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Dopo un interminabile viaggio ai confini del mondo, per il mago Taita è tempo di far ritorno in Egitto. La sua terra è afflitta da piaghe senza fine: sulle regioni del Nilo, già stremate da lunghi anni senza esondazioni, si è abbattuto il flagello della peste, che non ha risparmiato neppure i figli del faraone Nefer Seti. E mentre i nemici di sempre tramano per mettere le mani sul regno, su di esso piomba una nuova, penosa calamità: il fiume, da sempre fonte di vita e di prosperità, si è ridotto a una serie sconnessa di pozze fangose del colore del sangue. Uno scenario drammatico in cui, impalpabile come un vento maligno, si diffonde il culto di una nuova, misteriosa dea. Disperato, il faraone chiede a Taita di rimettersi in cammino. Solo il grande mago, colui che un tempo era soltanto uno scriba e ora accoglie in sé arcani poteri, ha qualche speranza di scoprire e sconfiggere la minaccia che si annida alle fonti del Nilo. Il nuovo viaggio che lo attende lungo il maestoso fiume è lungo, colmo di insidie, avvolto da un'ombra nera...

NB There is another edition with the same ISBN & coverIt is July 2003. In the middle of its maiden voyage, the luxury cruise ship Emerald Dolphin suddenly catches fire and sinks. What caused it? Why didn't the alarms go off? What was its connection to the revolutionary new engines powering the ship? NUMA special projects director Dirk Pitt races to rescue the passengers and investigate the disaster, but he has no idea of the bizarre events that are about to engulf him.Before the next few weeks are over, Pitt will find himself confronted by an extraordinary series of monsters, both human and mechanical, modern and ancient. He will tread upon territory previously known only to legend. And, at the end of it all, though many lives will be lost, and many saved, it is Pitt's own life that will be changed forever. . . .Filled with dazzling suspense and breathtaking action, Valhalla Rising is Cussler at the height of his storytelling powers.

This is the third book in the "House of Niccolo" series. Set in 15th-century Cyprus, this novel continues the saga of Nicholas van der Poel, international mercenary who started out as a dyer's apprentice, as he plays for the highest stakes with the greatest super-powers in Europe.

Ayla and Jondalar have reached home: the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii, the old stone age settlement in the region known today as south-west France. Ayla has much to learn from the Zelandonii as well as much to teach them. Jondalar's family are initially wary of the beautiful young woman he has brought back, with her strange accent and her tame wolf and horses. She is delighted when she meets Zelandoni, the spiritual leader of her people, a fellow healer with whom she can share her medicinal skills. After the rigours and dangers that have characterised her extraordinary life, Ayla yearns for peace and tranquillity; to be Jondalar's mate and to have children. But her unique spiritual gifts cannot be ignored, and even as she gives birth to their eagerly-awaited child, she is coming to accept that she has a greater role to play in the destiny of the Zelandonii.

The new generation of Courtneys stake their claim on the wilderness of Southern Africa in this brilliant new novel from the celebrated international bestselling author. At the close of Wilbur Smith's bestselling Monsoon, Tom Courtney and his brother Dorian battled on the high seas and finally reached the Cape of Good Hope to start life afresh. In this spellbinding new novel, the next generation of Courtneys are out to stake their claim in Southern Africa, travelling along the infamous 'Robber's Road'. It is a journey both exciting and hazardous, that takes them through the untouched wilderness of a beautiful land filled with warring tribes and wild animals. At heart a story of love and hatred, vengeance and greed, Blue Horizon is an utterly compelling adventure from one of the world's most celebrated novelists.

Asakawa is a hardworking journalist who has climbed his way up from local-news beat reporter to writer for his newspaper’s weekly magazine. A chronic workaholic, he doesn’t take much notice when his seventeen-year-old niece dies suddenly – until a chance conversation reveals that another healthy teenager died at exactly the same time, in chillingly similar circumstances. Sensing a story, Asakawa begins to investigate, and soon discovers that this strange simultaneous sudden-death syndrome also affected another two teenagers. Exactly one week before their mysterious deaths the four teenagers all spent the night at a leisure resort in the same log cabin. When Asakawa visits the resort, the mystery only deepens. A comment made in the guest book by one of the teenagers leads him to a particular vidoetape with a portentous message at the end: Those who have viewed these images are fated to die at this exact hour one week from now. Asakawa finds himself in a race against time – he has only seven days to find the cause of the teenagers’ deaths before it finds him. The hunt puts him on the trail of an apocalytpic power that will force Asakawa to choose between saving his family and saving civilization.

