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On their return home from their pilgrimage, Baldwin and Simon's ship is attacked off the coast of the Scilly Isles by pirates and Simon looks on in horror as Baldwin is swept overboard. Washed ashore on the tiny island of Ennor, Simon is distraught to think that his closest friend is dead, but he has to put aside his grief when the master of the castle orders him to investigate a murder. Meanwhile, Baldwin himself has been washed up on St Nicholas and is nursed back to health by the beautiful Tedia.

Lily Healer is a reclusive girl with incredible spiritual power. Mass hysteria and terror sweeps through her community in the year 1692 when the village children complain of being tormented by witches. The arrival of Marcus Wiseman, an intimidating Puritan nicknamed the "Hammer" (Malleus Maleficarum), strikes fear into the hearts of many. His mission is to help the reverend find those who have signed the Devil's Book.

Young Lucrezia quickly learns that life at the Vatican, with all its luxury and splendor, can be intoxicating and privileged. Still, when you are the illegitimate daughter of the pope, it is not for the faint of heart. The wheels of treachery and political alliance force Lucrezia into an unhappy marriage and the attempted seizure of her baby. Narcissism and betrayal plague the Borgia dynasty, proving that family dysfunction is not relegated to modern-day life.

Honor demands he choose a side. But with a foot in both worlds, how does a true knight fight for what is right? Scotland, 1306. The land is divided, and war looms on the horizon. In the midst of this turmoil, eighteen-year-old Thomas Randolph struggles to find his place. Raised by a beloved lord, he gives little thought to the political tensions between Scotland and England. But when he is summoned to Scone for a family council, he learns that everything has changed and that his uncle Robert the Bruce has been crowned King of Scots. Knighted by the Bruce, Thomas swears allegiance to him, ...

England im 14. Jahrhundert: Nach dem Tod seines Vaters, des wegen Hochverrats angeklagten Earl of Waringham, hat der junge Robin alles verloren - auch den Anspruch auf sein Erbe und ist der Willkür der Obrigkeit ausgesetzt. Besonders Mortimer, der Sohn des neuen Earls, schikaniert Robin, wo er kann. Zwischen den Jungen erwächst eine tödliche Feindschaft, die sie bis ins Erwachsenenalter begleiten wird.

Teufel nochmal! Der Tod geht um im mittelalterlichen Kölner Dom: Tausendsassa Frank Schätzing reicht es nicht, einen Bestseller nach dem anderen zu veröffentlichen. Die Hörbuchfassung für seinen Krimi "Tod und Teufel" verantwortet er als Drehbuchautor und Komponist. Einige kleinere Rollen spricht er außerdem selbst.

Mecklenburg, 1842: Der Traum von einem besseren Leben lässt Idas Familie die Auswanderung nach Neuseeland wagen. Auch Karl, der seit Langem für Ida schwärmt, will sein Glück dort machen. Doch als das Schiff St. Pauli endlich die Südinsel erreicht, erwartet die Siedler eine böse Überraschung. Das zugesagte Land steht nicht zur Verfügung...

Baldwin and Simon are at last back on English mainland, but on their way home, they are detained by a castellan who requires their help to solve two murders on the estate. The first victim is a widow, found dead with her two children. The second is Serlo, the miller, who has recently been discovered embezzling castle money taken in tolls. As Baldwin and Simon begin a double investigation, they must look beneath the village friendships and family loyalties to find an evil killer and secure Cardinham's safety.

Compostela, año 997 de Nuestro Señor. Almanzor, «el Azote de Dios», se dispone a destruir la ciudad del apóstol Santiago, faro de la Cristiandad hispana y destino de un camino de peregrinación secular. En medio de la confusión, Tiago, un humilde herrero, se separa de su mujer, Mencía, embarazada de una criatura. Ella consigue huir. Él es capturado y forzado a cargar junto con otros prisioneros las campanas de la basílica hasta Córdoba en un viaje plagado de peligros.

Lübeck, zur Passionszeit 1392: Eine Hitzewelle erstickt die Stadt, doch den ehrbaren Bürgern gefriert das Blut in den Adern. Es werden Leichen gefunden, mit Steinen in der Brust an Stelle des Herzens. Auf Bitten des Magistrats ermittelt der bärbeißige Patrizier Rungholt mit seinen Helfern Kapitän Marek und der aufgeweckten Chirurgin Sinje, deren kecker Widerspruchsgeist und medizinische Kenntnisse ihn ziemlich faszinieren. Doch die Lösung des bizarren Falls liegt nicht in der Fremde, sondern bei Rungholt selbst: in seiner größten, ungesühnten Sünde – und bei einem frommen Wanderprediger.

