Títulos em Ficção Histórica

Mit 21 Jahren schreibt Georg Büchner an seine Braut: "Ich studiere die Geschichte der Revolution. Ich fühlte mich wie vernichtet unter dem grässlichen Fatalismus der Geschichte." Ein Jahr später begann er, selbst von Verhaftung bedroht, mit der Niederschrift seines Dramas "Dantons Tod", das die terroristische Steigerung der Französischen Revolution zur Schreckensherrschaft thematisiert.

It was a name that caused the most hardened gunmen to break out in a cold sweat: Texas Ranger Chick Bowdrie. Pursuing the most wanted men in the Southwest, he knew all too well the dusty trails, the bitter cattle feuds, the desperate killers, and the quiet, weather-beaten towns that could explode into mayhem with the wrong word. He had sworn to carry out the law, but there were times when he had to apply justice with his fists and his guns.

Ride with legendary Texas Ranger Chuck Bowdrie as he tracks the killers of an infamous Mexican outlaw, Zaparo, and 14 of his desperadoes. With nary a clue to the solution of this ruthless ambush, Bowdrie is led to the K-bar ranch, and the beautiful girlfriend of the last living member of Zaparo's gang only to find his prime suspect is a "friend" of the Texas Rangers!

Bud Miles was a boy when he crossed the Mississippi. But Bud buried his father after an Indian attack, and as the wagon train pushed on through Sioux country, the boy stood as tall as any man....Tell Sackett killed cougars at 14 and fought a war at 15. Now Tell was hauling dangerous freight - a soldier's wife and a fortune in gold--knowing that someone wanted him dead....Laurie Bonnet was a mail-order bride who thought she was a failure on the frontier.

The open West was a land where wanderers could find themselves a home--a home to fight for, to be changed by, sometimes to die for. From a has-been boxer to a ranch hand taking on his bosses' troubles, the characters in these classic Louis L'Amour short stories are all "riding for the brand" - staying loyal to what matters.

When a stranger named Handy offered to track down Cass Bailey's stolen money for a stake in the CB range, Bailey has nothing more to lose. But his pretty hot-tempered daughter, Ann, was certian that Handy couldn't find the money unless he'd had a hand in stealing it. So when Handy hit pay dirt Ann Bailey was there to send all his plans to blazes. Now he faced a shoot-out with the pack of villains who held both Ann and his future hostage - and a challenge to prove he wasn't a theif to the woman he loved.

Pelona was a strange town, and Ward McQueen was a stranger to it. The stalawart foreman of the Tumbling K had come to the high country to take possession of the Firebox range. But the sight that greeted him when he arrived was an ugly one: the battle-scarred cabin and bullet-ridden body of its former owner. It was clear that young Jimmy McCracken had gone out fighting: his killers left behind a trail of blood. Now McQueen has followed that trail straight into Pelona.

An ex-marine on the run from the nightmares of war. An American scientist and his beautiful wife on a desperate journey to save their marriage. An aging native shaman trying to teach his grandson one last all-important lesson. All are headed up an uncharted river into a confrontation with a mysterious warlord trapped by a deadly curse.

They came west to stay, risking their blood to dig the gold, ride the range, conquer the greedy, and carve out a legacy of freedom. Men honed by desert fires and edged by combat with fist and gun. Women tested to the limit of endurance by an unrelenting land. Now, in a long-awaited collection of his stories, Louis L'Amour tells of the real heroes of the frontier, the survivors for whom hanging tough was as natural as drawing breath.

Die Jagd nach dem sagenumwobenen Grönland-Diamanten geht weiter. Mächtige Gegner haben ihre Finger danach ausgestreckt. Irene Adler und ihr Gefährte Mister Wu kommen ihnen bei ihren Ermittlungen gefährlich nah und geraten schließlich zwischen die Fronten. Ein unerbittliches Spiel beginnt, bei dem längst nicht alle Rollen klar verteilt sind.

Never has the Revolutionary War been so entertaining. Shaw stands "do or die" melodrama on its head, with a cast of unforgettable characters, from the deliciously urbane "Gentlemanly Johnny" Burgoyne, to the misguided romanticism of beautiful young Judith Anderson, to the Devil's Disciple himself, a dashing young American hero who disdains heroism, even as he makes the ultimate sacrifice for honor and country.

