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Roy Jacobsen Vorst
De Noorse bestsellerauteur Roy Jacobsen neemt de lezer duizend jaar terug in de geschiedenis naar het ruige Vikingtijdperk. Het jaar is 1006 als de dertienjarige Gest IJsland moet ontvluchten nadat hij de man heeft gedood die zijn vader heeft vermoord. De gevolgen van zijn daad zijn niet te overzien, want zijn vaders moordenaar is een van de machtigste leiders van IJsland. Als hij aankomt in Noorwegen begint er een nieuw, ijzig en meedogenloos hoofdstuk in zijn leven, waarin hij het door zijn ongelooflijke...
Nederlands | 15 uur 13 minuten (666 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Arthur van Schendel Een zwerver verdwaald
'Een zwerver verdwaald' is het vervolg op 'een zwerver verliefd', één van Van Schendel's bekendste werken. De enigszins melancholieke Tamalone reist in de late middeleeuwen af naar Venetië, waar hij talrijke personen ontmoet. Hier in Italië zet hij zijn geliefde zwerversbestaan voort, maar het ongebonden, geromantiseerde ideaal van het zwerven blijkt soms een onmogelijke illusie. De Nederlander Arthur François Emile van Schendel (1874 – 1946) was een schrijver die bekendheid verwierf met...
Nederlands | 2 uur 41 minuten (120 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Hanny Alders De kopiist
Cordoba, rond 950. Fadl Allah werkt als kopiist bij Al Razi, die werkt aan een geschiedenis van Al-Andalus, het deel van Spanje dat eeuwenlang in Arabische handen was. Terwijl Fadl aantekeningen noteert en boekomslagen kalligrafeert, ontdekt hij toevallig een geheime boodschap. Fadl wil er meer van weten, zeker als hij ontdekt dat de schrijver, die in de christelijke wijk van de stad woonde, net terechtgesteld is. Met de hulp van een christelijke kopiiste komt Fadl dichter bij de kern van de zaak......
Nederlands | 9 uur 14 minuten (409 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Alex Gough Emperor's Lion
A single death could plunge the Empire into chaos... Silus, a member of Emperor Caracalla's elite assassins, the Arcani, is dispatched to Numidia. Rumours of assassination plots against Marcellus, the Emperor's closest aide, are rife. Silus must stop them. But the forces arrayed against the Arcani are now as powerful as they are clandestine. Inducted into the Emperor’s bodyguard, his Lions, Silus soon discovers secrets that should have stayed hidden. And as the Emperor becomes ever more reckless...
Engels | 10 uur 44 minuten (474 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Carlo Gébler I, Antigone
"I, Antigone, have closed my eyes. My voice is deep and quiet, dark and slow, like a river moving over rocks, never stopping, never ceasing, endless. He was wholly at fault, and he was entirely innocent. This is true of us all if we only knew it. His fate is everyone’s. I, Antigone, have opened my eyes." The mythical Greek king, Oedipus, is no stranger to tragedy. As a baby, he is left to die on the mountainside of Thebes by his royal parents after the Oracle of Delphi prophesies that he will...
Engels | 9 uur 3 minuten (401 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022
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Damion Hunter Barbarian Princess
The epic second Roman adventure in The Centurions series, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow. Correus and Flavius, half brothers and rivals, have found the life of a Centurion to be a dangerous one. After imprisonment and torture, Flavius has found his strength and proven his mettle. Correus, son of a slave, has found glory on the battlefield. But now the brothers have been stationed to Wales, a land full of barbarians, mud and freezing rain. Here they must face the pain of lost love, the shame...
Engels | 16 uur 1 minuut (803 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Damion Hunter The Centurions
Against the mighty splendour of the glorious Roman Empire, unfolds the magnificent new saga, perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden. Correus and Flavius. Half-brothers, sons of a brilliant general. One, son of a slave woman, is a born warrior destined to excel. The other, a nobleman by birth, must struggle relentlessly to succeed. When they both join the Centuriate, a position Flavius has always known he will inherit, and one that Correus has long coveted, it is together that they face the brutal reality...
Engels | 15 uur 26 minuten (930 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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T.A. Williams Chasing Shadows
Amy had it all – money, brains and beauty. And then the accident happened. The Present Day: Left blind and without her family, Amy feels she needs to escape. On a trip along the Camino de Santiago - the Way of St James - she is accompanied by the mysterious and troubled Luke. Having been set up to help Amy by a mutual friend, Luke finds he is running from his past... 1314: A Templar Knight, Luc, is also running. He meets the wife of a former comrade, now blinded in a terrifying attack: Aimee....
Engels | 10 uur 49 minuten (471 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Damion Hunter The Wall at the Edge of the World
Save lives... Or take them? A gripping novel of the Roman frontier. Army Medic Postumus Justinius Corvus is a long way from his native Britannia, in the Syrian provinces at the far corner of Empire. But now he is going home, unexpectedly promoted to Senior Surgeon in the Sixth. The new Emperor faces problems in the far-flung island at the edge of Empire. Trouble is brewing north of the Wall. The tribes are stirring, a new conflict is brewing, old and new loyalties will be tested. Postumus will...
Engels | 11 uur 1 minuut (528 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Damion Hunter The Legions of the Mist
An awe-inspiring account of the final days of Rome’s forgotten legion. The Ninth Hispana was once the pride of the Roman Army, wreathed in honour for numerous successful campaigns. But by the time it was joined by Centurion Justinius Corvus, it had clearly fallen on hard times. Smarting from the sting of his recent demotion, and a transfer to Britain, a land he despises, Justinius nevertheless works hard to bring to his men some of the same pride he feels as a Roman soldier. As their bond grows...
Engels | 12 uur 57 minuten (570 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Anonymous B.J. Harrison Reads Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad is a poor man who works as a carrier under the regime of Harun al-Rashid. Every day, obediently, the man carries the heavy load on his head. One day he feels that fatigue taking over him, and he decides to sit and rest for a few minutes. While Sinbad rests, he sees a store full of fascinating luxuries and he thanks Allah for the beautiful sight. When the owner of the shop sees the poor man, he decides to invite him inside. When the two men gets to know each other, it turns out that the storekeeper...
Engels | 3 uur 3 minuten (134 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2020
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