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Das Leben meint es nicht gut mit dem traurigen Clown Sadwick: Als wäre es nicht hart genug, mit gehässigem Bruder und senilem Opa einen kleinen Wanderzirkus zu betreiben, muss er eines Tages erfahren, dass ihm vorbestimmt ist, die Welt zu zerstören. Mit seinem Haustier, der Raupe Spot macht er sich auf in die Hauptstadt, um sein Schicksal selbst in die Hand zu nehmen und der Held zu werden, der zu werden ihm eigentlich nicht bestimmt ist.

Geschmacksnerven aufgepasst: Es geht immer schlimmer! Basierend auf dem Hollywood Film von Uwe Boll und dem Videospiel Postal.

Deponia ist der Müllplanet, auf dem die Bewohner der schwebenden Stadt Elysium seit Generationen ihren Müll abladen. Die Heimat von Abschaum und Versagern – und Rufus, einem ziemlich lässigen Typen, der zu Höherem geboren ist... egal, was seine zickige Ex-Freundin und alle seine Nachbarn meinen.

Der Plan zur Sprengung des Müllplaneten schreitet unerbittlich voran – doch nichts ist verloren, so lange es Rufus gibt! Und da es ihn, dank einer Klon-Maschine bald sogar mehrfach gibt, ist noch mehr nichts verloren, als es das vorher schon war. Für die Rettung des Planeten muss Rufus alle verfügbaren Kräfte zusammenraufen: Seine immer wieder von ihm enttäuschten Freunde, seine nervige Ex-Freundin Toni, seinen Erzfeind Cletus und nicht zuletzt seine legendäre Lässigkeit.

Dies ist die Geschichte von Lilli, dem bravsten Mädchen auf der ganzen Welt. Lilli lebt bei der herzensguten Mutter Oberin (die all ihre Beleidigungen gar nicht so meint) und jeder Menge Freunden (deren Hänseleien eigentlich Zuneigung ausdrücken) in einer Klosterschule. Und die entlaufene Anstaltsinsassin Edna, der dämonische Stoffhase Harvey und der grimmige Dr. Marcel werden ihr bestimmt auch nur Freude machen!

„Es sollte ein ganz normaler Auftrag werden. Eine heiße Blondine chartert mein Boot und will abgelegene Inseln mitten in der Karibik erforschen. Leicht verdientes Geld also. Nichts lieber als das, Baby. Aber als mir eine Langstreckenrakete mein Boot unterm Hintern wegsprengt und ich als Treibgut auf einer dieser Inseln lande, ist Schluss mit Lustig. Ich bin sauer. Stinksauer! Und irgendjemand wird mir dafür Rechenschaft schuldig sein! Ich habe keine gute Laune...“

AD 1043. Having escaped Constantinople with their lives—barely—but not their ship, Halfdan and the wolves of Odin are now mercenaries in the Byzantine army, sailing to Apulia in Italy to help retake territory from the Normans. But cracks are beginning to show among the tight-knit wolves. Gunnhild, having forsaken the fate woven for her by the Norns in order to continue her journey with Halfdan, has lost her ability to communicate with the goddess Freyja, and so glimpse the future.

Blanca, una hermosa dama del siglo XIII, lo pierde todo tras la derrota de su familia en la guerra, y, para conservar a su hijo con vida, debe sufrir los peores abusos de los vencedores.

Spanien, 1812. Captain Richard Sharpe marschiert mit Lord Wellingtons Armee in Salamanca ein. Doch diesmal ist nicht die fliehende französische Armee sein Feind, sondern ein einzelner Franzose: der sadistische Oberst Leroux. Denn dieser hat die wahre Identität von El Mirador herausgefunden, Englands wichtigstem Spion, und muss so schnell wie möglich gefasst werden. Zusammen mit seinen Männern macht Sharpe sich auf die Suche - ohne zu ahnen, dass ihr Weg in eine tödliche Falle führt.

Il suo regno nasce nella menzogna e nella corruzione, eppure sarà lui a condurre Roma alla gloria imperitura, sconfiggendo nemici impavidi e progetti espansionistici e scrivendo un'epopea mirabolante, nella quale si intrecciano aspirazione e brama di potere, sangue e passione, amore e desideri inconfessabili. La sua nascita è avvenuta sotto il segno glorioso dell'aquila. Il suo nome significa "destinato a regnare".

