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Arthur Machen | Isaac Asimov | James Hoilding | Lilian de la Torre | L.D. Estleman | Peter Lovesey | Valery Brjoesov Overal loert gevaar
Even tijd voor goede, spannende verhalen! Neem Arthur Machen, of een van zijn collega's, je weet nooit waar de klappen vallen, alleen dat ze vallen. En hard! Het witte poeder Kinderen van de poel Uit het zicht Het tweede talent De bevrijde negerslaaf Op eight mile Road Dequindre 1 Op eight mile Road Dequindre 2 De afgesloten kamer Maar nu, nu ik ontwaakt ben Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Nederlands | 5 uur 15 minuten (530 MB) | ShortStories, Prinsenbeek | 2021
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Machteld Kruijssen Het land van de zon
De ontdekkingsreis van Sarah Belzoni
‘Het land van de zon’ van Machteld Kruijssen gaat over Sarah Banne. Zij leefde in het begin van de negentiende eeuw in Engeland, waar ze onder grote druk stond van haar familie om te trouwen. Maar het idee van een saai, voorspelbaar leven zag ze niet zitten. Machteld Kruijssen beschrijft op een geweldige manier de ontmoeting tussen Sarah en haar circusartiest Giovanni Batista Belzoni, die Sarahs hart sneller doet kloppen. Deze grootse liefde voert haar mee naar Egypte, waar Sarah op haar manier een...
Nederlands | 7 uur 57 minuten (687 MB) | Z&K, Utrecht | 2021
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Femke Roobol Vogelvrij
In de nasleep van de burgeroorlog eind achttiende eeuw waarin de patriotten zijn verslagen, vluchten velen naar Frankrijk. Cornelia en Severijn gaan naar de Nederlandse kolonie in Saint-Omer en trekken later naar Parijs. Daar begint de revolutie net en na de bestorming van de Bastille, in 1789, wordt de sfeer grimmiger. Severijn trekt zich het lot van het volk sterk aan en brengt daarmee zijn gezin in gevaar. Femke Roobol neemt je na 'Vrijgevochten', dat zich afspeelde in Leiden, nu in 'Vogelvrij'...
Nederlands | 8 uur 9 minuten (704 MB) | Z&K, Utrecht | 2021
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Femke Roobol Vrijgevochten
Femke Roobols historische roman ‘Vrijgevochten’ speelt zich af in Leiden in 1783. Cornelia en Severijn zijn al jaren vrienden. Severijns vader vindt de vriendschap ongepast, onder andere door de standsverschillen, en stuurt zijn zoon naar Engeland in een poging het paar uit elkaar te houden. Als Severijn eenmaal terugkomt, is er veel veranderd. Cornelia heeft interesse opgevat voor politiek en sluit zich aan bij de patriotten. Hun eens zo hechte band is onherkenbaar veranderd en dat zit Severijn...
Nederlands | 9 uur 44 minuten (840 MB) | Z&K, Utrecht | 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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Victoria Holt Een liefde in Frankrijk
Twee verschillende jongemannen vechten om de hand van de knappe achttienjarige Minella Maddox. De eerste jongeman bevindt zich dichtbij huis, hij is de zoon van de rijke familie Derringham. Maar ook de Franse graaf Charles-Augueste - arrogant, maar extreem aantrekkelijk - ziet in Minella zijn perfecte vrouw. Hij wordt ook wel ‘de duivel op het paard’ genoemd, want hij neemt wat hij wil. Minella heeft de huwelijkskandidaten voor het uitkiezen, of wordt de keuze voor haar gemaakt? In ‘Een liefde in...
Nederlands | 13 uur 9 minuten (575 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jeffrey Archer Sons of Fortune
Separated at birth by a desperate nurse who loses a millionaire’s son to cot death, twin boys grow up without any knowledge of the other. Nat Cartwright lives with his middle-class birth parents and grows up to becomes a war hero in the Vietnam War before returning home to run for office in the Republican party. Fletcher Davenport becomes the only son of the millionaire couple. After graduating from Yale, he builds a reputation as a prolific criminal defence lawyer before he too delves into politics...
Engels | 16 uur 10 minuten (705 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jane Davis At the Stroke of Nine O’Clock
London 1949. The lives of three very different women are about to collide. Like most working-class daughters, Caroline Wilby is expected to help support her family. Alone in a strange city, she must grab any opportunity that comes her way. Even if that means putting herself in danger. Star of the silver screen, Ursula Delancy, has just been abandoned by the man she left her husband for. Already hounded by the press, it won’t be long before she’s making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Patrice...
Engels | 14 uur 34 minuten (635 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 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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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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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 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 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 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 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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M J Lee The Killing Time
As tensions simmer in Shanghai, children go missing... Shanghai 1932: Inspector Danilov hasn't recovered from the death of his child... but across a Shanghai riven with communal tensions, children are going missing. Missing, and then murdered. Who is responsible? Why have the children's bodies been exhibited for all to see? Just as Danilov thinks the stakes couldn't be higher, there is a new dimension, Japan, a rising power flexing its muscles. In fractious Shanghai, an explosion is long overdue....
Engels | 9 uur 1 minuut (419 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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M J Lee The Murder Game
A woman appears on the streets of Shanghai. She has thousands of cuts – and is screaming for Inspector Danilov... Days later, the woman is dead. But another body is left waiting for the Inspector. Someone is playing with Danilov... someone prepared to kill, just to get their message across. At first, the victims seem unconnected. But with each body bringing a new message for Danilov, he knows this is a riddle especially designed for him. As more bodies start appearing, time is running out to solve...
Engels | 9 uur 30 minuten (440 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Elisabeth Mcneill Lark Returning
Can Lark take the path of the woman who went before her and learn to follow her heart? Lark is a much-loved forces sweetheart spreading comfort as she sings in the music halls while Scotland’s sons fight in the Great War. But despite her fortune, Lark yearns for a life away from the crowds. She sets out to make a fresh start in the Border country seeking the contentment that has eluded her. Decades earlier, Lark’s great-grandmother, Jane, found herself in the same hills, in unhappy circumstances....
Engels | 12 uur 55 minuten (565 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Elisabeth Mcneill Mistress of Green Tree Mill
She must find the courage to accept her fate. At the age of eleven young Lizzie Mudie’s life changes forever. With the death of her mother in the most shocking disaster, Dundee has ever seen, Lizzie is forced to grow up quickly. She discovers a strength beyond her years and when an unexpected legacy bestows upon her the dilapidated Green Tree Mill, she is determined to turn things around. Lizzie becomes a formidable mistress, but is she prepared for the price she – and those she loves – will...
Engels | 13 uur 54 minuten (613 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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