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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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Glyn Iliffe The Gates of Troy
War is coming – and nothing can stop it... Settled in his small island kingdom, Odysseus wants nothing more than to rule Ithaca in peace. Meanwhile, his warrior friend Eperitus, frustrated at his quiet life, dreams of glory in battle. But when Agamemnon’s fleet appears on the horizon, Odysseus knows that war is upon him. A Trojan prince has abducted Helen of Sparta, and the armies of Greece are gathering. As the greatest heroes flock to the crusade, only one is missing. Odysseus knows that without...
Engels | 14 uur 4 minuten (611 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 The Oracles of Troy
Only the determination of one man can bring victory. The Trojan War has been raging for ten years. Greece’s greatest warriors have fallen. But then a series of oracles appear with utterances from the gods, commands that must be fulfilled if Troy is to be defeated. Agamemnon, leader of the Greeks, knows that only one man has the courage and intelligence to complete the Olympians' tasks: Odysseus, King of Ithaca. From an island haunted by a vengeful madman to a forsaken tomb and its deadly guardian,...
Engels | 12 uur 30 minuten (557 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 The Voyage of Odysseus
Odysseus’s greatest challenge is only just beginning. The armies of Troy have been defeated, and the city lies in ruins. His oath fulfilled, Odysseus can at last sail for Ithaca and the long-awaited reunion with his family. But the gods, who were once his allies, have turned against him. Exiled with the warrior Eperitus, he is thrust into a world of seductive demi-gods and man-eating monsters. As they struggle from one supernatural encounter to another, never knowing what the next landfall will...
Engels | 15 uur 30 minuten (673 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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Alles over Historia Raadsels uit de oudheid
Sporen van de wreedste veldslagen, krankzinnige heersers en beestachtige executiemethoden die al lang vergeten zijn, duiken soms bij opgravingen op uit de geschiedenis. En wat de oudheid niet uit de doeken doet in schriftelijke bronnen, wordt verteld door opzienbarende archeologische vondsten uit de brandhaarden van weleer. Al eeuwen leren we veel over de oudheid van pijlpunten, sieraden en aardewerk, maar de details van oude beschavingen waren in nevelen gehuld. Tot voor kort. Want nu steken de...
Nederlands | 2 uur 50 minuten (124 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 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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Hein van Dolen Homerus en Odysseus
Een hoorcollege over de dichter, zijn werk Odyssee en de held Odysseus
De Odyssee is onbetwistbaar een van de fraaiste dichtwerken die ooit zijn geschreven. Sinds het ontstaan van dit werk, waarschijnlijk rond 725 v.C., zijn in elke eeuw talrijke studies verschenen over de persoon van de dichter Homerus en zijn twee heldendichten, Ilias en Odyssee. De geboorteplaats, het leven en de werkwijze van deze begaafde ‘bard’ zijn altijd onderwerp van discussie geweest, maar ook de vraag of beide boeken wel van zijn hand waren en wat de betekenis van deze twee geschriften is...
Nederlands | 5 uur 41 minuten (235 MB) | Home Academy, Gouderak | 2019
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Gary Northfield Ellende met de Egyptenaren
De gigagrappige Julius Zebra is terug! Na Rollebollen met de Romeinen en Bonje met de Britten is er nu Ellende met de Egyptenaren van Gary Northfield. Na zijn verblijf in het oude Rome en Britannia reist Julius Zebra met zijn vrienden af naar het oude Egypte. Daar wordt Julius aangezien voor een Paardengod. Ze belanden in de stad Alexandria, waar ze als koningen worden behandeld. Helaas duurt het niet lang voor een van Julius’ vrienden een juweel steelt en zo een vloek over de hele groep afroept....
Nederlands | 2 uur 36 minuten (150 MB) | LS Amsterdam, Amsterdam | 2019
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Simon Scarrow Straatvechter
'Het is geregeld. De jongen valt onder jouw verantwoordelijkheid. Jij moet hem leren vechten. Hij moet kunnen omgaan met een dolk, een werpmes, stokken en zijn blote handen kunnen gebruiken. Ooit zal de jonge Marcus misschien als gladiator de arena betreden. Maar hij moet zich ook op straat kunnen verdedigen.' Nu Marcus lid is van Julius Caesars 'hofhouding', vervolgt hij zijn training in Rome. De straten van Rome worden onveilig gemaakt door rivaliserende straatbendes. Er is sprake van een complot...
Nederlands | 6 uur 34 minuten (379 MB) | Gottmer Uitgeversgroep, Haarlem | 2018
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Simon Scarrow Zoon van Spartacus
In deel 3 van de 'Gladiator' is Marcus vastbesloten zijn moeder te vinden. Zijn meester Julius Caesar wil echter dat Marcus hem helpt in de strijd tegen de opstandige slaven en hun leider Brixus, die net als Spartacus een slavenleger willen vormen. Maar Marcus en Brixus zijn oude vrienden, die een levensgevaarlijk geheim delen. Marcus moet kiezen tussen zijn vriend en zijn meester. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Nederlands | 6 uur 40 minuten (384 MB) | Gottmer Uitgeversgroep, Haarlem | 2018
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