Vers la fin du mois de mai 1619 trois bâtiments hollandais, le Nieuw- Zeeland, capitaine Pierre Thysz, le Enekuisen, capitaine Jean Jansz, et le Nieuw-Hoorn, capitaine Bontekoe, après avoir doublé le cap de Bonne Espérance sans le toucher, rangèrent, par un temps magnifique, la terre de Natal... more »

The population of Vienna was paralyzed with terror; a heavy gloom weighed down all minds, and the strength of the stoutest hearts seemed broken. Couriers had arrived today from the camp of the army, and brought the dreadful tidings of an overwhelming defeat of the Austrian forces. Bonaparte, the young ... more »

Gaynell McGowan, forced to spend the summer of 1963 in her little town of Beulah, Alabama, returns home from college to face a provincial purgatory until classes resume in the fall. But history is about to strike Beulah like a deadly tornado. A federal order to integrate the high school shakes the town ... more »

The Valley of the Kings, 1907. Journey on a perilous adventure into antiquity with Amelia Peabody, fiction's most beloved archaeologist, and her captivating cohorts. Ape has it all -- exotic scenery, brazen tomb robbers, stolen treasures, vengeful gods, a mysterious cult -- and a ruthless, remorseless ... more »

Set against the backdrop of one of the most virulent epidemics that America ever experienced-the 1918 flu epidemic-Thomas Mullen's powerful, sweeping first novel is a tale of morality in a time of upheaval. Deep in the mist-shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest is a small mill town called Commonwealth ... more »

Product Info King of the Romans takes place at the end of the Roman Empire. more »

Three hundred and forty-eight years, six months, and nineteen days ago to-day, the Parisians awoke to the sound of all the bells in the triple circuit of the city, the university, and the town ringing a full peal... more »

A neuf heures du matin, le capitaine Aréna vint nous prévenir que notre bâtiment était prêt et n'attendait plus que nous pour mettre à la voile. nous quittâmes aussitôt l'hôtel, et nous nous rendîmes sur le port. La veille, nous avions été visiter la maison des fous : qu'on nous permette de jeter ... more »

It is 1613 and Heidelberg greets the dawn of a promising, magical age as it welcomes a beautiful English princess. But the promise is false and soon all of central Europe writhes in rebellion and war. Wind Time, Wolf Time follows the lives of two sisters and two brothers as they struggle to survive in ... more »

Es ist die Zeit der römischen Eroberungen, die Zeit Augustus'. Ganze Volksstämme werden von den Römern unterworfen. Elin und Fionna, die Töchter des Stammesführers der Rigusken, eines rätischen Volksstammes, werden vom Weisen ausgebildet - Elin zur Stammestocher und Fionna zu einer Priesterin der gro ... more »

Hawke is a fast-paced adventure...truly an exciting read, says Nelson DeMille. Rich, spellbinding, and absorbing, Hawke is packed with surprises, raves Clive Cussler. Readers beware, this stunning, high-caliber thriller is not recommended for the faint of heart. Lord Alexander Hawke is a direct descendant ... more »

Through Anne Perry's magnificent Victorian novels, millions of readers have enjoyed the pleasures and intrigue of a bygone age. Now, with the debut of an extraordinary new series, this New York Times bestselling author sweeps us into the golden summer of 1914, a time of brief enchantment when English ... more »