Wyświetlane tytuły w kategorii Historia alternatywna

The tale again comes to us from the pen of Murgen, Annalist and Standard Bearer of the Black Company. Led by the wily commander, Croaker, and the Lady, the Company is working for the Taglian government, but neither the Company nor the Taglians are overflowing with trust for each other. Arrayed against both is a similarly tenuous alliance of sorcerers, including the diabolical Soulcatcher, the psychotic Howler, and a four-year-old child who may be the most powerful of all.

London, 1850: Unbemerkt von der Öffentlichkeit sorgt das Ministry of Souls dafür, die Seelen Verstorbener in die Zwischenwelt zu befördern. Der Soulman Jack und die arabische Prinzessin Naima sind dem mysteriösen Schattenspieler auf der Spur - einem Wesen, das zwischen den Welten wechseln kann und Jack mit einem Fluch belegt, der dafür sorgt, dass er immer mehr an Kraft verliert und so durchscheinend wird wie Glas. Ihnen bleibt wenig Zeit, um nicht nur den Fluch zu brechen, sondern auch die finsteren Pläne des Schattenspielers zu durchkreuzen.

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnesses a murderous act of treachery and, with Sir Arthur Wellesley, faces the Mahratta Horde. The paths of treachery all lead to the small village of Assaye...

Temeraire is a Celestial dragon, the most highly prized of all draconic breeds, famed for their intelligence, for their agility and most of all for the Divine Wind - their terrible roar, capable of shattering the heavy timbers of war ships and devastating woodland. Captured by the British, Temeraire was meant to be the companion of the Emperor Napoleon and not captained by a mere officer in the British Air Corps. 

Enter a world of dragon politics and missing librarians – in 1920s New York City. Immerse yourself in The Lost Plot, the fourth gripping instalment in the Invisible Library series from Genevieve Cogman. A covert mission. A royal demand. And a race against time. In a 1920s-style America...

‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph Spain, August 1810 The English army faces ruin in Spain – and the Duke of Wellington is desperate for money to fund the war. Only a cache of hidden Spanish gold can save them. And only Captain Richard Sharpe has the cunning to...

Eine Space OperaLiam träumt davon, Offizier zu werden und den trostlosen Verhältnissen seiner Heimatwelt zu entkommen. Doch er scheitert am harten System des Reiches, das streng zwischen „Edel“ und „Nieder“ trennt. Desillusioniert schließt er sich dem Widerstand an, der gegen die Herrschaft des Imperiums kämpft.

 Ariane has found refuge in Illinois, and now plans her rightful return to vampire society. She must stay in control while hiding in nature, while foes old and new converge on her territory. 

Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER RECIPIENT OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD Welcome to a world turned upside down. One minute, Doris, from England, is playing hide-and-seek with her sisters in the fields behind their...

North America, 2047. For the small Pacific Coast community of San Onofre, life in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack is a matter of survival, a day-to-day struggle to stay alive. But young Hank Fletcher dreams of the world that might have been, that might yet be - and dreams of playing a crucial role in America's rebirth.

Die Invasion der Union durch die Aternier hat begonnen, aber Hauptkommandant Carter Rose hat noch immer weder ein funktionierendes Kriegsschiff noch eine vollständige Mannschaft. Er braucht beides, wenn er eine Chance haben will, die Pläne des Gottkönigs zu vereiteln. Frustriert über seine Unfähigkeit zu handeln, nimmt Rose die Sache selbst in die Hand und reist zum besetzten Planeten Terra 6, um ein wichtiges Mitglied seiner Crew zu finden, das nun in großer Gefahr ist.

They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies…Now they’re coming for you. In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but...

Tesla Crane, one of the richest women in the world, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between Earth and Mars. She’s traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Then someone is murdered and her husband is named as the prime suspect. To save him from the frame-up, Tesla will risk exposure and face demons from her past. Even though doing so might make her the next victim.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Kanaren: Ein junger Doktorand stößt bei seinen Forschungsarbeiten zu erdnahem Weltraumschrott auf eine Anomalie, die den spanischen Präsidentenpalast in helle Aufregung versetzt. Nikosia, Zypern: Ein Medienproduzent wird bei seiner Ankunft auf der Mittelmeerinsel vom Flughafen weg verhaftet - ohne Angabe von Gründen. Man bringt ihn an einen geheimen Militärstützpunkt und stellt ihn einer illustren Runde vor. Mossul, Irak: Die Anti-IS Koalition macht sich daran, die Millionenstadt den Händen des Kalifats zu entreißen.

Shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize. A Guardian Fiction Book of the year. Sometimes discovery brings destruction. "When We Cease to Understand the World" shows us great minds striking out into dangerous, uncharted terrain. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger: these are among the luminaries into whose troubled minds we are thrust as they grapple with the most profound questions of existence. They have strokes of unparalleled genius, they alienate friends and lovers, they descend into isolated states of madness.

History is rewritten in an instant as the future smashes into the past, and high-tech hardware goes head to head with World War Two technology. In the chaos that ensues, thousands are killed, but the maelstrom has only just begun. The veterans of Pearl Harbor have never seen a helicopter, or a cruise missile - let alone nanotechnology, ceramic bullets, and F22 Raptor stealth jetfighters. Allied and Axis forces are then caught in a desperate struggle to gain the upper hand.

WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE ALLIES HAD LOST THE WAR? America, fifteen years after the end of the Second World War. The winning Axis powers have divided their spoils: the Nazis control New York, while California is ruled by the Japanese. But between these two states - locked in a cold war -...

Die Erde, 2022: Vier Jahre nach dem katastrophalen Ausgang der Onur-Invasion ist der Wiederaufbau in vollem Gange. Die meisten vom finalen Atomschlag verwüsteten Gegenden sind dekontaminiert. Hunger, Krankheiten und Reality TV wurden inzwischen beinahe ausgerottet - dank der Onur, denen sich fast alle Länder der Erde geschlossen unterwarfen. Der Planet gedeiht unter dem gütigen Diktat der Matriarchin - doch noch gibt es Widerstand.

Fourth in the “flawless” (The Reading Café) New York Times bestselling series from the author of Vision in Silver. For centuries, the Others and humans have lived side by side in uneasy peace. But when humankind oversteps its bounds, the Others will have to decide how much humanity...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 Bring Up The Bodies chronicles the downfall of Anne Boleyn through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to Henry VIII. Sir Peter Stothard, chairman of the judges, hailed Mantel as 'the greatest English prose writer of modern times'. By 1535 Thomas...