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Caligula has been assassinated and the Praetorian Guard have proclaimed Claudius Emperor--but his position is precarious. His three freedmen, Narcissus, Pallas, and Callistus, must find a way to manufacture a quick victory for Claudius--but how? Pallas has the answer: retrieve the Eagle of the Seventeenth, lost in Germania nearly 40 years before. Who but Vespasian could lead a dangerous mission into the gloomy forests of Germania? Accompanied by a small band of cavalry, Vespasian and his brother try to pick up the trail of the Eagle. But they are tailed by hunters who pick off men each night and leave the corpses in their path. Someone is determined to sabotage Vespasian's mission. In search of the Eagle and the truth, pursued by barbarians, Vespasian will battle his way to the shores of Britannia. Yet can he escape his own Emperor's wrath?

Britannia simmers with tension under Roman rule. Even the army's finest men will have a tough fight on their hands ... A stunning novel of courage, camaraderie and deadly enemies from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Centurion and The Emperor's Exile.

Australští farmáři si objednávají vyhnání Aboriginců z jejich původních území, nejde však o nic jiného, než o vyhlazení domorodých kmenů. Při jedné takové čistce se stávají svědky masakru také Wallarie a Tom, a přísahají pomstu Macintoshovi, který masakr zosnoval. Příběh se odehrává na pozadí skutečných událostí.

The gripping and action-packed new Roman army adventure in the Eagles of the Empire series by Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Scarrow. The perfect read for readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell. Tribune Cato and Centurion Macro, hardened veterans of the Roman army, have faced the Empire's enemies from Britannia to Parthia, from Hispania to Judea. Now once again they are on a mission that will imperil their lives and those of all who serve with them. Loyal to the last to their comrades in battle, fearless in the face of the most brutal or barbaric opponents, they are the finest men the Emperor can call on in the service of Rome. IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME! Praise for Simon's novels: 'Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best' Independent 'Blood, gore, political intrigue' Daily Sport 'Always a joy' The Times

Děj začíná roku 1888, kdy z Itálie připlouvají do New Yorku mladí italští manželé. Muž se časem uchytí na stavbě železnice, na západním pobřeží přijde na svět hrdina knihy, jejich syn Daniel. Rodiče zahynou při velkém zemětřesení v roce 1906 a syn přebírá jejich rozvíjející se rybářskou živnost. Po letech úspěšného hospodaření se pak snaží proniknout mezi největší místní boháče, jeho strmý vzestup ale zastaví krach na newyorské burze a hrdina musí začínat znovu. Jeho životní cestu provází dobrodružství, láska i vášeň, úspěch i příkoří a osudem poučený muž se v kritickém období svého života snaží najít skutečné životní hodnoty v zemi, kterou považuje za svou vlast.

Na světě snad neexistuje člověk, který by se vyhýbal čtení víc než Charlie Joe Jackson. A prozatím se mu dařilo procházet životem, aniž by přečetl jedinou knížku od začátku do konce. Jenže teď, když je na druhém stupni základní školy, už se nedá před čtením utéct tak snadno jako dřív. A když se jeho kamarád Timmy McGibney rozhodne, že už má plné zuby toho, aby ho pořád kryl a četl knížky za něj, začne Charlie Joe podnikat všechny myslitelné zoufalé kroky, jen aby svoji zásadu nečíst knihy nemusel porušit.

The second instalment of Robert Fabbri's bestselling Vespasian series. This epic series chronicles the rise from humble origins of one man to fulfil his destiny as one of Rome's greatest Emperors.

The third instalment of Robert Fabbri's bestselling Vespasian series. Action, adventure and battle: rebellions in the provinces, murders and political manoeuvrings in the Eternal City - and a mission to steal one of the greatest artefacts of the ancient world.

A thrilling new Roman novel charting the gruelling rise of gladitorial recruit Pavo by the bestselling author of THE LEGION and PRAETORIAN A Sunday Times bestseller, ARENA is a novel of Rome, gladiators and revenge from the author of CENTURION, THE GLADIATOR and PRAETORIAN. It is AD 41. The city of Rome is a dangerous place. Optio Macro of the Second Legion, recently decorated for courage on the battlefield, can't wait to leave the teeming city behind. He's dismayed when he's compelled to stay in Rome to train Marcus Valerius Pavo, a young gladiatorial recruit. Though fearless Pavo has fought for his life before, he's a novice in the arena. But he's a driven man, with a goal dearer than survival - to avenge his father's death at the hands of a champion gladiator. Will he live to face his nemesis? ARENA has previously been published as five separate ebook novellas. This print edition brings the complete series together.

True Crime is an edge-of-the-seat suspense novel that graphically portrays the final moments leading up to a condemned killer's appointment with the executioner. The plot is familiar but convincing: An inmate, Frank Beachum, denies any involvement in the murder of a young pregnant woman. His only chance for survival lies in the hands of a reporter, Steven Everett. From the very first page, however, veteran suspense writer Andrew Klavan does everything possible to make this journalist unlikable--he drinks too much, he's committed adultery. In fact, the incarcerated Beachum, who stands accused of a hideous crime, comes across as a much more decent person than Everett. Foes of capital punishment will find in True Crime another buttress to the oft-expressed argument that state-sanctioned murder is not always just, that some police investigations are sloppy even when they're not politically tinged or racially motivated, and that exonerating evidence is often overlooked. Here such evidence is so glaringly overlooked that it's possible for a somewhat drunken reporter with plenty of other things on his mind (a wife who's about to leave him and a boss who's just discovered that Everett is cuckolding him) to spot the inconsistencies. He follows a hunch, discovers the identity of the real killer, and tries to clear Beachum's name as the minutes tick away. The relentless pace and Klavan's crisp, taut writing make the suspension of disbelief possible, and no doubt Clint Eastwood, who stars in the movie version, will make Steven Everett a more likely and likable hero. --Jane Adams