While the major fighting of the Revolutionary War moves to the South in the summer of 1779, a British force of fewer than a thousand Scottish infantry, backed by three sloops-of-war, sails to the fogbound coast of New England. In response, Massachusetts sends a fleet of more than forty vessels and some one thousand infantrymen to "captivate, kill or destroy" the foreign invaders. But ineptitude and irresolution lead to a mortifying defeat--and have stunning repercussions for two men on oppositesides: an untested young Scottish lieutenant named John Mooreand a Boston silversmith and patriot named Paul Revere. Inimitably told in Cornwell's thrilling narrative style, The Fortis the extraordinary novel of this fascinating clash between asuperpower and a nation in the making.

Anna, recently dumped by her boyfriend, ends up working for Cassandra, the social climber from hell with a philandering rock star husband Anna, desperate to escape, meets Jamie, the heir to a Scottish castle, but she shouldn't believe her luck.

Samotny dom na wrzosowiskach Yorkshire. Dekadentne, groźne tajemnice. Obca osoba, która burzy mury milczenia… Świąteczna podróż miała być prezentem urodzinowym – i ostatnią szansą na uratowanie zrujnowanego małżeństwa. Jednak dla niemieckiego małżeństwa Barbary i Ralpha Ambergów wszystko od początku idzie nie tak i zostają uwięzieni w Westhill House przez śnieg. Niespokojna i zdeterminowana, Barbara przeszukuje pomieszczenia starego domu i nagle staje w obliczu historii życia kobiety, do której kiedyś należało Westhill House: Frances Gray. Jak w transie, Barbara zanurza się w przerażającą sieć miłości i nienawiści, pogardy, zależności i nieokiełznanej woli wolności, czytając wspomnienia. Coraz bardziej identyfikuje się z Frances i zagląda w otchłanie własnej duszy. W końcu nieuchronna decyzja, która radykalnie zmieni życie Barbary…

UN MISTERIOSO PASSATO AVVOLGE LA CASA SULL'ISOLA DI GUERNSEY, IN INGHILTERRA. In preda a una profonda crisi personale e professionale, la giovane insegnante berlinese Franca Palmer decide di rifugiarsi nell'isola di Guernsey, nel canale della Manica. Qui trova alloggio presso un'antica villa a Le Variouf, dove l'anziana inglese Beatrice Shaye si prende cura di uno splendido roseto. Con lei vive Helene Feldmann, una tedesca trasferitasi sull'isola con il marito ufficiale al tempo dell'occupazione tedesca durante la Seconda guerra mondiale. Ben presto Franca si accorge che la sua presenza ha un effetto dirompente sul rapporto fra Beatrice e Helene, un rapporto che in realtà nasconde odi e rivalità mai sopiti risalenti agli anni della guerra.

After an arranged marriage to Chanu, a man twenty years older, Nazneen is taken to London, leaving her home and heart in the Bangladeshi village where she was born. Her new world is full of mysteries. How can she cross the road without being hit by a car (an operation akin to dodging raindrops in the monsoon)? What is the secret of her bullying neighbor Mrs. Islam? What is a Hell's Angel? And how must she comfort the naÏve and disillusioned Chanu? As a good Muslim girl, Nazneen struggles to not question why things happen. She submits, as she must, to Fate and devotes herself to her husband and daughters. Yet to her amazement, she begins an affair with a handsome young radical, and her erotic awakening throws her old certainties into chaos. Monica Ali's splendid novel is about journeys both external and internal, where the marvellous and the terrifying spiral together.

Kurt Austin leitet zespół NUMA, który bada nagłą śmierć rzadkiego gatunku wieloryba u wybrzeży Meksyku. Wkrótce okazuje się, że ta sytuacja jest powiązana z inną misją NUMA, która poszukuje legendy o białej bogini oraz tajemniczym plemieniu o niezwykłych umiejętnościach technologicznych w wenezuelskiej dżungli. Niewielu wierzy w istnienie tego plemienia, a jeszcze mniej uważa, że wiedza o bogini mogłaby zmienić bieg historii. Jednak bezwzględna grupa biopiratów, kierowana przez kalifornijskiego przemysłowca, jest zdeterminowana, aby zdobyć te sekrety i stworzyć monopol na globalne zasoby wody pitnej. Planuje przekształcić wodę morską w pitną, aby szantażować świat. Austin zaczyna wierzyć, że mityczna bogini ma rzeczywiste naukowe korzenie. Im głębiej on i jego zespół wnikają w dżunglę, tym bardziej czują się jak ryby na lądzie. Ścigani przez morderczych wrogów, muszą przebić się przez niebezpieczną dżunglę zdrady i morderstwa, aby odkryć tajemnice białej bogini.

