Risultati Editore "Saga Egmont" in Storico

England, 1069. King William's iron rule grips the land, his Frankish lords dominating with towering castles. In the east, an outlaw builds an island fortress, rallying common folk against Norman oppression. Edgar the Aetheling remains defiant, seeking the throne that is rightfully his. Alongside him sails Styrkar, the legendary Danish warrior, to forge a fragile alliance in Denmark.

Styrkar the Dane emerges from the blood-soaked fields of Senlac Hill, wounded, furious, and filled with purpose. Driven by loyalty and wrath, he becomes a hunted outlaw, a ghost in the woods, feared as the Red Wolf. Styrkar will carve his vengeance into the flesh of his enemies, or fall like the rest of his shield-brothers.

En 1837, durante el cuarto año de la Primera Guerra Carlista, el capitán Juan Miralles regresa a España para luchar por la causa liberal. Con su buque, Bien Parecida, patrulla las costas de Castellón, enfrentándose a contrabandistas y piratas carlistas. A bordo también viaja su sobrina Mercedes, a quien protege de sus propios enemigos. Sin embargo, la llegada del teniente Jerónimo González, un hombre de la Milicia Nacional, cambiará el curso de sus destinos cuando busque unas valiosas obras religiosas que, en su día, el hermano del capitán salvó de las tropas napoleónicas.

Retrouvez les Clifton et les Barrington dans leur traversée du XXe siècle. Giles, Harry, Emma et leurs enfants sont loin d'en avoir terminé avec leur destinée. Des jeux politiques de la compagnie maritime Barrington à la Chambre des Lords, de l'URSS au Mur de Berlin, la Guerre Froide et les conflits avec l'Irlande heurtent les Clifton et Barrington de plein fouet. Et alors que le poids des années est de plus en plus lourds sur les épaules d'Harry et Emma, une question les taraude : quel héritage laisseront-ils à leurs enfants ? Et tous devront choisir entre amour et ambition.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings, Styrkar, loyal housecarl to the fallen King Harold, journeys to Ireland in search of the dead king's exiled sons. When a plot to murder Harold's widow and infant son is uncovered, duty pulls him in a different direction. Fleeing back to England with the dowager and child, Styrkar's loyalties are tested as he's forced into an uneasy alliance with his old comrade Eadnoth, now sworn to William the Conqueror. When the sons of Harold return to reclaim their birthright, Styrkar must choose: stand with his blood brother or his brothers-in-arms?

La recherche du journal secret qui pourrait changer l'histoire à tout jamais. Moscou, 1990. La guerre froide touche à sa fin et les archives s'ouvrent petit à petit. Et lorsque Fluke Kelso, historien autrefois prometteur, tombe sur la piste du journal intime de Joseph Staline, il se voit déjà auréolé de gloire. Encore faudrait-il retrouver le-dit journal, apparemment dérobé par le chef de la police secrète la nuit de la mort de Staline, quarante ans plus tôt.

Historisk mysdeckare med en stor portion humor! Säger namnet Hilda Berg dig något? Om ditt svar är nej är jag inte förvånad. Det var inte många som kände till henne vid det namnet. Men om jag säger Henry Berg, då kanske du börjar nicka instämmande med huvudet? Det var det namnet, tillsammans med titeln privatdetektiv, som stod på glasrutan till det blygsamma kontoret på Kungsgatan 21 när det knackade på för första gången och hon kvickt rättade till lösmustaschen.

Will Britain take him in... or mark him as its enemy? Faustus Valerianus is the son of a Roman father and a British mother, a captive sold among the spoils after Claudius’ invasion. When both parents die within a month of each other, he sells the family farm and enlists, joining legendary general Agricola’s campaign to conquer the entirety of the British Isles. But Faustus will have to contend with more than ferocious British warriors and whip-cracking elements. For the bonds of blood can weigh heavy on one’s soul. The call of his mother’s true people.

O jovem Humphrey van Weyden é salvo de um náufrago pela escuna Ghost. Porém, ele logo compreende que seu pesadelo está apenas começando: o capitão Wolf Larsen o obriga a integrar a tripulação de seu navio! A bordo, ele vivencia a árdua rotina dos marujos e a tirania imposta pelo capitão.

A single death could plunge the Empire into chaos... Silus, a member of Emperor Caracalla's elite assassins, the Arcani, is dispatched to Numidia. Rumours of assassination plots against Marcellus, the Emperor's closest aide, are rife. Silus must stop them. But the forces arrayed against the Arcani are now as powerful as they are clandestine. Inducted into the Emperor’s bodyguard, his Lions, Silus soon discovers secrets that should have stayed hidden. And as the Emperor becomes ever more reckless in battle, Silus unearths a conspiracy that runs deeper than his worst nightmares.

