Ergebnis für "genesis" in Historische Romane

Who was the first vampire? Why do they crave blood? Why is sunlight deadly to them? Who made them immortal? It's time you learn the truth about vampires and the first born. This novelette is the first of a four-part series that explains the true origin of the first vampire and the curses placed upon its bloodline. Set in ancient Egypt during Moses's return, an Egyptian woman, Pashera, hears rumors of the final plague that the Hebrew God will cast upon the firstborn of Egypt.

William Carter is a gifted young codebreaker with no experience beyond the safety of his desk. When he is summoned to London without warning, he finds himself recruited into a team unlike any other. Led by Major Tony Sanders and joined by seasoned operatives Richard Keene and Jamie Hawke, Carter is thrown into the shadows of a war that has not yet begun.

Ein spannendes Hörspiel von Peter Folken nach dem Roman von Walter Scott.

In the twilight of the Roman Empire, a sculptor struggles to keep an 800-year dream alive while honoring the love of his life and raising his adopted son. Part I of the epic five-part Idolatry series, the story of a wealthy young heir and a devout Christian girl who find themselves at the heart of a 2,400-year struggle for the soul of Western Civilization.

Björn Einarsson und sein Schwiegervater, der dänische Heerführer Ragnar Lodbrok, haben dem Frankenkaiser Karl dem Großen 7000 Pfund Silber als Lösegeld für Paris abverlangt. Danach trennen sich ihre Schiffe an der Mündung der Seine. Ragnar fährt nach dem Norden zurück, Björn fährt weiter nach Süden. Er erobert Santiago de Compostela, befiehlt den Sturm auf Ceuta. Und dann - kaum ist die Beute an Bord gebracht - bläht der Wind erneut die Segel der sechzig Drachenschiffe und treibt sie über das Meer nach Sevilla.

Edmond Dantès, der Graf von Monte Christo - mit dieser Gestalt schuf Alexandre Dumas d. Ä. einen der großen Helden der Weltliteratur. Noch heute begeistern seine Abenteuer Jung und Alt. In diesem spannenden Hörspiel könnt ihr das wechselvolle Schicksal des Grafen von Monte Christo miterleben: die glückliche Jugend - die entsetzliche Kerkerhaft - den unermesslichen Reichtum - und die gnadenlose Rache des Grafen an seinen Feinden. In diesem Hörspiel wird der Graf von Monte Christo wieder lebendig!

Rollo Torolfsson hat seine Heerführer zum Beutezug ins Frankenreich aufgerufen. Und wo immer die Normannen den Fuß an Land setzen, hinterlassen sie eine verheerende Spur. König Karl, zu schwach, um den Wikingern Einhalt zu gebieten, schickt den Bischof von Poitiers als Unterhändler zu Rollo. Die Vernunft siegt über die Kriegslust. Rollo wird Lehensherr des Königs, empfängt aus dessen Hand den Ritterschlag und nennt sich fortan: Robert, Herzog der Normandie.

"Meuterei auf der Bounty" - ein spannendes Hörspiel über die historische Matrosenrevolte von Christopher Lukas.

The Raven Wing Clan have fought off their enemies and prosper on their island home. A sibling rivalry threatens to break apart the fabric of their lives and Hrolf the Horseman is sent on a mission deep in into the heart of Frankia to heal the rift. When Jarl Gunnar Thorfinnson decides to take a wife it embroils the clan in an alliance which takes the clan far from home to fight overwhelming numbers of wild and fierce warriors. It is a novel filled with battles and intrigue.

"Ben Hur" - ein spannendes Hörspiel von Christopher Lukas frei nach dem berühmten Roman von Lew Wallace.

Sarai was a child of ten years, wise for her age but not yet a woman, when she first met Abram. He appeared before her in her father's house, filthy from the desert, tired and thirsty. But as the dirt of travel was washed from his body, the sight of him filled her heart. And when Abram promises Sarai to return in ten years to take her for his wife, her fate was sealed. Abram kept his promise, and Sarai kept hers. They were wed, and so joined the royal house of Ur with the high priesthood of the Hebrews. So began a lifetime of great joy together,

In Rachel & Leah, Orson Scott Card paints vivid portraits of four celebrated women—Laban's daughters, Rachel and Leah; Bilhah, the orphaned servant; and Zilpah, an ambitious member of Laban's household. Into the desert camp comes Jacob, a handsome and charismatic kinsman who is clearly destined to be Rachel's husband. But that doesn't prevent the other woman from vying for his attention. Tracing their lives from childhood to maturity, Card shows how these women change in relationship to each other and how they are changed again by the holy books that Jacob brings with him.

The stars are ripe with prophecy in the clan of Adam and Eve about an ominous angelic incursion coming to the Earth. But Baraqua, a beautiful young woman of their clan, is unconcerned about anything but her schemes to marry a man forbidden to her. When her face appears in the dreams of Jared, the youngest elder, Baraqua is required by tradition to marry him. In the struggle of wills that follows, Adam and the elders can only pray that this headstrong scribe’s daughter will give birth to the world’s Savior, who will lead them safely back to the Garden of Eden.