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Damion Hunter Empire's Edge
Loyalty to your people. Loyalty to Rome. Only one can remain... Centurion Faustus Valerianus has already proven his bravery and skill, marching alongside Julius Agricola for six gruelling years to conquer the north of Britain. But that was just the beginning... With Agricola back in Rome, Faustus is given a new mission: to journey to Hibernia with exiled Irish prince Tuathal Techtmar and help him reclaim his rightful throne. But victory is a fleeting thing, and back in Caledonia, fears grow that...
Engels | 13 uur 35 minuten (597 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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H. C. Andersen The Little Mermaid
How much are you willing to sacrifice in the name of love? In the beloved fairy tale ´The Little Mermaid´, Hans Christian Andersen beautifully depicts a mermaid princess' tranquil but tragic life under the sea. Curious about humans, the princess daringly ventures above the surface and finds herself drawn to a human prince. However, being unable to do anything about her growing love for the prince, she eventually seeks help from a mystical sea witch, who changes her life forever - but at what cost?...
Engels | 51 minuten (38 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Alex Gough Emperor's Lion
A single death could plunge the Empire into chaos... Silus, a member of Emperor Caracalla's elite assassins, the Arcani, is dispatched to Numidia. Rumours of assassination plots against Marcellus, the Emperor's closest aide, are rife. Silus must stop them. But the forces arrayed against the Arcani are now as powerful as they are clandestine. Inducted into the Emperor’s bodyguard, his Lions, Silus soon discovers secrets that should have stayed hidden. And as the Emperor becomes ever more reckless...
Engels | 10 uur 44 minuten (474 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer Alkibiades
Winnaar jury- én publieksprijs de Boon 2024 Winnaar Homerusprijs 2024 Deze monumentale, rijk gedocumenteerde, historische roman vertelt het waargebeurde verhaal van het streven en falen van Alkibiades, de mooiste man van Griekenland. Hij was de extravagante, geniale, opzienbarende, androgyne, biseksuele en omstreden politicus en strateeg van Athene tijdens de grote oorlog tegen Sparta. Zijn verhaal is voor ons een reis door de tijd naar de wereld van bijna tweeënhalf millennium geleden, toen...
Nederlands | 30 uur 35 minuten (1761 MB) | De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam | 2023
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Lily Graham A Cornish Christmas
Nestled in the Cornish village of Cloudsea, sits Sea Cottage – the perfect place for some Christmas magic ... At last Ivy is looking forward to Christmas. She and her husband Stuart have moved to their perfect little cottage by the sea - a haven alongside the rugged cliffs that look out to the Atlantic Ocean. She’s pregnant with their much-longed for first baby and for the first time, since the death of her beloved mother, Ivy feels like things are going to be alright. But there is trouble ahead....
Engels | 7 uur 18 minuten (337 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Eva Menasse Dunkelblum zwijgt
‘Een ongekend knappe roman.’ ***** – de Volkskrant In 'Dunkelblum zwijgt' komen veel personen voor, met elk hun eigen rol in de duistere geschiedenis van het stadje. Als je af en toe wilt nakijken wie ook alweer wie is, dan kun je een personenlijst downloaden op de site van de uitgever. Ga naar atlascontact.nl/dunkelblum Dit is het verhaal van een klein stadje met een groot geheim: achter de keurige façade van het Oostenrijkse grensstadje Dunkelblum gaat het verhaal van een gruwelijke misdaad uit...
Nederlands | 15 uur 40 minuten (902 MB) | Atlas Contact, Amsterdam | 2022
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Federica Brunini De geheime bed & breakfast
De droomreis die je leven zal veranderen...
In de heerlijke roman De geheime bed & breakfast van Federica Brunini runnen de vriendinnen Tamara en Dana een zeer speciale B&B op een beeldschoon eiland in de Middellandse zee. De idyllische plek staat niet in de reisgidsen, heeft geen website, er kunnen maar vijf mensen verblijven en de enige manier om je reservering te bevestigen is door het tonen van een handgeschreven brief. Eva, Jonas, Olivia, Lisa en Lara zijn de vijf gelukkigen die de reis mogen maken. Ieder van hen heeft een eigen verhaal,...
Nederlands | 6 uur 5 minuten (350 MB) | Xander, Haarlem | 2022
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Carlo Gébler I, Antigone
"I, Antigone, have closed my eyes. My voice is deep and quiet, dark and slow, like a river moving over rocks, never stopping, never ceasing, endless. He was wholly at fault, and he was entirely innocent. This is true of us all if we only knew it. His fate is everyone’s. I, Antigone, have opened my eyes." The mythical Greek king, Oedipus, is no stranger to tragedy. As a baby, he is left to die on the mountainside of Thebes by his royal parents after the Oracle of Delphi prophesies that he will...
Engels | 9 uur 3 minuten (401 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Damion Hunter Barbarian Princess
The epic second Roman adventure in The Centurions series, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow. Correus and Flavius, half brothers and rivals, have found the life of a Centurion to be a dangerous one. After imprisonment and torture, Flavius has found his strength and proven his mettle. Correus, son of a slave, has found glory on the battlefield. But now the brothers have been stationed to Wales, a land full of barbarians, mud and freezing rain. Here they must face the pain of lost love, the shame...
Engels | 16 uur 1 minuut (803 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Damion Hunter The Centurions
Against the mighty splendour of the glorious Roman Empire, unfolds the magnificent new saga, perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden. Correus and Flavius. Half-brothers, sons of a brilliant general. One, son of a slave woman, is a born warrior destined to excel. The other, a nobleman by birth, must struggle relentlessly to succeed. When they both join the Centuriate, a position Flavius has always known he will inherit, and one that Correus has long coveted, it is together that they face the brutal reality...