Whilst German tanks surround Leningrad during September 1941, two families struggle to stay alive. As winter grips the city first the furniture is burnt, then the books, but some may not live to see another day

In 1861, after centuries of isolation, Japan finally has opened its doors to the West, and Lord Genji, a young nobleman with a gift for prophecy, joins forces with a group of Christian missionaries, a mysterious geisha, and a legendary swordsman to embark on a harrowing odyssey toward an ultimate battle. A first novel. Reprint.

When Kurt Austin, the leader of a courageous National Underwater & Marine Agency exploration team, rescues beautiful marine archaeologist Nina Kirov off the coast of Morocco, he becomes the next target of Texas industrialist Don Halcon. A madman bent on carving a new nation out of the southwestern United States and Mexico, Halcon's scheme hinges on Nina's recent discovery involving Christopher Columbus, and a priceless pre-Columbian antiquity buried in the battered remains of the sunken Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria. Only Kurt Austin and his crack NUMA team stand between Halcon and the Andrea Doria's silent steel hull - and if their deadly mission fails, Halcon will ride to power on a wave of death and destruction.

Unearthly Disclosure is a story of alien bases, alien contacts and abductions, genetic mutants, animal mutilations, and government paranoia. schovat popis

Drugi tom serii o poszukiwaniach Świętego Graala. Październik 1346 roku. Anglicy po zwycięstwie w bitwie pod Crécy kontynuują marsz przez Normandię i Pikardię, napadając na kolejne miasta. Przerażeni Francuzi zwracają się o pomoc do Szkotów, chcąc odwrócić bieg wojny. Thomasowi z Hookton pod Crécy udało się pomścić najbliższych. Teraz młody łucznik wraz z ukochaną Eleonorą i księdzem Hobbem wyrusza na wyprawę po Świętego Graala. Nie zdaje sobie jednak sprawy, że legendarnym kielichem interesuje się również dominikanin Bernard de Taillebourg, który nie cofnie się przed niczym, by go zdobyć. Czy Thomas zdoła odnaleźć Graala, zanim na jego drodze stanie ten bezwzględny inkwizytor?

Il cadavere di un bambino viene trovato nella brughiera. Ha i piedi bruciati e presenta i segni di orribili violenze. Nessuno ne ha denunciato la scomparsa. Gli investigatori della polizia di York sono sconvolti: questo non è un caso come gli altri. Qualcosa di ambiguo, di segreto, di tremendo è nell'aria. Un testimone è in grado di fornire qualche indizio su chi ha abbandonato il corpo. Un'indagine parallela condotta dai servizi sociali, sul caso di alcuni bambini vittime di abusi sessuali, sembra in qualche modo essere collegata. Nel frattempo, altri personaggi fanno rivelazioni inaspettate. Una presunta schizofrenica, un uomo incarcerato per traffico di pornografia infantile, un proprietario terriero locale, un gruppo di famiglie nuove della zona: tutti appaiono coinvolti, ma in cosa esattamente? Donne e uomini della polizia e dei servizi sociali, ognuno profondamente turbato da quel che va scoprendo, riescono a strappare singoli frammenti di verità. E il quadro complessivo che si comporrà ai loro occhi, lasciandosi appena intravedere come un'ombra beffarda, sarà agghiacciante. Un cancro mostruoso con mille diramazioni, talmente grave da sembrare impossibile.

Bernard Cornwell's new novel, following the enormous success of his Arthurian trilogy (The Winter King, Enemy of God and Excalibur) is the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that creates the great temple.

