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The remarkable bestseller about the fourth-century Roman emperor who famously tried to halt the spread of Christianity, Julian is widely regarded as one of Gore Vidal’s finest historical novels. Julian the Apostate, nephew of Constantine the Great, was one of the brightest yet briefest lights...

Der Ruhm der "Schachnovelle" liegt nicht nur darin begründet, weil es das letzte Werk des österreichischen Schriftstellers ist, sondern vor allem, dass es in mehr als 60 Sprachen übersetzt wurde und weltweit überaus erfolgreich verkauft wurde.

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK SELECTED BY BUZZFEED & THE NERD DAILY "Quick-paced, sharp, and thoroughly entertaining. I couldn’t put it down!”—Helen Hoang Shake some hands. Kiss some coworkers. Cutthroat political consultant Thom Morgan is thriving, working on the governor of California’s...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Gemini by Dorothy Dunnett, read by John Banks. GEMINI represents the final appearance of Nicholas de Fleury, who opened this series as a carefree, clumsy 18 year old apprentice in Flanders. Now he is in his thirties. The culmination of this amazing...

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback—bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell brings life to one of the most spectacular naval battles in history with SHARPE’S TRAFALGAR. ""The greatest writer of historical adventures today.""...

Brought to you by Penguin. The great filmmaker Werner Herzog, in his first novel, tells the incredible story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who defended a small island in the Philippines for twenty-nine years after the end of World War II In 1997, Werner Herzog was in Tokyo to direct an...

LONGLISTED FOR THE GILLER PRIZE 2026 ‘Playful, charming and warm’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘I adored every page’ MAX PORTER ‘A rollicking, wise, superb novel’ INDEPENDENT From the Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers comes a thrilling novel about a young man on an...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR ITV SERIES 'TERRIFYING, HILARIOUS' PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE 'A SMART, IRRESISTABLE ROMP' NEW YORK TIMES A gripping story of betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment, from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of Magpie...

In the tradition of Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, here is a thrilling historical novel of friendship and revenge, plague and hope, love and war, set in the golden age of 14th-century Barcelona. Arnau Estanyol arrives in Barcelona and joins the powerful guild of stone-workers building...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of There There by Tommy Orange, read by Darrell Dennis, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Alma Cuervo and Kyla Garcia. Jacquie Red Feather and her sister Opal grew up together, relying on each other during their unsettled childhood. As adults they were driven...

* Selected as ONE of the BEST BOOKS of the 21st CENTURY by The New York Times * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * New York magazine’s #1 Book of the Year * Best Book of the Year by: The Wall Street Journal; Vogue; O, The Oprah Magazine; Los Angeles Times; The San Francisco Chronicle; The New...

Die Geschichte der ersten Linienflugkapitänin der Welt. Deutschland in den Siebzigerjahren. Katharina Berner stammt aus einer gut situierten Unternehmerfamilie, geht aber seit jeher ihren eigenen Weg. Dass sie Jura studieren wollte, statt eine Familie zu gründen, haben weder ihr Vater, der alte Patriarch, noch ihre Mutter oder Schwestern je verstanden. Doch sie hat sich durchgesetzt und arbeitet in einer großen Kanzlei in Köln – glücklich ist sie allerdings nicht. Die männlichen Kollegen machen ihr den Alltag zur Hölle, am liebsten würde sie sich selbstständig machen.

Joyce Carol Oates called Joan Didion "an articulate witness to the most stubborn and intractable truths of our time." Ms. Didion is the author of the novels Play It as It Lays and The Last Thing He Wanted, the essay collections Slouching Toward Bethlehem and The White Album, and the memoirs Where I Was From and The Year of Magical Thinking.

When his closest friend, Benjamin Sachs, accidentally blows himself up on a Wisconsin road, Peter Aaron attempts to piece together the life that led to Sach's tragic demise and determine the reason for his death.

1962: In einem kleinen Haus am Fuße des Leuchtturms ist Else aufgewachsen. Seit dem Tod ihrer Mutter lebt sie hier allein mit ihrem Vater, der für die Wartung des Leuchtfeuers zuständig ist. Doch je älter sie wird, desto kritischer sieht sie das strenge Regime der DDR und beschließt zu...

In this sequel to Dale Brown’s New York Times bestselling Arctic Storm Rising, former U.S. Air Force officer Nick Flynn is caught up in a shadow war against allied Russia and Iran—a duo wielding a terrifying new weapon. Nick Flynn is back in action, and he has a new employer—a shadowy...

A.D. 1172. Henry II’s three eldest sons conspire against him and align themselves with his greatest enemy, King Louis of France, but it’s Eleanor of Aquitaine’s involvement in the plot to overthrow her husband that proves to be the harshest betrayal. As a royal family collapses and a...

Eigentlich sollte der junge Franzisk Cello üben fürs Konservatorium, doch lieber genießt er das Leben in Minsk. Auf dem Weg zu einem Rockkonzert verunfallt er schwer und fällt ins Koma. Alle, seine Eltern, seine Freundin, die Ärzte, geben ihn auf. Nur seine Großmutter ist überzeugt, dass er eines Tages wieder die Augen öffnen wird. Und nach einem Jahrzehnt geschieht das auch. Aber Zisk erwacht in einem Land, das in der Zeit eingefroren scheint. Wie fühlt sich ein junger, lebenshungriger Mann in Belarus? Eine hochaktuelle Geschichte über die Sehnsucht nach Freiheit.

A STORY ABOUT FEMALE AMBITION, LEARNING WHERE TRUE POWER LIES, AND EXACTLY WHAT IT COSTS. 'Compelling, relatable characters and a brilliant voice' CONN IGGULDEN 'A tale of power-play, political hope and women's inner strength' ELYSE JOHN _ Fulvia is the daughter of a wealthy but unimportant...

Vanessa Wye was 15 years old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now 32 and the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student of his. Vanessa is horrified by this news, because she is quite certain that the relationship she had with Strane wasn’t abuse. It was love. She’s sure of that. But now, in 2017, in the midst of allegations against powerful men, she is being asked to redefine the great love story of her life - her great sexual awakening - as rape.