Frankfurt, 1830: Im Keller Senckenberg-Museums verschwindet ein Schädel, und die Spur führt eine junge Frau ins finstre Herz alter Mythen und Legenden. Frankfurt am Main, im Jahr 1830. Während eines rauschenden Fastnachtsballs wird Millicent Wohl, eine junge und wissbegierige Frau, plötzlich Zeugin eines brutalen Raubüberfalls in einem Museum. Eine schwarze Gestalt eilt an ihr vorüber - und verschwindet im Nichts. Milli versucht den Diebstahl aufzuklären, doch niemand glaubt ihren Hinweisen.

The narrative is based on real events during the unification of Spain. Spain, led by Ferdinand the Second and Isabella of Castile, soared to the height of its power. The policy of the cunning king bore rich fruit. The whole country was taken away from the king of Portugal. By deceit the southern fiefdoms were cut off from France. The master of southern Europe and northern Africa he - King Ferdinand, or rather by his hands and the instruction of Isabella, brought out of slumber and made all-powerful "Manu interpida" - the Inquisition.

Oscar Wilde ist es nicht gelungen, die Mordserie im East End aufzuklären, als erneut ein Mord geschieht. Doch diesmal ist der Täter völlig anders vorgegangen. Dennoch ist sich Wilde sicher, dass die Tat in unmittelbarem Zusammenhang mit den anderen furchtbaren Morden steht. Eine Spur führt den Sonderermittler der Krone zu einem alten Feind, der sich eine neue Wirkungsstätte im East End geschaffen hat.

Heitere Kurzgeschichte über einen Bassisten, der Musik im Blut hat und von allen bewundert wird - außer von seiner Gattin Irene. - Die Handlung spielt in den Achtzigerjahren.

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Zwei alte Freunde, von denen der eine dem anderen plötzlich nicht mehr vertraut. Welche Gründe könnte Doktor Grant haben, ein so reges Interesse an den Forschungsergebnissen von Professor Arbogast zu entwickeln? Arbogast kommt die Sache merkwürdig vor. Er zieht Sherlock Holmes zu Rate. Als der Detektiv in Begleitung von Doktor Watson am Haus des Professors eintrifft, erwartet ihn eine böse Überraschung. Irgendjemand im Umfeld des Professors betreibt ein falsches Spiel. Doch wer? Und wie weit ist die Person bereit, zu gehen? Sherlock Holmes ist entschlossen, dies herauszufinden.

Jonas Madigan is dying. He spent his life taming towns and upholding justice across the west with no regrets. Along the way, Madigan took the measure of good men like Smoke Jensen, who has traveled to Salt Lick, Texas to pay his respects to the lawman. But when bandits gun down the small town’s current marshal—and Smoke sends the killers to Boot Hill—Madigan asks his friend to wear the badge and keep the peace until a permanent replacement is sworn in. Turns out the bandits were members of Bishop’s Mauraders, a twenty-man gang of trigger-happy thieves led by the vicious Snake Bishop.

Irene Adler und der Fotograf James Birdland befinden sich in einer Kutsche mit unbekanntem Ziel. Graf Dracula ist der Mann, den sie treffen wollen. Er hat Birdlands Schwester in seine Gewalt gebracht, um ihn dazu zu bringen, ihm den geheimnisvollen Diamanten auszuhändigen, der kurz zuvor in Grönland aus dem Eis geborgen worden war. Doch dann kommt plötzlich alles anders. Auf die Kutsche wird ein Anschlag verübt. Irene Adler und ihr Begleiter finden sich mit einem Mal im Haus eines neuen, geheimnisvollen Gegenspielers wieder.

Andrea Pennacchi dedica il libro al nonno e al padre, entrambi Bepi, coinvolti nella Prima e nella Seconda guerra mondiale. Il nonno Bepi fece la guerra in trincea, il padre fu internato in un campo di concentramento. Sopravvissero a quelle esperienze, lontane nel tempo eppure drammaticamente sovrapponibili. Le storie di famiglia si proiettano anche sull'episodio finale ambientato nella Mogadiscio del 1993, durante la battaglia del checkpoint Pasta.