Alfraed is now the Earl of Cleveland but his new position throws him into a world of intrigue. There are plots and coups as the enemies of England try to wrest the land from King Henry. The Earl has to fight the Scots, the Welsh and Vikings before he travels to Normandy to fight alongside the king. Filled with battles and knightly combat, the fast-moving novel reflects the chaotic times before the first English Civil War.

The Romans invaded Britannia in AD 43 confident of victory. They swept through a divided and ill-equipped enemy, scattered across tough terrain. But one man was not prepared to surrender. Caratacus - quick-witted youngest son of a a tribal king - had been trained from birth to be a warrior of power and grit. Sent to be schooled by the Druids in his boyhood, his training meant that an already strong and cunning prince returned to his father's kingdom as a war machine.

Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens, the empire's beacon of light in the dark. But even during times of peace, the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta to its knees, Pericles sees a golden opportunity to forever shift the balance of power in his city's favour. For sometimes, the only way to win lasting peace is to wage war.

Anco appartiene a una delle famiglie sabine più in vista di Roma: suo nonno era il leggendario re Numa Pompilio, e suo padre è il prefetto urbano, una delle figure più vicine al re Tullo Ostilio. Ma questo non basta a difenderlo da una famiglia su cui aleggia la violenza e non lo mette al riparo dal tradimento delle persone più care. Un'infanzia che lo segna profondamente e lo trasforma in un uomo gelido e astuto, capace di prevedere le mosse degli avversari e farli inciampare nelle proprie debolezze.

Tamworth AD831. Icel's profile continues to rise. Lord of Budworth and warrior of Mercia, he's acknowledged by King Wiglaf and his comrades to keep Mercia safe from the ravages of Wessex, the king-slayer of the East Angles, and the Viking raiders. But, danger looms. Alongside Spring's arrival comes the almost certain threat of the Viking raiders return. When Lord Coenwulf of Kingsholm is apprehended by a Viking and held captive on the Isle of Sheppey in Wessex held Kent, Icel is implored by Lady Cynehild to rescue her husband.

1775: General George Washington has discovered his store of gunpowder has dwindled to next to nothing. Captain Isaac Biddlecomb is despatched to Bermuda to capture the British gunpowder known to be there. But the plan is a trap, hatched by a traitor among the Patriots. Washington's aide-de-camp Major Edward Fitzgerald is tasked with hunting the traitor down; Biddlecomb meanwhile must work to free his ship and his men and capture the gunpowder so vital in the fight for freedom. Will Biddlecomb and Fitzgerald overcome their common enemy – the greatest military power on Earth?

Per oltre cinquant'anni la valle del Nilo non ha conosciuto altro che guerra e distruzione per mano degli Hyksos, un popolo assetato di sangue giunto dal lontano Oriente. La situazione è disperata: a frenare l'avanzata del nemico rimane solo un manipolo di coraggiosi ribelli capitanati da Taita, potente mago e consigliere del faraone, l'unico convinto che esista ancora una speranza. Piay, che gli è stato affidato dai genitori quando aveva solo cinque anni, è stato addestrato per diventare un prode guerriero e una spia senza rivali.

When Joe Mason agrees to transport a priceless gold basin to its new owner, the ex-MI5 operative arrives only to find the recipient dead – brutally murdered in cold blood. To catch the killer, Mason must uncover the relic’s secrets. But he’s not the only one with an interest. The Guild of Night, a dangerous and vengeful cult, is determined to bring the Church to its knees – and the basin holds the power to do just that.

The Vikings on the Cotentin try to live in peace with their neighbours, the Franks, but when they are attacked they have to fight. Aided by fellow Vikings they begin to make inroads into the land of the Franks until disaster strikes and the new allies meet defeat. When the full force of the Franks descends upon the Haugr every member of the clan must fight to prevent their extinction.

Chickamauga: A Novel of the American Civil War is the story of a great battle of the Civil War and the people who fought it, many of them real and some of them the product of the author’s imagination. Chickamauga is a story of the heroism, selflessness, and frailty of the men whose deeds are etched forever on the fields and forests at Chickamauga, the River of Death. Chickamauga is the story of the generals who planned the grand strategies that would be played out by lesser but braver men.