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Nur um Haaresbreite ist Athen 480 vor Christus einer Katastrophe entgangen – dank der todesmutigen Krieger aus Sparta, die den Pass bei den Thermophylen lange genug gehalten hatten, um die Stadt zu evakuieren.

Ein Mann. Sieben Könige. Der blutige Thron Englands. England im 10. Jahrhundert: Das Land ist geteilt und gezeichnet von jahrelangen Machtkämpfen. König Æthelstan, ein Enkel Alfreds des Großen, hat geschworen, das Reich unter einer Krone zu vereinen. An seiner Seite steht Dunstan von Glastonbury – ein Mönch, Politiker, Visionär und, in den Augen vieler, ein Verräter. Sieben Königen dient Dunstan durch Krieg, Feuer und Wahnsinn, um Æthelstans Traum wahr werden zu lassen.

Into this fevered forum, a child is born. His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you are to the heart of the empire, the closer you are to power, intrigue, and danger. She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son.

Ein Sturm zieht über England herauf: Der Kampf um die Krone beginnt. England 1437: König Henry VI. ist krank und unfähig zu regieren, das Königshaus gerät ins Wanken. Zudem droht ein Konflikt mit Frankreich, der England in eine Katastrophe reißen könnte. Die Vermählung Henrys mit der französischen Adeligen Margaret von Anjou soll die Macht des Reiches sichern. Doch das Bündnis mit den verhassten Franzosen ruft bei der Bevölkerung Empörung hervor. Richard, Duke von York, nutzt den Hass gegen den König und seine willensstarke Gemahlin zu seinen Zwecken - die Rosenkriege beginnen...

The thrilling first instalment in the Wars of the Roses series - set at the beginnings of this turbulent period of English history which saw the throne change hands six times in 30 years. The Swan sees Henry VI crowned King of England, and married to the young French noblewoman, Margaret of Anjou - and so begins the extraordinary story of how England became a divided nation, where brother took up arms against brother. This was the war which defined the England we know today.

Parents looking to get their kids off screens can use this book to fill weekend afternoons and summer days with wonder, excitement, adventure, and fun - learn to build go-carts and electromagnets, identify insects and spiders, and fly the world’s best paper airplanes. This charming and practical guide will ignite the imagination and stimulate curiosity, and provide grandfathers, fathers, sons, and brothers the opportunity to deepen their bonds. 

How far can you go before you're in too deep? A dark, chilling psychological thriller from number one best-selling author Conn Iggulden. Davey has always lived in the shadow of his older brother, a smiling sociopath who will stop at nothing to protect himself and his family. But when the shadowy figure of Denis Tanter comes into Davey's life, how far will the bond of brotherhood reach?

Er kam aus der Steppe – und erschütterte die Welt! Nach jeder gewonnenen Schlacht wächst die Streitmacht des Dschinghis Khan. Er eint die Stämme der Steppe, die sich seit Jahrhunderten bekämpft haben, gegen einen gemeinsamen Feind: das Kaiserreich China. Auf dem Ritt durch die Wüste Gobi muss der junge Feldherr lernen, eine Armee zu befehligen, der tausende Männer unterschiedlicher Rassen und Religionen angehören. Endlich erreicht er die Tore der Hauptstadt Chinas – und der eigentliche Kampf beginnt.

Themistocles stands as an archon of Athens: the might of the city is his to command. Yet he is no nobleman, distrusted by many for his modest birthright. For his presumption. But those who stand against him cannot argue with two things: his victories as a warrior and the vast Persian force heading their way. And so Themistocles must fight. To survive the game of politics, to make his name, he must prove himself again and again in battle. On the sea. On land. In the arena of public opinion.