A gripping historical thriller and the third instalment in the Rome's Invincibles saga. The battle for control of Rome continues. Octavian has defeated and killed Caesar's assassins, but the road to absolute power is still long and treacherous. A threat now comes from Sextus Pompeius – a cunning pirate who rules the Italian coastline, terrorising Perugia's citizens. Suddenly, Civil War seems like child's play in comparison to a campaign against piracy. Octavian is close to defeat and death.

1940. Dunkirk is over? Will Britain fight on or talk peace? Fugitive and Hitler admirer, Billy Houston, craves a Nazi-run Britain. Needing money and intent on burglary, it ends in murder. But he’s in luck, his victim has in his possession the entire anti-invasion plans for Southern Britain, this while Armistice talks are slated to take place on the Isle of Wight. A desperate Billy makes contact with Rudi Graebner, a German naval officer and spy embedded in the Spanish Embassy. The two have nothing in common - they instinctively take a dislike to each other and trust is at a premium.

How the mighty will fall... 1497. Pope Alexander VI Borgia is perfecting his plans for the control of Italy when a heinous crime deprives him of one of the people dearest to him. All of Rome is mobilised to discover the perpetrator but a strange series of coincidences means famous court painter Pinturicchio finds himself on the front line. To shed light on a murder, Pinturicchio is assisted by the city's most established artists, from Michelangelo Buonarroti and Filippino Lippi to Piermatteo d'Amelia and Perugino.

It only takes one defeat to topple an empire. With Britain still in the grips of World War Two, Georgina Garrett has her own battles to fight. She has made many enemies over the years, and with every victory she's only grown stronger. But following a bitter betrayal, Georgina must find a way to claw herself out of the depths of despair and back to the top position within London's criminal underworld. She'll do whatever it takes to secure her freedom and defeat those who'd rather to see her dead.

She's out of retirement – and out for revenge! When Georgina Garrett wakes in the night to find intruders in her house, she knows she must do everything she can to keep her children safe. But just when she thinks the ordeal is over, she realises something is terribly wrong. She arrives at her crime-lord husband David Maynard's London house to find a bloodbath. Six of David's best men lie dead and he is nowhere to be found. Georgina may have walked away from the game but she's still the best player on the street.

Marta Leigh är en ung kvinna som har hamnat snett i tillvaron och för att komma på rätt spår igen söker hon arbete som guvernant på Connan TreMellyns herrgård. Som anställd blir hon förtrollad av såväl det märkliga husets gotiska skönhet som dess ägare. Men hon upptäcker snart att det är någonting som inte står rätt till. Connans fru är död sedan länge men dödsfallet är fortfarande ouppklarat, och allteftersom Marthas känslor för Connan blir allt starkare blir det alltmer tydligt att hans hustru inte dog av naturliga orsaker.

Hösten 1979 anländer Alexejev Rostov vid den skånska ostkusten. Han är specialutbildad sovjetisk spion och har färdats till Sverige med ubåt. Målet är att kartlägga Österlen - och förbereda den sovjetiska invasionen. Från och med nu är han en yrkesfiskare från Göteborg. En vanlig, hederlig svensk som idogt arbetar för att få vardagen att gå ihop. Men kommer han lyckas lura lokalbefolkningen med sin nya identitet? Alexejevs täckmantel är övertygande och snart får han smeknamnet "Sillastryparen".

Czasem jedno przypadkowe zdarzenie potrafi nadać życiu zupełnie nowy bieg. Tak dzieje się, kiedy w ręce bohatera trafiają wyjątkowe karty do tarota. Okazuje się, że właścicielką talii była madame Lhullier - najsłynniejsza warszawska kabalarka końca XVIII wieku i metresa króla... Czy moc kart może ujawnić się przeszło sto lat później? Czas przygotować się na spotkanie ze światem, który wymyka się nauce i zdrowemu rozsądkowi. Jerzy Siewierski (1932-2000) - polski pisarz, scenarzysta filmowy, wolnomularz. Był absolwentem historii na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim.

Boston, XVIII wiek. Młoda kobieta, która codziennie zajmuje się zawodowo krawiectwem, nocami pełni rolę przynależnej do tajnego stowarzyszenia zabójczyni. Od czasu do czasu odwiedza ją Rin, mężczyzna trudniący się tą samą mroczną działalnością. Tym razem ma zabrać kobietę na jedną z akcji.

In the opening days of 1644, there seems to be little hope for Parliament’s soldiers. To William Sparrow and his men, the woods of Dorset are a snow-covered sanctuary – even on Christmas Day – from the horrors of Penmethock and pursuit by the King’s men. Hugo Telling has finally returned home, ready to introduce his ‘wife’, Bella Morrison, to his family. But the Telling family is now as affected by the war as any in England; Hugo’s brother has volunteered – but on Parliament’s side.