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Lotte Kirkeby The Reunion
Visceral and poetic, these short stories reveal everyday miracles and trivialities, human desires and anxieties in a very recognizable reality. The woman who cooks soup for the lover whose fidelity she questions, the man who loses courage when faced with the birth of his child, the married couple who know they have embarked on their last summer together. In English for the first time, readers of Tove Ditlevsen and Tove Jansson will be thrilled to discover the debut short story collection of a celebrated...
Engels | 3 uur 20 minuten (146 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Henry James Roderick Hudson
Originally published in 1875 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, Roderick Hudson is a One has the money but not the talent. One has the talent but not the money. It would seem that Rowland Mallet and Roderick Hudson were meant to meet. A rich and sensible man, Rowland is ecstatic when Roderick, a beautiful but somewhat selfish sculptor, accepts his offer of joining him in Rome for two years to develop his artistic talents. To complicate matters, however, Rowland has fallen in love for the first...
Engels | 13 uur 20 minuten (597 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Alex Gough Emperor's Axe
The fate of Rome, and thousands of lives, rests on the shoulders of one man. After murdering his brother, and taking the position of Emperor for himself, Caracalla orders a brutal purge of the supporters of Geta. Meanwhile, Caracalla’s ally Marcellus is captured by Syrian warriors. They wish to use his son, Avitus, as a puppet emperor to affirm a new Eastern Empire. Caracalla orders Silus to track down and rescue Avitus, rumoured to be Caracalla’s child. As Rome buckles beneath the weight of...
Engels | 11 uur 50 minuten (524 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Kiddinx Media GmbH Bibi Blocksberg - Zeta’s Magical Fashion Alarm!
Put on your best clothes and join Bibi as she attends an enchanted party. When Aunt Mania receives an award for being the Best Herbal Expert out of all the witches, everyone is invited to a grand party to celebrate her. Bibi is super excited, but also nervous - the party takes place just before her herbal exam and she really needs to practice! How will Bibi manage to study hard for her upcoming exam and attend a party at the same time? Bibi Blocksberg Bibi Blocksberg is an ordinary girl except...
Engels | 2 uur 30 minuten (111 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Barbara Josselsohn The Lily Garden
She held the letter that she had found in the garden, and noticed the distinctive curls of her father’s handwriting etched on the worn paper. Her life had already been turned upside down by one family secret, would his last words force her to leave her childhood home forever? When Caroline left Lake Summers thirty years ago, she thought she’d never go back to the place where she lost her parents. But when she finds out that the town’s lily garden lovingly built by her mother is going to be destroyed,...
Engels | 7 uur 18 minuten (330 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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T.A. Williams Second Chances in Chianti
Alice thought her future was set in stone until her past came knocking... Alice Butler starred in a successful US sitcom until tensions in the cast and crew caused the show to be cancelled. Now, five years later and working towards her dream job in art history, she’s called back for a revival of the show. It can only end in disaster, surely? Flown to a villa in Chianti to meet with the rest of the cast, Alice must decide where her future lies – with her boyfriend, David, who laps up the Hollywood...
Engels | 7 uur 35 minuten (338 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Alex Gough Emperor's Spear
An intense novel of war at the Roman frontier. On the Empire's Northern border trouble is stirring. For decades the barbarians have been at the gates. Now, facing threats from within as well as outside, the Emperor is provoking war. When his friend Atius goes missing in Germania, Imperial Assassin Silus is sent into the heart of the battle-torn region. Plunged into a deadly intrigue and a brutal conflict, can Silus find out who is betraying Rome? Or will the legions start falling, one by bloody...
Engels | 10 uur 21 minuten (456 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Alex Gough Emperor's Sword
A desolate wasteland. A mission gone wrong. An impossible goal. Roman scout, Silus, is deep behind enemy lines in Caledonia. As he spies on a raiding party, he is abruptly discovered by an enemy chief and his son. Mounting a one-man ambush, everything quickly goes wrong and Silus must run for his life, the head of the enemy leader in his hands. Little does he know the price he will pay... As Silus is inducted into the Arcani, an elite faction of assassins and spies, he must return to Caledonia...
Engels | 12 uur 58 minuten (571 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Yaba Badoe Wolf Light
A leopard dances under the moon. A wolf prowls. A red-beaked bird flies free. Three girls born on the same day in wolf light, the magical dusk, are bound together to protect the world. They can dazzle or destroy. They have wind-song and fire-fury at their fingertips, but their enemies are everywhere. From the bleak steppes of Mongolia and the tropical forests of Ghana to the stormy moors of Cornwall, the lands they love are plundered and poisoned. The girls must rally to perfect their skills...
Engels | 6 uur 33 minuten (291 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Peter Gotthardt The Fate of the Elves 3
The Forgotten Tombs
In the mighty war against Vainglorious, the enemy king, the elves has to resort to all their cunning, courage, bravery, and hope. Our heroes learn of a legendary weapon that can bring destruction to the enemy and restore the elves’ peaceful life again. But it is hidden quite well and it seems that no one can help them. But Bramble and Daisy never surrender. Being the penultimate part from the series, "The Forgotten Tombs" is a journey through dark caves and dangerous pitfalls that threaten to sabotage...
