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During Britannia's tribal age, vengeance is brutal, bloody and will come for even those who think themselves invincible. Family feuds must be settled, whatever the cost. Both Seeress Meddi of the Eorlingas and Wærmund of the Gyrwe have old scores to settle. Meddi for her tribe to survive and thrive, and Waermund to cast himself from his father's shadow once and for all. But unbeknownst, Meddi and Wærmund share a common enemy who threatens them both – the elusive Elen and her ally is someone Wærmund has travelled the breadth of Britannia to outrun.

In a fractured world where memory is power and truth is negotiable, a fragile accord emerges—one that could redefine the future of narrative itself. As global institutions scramble to control the past, the Archive stands at the edge of diplomacy, myth, and resistance.

A trailblazing woman warrior. A manhunt for one of the world's most wanted terrorists. And the blurred lines between justice and vengeance. Virginia Mahoney has shattered barriers as the first female member of America's most elite special operations unit. But her greatest test lies ahead: a high-stakes mission to eliminate the brutal ISIS leader who tortured and murdered an innocent American aid worker. Lieutenant Jacob Roth knows the stakes couldn't be higher.

This tale of the near future becomes more relevant every day. Combining a travelogue through a changed society with flashbacks to a long, crazy war in Europe, Sounds of Soldiers looks at the fallout from nationalism and military fantasies gone wrong.

** THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON ** 'There are many laughs in this book but it's so much more than just a comedy. It's a story about how friendship, selflessness and dignity lie at the heart of the human experience. When I'm an old man, I want to be Hendrik Groen' John Boyne, author of...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, written and read by Arundhati Roy. FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL...

A must read for anyone interested in the gun debate' Bill Clinton Five months into his term, President Kilcannon and his fiancee, television journalist Lara Costello, have decided to marry. But the occasion is followed by a terrible tragedy: a massacre of innocents in a lethal burst of gunfire...

Jonathan Coe's previous novel, The Rotters' Club, was a novel of innocence: a nostalgic, humorous evocation of adolescent life in 1970s Britain. The Closed Circle is its mirror image: a novel of experience. On Millennium night, with Blair presiding over a superficially cool, sexed-up new version...

1976, im Dresdner Vorort Gittersee: Karin ist 16, hütet ihre kleine Schwester und hilft der renitenten Großmutter im Haushalt, die ihrer Zeit als Blitzmädel hinterhertrauert. Karins Vater verzwei­felt an der Reparatur seines Škodas wie an der des Familienlebens, und ihre Mutter würde am liebsten ein anderes Leben führen. Aufgehoben fühlt sich Karin bei ihrer Freundin Marie, dem einzigen Mädchen in der Klasse, das später nicht etwas machen, sondern etwas werden will: die erste Frau auf dem Mond. Und Karin ist verliebt: in ihren Freund Paul, der gerne Künstler wäre, aber im Schacht bei der Wismut arbeitet.

When he gets tired of seeing elected officials breaking the oath they made to the country, Jake Hunter decides to take matters into his own hands. Finding a few like-minded friends, they begin to carry out their mission. First, they use scare tactics to try to get those officials to keep the promises they made to get elected. When that doesn't make much difference, they resort to other measures. Some turning deadly.

May 2021. London. Campbell Flynn - art historian and celebrity intellectual - is entering the empire of middle age. Fuelled by an appetite for admiration and the finer things, controversy and novelty, he doesn't take people half as seriously as they take themselves. Which will prove the first of his huge mistakes. The second? Milo Manghasa, his beguiling and provocative student. Milo inhabits a more precarious world, has experiences and ideas which excite his teacher. He also has a plan. Over the course of an incendiary year, a web of crimes and secrets and scandals will be revealed.

Политические интриги и заказные убийства, объединение государств и раздор в мире, развитие своего предприятия и финансовое давление на конкурентов — Виктор никогда не думал, что ему придется участвовать во всем этом лично. Боевой маг могущественного колдовского клана вчера и чародей на вольных хлебах сегодня, он вынужден научиться выживать в одиночку, чтобы доказать, что достоин входить в правящий род клана Строгановых.

