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Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen - the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria - took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.

This excellent audiobook is the first of its kind and has been selected by a number of organizations as a worthy introduction to the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), including Muslim Welfare House, London, and the Muslim Council of Britain.

Chasing the sun south from his home in Cornwall, bestselling author and environmental campaigner Martin Dorey follows in the footsteps of the pioneers who discovered Europe’s best waves. On an epic journey that could take mere days by train or campervan, Martin and his wife Lizzy opt for the steady route across these 3000 miles – by eBike with their surf boards in tow.

One viral confrontation could destroy everything I've built. And at the center of it all? The team captain and that sinful smirk. As the Houston Heatwave's PR manager, control is my game. Then there's Keelan Landry—team captain, my best friend's cocky brother… And the one man who never fails to push my every button. Where I'm calculative and fierce, he's playful and carefree. Except when my celebrity ex drags me into the spotlight. And Keelan steps in—a little too fiercely.

Sind es nicht oft Orte, die unsere Fantasie beflügeln und Abenteuerlust wecken? Der Autorentreff Bad Camberg hat mit seinen Autoren vielfältige und bunte Geschichten zusammengetragen, die einen Bezug zu einem Ort haben, sei es eine Großstadt oder Metropole wie Buenos Aires, Rom oder Odessa, aber auch zu kleineren Orten wie die Burgstadt Eppstein im Taunus, das Residenzstädtchen Weikersheim im Taubertal oder ein beschauliches Dorf in Franken.

The Clockwork Murders: Sherlock Holmes and the Coterie Plot is a masterful blend of Victorian mystery, steampunk intrigue, and classic detective storytelling. The author crafts a gripping narrative that seamlessly integrates historical accuracy with speculative technology, making for an immersive and thrilling read. The story begins with an elaborate murder at a prestigious London gala, where an esteemed scientist, Professor Silas Blackwood, falls victim to a mechanical spider brooch.

Neue Erkenntnisse über den Zusammenhang von Alter, Geschlecht, Körpergröße, Gefäßfunktion und Sterblichkeit bestätigen: Der Schlüssel für ein langes Leben sind gesunde Gefäße. Das sagt Professor Martin Middeke, der sein Medizinerleben der Erforschung des Blutdrucks und seiner Regulierung gewidmet hat. Er erklärt, wie wichtig das Zusammenwirken von Herzfrequenz, Atmung und Blutdruck für eine optimale Versorgung aller Organe mit Sauerstoff und Nährstoffen ist.

This alternate-history steampunk western contains action, adventure, magic, and a mystery that will change the Western Native Lands forever.

A Gathering of Soldiers relates the story of Daniel Ryan, an Irish immigrant who has begun a new life in Georgia just as the events leading up to the momentous civil war in America have begun to unfold. The book describes his experiences upon enlisting with a group of his peers, in a north Georgia militia company, following Abraham Lincoln's first summons for troops to invade the southern states.

It is the autumn of 1852, and the British warship Spartan, commanded by James Rutherford, continues her mission for the East India Company, to destroy a criminal consortium led by the Scorpion, a Chinese criminal named Liang Ziu, who controls an alliance of ruthless pirates, complicit local rulers and corrupt western traders. Attack is followed by counter-attack, including an attempt on Rutherford’s own life, with treachery, extending to the higher echelons of the company, an additional threat, as the hunt for the Scorpion and his allies ranges across the Far Eastern Seas.

Malin och Tanja träffas på en nyårsfest och ingår en pakt. Inom ett år ska de uppfylla alla drömmar de någonsin haft. Ingenting är för pinsamt, läskigt eller svårt. De ger sig ut på en resa som kommer att förändra dem för alltid.

Livet går så fort. Och så långsamt.är en roman om hur man formas som person, om de där händelserna i livet som är avgörande för vem man sedan blir.

Man hör om hur det händer andra. Man tycker synd om dem. Och man vet, innerst inne, att detaldrigkommer att hända en själv. Men man har ingen aning. Det här är en roman om överlevnad. Om betydelsen av en rödrutig jacka. Om tama järvar med eldkastare. Om en bottenlös fjällsjö, dit ingen får gå, och om hur man reser sig, trots att man är helt säker på att man inte orkar längre.

Heja, heja!är en peppande löparbok för folk som tänker att de är för gamla/tjocka/trötta/ointresserade av att börja springa. Om hur du tar dig från att orka springa i tolv minuter, till att genomföra ett marathon och vara glad hela vägen.

Nome de proa da literatura contemporânea, Martin Amis traz olhar corrosivo em romance sobre o Holocausto. O livro que deu origem ao filme de Jonathan Glazer, indicado a 5 categorias do Oscar 2024 e vencedor na categoria Melhor filme internacional. A Zona de Interesse, em Auschwitz, era o local onde os judeus recém-chegados passavam pela triagem, processo que determinava se seriam destinados aos trabalhos forçados ou às câmaras de gás. Este romance se passa nesse lugar infernal, em agosto de 1942. Cada um dos vários narradores testemunha o inominável a sua maneira.

It is the summer of 1853 and Commander James Rutherford leaves Calcutta once more to renew his campaign against organised Oriental piracy. The principal pirate leader Liang Ziu is dead, but Rutherford obtains intelligence that his criminal organisation continues to operate from a heavily fortified base, secure from conventional attack. Beset anew by intrigue and treachery, Rutherford must somehow confront and destroy this final stronghold, a task which poses difficulties and trials unlike any he has yet encountered.

HARD PASSAGE NORTH continues the story of Irish immigrant Daniel Ryan, who has left his adopted Georgia home to serve in Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. It is the summer of 1862 and, following the campaign to save their capital city of Richmond, Lee and his men are moving north to confront the threat posed by the Union army of General John Pope.

It is the late summer of 1863 and the third year of the war in North America. In the wake of the defeat at Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee has returned, with his Confederate army, to Virginia. But a further crisis to the west, in the Tennessee theatre of the war, compels the general to detach a part of his army, to journey west to north Georgia in order to reinforce the beleaguered southern forces there.

A Deepening Twilight, the sequel to A Season for Killing, continues the story of Daniel Ryan, an Irish immigrant serving in Robert E. Lee's confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. The novel relates Ryan's experiences in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, and in the trenches around Richmond, during the closing months of the war. As the army and the south sink towards defeat, he, and the remnant of his Georgia company continue the struggle against the odds, experiencing at first-hand how war can reveal the best, as well as the worst, of those on either side.

It is May of 1863 and the Civil War in North America has entered its third year. Facing a range of enemy threats, southern commander General Robert E. Lee proposes an invasion of the northern states to supply his army, relieve pressure on other imperilled fronts and to seek decisive victory on enemy territory that could end the war.