECT BOOK FOR THE SEASON OF ROME! ROME AND BOUDICA. A DUEL TO THE DEATH. AD 61. Britannia is divided. The rebel horde has been defeated. But the leader, Boudica, and her...

Đời xưa, chuột vốn là một giống linh thiêng ở trên Trời. Trời giao cho nó giữ chìa khóa kho lúa của Trời. Nhưng chuột không phải là một loài đáng tin cẩn, nhận được giữ chìa khóa, cứ tự do đến mở kho rủ nhau vào ăn rả rích hết bao nhiêu là lúa. Sau Trời biết, lấy làm giận lắm, mới không cho ở trên ấy nữa, mà đuổi xuống dưới hạ giới để sai giữ chìa khóa lẫm thóc của nhân gian. Nhưng chứng nào tật ấy, chuột lại rủ nhau vào lẫm thóc của người rả rích ăn no nê. Đến nỗi người phải có câu than rằng: "Chuột kia xưa ở nơi nào ? Bây giờ ăn lúa nhà tao thế này ?"

The Titus Diary is the story behind the letters to the Thessalonian churches. Reading the letters of Paul is often dry, devoid of context and separated from the story which led to the letters being written. In this account of the apostle Paul's second missionary journey, told through the eyes of Titus, listeners accompany Paul as he travels throughout Asia Minor and Greece. They see his struggles, the persecution and the suffering which Paul and Silas endured to bring the gospel into Europe.

'دهب' شابٌ نوبيّ بسيط، طيّب القلب حدَّ السذاجة أحلامه تتلخَّص في قطعةِ أرضٍ يحرثها ويبني عليها بيتًا صغيرًا وزوجةٌ مطيعة وطفلٌ يحمل اسم والده، لكن يبدو بأنَّ هذه...

بين الواقع المُربك الحزين والخيال الغامض المثير تلتقي 'نيلوفر' بـ 'يحيى' في إيران، ولكن كيف يلتقي خطّان متوازيان ف'نيلوفر' الفتاة الهادئة التي تعيش في شيراز في...

As an empire burns, he will rise from the ashes. Sparrow, the Sunday Times bestselling historical epic by James Hynes, is the incredibly moving story of one boy’s journey to freedom in the harsh world of the Roman Empire. Raised in a brothel at the edge of a dying empire, a boy of no known...

Rom im Jahre 73 v. Chr ... ist weit davon entfernt ein Imperium zu werden. Die Karthager sind seit siebzig Jahren besiegt und Rom konnte expandieren. Doch die neue Macht hatte in Rom selbst zu Spannungen geführt, die in der Diktatur Sullas endeten. Und seit dem Tode von Sulla kämpfen Fraktionen im Senat um die Macht und sind ängstlich darauf bedacht, dass kein Mann wieder so mächtig werden kann wie Sulla. Gleichzeitig führt Rom im Osten Krieg gegen König Mithradates VI., der Armenien und andere Teile der Region unter seine Kontrolle bringen will.

جميعنا يعرف قصّة مقتل الحسين والسبَّب الذي أدّى إلى هذه الحادثة، لكن ما ستستمع له هنا هو ما حدث بعد ذلك.

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 This audio edition is read by the author, Natalie Haynes. In Stone Blind, the instant Sunday Times bestseller, Natalie Haynes brings the infamous Medusa to life as you have never seen her before. 'Natalie Haynes energizes the melodrama of ancient...