Auf der Flucht, auf der Suche nach Glaubens- und Familienangehörigen und auf dem Wege, selbst ein Mann zu werden, beginnt für Jona, die Hauptperson des Romans, eine Odyssee quer durch Spanien, bis er endlich nach einer abenteuerlichen und atemberaubenden Reise in Saragossa ankommt und dort in die Lehre eines Medicus geht. Noah Gordons jüngster Roman erweitert das Thema seines großen Erfolges "Der Medicus" - eine spannende Stimme erzählt die Geschichte einer Identitätssuche vor historischem Hintergrund. Die Stärken des Autors sind ein Gemisch aus sicherer Erzählkunst, guter Recherche und einer Handlung, die immer auch gute Krimikost liefert.

Prague, 1588 The Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, wants to expand the boundaries of human knowledge and his court is a haven for scientists, astrologers and alchemists. His abiding passion is the elusive hunt for the philosopher’s stone and thus immortality. The Catholic Church fears he has pushed too far – into the forbidden realm of heresy – while the greatest powers in Christendom are concerned about the imperial line of succession.

Finally, fortune appears to have smiled on the Fitzwarren brothers. Richard and Jack are back in England, and Richard's loyalty to Elizabeth looks like it is about to finally be repaid. Jack is afforded an opportunity to meet with his father on equal terms. Will all go well?

AD 1045. Godwin of Wessex, one of the most powerful earls in the country, prepares for the marriage of his daughter to King Edward of England. The mood is jubilant, his family's relationship with the Crown secured through matrimony. But one man seeks to undermine him at every opportunity.

Not everyone approves of Edward’s choice of bride. Even the king’s mother, Emma of Normandy, detests her daughter-in-law, and Edith is soon on the receiving end of her displeasure. Balancing her sense of family obligation with her duty to her husband, Edith must also prove herself to her detractors. Edward and Edith’s relationship is respectful and caring, but when Edith’s enemies engineer her family’s fall from grace, the king is forced to send her away. She vows to do anything to protect her family’s interests at any cost, if she returns.

Three men are trapped in time. One woman could save them all. Historian Lia Carrer has finally returned to southern France, determined to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. But instead of finding solace in the region's quiet hills and medieval ruins, she falls in love with Raoul, a man whose very existence challenges everything she knows about life - and about her husband's death.

Barbarossa wähnt sich im Zenit seiner Macht. Zum Kaiser gekrönt, von Königen hofiert, legt er sich sogar mit dem Papst an. Doch mit dem jungen Sohn von König Konrad wächst ein Rivale um den Thron heran, und reihenweise gehen Fürsten erneut in Opposition gegen seinen maßlosen Freund und Vetter Heinrich den Löwen. Vor allem aber braucht Friedrich dringend einen Erben - doch dieses Glück bleibt ihm und seiner geliebten Beatrix über Jahre verwehrt.

Robert FitzStephan and his wife, Noor, have been temporarily exiled. Officially, they are to travel to the courts of Aragon and Castile as emissaries of Queen Eleanor of England. Unofficially, the queen demands two things: that they abandon Lionel, their foster son, in foreign lands and that they bring back a precious jewel—the Castilian Pomegranate. Noor would rather chop off a foot than leave Lionel in a foreign land—especially as he’s been entrusted to her by his dead father, the last true prince of Wales. And as to the jewel, stealing it would mean immediate execution.

Soldiers, Witches and Taverns is a historical novel about two families in colonial New York and New England during the 150 years prior to the nation’s founding. Many of the events in the story are historical, and most of the men and women really existed and are brought back to life in this gripping tale.

Kidnapped and held to ransom by Duke Leopold of Austria after the Third Crusade, Richard the Lion Heart, it is said, was found by his faithful troubadour Blondel de Neel. But how? And what trials did the faithful and long-suffering lyricist have to overcome to find his king? Gore Vidal paints a broad, colorful, and poignant picture of a man searching for his master; for the symbolic king who is the goal of man’s eternal quest; for the spiritual centre of his life.