Die elsässische Winzertochter Colette ist mittlerweile im Frauen-Konzentrationslager Ravensbrück angekommen. Dort muss sie im Rüstungsbetrieb von Siemens & Halske schuften. Die Arbeits- und Lebensbedingungen sind so schlecht, dass sie nicht zögert, als sich ihr ein vermeintlicher Ausweg aus dem Leid bietet: Sie nimmt das Angebot an, als Prostituierte in das Häftlings-Bordell im KZ Buchenwald zu gehen. Zusammen mit ihren Kameradinnen versucht sie dort, im »Dirnenblock« trotz aller Demütigungen, ihre Würde nicht zu verlieren und das Kriegsende zu erleben.

Scritto a 24 anni, Il paradiso maoista è un vero e proprio romanzo non di genere, che narra la claustrofobica vicenda di due uomini e una donna isolati dalla realtà e alienati uno dall'altro a causa del loro passato. È il 1949 nella Cina postrivoluzionaria: Verne Tildon e la giovane Barbara Mahler sono costretti a mettere da parte il risentimento reciproco e il senso di frustrazione che provano a causa della loro passata relazione e impegnarsi nel lavoro che è stato loro assegnato, consegnare un'azienda americana al nuovo governo cinese.

Дмитрий Быков — прозаик, поэт, публицист, радио- и тележурналист. Автор многих романов и оригинальных литературных биографий Бориса Пастернака, Булата Окуджавы, Максима Горького, Владимира Маяковского. Дважды лауреат премии Большая книга. Огромным успехом пользуются его лекции цикла Прямая речь. Жизнь московского сценариста Свиридова больше ему не принадлежит: с тех пор как он оказался в загадочном списке, назначение которого известно лишь спецслужбам, любой его шаг отслеживается.

La trama se centra en Jane, una mujer que se encuentra en una situación socialmente desafiante. En la historia, Jane es encargada con una misión que no solo pone a prueba su ingenio e inteligencia, sino que también la enfrenta a las normas y expectativas sociales de su tiempo. A través de su viaje, Jane se encuentra navegando entre las complicadas estructuras de la clase y el género, desafiando de manera sutil las convenciones de su entorno.

Wine Country, California: Pomo Tribal Nation reporter Ishi Darkhorse is outraged that local history is about to repeat itself. To establish an American flagship vineyard, the multinational House of Champagne, De Boulette, is scheming to clear-cut the valley’s ancient redwood forest where, 150 years ago, Gold Rush settlers slaughtered a village of Ishi’s ancestors. His vow to save the trees and his tribe’s legacy will need luck and an act of grace... because he’s a Native in a white world, a small voice in a media backwater, where wine is gold.

Wie lebt man, wenn man weiß, dass die eigenen Tage gezählt sind? Savianos wichtigstes Buch seit „Gomorrha“ erzählt das Leben des größten Mafiajägers der Geschichte. Nicht nur als Richter, sondern auch als Ehemann, als Bruder, als Freund. Mit seinem Geldwäsche-Gesetz forderte Falcone die Mafia heraus. Als er am 25. Mai 1992 mit seiner Frau unterwegs zum Wochenendhaus ist, sprengt die Mafia sie mitsamt einem Stück Autobahn in die Luft.

Beginning with the emergence of the New Left out of the tumultuous 1960s, the first two installments of Tribulation Cult stretch over three generations, climaxing with the election of 2048. Center stage are four college friends who follow divergent life paths—two Christians who become ministers and their liberal counterparts who rise to the summit of world politics.

La narrativa se desarrolla en un ambiente de conflictos políticos y luchas de poder, donde la esposa del general se convierte en una figura central, no solo por su posición, sino también por su inteligencia y habilidad para navegar en un mundo dominado por hombres. Maugham teje una trama donde el amor, la lealtad y la traición juegan roles cruciales, revelando las complejas dinámicas de las relaciones humanas.