• Alex Gough Carbo and the Thief

  The road to Rome is long and full of peril. Following his retirement, ex-legionnaire Carbo journeys back to Rome, blissfully unaware of the dangers that await him. On the way, he encounters many adventures, strives to solve a mysterious theft, and meets an old friend getting ready for gladiatorial combat. In other stories, we visit Elissa, the evil priestess, and Vespillo, the trusty watchman, and discover more about their colourful histories. We see a young boy’s first battle and travel all...

  Engels | 2 uur 50 minuten (127 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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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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• Alex Gough Emperor's Knife

  Brothers. Emperors. Deadly enemies... An unputdownable novel of intrigue and combat in Ancient Rome. Emperor Severus is on his deathbed. His sons Geta and Caracalla, feuding in Britannia, are readying for a devastating power struggle. Silus, now a centurion in the Arcani, the secrete network of spies and assassins, is thrown into the maelstrom. Back in Ancient Rome, plots breed in the stinking alleys. Everyone might be an enemy. Everyone a traitor. As an Imperial Assassin, Silus’ loyalty will...

  Engels | 13 uur 24 minuten (594 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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• Andy Redsmith Know Your Rites

  Inspector Nick Paris is back in this magical crime mystery perfect for fans of Douglas Adams, Ben Aaronovitch and Holly Black. Inspector Nick Paris, now also known as 'the one who stopped the demons', has become an unlikely celebrity in the magical world. He is desperate to return to tackling more ordinary crimes on his home turf of Manchester. However, the fates aren’t in his favour when he is called upon again by his more unusual police colleagues to solve a gruesome killing. The only suspect...

  Engels | 10 uur 3 minuten (451 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Hans-Jørgen Nielsen De voetbalengel

  Hoe is het om man te zijn ten tijde van het opkomende feminisme in de jaren ‘70? ‘De voetbalengel: een verslag’ vertelt het verhaal over twee jeugdvrienden die ieder een ander levenspad zijn ingeslagen: Frank is professioneel voetballer en Frands zit in de wereld van de nieuwe linkse beweging. Wanneer de wegen van de twee oude vrienden elkaar kruisen, krijgt het diepgaande gevolgen voor hun levens. Nielsen neemt je mee terug naar de veelbewogen jaren ‘70 en laat zien hoe mannen worstelen met hun...

  Nederlands | 6 uur 22 minuten (282 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Glyn Iliffe The Armour of Achilles

  The greatest battle needs the greatest of warriors. The siege of Troy is in its ninth year. But Troy still stands. When Agamemnon is threatened with mutiny by disillusioned troops, he changes tactics. Ordering attacks on Troy’s allies, he deprives the city of reinforcements, trade and supplies. Yet even this does not draw the Trojans out from behind their walls. Meanwhile, Odysseus, Eperitus and their men have become hardened soldiers. Odysseus just wants to return home to his island Kingdom of...

  Engels | 15 uur 38 minuten (679 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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• Glyn Iliffe Wrath of the Gods

  The awe-inspiring myth of loss, labour, and revenge... Heracles will do whatever it takes for justice. Having completed his first trials, Heracles learns that his children's shocking murder was part of an evil plot; his mind brought to madness by some strange poison. To regain his honour, he must uncover the secret behind this terrible betrayal. Despite the revelation, he continues the twelve trials. Charis, the servant of vengeful Hera, sets him a series of seemingly impossible tasks: slay the...

  Engels | 11 uur 21 minuten (497 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Damion Hunter The Emperor's Games

  The final thrilling instalment of The Centurions, an epic historical adventure set in Ancient Rome. Correus and Flavius, half brothers and rivals, have won respect in service to the Empire. Correus, an esteemed soldier in the Roman Army of Eagles, has been entrusted with the honoured task of running the Emperor’s brutal games. Flavius, a Centurion at his brother’s side, has risen to become the Emperor’s most trusted advisor. Now Correus has been given the deadly task of quelling a barbarian uprising...

  Engels | 15 uur 30 minuten (680 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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• 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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• Nico Dros Willem die Madoc maakte

  Na een storm in het jaar 1196 halen kustvissers een kleuter uit de branding. Die blijkt de enige overlevende van een schipbreuk te zijn. De jongen, vermoedelijk een koningskind, brengt zijn jeugdjaren door in een klooster nabij Brugge. Dat ontvlucht hij om zijn familie terug te vinden. Onder de naam Madoc leidt hij een leven als ridder en vecht duels op leven en dood uit, een leven waarin liefde evengoed een hoofdrol speelt. Jarenlang is hij de rechterhand van de legendarische graaf Hincmar. In Parijs...

  Nederlands | 20 uur 10 minuten (1742 MB) | Uitgeverij G.A. Van Oorschot, Amsterdam | 2021

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• Sarah Sundin Sterren in de schemering

  'Sterren in de schemering' van Sarah Sundin speelt zich af in München, 1938. Als correspondent voor een Amerikaanse krant werkt Evelyn Brand als vrouw in een mannenwereld. Ze wil niets liever dan zich bewijzen tegenover haar mannelijke collega’s, en bovenal haar baas, die vindt dat zij als vrouw minder grote klussen zou moeten doen. Evelyn ziet het als haar plicht het Amerikaanse volk ervan doordringen dat er in nazi-Duitsland een gevaarlijke tirannie in opmars is. Maar als ze niet voorzichtig is,...

  Nederlands | 10 uur 43 minuten (925 MB) | KokBoekencentrum Fictie, Utrecht | 2021

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• Jennifer Robson Een tijd om nooit te vergeten

  ‘Een tijd om nooit te vergeten’ van Jennifer Robson biedt een uniek en aangrijpend inkijkje in het atelier waar de beroemde bruidsjapon van prinses Elizabeth werd gemaakt. In de roerige tijden vlak na de Tweede Wereldoorlog worden borduursters Ann Hughes en Miriam Dassin uitgekozen voor een bijzondere opdracht: het maken van de bruidsjapon van prinses Elizabeth. Voor hen een kans om toe te werken naar een betere toekomst. Meer dan een halve eeuw later stuit Anns kleindochter op een paar geborduurde...

  Nederlands | 10 uur 52 minuten (938 MB) | KokBoekencentrum Fictie, Utrecht | 2021

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• Nicholas Carter Harvest of Swords

  Rivalry in love and battle in this historical adventure set in the English Civil War. In the late autumn of the first year of the English Civil War, William Sparrow and Hugo Telling are again caught up in the impossible confusion tearing the country and their lives apart. This time, their greatest battles, fought on both land and sea, are with a new enemy, Lord Clavincale. As they struggle through the bitterly cold Dorset winter, their hard-won experience is enough to lead their men, but never...

  Engels | 12 uur 21 minuten (541 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Nicholas Carter King's Men Crow

  It takes courage to survive in this atmospheric historical adventure set during the English Civil War. August 1643: the Siege of Gloucester continues. Can the weak city walls really survive against the might of the Royalists? William Sparrow and Hugo Telling may be on different sides, but their dreams and desires are the same. To find the courage to fight proudly and lead their men. For the war to be over and for the love of the incomparable Bella. But only one side can win the war, and only one...

  Engels | 12 uur 10 minuten (535 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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