Ergebnis für "Echo" in Literatur & Belletristik

Der große neue Roman vom Autor des Bestsellers "Hex". Eigentlich sollte es eine ganz gewöhnliche Bergtour werden, als Nick mit seinem Kletterpartner Augustin zum Mont Maudit in den Schweizer Alpen aufbricht. Doch dann kommt es unterwegs zu einem tragischen Unfall: Augustin stürzt in eine Gletscherspalte, Nick wird schwer verletzt ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert - er wird für immer entstellt sein. Sam, Nicks Lebensgefährte, ist zunächst nur froh, dass sein Freund überlebt hat, aber dann passieren immer mysteriösere Dinge in Nicks Umfeld.

Wie weit würdest du gehen, um jemanden zu retten, den du liebst? Würdest du deinen Körper aufgeben? Deinen Verstand? Dein Herz? Ich habe es getan, und es hat mich alles gekostet. Er sagt, ich gehöre ihm. Und es ist wahr.

Jack Ryan, Amerikas Geheimdienstmann für Top-Secret-Fälle, muss einen nahezu aussichtslosen Kampf gegen die Zeit gewinnen...

It began with a breakthrough. In interspecies communication. Leading both John Clay and Alison Shaw through a series of startling discoveries and life-altering revelations. Divulging who we really are as a species. Why we are here...and who is here with us. And the greatest lesson of all, that our brains are not as rare and unique as humans had assumed. But rather just one of three brains between three extraordinary species.

Die wilde Schönheit der Nordseeküste, ein geheimnisvolles Schiffswrack und zwei Frauen, verbunden durch das Meer. St. Peter, 1955: Tillas Welt ist das Meer. Sie will nicht heiraten, sondern tauchen. Nicht eingeengt werden, sondern die Freiheit der Wellen spüren. Dabei entdeckt sie in der Tiefe der Nordsee ein altes Schiffswrack, von dem sich die Fischer seit Generationen Legenden erzählen. In Tilla wächst der unbändige Wunsch, seine Geheimnisse zu lüften. Auf einer Nordseeinsel, 1633: Die junge Nes sucht mit ihrer Mutter in einem Beginenkonvent Zuflucht vor ihrer Vergangenheit.

Eine Kriegerin zwischen ihrer Mission, ihrem Traum und ihrer Liebe. Band 2 des mitreißenden historischen Epos aus Japan. Die junge Aoi hat sich der Rebellion gegen den Shogun angeschlossen und erweist sich als gelehrige Schülerin in der Schwertkunst der Samurai. Das Ziel der Rebellen ist es, eine große Armee aufzustellen, um dem Kaiser zurück zur Macht zu verhelfen. Die Worte, die Aoi bis jetzt gesät hat, beginnen zu wirken und mehr und mehr Menschen schließen sich dem Aufstand an.

In the wake of a devastating attack, an amnesty has been declared for all Augurs—finally allowing them to emerge from hiding and openly oppose the dark forces massing against the land of Andarra. As the Augur Davian and his new allies hurry north toward the ever-weakening Boundary, however, fresh horrors along their path suggest that their reprieve may have come far too late. His ally in the Capital, the new Northwarden, contends with assassins and politicians and uncovers a dangerous political secret.

Elite Ukrainian assassin Ruslan Akulov, aka Wolf Six, is a ghost. A weapon for hire forged in the fires of conflict and tempered by experience. Known by both the underworld and international intelligence agencies, he works alone, guided only by the next mission and his unwavering commitment to his personal kill code. So when a routine contract in Argentina turns from simple to chaotic in the squeeze of a trigger, Akulov is thrown into a complex web of deceit and dangerous tests of loyalty.

Jamie Fraser knows from his time-traveling wife Claire that, no matter how unlikely it seems, America will win the Revolutionary War. But that truth offers little solace, since Jamie realizes he might find himself pointing a weapon directly at his own son - a young officer in the British army. And Jamie isn't the only one with a tormented soul - for Claire may know who wins the conflict, but she certainly doesn't know whether or not her beloved Jamie survives.

Anthony C. Yu’s translation of The Journey to the West, initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese novel in its entirety for the first time. Written in the sixteenth century, The Journey to the West tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China’s most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures.

The Cleverley family live a gilded life, little realising how precarious their privilege is, just one tweet away from disaster. George, the patriarch, is a stalwart of television interviewing, a 'national treasure' (his words); his wife, Beverley, a celebrated novelist; and their children, Nelson, Elizabeth, Achilles, various degrees of catastrophe waiting to happen. Together they will go on a journey of discovery through the Hogarthian jungle of the modern living where past presumptions count for nothing and carefully curated reputations can be destroyed in an instant.

The first novel to articulate the rage and pain of life in "the other America," Hubert Selby Jr.'s Last Exit to Brooklyn is a classic of postwar American writing. Selby's searing portrait of the powerless, the homeless, the dispossessed, is as fiercely and frighteningly apposite today as it was when it was first published more than fifty years ago. This explosive, transgressive best-seller created shock waves upon its release in 1964 with its raw, vibrant language and startling revelations of New York City's underbelly.

Eine unvorhergesehene Reise in das magische mittelalterliche Schottland im 14. Jahrhundert. Hier findest du eine romantische, historische Geschichte mit starken Highlandern, magischen Artefakten, heilkundigen Druiden und einer Kirche, die dem Einhalt gebieten möchte. An einem Ort, wo sie nicht hingehört, in einer Zeit, die nicht ihre eigene ist, riskiert eine angeschlagene Frau alles für die eine Sache, die sie nie erlebte, die Liebe.

The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.

In Echo (Surviving the Silence), author Ex Katsaros delivers a gripping blend of science fiction, mystery, and space adventure that explores the boundaries between survival, reality, and control. Narrated with cinematic intensity by Kass Kline, this immersive audiobook pulls listeners into a haunting future where whispers of power have erased entire civilizations.

The collection of 10 absorbing tales by master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. In recounting his patients' dilemmas, Yalom not only gives us a rare and enthralling glimpse into their personal desires and motivations but also tells us his own story as he struggles to reconcile his all-too-human responses with his sensibility as a psychiatrist.

Join the T'ang Dynasty detective Judge Dee on his very first full-length mystery! Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll picture, passionate love letters, and a hidden murderer with a penchant for torturing and killing women lead Judge Dee to the heart of the Governor’s garden maze and the answers to three interwoven mysteries. This book kicked off Robert van Gulik's long-running series and introduced countless listeners to a cozy, clever series and the incredible detective at its center. Listen to this one, and you'll quickly find yourself seeking out the whole series.

In the aftermath of The Swarm’s relentless assault, and the brief but bloody civil war, Anderson and the other survivors must find a way to secure their future in their new home. With tensions running high, and the ever-present threat of the next moon phase, a plan is devised to take them to the source of the danger. To Europe. To ECHO site.

Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books’ previous owners—an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance.

Adam Toren escaped his violent past as a soldier in Israel and a Mossad operator in Tokyo. Living off the grid in San Francisco, he becomes Silicon Valley’s most skilled spy-for-hire until an old comrade asks for help. A Russian plot to penetrate the world’s largest social media company and to dominate global satellite internet coverage is only weeks from liftoff. With its Silicon Valley agents assassinated, Mossad turns to Adam.