Engels | 47 minuten (36 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2018
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Kiddinx Media GmbH Bibi Blocksberg - In the Valley of the Wild Witches
Follow Bibi Blocksberg as she makes new friends, joins a witch party, and sees a dragon! The summer is in full swing, and Bibi’s parents are going on vacation, leaving Bibi in the care of Granny Greta. But Granny Greta is not like other grannies; she wears shorts and t-shirts, loves a good part, and is one of the world’s greatest witches! So when Granny Greta takes Bibi to a secret meeting with the Wild Witches, Bibi is super excited! But not everything goes according to plan… Bibi Blocksberg ...
Engels | 2 uur 33 minuten (112 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Kiddinx Media GmbH Bibi Blocksberg - Bibi and the Ice Witch
Winter has arrived, so beware of the icy weather as you join Bibi Blocksberg on yet another fun adventure! There is something strange going on in the cold… Bibi’s friends are all behaving very weirdly; they’re getting angry and acting completely out of character! Bibi soon realizes something is affecting her friends, making them dangerous and unpredictable. Will Bibi discover why her friends are all going crazy and save them in time? Bibi Blocksberg Bibi Blocksberg is an ordinary girl except for...
Engels | 2 uur 15 minuten (100 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Shari Low With or Without You
Have you ever made a life-changing decision before wondering if you made the right one...? When Liv and Nate walked up the aisle, Liv knew she was marrying the one, her soul mate and her best friend. Six years later, it feels like routine and friendship are all they have left in common. What happened to the fun, the excitement, the lust, the love? In the closing moments of 1999, Liv and Nate decide to go their separate ways, but at the last minute, Liv wavers. Should she stay or should she go?...
Engels | 10 uur 55 minuten (481 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Damion Hunter The Wall at the Edge of the World
Save lives... Or take them? A gripping novel of the Roman frontier. Army Medic Postumus Justinius Corvus is a long way from his native Britannia, in the Syrian provinces at the far corner of Empire. But now he is going home, unexpectedly promoted to Senior Surgeon in the Sixth. The new Emperor faces problems in the far-flung island at the edge of Empire. Trouble is brewing north of the Wall. The tribes are stirring, a new conflict is brewing, old and new loyalties will be tested. Postumus will...
Engels | 11 uur 1 minuut (528 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Lauren Asher The Fine Print
SPECIAL EDITION – Meet the Dreamland billionaires! Rowan I’m in the business of creating fairy tales. Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels. Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland. My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her. Things spiraled out of control once I texted her using an alias. By the time I realized where I went wrong, it was too late. People like me don’t get happy endings. Not when we’re destined to ruin them. Zahra After...
Engels | 339 pagina's (ePub2, 0,8 MB) | Love Books, Amsterdam | 2023
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Louise Finch The Eternal Return of Clara Hart
SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE AWARDS 2023 Unravelling the truth, one loop at a time. When Spence witnesses his classmate, Clara, die in what looks like a tragic accident at a house party, he is caught in a flicker in the fabric of time. Waking up to relive the same day again and seeing Clara alive and well, Spence realizes he has been granted a second chance and is determined to prevent the terrible events of the party. To escape the time loop, he has to re-evaluate everything he previously...
Engels | 7 uur 29 minuten (341 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Lou Abercrombie Fig Swims the World
Fig Fitzsherbert is good at a lot of things: making lists, playing the piano, advanced mathematics. But it's never quite enough for her high-flying mother, who every New Year's Day sets Fig an impossible resolution. So one year, Fig decides to set her own challenge instead: she's going to swim her way round the world. There's just one tiny problem... Fig can't swim. Taking it one length at a time, Fig embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. But with her mother closing in, will she be able to...
Engels | 6 uur 34 minuten (310 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes
One day, an ape named Kala finds a small human boy in the jungles of Africa. She names him Tarzan ("White skin" in ape language), and raises him as her own. In time, differences between himself and his tribe become clear to Tarzan, and when he finds a human-made cabin with books and photographs, he starts to understand why. Little does he know that his encounters with other humans have only just begun. This 1912 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs was first published in a pulp magazine and quickly became...
Engels | 9 uur 12 minuten (421 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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F. Scott Fitzgerald Flappers and Philosophers
Bernice is turned into a proper society girl by her more desirable cousin, who feels Bernice is a drag on her social life. But when Bernice starts to win over all the boys in town, the girls turn viciously against each other. Based on letters F. Scott Fitzgerald originally sent to his little sister advising her on how to be more attractive to men, ‘Bernice Bobs Her Hair’ is one of eight vivid stories in Fitzgerald’s first short story collection. In another, ‘The Off-Shore Pirate’, a girl gets captured...
Engels | 6 uur 50 minuten (316 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," writes Charles Dickens in the opening of this dark and meaningful classic novel. It is the year 1775 and Jarvis Lorry is tasked with a secret mission for his employer. 17-year-old Lucie Manette joins him on his travels from London to Paris and is shocked to learn that her father is alive and has been released from eighteen years in a Paris prison. Set in the two metropolises just prior (and during) the French Revolution, Dickens paints a distinct...
Engels | 15 uur 20 minuten (701 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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