Manchmal kann die Freiheit nur mit Blut erkauft werden: Nie war Athen einer Niederlage näher: 490 vor Christus dringt der mächtige Perserkönig Dareios der Große mit seinen kampferprobten "Unsterblichen" tief ins Land der Griechen vor. Die Athener sind hoffnungslos in der Unterzahl, und die Götter schweigen zu ihren Bitten. Xanthippus, der oberste Feldherr der Griechen, lässt seine Männer bei Marathon einen Schildwall errichten, der die Perser um jeden Preis aufhalten soll. Denn eine Niederlage würde Sklaverei bedeuten.

401 AD: Artaxerxes, der König Persiens, herrscht über ein Reich, das sich von der Ägäis bis nach Nordindien erstreckt. Er bestimmt über Leben und Tod. Sein Befehl kennt keinen Widerspruch. 50 Millionen Menschen sind ihm Untertan. Doch sein Bruder Kyros lehnt sich auf. Mit einem Heer von griechischen Söldnern und Spartanern zieht er gegen das Reich des Artaxerxes. Die Schlacht zwischen Sparta und Persien beginnt.

Er kam aus der Steppe – und erschütterte die Welt! Nach dem Tod seines Vaters wird der junge Temujin mit seiner Familie verbannt, wie es die strengen Gesetze seines Volkes verlangen. Doch entgegen aller Erwartungen gelingt es ihnen, ohne den Schutz der Sippe in der mongolischen Steppe zu überleben. Mehr noch: Temujin schart weitere Geächtete um sich und gründet einen neuen Stamm.

Here's the perfect book for every boy from eight to 80. Recapture Sunday afternoons and long summer days. This is a wonderful collection of all things that make being young, or young at heart, fun.

Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens, the empire's beacon of light in the dark. But even during times of peace, the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catastrophe brings Sparta to its knees, Pericles sees a golden opportunity to forever shift the balance of power in his city's favour. For sometimes, the only way to win lasting peace is to wage war.

Julius Caesar has been assassinated. A nation is in mourning. Revenge will be bloody... Rome's great hero has been brutally murdered by his most trusted allies. While these self-appointed Liberatores seek refuge in the senate, they have underestimated one man: Caesar's adopted son Octavian, a man whose name will echo through history as Augustus Caesar. Uniting with his great rival Mark Antony, Octavian will stop at nothing to seek retribution and avenge his father's death.

On the plains of Marathon an army of slaves gathers. Under Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Persian army - swollen by 10,000 Immortal warriors - have come to subjugate the Greeks. In their path stands an army of freeborn Athenians and among them is fearsome and cunning soldier-statesman, Xanthippus. Knowing defeat means slavery lends keenness to his already sharp blade. Yet people soon forget that freedom is bought with blood.

Julius Caesar has taken his legions north into mighty battles with the Gallic tribes. But as his successes mount, overwhelming ambition and new alliances begin to threaten his friendship with Marcus Brutus, brother-in-arms and fellow warrior. Although the conquest of Gaul has made Caesar a hero all over again, his victories on the battlefield cause still more rivalries at home. And ultimately Caesar and Brutus will have to choose whether to cross the Rubicon - together or singly - and to take the fight to Rome itself.

The fourth volume in the acclaimed Emperor series, in which Conn Iggulden interweaves history and adventure to recreate the astonishing life of Julius Caesar - an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal.

The first book in the best-selling Conqueror series featuring Genghis Khan and his descendants. Temujin, the second son of the khan of the Wolves tribe, was only 11 when his father died in an ambush. His family were thrown out of the tribe and left alone, without food or shelter, to starve to death on the harsh Mongolian plains. It was a rough introduction to his life, to a sudden adult world, but Temujin survived, learning to combat natural and human threats.

When Cyrus, brother to the Great King of Persia, attempts to overthrow his reckless sibling, he employs a Greek mercenary army of 10,000 soldiers. When this army becomes stranded as a result of the unexpected death of Cyrus and then witnesses the treacherous murder of its entire officer corps, despair overtakes them. One man, Xenophon, rallies the Greeks. As he attempts to lead them to freedom across 1,500 miles of hostile territory seething with adversaries, 10,000 men set off on the long way home.