Engels | 15 uur 26 minuten (930 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Damion Hunter The Legions of the Mist
An awe-inspiring account of the final days of Rome’s forgotten legion. The Ninth Hispana was once the pride of the Roman Army, wreathed in honour for numerous successful campaigns. But by the time it was joined by Centurion Justinius Corvus, it had clearly fallen on hard times. Smarting from the sting of his recent demotion, and a transfer to Britain, a land he despises, Justinius nevertheless works hard to bring to his men some of the same pride he feels as a Roman soldier. As their bond grows...
Engels | 12 uur 57 minuten (570 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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R.D. Shah The Shadow Conspiracy
A brutal foe, an ancient mystery... The explosive new Templar thriller. Cambridge Archaeology Professor Alex Harker is drawn back into the twisted clutches of the Mithras, who are seeking to unearth a knowledge lost to humankind since the dawn of civilization. His journey will take him from the Bay of Bengal to the murky depths of the Gibraltar strait, from the Swiss Alps to an island untouched for over 30,000 years, all in pursuit of this fateful knowledge. In a diabolical game of cat and mouse...
Engels | 9 uur 46 minuten (429 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Christy Lefteri Zangvogels
‘Zangvogels’ van Christy Lefteri, bekend van ‘De bijenhouder van Aleppo’, is een geëngageerde roman waarin migranten in het Middellands Zeegebied een stem krijgen. Nisha is op Cyprus huishoudster bij Petra en haar dochtertje, terwijl ze haar eigen dochtertje in Sri Lanka probeert op te voeden via haar telefoon. Yiannis vangt als stroper illegaal kleine trekvogels op Cyprus, maar droomt stiekem van een leven samen met Nisha. Als Nisha op een dag spoorloos is verdwenen, gaat Petra naar haar op zoek....
Nederlands | 9 uur 44 minuten (560 MB) | Mozaiek, Utrecht | 2021
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Susan Barrie Moon at the Full
When Stephanie Blair was offered an opportunity to stay at a Parisian flat by Lione Daly, she had no idea what kind of adventures awaited her. When she met the owner of the flat, the dark and handsome Léon de Courvalles – a count, no less – she was pleased to oblige his request to accompany him on a cruise with three women he was courting. As they cruise the oceans, Stephanie meets with unforgettable trouble, intrigue and romance. The 20th-century story written by Susan Barrie, a pseudonym of the...
Engels | 5 uur 33 minuten (243 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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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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Glyn Iliffe Hero of Olympus
Surpass all odds, break the chains, defeat a God... Heracles’ trials are far from over. Carrying the weight of the heavens, accompanied only by his most loyal friend, Iolaus, he will do anything to atone for his crimes. But all is not as it seems. Gods and men alike plot against him... First Heracles must obtain the girdle of the Amazonian Queen, Hippolyta, steal cattle from the monstrous Geryon, and take apples from the Garden of Hesperides. Through it all Heracles will come to realise his betrayal...
Engels | 11 uur 58 minuten (524 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe Return to Ithaca
The thrilling final instalment of the epic and bestselling Adventures of Odysseus. Odysseus has been to Hell and back. Deserted by the Gods, and now in bitter conflict with his friend Eperitus, times look bleak. He dreams of returning to his home. But back on Ithaca things look little better. His son Telemachus and wife Penelope are besieged by a gang of suitors, believing Odysseus to be dead and looking for the queen’s hand in marriage. Odysseus and Eperitus have survived everything. But now...
Engels | 13 uur 28 minuten (584 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Glyn Iliffe Son of Zeus
The epic story, the greatest hero of them all. Heracles, renowned for his strength and spirit, has done something terrible. His gilded life lies in ruins. Seeking the Oracle, he is given a new mission: pay penance by becoming the slave of his sworn enemy. Twelve impossible labours await him. To restore his reputation, he must face monsters and mythical beasts that will test him to his limits and beyond. For he has become a pawn of Gods: of Zeus's pride and, above all, Hera's jealousy... Can he...
Engels | 10 uur 42 minuten (469 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Joseph Roth Radetzkymars
'Radetzkymars' is de geschiedenis van het verval van de Habsburgse monarchie, gezien door de ogen van de hoofdpersoon, luitenant Von Trotta. Deze klassieker van Joseph Roth begint in 1859 met Von Trotta’s grootvader, die door een toeval het leven van de jonge keizer Franz Joseph redt, en het eindigt met de dood van de keizer in 1916. De Eerste Wereldoorlog is dan gaande en de oude wereldorde van de adellijke familie Von Trotta, steunpilaar van keizer en staat, is definitief verdwenen. Terwijl luitenant...
Nederlands | 13 uur 58 minuten (1207 MB) | LJ Veen Klassiek, Amsterdam | 2020
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Arnon Grunberg Bezette gebieden
Otto Kadoke, de grensoverschrijdende psychiater uit Moedervlekken, keert terug in Bezette gebieden: nadat het verhaal van zijn alternatieve therapie door een bekende auteur te boek is gesteld en een bestseller is geworden, raakt Kadoke verstrikt in een web van halve waarheden, interpretaties en leugens dat hem zijn baan kost - en zijn reputatie vernietigt. Maar niet alleen dat: zijn moeder is inmiddels weer vader geworden en de verzorgster van vader ontpopt zich tot een onvermoeibare aanhangster...
Nederlands | 12 uur 24 minuten (1070 MB) | Lebowski Publishers, Amsterdam | 2020
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