Titoli in Medievale

Au cœur de l'ancien pays cathare, le dénouement bouleversant d'un grand thriller médiéval. Mars 1313. Tandis que Guillaume de Nogaret, le conseiller du roi de France, arrive à Carcassonne pour déjouer les ambitions du Grand Inquisiteur de la cité, de sombres évènements s'abattent sur le Haut Razès. Les attaques répétées d'un mystérieux loup blanc, l'assassinat de quatre anciens templiers et l'arrivée d'un groupe d'inquisiteurs déterminés à retrouver l'or caché du Temple, menacent le secret de Margaux de Dente.

Three years ago, Danilo’s people won their freedom from the hated Ottoman Empire, but with enemies on every side, the Serbs’ hard-earned peace remains fragile. Knowing the sultan will soon come for revenge, Danilo sets out to gain key allies for the coming war—and to escape the haunting grief of personal loss.

Die junge Miriam, eine ausgebildete Medica und Jüdin, stürzt in ein Netz aus Intrigen und Gefahr, als sie zufällig eine Verschwörung belauscht. Im Schatten wachsender Spannungen und angesichts einer drohenden Attacke auf die jüdische Gemeinde, muss Miriam Mut, Klugheit und Tatkraft beweisen, um ihre Liebsten zu beschützen und Gerechtigkeit zu suchen. Doch das ist einfacher gesagt als getan, denn Miriams eigenes Leben und das ihrer Tochter Rebecca ist eng mit der Verschwörung verknüpft.

Zebedee's Calling brings 11th Century England to life, with key battles and royal successions, as well as the efforts among a group of zealous Christians to have access to Scripture written in English. Along with revelations about rulers, military tactics and the Church, there also are descriptions of Anglo-Saxon society and daily life. Although this story is historical fiction, it parallels our time.

It started with a knife to the throat … When a young clan-chief travels to meet his bride-to-be, their violent first encounter ignites a tempestuous relationship—one that risks ending in tragedy. High stakes collide with epic romance in Medieval Scotland. Makenna MacGregor is about to slit a man's throat when she discovers he's not one of the hated Campbells but her betrothed. Unfortunately, Bran Mackinnon isn't quick to forgive and forget. Worse still, her husband-to-be is prickly, proud, and dislikes the idea of having a warrior wife.

Will Bowman, now fully entangled in Richard Lionheart's crusade, has reached the Holy Land. However, just as he and his crew are about to touch down in Acre, they are drawn into an intense battle at sea, where they are faced with the dreaded Byzantine weapon: Greek Fire. Barely escaping with his life, Will gains the trust of Richard Lionheart, moving into his service. But as the siege of Acre continues, and Richard's campaign grows ever more brutal and barbaric, Will begins to wonder just how safe his new position is.

Amidst the Hundred Years' War, alliances must be brokered. The Duke of Clarence, second son of King Edward III, journeys from Paris to marry the daughter of the powerful Lord of Milan. Little does he know that he is heading into a trap. Luckily the Duke is preceded on the road to Milan by Sir Thomas Blackstone, Master of War, on an urgent mission of his own. Blackstone must get his hands on the gold the Prince of Wales needs to wage successful war in France. But there is a price on Blackstone's head, and assassins willing to risk everything to claim it before he even gets to Milan.

In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful 'Encounters', Barbara Erskine has created a compelling world of love, betrayal, suspense and grief. A biographer investigating a tragic death hears voices from the past drawing her towards the truth… A nineteenth...

En 1095, en Bourgogne, à la veille de la première croisade, l’Occident chrétien est porté par une vague de foi sans précédent. Joachim de Saint Ange est un jeune moine copiste du prieuré de Beaulieu dépendant de la puissante abbaye de Cluny. Alors qu’il rêve de parcourir le monde et d’accompagner son maître Odon à la recherche de manuscrits anciens, ses origines nobles le destinent - contre sa volonté - à une carrière ecclésiastique au service du pape Urbain II.

