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Thirteenth-century England: The nobility is aligning against King John in a struggle for power. The kingdom is embroiled in war and bankrupt, and the Crusades are rampaging through the Middle East. The Dawnings are a once-powerful family of English knights who are facing the bleak prospects of their declining power and imminent destruction at the hands of enemies that surround them both at home and abroad. Join the Dawnings as they feud over power, love, jealousies, and old grudges that threaten to destroy the family from within at the moment they most need to stand united.

In the aftermath of Prince Rhun's death, King Owain and King Madog agreed their children should marry as a way to seal the peace between them. Two years later, the wedding date has finally arrived, though relations between the two kingdoms have improved only to the extent that they aren't actually at war. So when an innocent falls victim to a poisoned dish, even Queen Cristina is so desperate for the event to take place that she begs Gareth and Gwen to head off another round of murder - and wedding mayhem - in medieval Wales.

Na Inglaterra do século XIV, quatro crianças se esgueiram da multidão que sai da catedral de Kingsbridge e vão para a floresta. Lá, elas presenciam a morte de dois homens. Já adultas, suas vidas se unem numa trama feita de determinação, desejo, cobiça e retaliação. Elas verão a prosperidade e a fome, a peste e a guerra. Apesar disso, viverão sempre à sombra do inexplicável assassinato ocorrido naquele dia fatídico.

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Arriving in Constantinople in 1273, Anna Zarides vows to prove the innocence of her twin brother, Justinian, who has been exiled to the desert for conspiring to kill a nobleman. Disguising herself as a eunuch named Anastasius, Anna moves freely about in society, maneuvering close to the key players involved in her brother’s fate, including Zoe Chrysaphes, a devious noblewoman with her own hidden agenda, and Giuliano Dandolo, a ship’s captain conflicted by his growing feelings for Anastasius.

In 1483, Edward and Richard of York—Edward, by law, already King of England—were placed, for their protection before Edward's coronation, in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard. Within months the boys disappeared without a trace, and for the next five hundred years the despised Richard III was suspected of their heartless murders.

In To the Tower Born, Robin Maxwell ingeniously imagines what might have happened to the missing princes.

Die ehemalige Wanderhure Marie Adler erlebt ihr 10. Abenteuer: Im 10. historischen Roman der Bestseller-Reihe von Iny Lorentz begleitet Marie ihre Enkelinnen zur Brautschau nach Rom – wo der Papst mit allen Mitteln seine Macht sichern will... Burg Kibitzstein in Franken: Die Enkelinnen der ehemaligen Wanderhure Marie sind zu bezaubernden jungen Frauen herangewachsen. Als in Rom ein Edelmann aus der einflussreichen Familie Orsini eine Braut sucht, sollen ihm die Mädchen vorgestellt werden. Marie beschließt, die beiden auf der gefahrvollen Reise zu begleiten – auch, um ihr Geheimnis zu schützen.

En París, a fines de la Edad Media, una bella gitana llamada Esmeralda es condenada a ser bruja por Claude Frollo, quien está atormentado en tenerla. Quasimodo, el tocador de campana deforme de la Catedral, se ha enamorado de Esmeralda y quiere salvarla de Claude Frollo escondiéndola dentro de las torres de la Catedral. Nadie en el pueblo entiende el motivo por el cual Quasimodo oculta a Esmeralda, así que deciden atacar la Catedral para liberarla de sus garras.

Der neue Mittelalter-Roman von Sam Feuerbach - sein erster Einzelband In jungen Jahren kehrt der Henkerssohn Tuni seinem Heimatdorf den Rücken, da er sich seinen Unterhalt lieber mit Gelegenheitsarbeiten verdient, als in die Fußstapfen seines Vaters zu treten. Seine Laute führt er stets mit sich, wobei sein Talent als Barde im Verborgenen bleibt. Ausgerechnet das Schafott soll dies ändern. Am Wegrand findet der Pergamentmacher Alarik eine verwirrte Fremde. Außer an Bibelzitate kann sie sich an nichts erinnern, nicht einmal an ihren Namen.

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.

