Ergebnis für "Olympia" in Literatur & Belletristik

Aufgewachsen auf einer Welt der politischen Rivalitäten, galt Perturabo unter den Einwohnern Olympias seit jeher als Wunderkind, dessen philosophische Texte und wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten ihresgleichen suchten. Doch nach seiner Wiedervereinigung mit dem Imperator und undankbaren Jahrzehnten des zermürbenden Krieges während des Großen Kreuzzuges beginnt der Primarch die Rolle seiner Legion im Imperium zu hinterfragen.

September 2021: Das Internationale Olympische Komitee tagt in Shanghai, um die Sommerspiele 2032 zu vergeben. Kurz vor der Abstimmung wird der mosambikanische IOC-Funktionär Charles Murandi tot aufgefunden. Prompt wird der deutsche Journalist Thomas Gärtner festgenommen, denn er hat sich zuletzt im Hotelzimmer des Toten aufgehalten. Doch der will sich an nichts erinnern können. Und während die Polizei auf Ungereimtheiten stößt, die Kanzlerin im Flugzeug nach Shanghai von dem Mord erfährt und ein anderer Journalist die Chance auf eine große Story wittert, ahnt niemand, wo der Schlüssel zur Lösung des Falls wirklich liegt.

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Zeus' Ermordung hat einen Keil zwischen Briar und Phobos getrieben. Doch während er nicht wagt, sich einzugestehen, dass er für Zeus' Ableben sogar insgeheim dankbar ist, verschweigt Briar ihm weiterhin, dass der Göttervater nur der Anfang war. Phobos' vermeintliches Streben nach Macht versetzt die Götter in Aufruhr und macht nicht nur ihn, sondern auch Briar zur Zielscheibe. Gleichzeitig müssen sie nach außen hin das perfekte Liebespaar spielen, um es so aussehen zu lassen, als hätte Phobos Zeus' nur wegen seiner überwältigenden Gefühle ermordet.

Born to a life of political conflict, Perturabo was always considered a child prodigy among the people of Olympia - indeed, his philosophical and scientific works were beyond compare. But then, after his rediscovery by the Emperor and decades of thankless military campaigning on the Great Crusade, the primarch begins to resent his Legion's place in the Imperium.

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An indentured human woman. An Imperial man on a mission. A fake marriage born in the stars. When my master died, I believed I’d be set free. Instead, I’m sent to a temple where I’m forced to continue doing the one thing I know—pleasing alien males. Until Gael the Returner arrives. Half-human and half-Imperial, he travels the galaxy, rescuing humans.

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Serving as the basis for a Lifetime original movie, Stephen King's haunting story about an author of a series of mystery novels who tries to reconcile her old life with her life after a horrific attack and the one thing that can save her: Revenge. Tess Thorne, a famous mystery writer, faces a...

It started as a joke. A late-night video said, “If you want to be abducted by aliens, leave a comment." I did. Now I’m naked, caged, and staring into the glossy black eyes of something that doesn’t believe in safe words or human rights. Apparently, I’m being sold. Not as a citizen. Not as a person. As a pet.

In ancient Greece and across the Mediterranean, kingdoms strive for dominance. The great powers of Carthage and Egypt look on with avarice as the might of the Greeks is spent warring between themselves, oblivious to external dangers. Year in and year out, the people suffer at the hands of their rulers and the famine and pestilence that comes with conflict. The great rulers of the day are themselves helpless to end this cycle of destruction. While life on the battlefield is cheap, the slave trade flourishes through the years of interminable battle and death.

Plymouth, Massachusetts, America's home town, is shaken to its colonial core when Mayflower descendent and well-heeled member of the community, Thomas Bradford, is found dead in the wrong bed. As in any other town, there are secrets better left buried. But it isn't long until the Rev. Olympia Brown finds herself dead-center in an unholy firestorm, trying to keep her balance on the horns of a curious ethical dilemma.

In this futuristic apocalyptic tale, war is raging both in real life and in cyberspace. Online communities have formed divisive factions which recruit people jaded by the vagaries of western living. These factions are in violent conflict with each other to garner territory in a society increasingly ruled by corrupt algorithms seeking to control minds with biased information through online feeds. The internet has become a dangerous weapon, a weapon which is gradually taking over the world.

Following a threat to her life, and to the throne and court she is to one day inherit, Princess Imotenya Aria Accra has spent the last 10 years of her life hiding in the village of Sapele from rebels and supporters of the former heir to the throne of Xavia, her uncle. When her father, the king, passes away, Aria is taken back to the palace where she finds that her former home isn't as safe as it was thought to be.

Meet Jess. Married to Pete, mother to five-year-old Davina, rather partial to a glass of wine, not really much of a clue about what to do with herself now her daughter is at school. Making her way through modern life is no breeze for Jess, what with meddlesome in-laws, snobbish fellow parents, disapproving teachers, and a husband who seems to have misplaced his sense of fun. This isn't really what she signed up for.

In the not-too-distant future, UNIT JHEU198, a Safety and Street ROBO, has malfunctioned. It has attacked an innocent man. This shouldn’t be possible. No one was truly harmed, and no real blood was spilled, but still, Amir has the board breathing down his neck for answers.