Nicole Galland, author of The Fool’s Tale, turns her clever pen toward re-imagining the famous legend of Lady Godiva in this expertly crafted historical novel set in Anglo-Saxon England. A 12th-century noblewoman, Lady Godiva is infamous for riding naked through Coventry to relieve her people...

Award-winning author Michèle Phoenix weaves an unforgettable tale of hope and survival in The Space Between Words. In this split-time "powerful and compelling novel" (Library Journal starred review), one woman recovers from a traumatic event by uncovering secrets from the past. "There were...

The story of pioneer Daniel Boone’s life, told in his voice—a tall tale like no other, startling, funny, poignant, romantic and brawling—set during the American Revolutionary War Here is Daniel Boone as you’ve never seen him: debut novelist Alix Hawley presents Boone’s life, from his...

From New York Times bestselling author Eleanor Henderson, an audacious American epic set in rural Georgia during the years of the Depression and Prohibition. Cotton County, Georgia, 1930: in a house full of secrets, two babies--one light-skinned, the other dark--are born to Elma Jesup, a white...

An extraordinary new writer makes her literary debut with this suspenseful novel of desire, obsession, power and vulnerability, in which a crisis of inheritance leads to the downfall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in early twentieth-century Iran. For all his wealth and success, Asher...

In 841, Viking ships descend on a village in Northumbria. On board is a terrified Ulv, the youngest of the crew. He is not a Viking, not a warrior, not a fighter. Despised by most of Sigurd Jarl’s hird, he must prove his worth as a raider. Risking his life and honor, he faces a battle with enemies on both sides. Standing on the pier, Marcus watches in horror as the Viking ships appear. This time, he is old enough to fight, side by side with the other men, against the scourge of the North. At least, he hopes he can delay the heathens enough for his sister, Julia, to escape.

Un marqués decadente que vive en un palacete de Madrid se empeña en representar vívidamente la tragedia del príncipe Carlos, hijo de Felipe II. Con el fin de conservar a su cliente, el abogado Lic Salinas le acompaña vestido con ropas del siglo XVI. Sin embargo, lo que en principio sólo parece una excentricidad, acaba con una extraña muerte que obliga a llevar a cabo una peligrosa investigación. Una novela de intriga en la que la historia y el presente quedan unidos por la tragedia.

A mediados del siglo XIII, en el efervescente clima cultural de la Toledo que acogía a la Escuela de Traductores, las fuerzas del amor y del odio libran un duelo singular. Amore ludum es la historia de dos amantes que se reconocen en su común amor al saber. Judíos, árabes y cristianos conforman el alma de una ciudad abierta al conocimiento, pero atravesada por la insidia y la intolerancia.

En la época de las cruzadas, cuando la confrontación entre el cristianismo y el islam adquiere su mayor virulencia, nace en España una hermandad de caballeros para combatir en Tierra Santa al lado de los templarios y los hospitalarios: la Orden de Monte Gaudio. Esta es su fascinante, ignorada y dramática historia. En este contexto, el robo de unos objetos de culto de una fortaleza templaria en Londres desata una feroz lucha entre los templarios y los hospitalarios.

Written in 1861 but taking place in the fifteenth century, this picturesque historical novel by Charles Reade follows the story of a young scribe and illuminator named Gerard Eliason. In order to escape persecution, Gerard sets out on a journey from Holland to Rome, leaving behind the woman he loves, Margaret. Along the road Gerard meets a colorful cast of characters—including various historical figures—and explores the conflict between a person’s obligation to family versus the church.

Intrigas, secretos y amoríos en la cambiante Europa de 1492. La novela muestra un amplio abanico de personajes que viven algunos de los hechos más característicos de la época. Fray Genaro recorrerá el Atlántico con Cristóbal Colón, en su viaje a las Indias. Un pintor italiano verá su vida mezclada con el misterio de un asesinato. Y mientras, en el Vaticano, un cambio de papado hará tambalear los cimientos de la cristiandad.