Berlin, 1938: Der Kaufmann Otto Silbermann findet sich nach den Novemberpogromen und seiner Flucht aus Berlin als rastloser Reisender in den Zügen der Deutschen Reichsbahn wieder. Verwandte und Freunde sind verhaftet oder verschwunden. Was ihm noch bleibt, ist eine Aktentasche voller Geld. In den Waggons, auf Bahnsteigen und in Bahnhofsrestaurants, auf seinen Fahrten quer durchs Land trifft er auf andere Reisende, Flüchtlinge und Nazis, auf gute wie schlechte Menschen.

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.

Zdánlivě obyčejná návštěva hradu Krašova se změní v noční můru. Královský prokurátor Oldřich z Chlumu slíbil pomoci příbuzné, která se mu svěří s dávným prokletím hroznatovského rodu. Nejprve však jeho výpravu málem smete rozbouřená řeka a když pak uprostřed ledové vánice dorazí na Krašov, Oldřich z Chlumu na vlastní oči spatří, jak se kdosi uprostřed noci vrhne z oken hradu dolů do propasti. Obyvatelé hradu věří, že to byl přízrak zesnulé hradní paní Anny, královský prokurátor však hledá prozaičtější vysvětlení.

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.

Number one best seller in Norse historical fiction in UK, Canada, and Australia! The old world is burning. A hero will rise from its ash. Thirty years passed since Britannia voted to throw off the Roman yoke. Now, the old world crumbles. Pirates roam the seas, bandits threaten the highways, and barbarian refugees from the east arrive on Britannia's shores, uninvited. The rich profit from the chaos, while the poor suffer. A new Dark Age is approaching - but all is not lost. Ash is a Seaborn, a Saxon child found on the beach with nothing but a precious stone at his neck.

May 1483: The Tower of London. When King Edward IV dies and Lady Elysabeth Scrope delivers her young godson, Edward V, into the Tower of London to prepare for his coronation, she is engulfed in political turmoil. Within months, the prince and his brother have disappeared, Richard III is declared king, and Elysabeth's sister Margaret Beaufort conspires with her son Henry Tudor to invade England and claim the throne. Desperate to protect her godson, Elysabeth battles the intrigue, betrayal and power of the last medieval court to keep Prince Edward safe.

1461. Through blood and battle Edward has gained England’s throne – king by right and conquest – eighteen years old and unstoppable. Cecily has piloted his rise to power and stands at his shoulder now, first to claim the title King’s Mother. But to win a throne is not to keep it and war is come again. As brother betrays brother, and trusted cousins turn treacherous, other mothers rise up to fight for other sons. Cecily must focus her will to defeat every challenge. Wherever they come from. Whatever the cost. For there can be only one King, and only one King’s Mother.

"Je rêvais de retrouver la trace et l'image d'un saint Louis à l'humanité sensible, un saint Louis de chair, à figure humaine. Le temps, en l'élevant au-dessus de nos natures, lui a peut-être rendu un mauvais service. Il m'a imposé d'aller puiser aux sources les plus authentiques."

England 1238: Die junge Adela of Waringham und Bedric, Sohn einer leibeigenen Bauernfamilie, sind zusammen aufgewachsen. Während Adela als Hofdame zur Schwester des Königs geschickt und später mit einem Ritter verheiratet wird, schuftet Bedric auf den Feldern von Waringham - dem Elend der Leibeigenschaft und der Willkür von Adelas Bruder ausgeliefert. Als die Situation unerträglich wird, flieht er, nicht ahnend, dass Adela von ihm schwanger ist. In London begegnet Bedric Simon de Montfort, dem charismatischen Schwager des Königs.

Highland Scotland was no place for a woman in the early 1500s. Life was turbulent and short, battles were waged, and sisters and daughters were traded as pawns in marriage. Catherine Campbell was one such young bride, betrothed to Lachlan Maclean and sent from her fine home to join him on the Isle of Mull, to bear his sons and heirs. But Lachlan proved to be nothing like the man of Catherine’s dreams, and she was forced to resign herself to enduring life with him for the sake of duty. Until the day when he threatened to take away the one thing she couldn’t sacrifice: her daughter.