An immediate bestseller when first published in France, The Parrot's Theorem charmingly combines a straightforward history of mathematics and a first-rate murder mystery. Mr. Ruche, a Parisian bookseller, receives a bequest from a long lost friend in the Amazon of a vast library of math books, which propels him into a great exploration of the story of mathematics. Meanwhile Max, whose family lives with Mr. Ruche, takes in a voluble parrot who will discuss math with anyone. When Mr. Ruche learns of his friend's mysterious death in a Brazilian rainforest, he decides that with the parrot's help he will use these books to teach Max and his brother and sister the mysteries of Euclid's Elements, Pythagoras's Theorem and the countless other mathematical wonders. But soon it becomes clear that Mr. Ruche has inherited the library for reasons other than enlightenment, and before he knows it the household is racing to prevent the parrot and vital, new theorems from falling into the wrong hands.

Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival. Through the story of three generations of women in her own family – the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother and the daughter herself – Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's twentieth century. Breathtaking in its scope, unforgettable in its descriptions, this is a masterpiece which is extraordinary in every way.

"The story begins with my father, actually, and the fact that I'm the one who's answerable for his death. It was not my first crime, as you will see, but it is the one my mother couldn't forgive." In her astonishing "New York Times" bestseller, acclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truth behind this startling confession. "Playing for the Ashes" is a rich tale of passion, murder and love in which Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers once again find themselves embroiled in a case where nothing--and no one--is really what it seems. Intense, suspenseful and brilliantly written, "Playing for the Ashes" will make readers "search out the sleuthing pair's first six adventures...a treasure," as "Cosmopolitan" predicted in their review. "From the Paperback edition."

Powieść z popularnej sagi rodu Courtneyów. Jest rok 1667 - czasy, gdy prawo morskie sankcjonuje piractwo. Trwa wojna między Anglią a Republiką Holandii. Sir Francis Courteney i jego syn Henry na pokładzie wojennej karaweli patrolują rejon Atlantyku w pobliżu Przylądka Dobrej Nadziei. Zwycięska bitwa morska zapoczątkuje serię tragicznych zdarzeń, przysparzając Courteneyom trojga zaprzysięgłych i pozbawionych skrupułów wrogów.

In Italy, the Cardinal Vicar of Rome is assassinated during a papal celebration. In Los Angeles, entertainment lawyer Harry Addison receives a desperate message from his long-estranged brother, Father Daniel Addison, a Vatican priest. Hours later a tour bus with Father Daniel aboard explodes on the road to Assisi. When Harry arrives in Italy to claim his brother's body, he discovers that not only may Father Daniel still be alive, but he is the prime suspect in the murder of the Cardinal Vicar. In a sudden turn, Harry finds himself framed for the murder of an Italian policeman. Now on the run and on his brother's trail, Harry is thrust into a terrifying world of horror and deception where an international terrorist hunts Father Daniel as relentlessly as the authorities...and where a monstrous conspiracy arises from the very heart of the Vatican.

Does for spirituality what Sophie's World did for philosophy.

Journalist Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more in guilt-ridden disarray, would also provide the impetus for this epic account of the May 1996 disaster. Unabridged.

A stunning tale of dangerous ambition, police corruption, deception, betrayal, and serial murder in 1950s Los Angeles from one of the most original voices in noir fiction. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Offers a look at some of the prophesies developed by the Mayas 5,000 years ago concerning the future of the world

A millionaire is murdered and Inspector Felse, after sifting through the few shreds of evidence, finally arrests Kitty Norris, his teenaged son Dominic's first love. A young man's infatuation soon becomes something far more dangerous, though, as Dominic takes on Kitty's cause--in direct opposition to his father's investigation.

Based on thirty years of living with dogs, wolves, and dingoes and of the ways their lives intertwined with her own, the novelist and anthropologist presents an ethological poem of the lives of dozens of dogs

Set amid the exotic world of deep-sea diving in the tropics, The Eye of the Tiger is a tale of adventure and romance told with rare humour and excitement. `I was looking down, watching the shark come. It seemed to swell up in size as it rushed towards me. Every detail was burned into my mind in those frantic seconds. I saw the hog`s snout with the two slotted nostrils, the golden eyes with the black pupils like arrowheads, the broad blue back from which stood the tall executioner`s blade of the dorsal fin.` Harry Fletcher, a man with a chequered past, has reformed and is making an honest living as a charter skipper fishing for big game in the seductive waters of the Indian Ocean. Suddenly men from the world of violence Harry has put behind him overturn his good intentions, involving him in a hectic race to recover a fabulous treasure from an ancient wreck.

Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find—through love or through exacting maternal appraisal—a suitable boy for Lata to marry. Set in the early 1950s, in an India newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis, A Suitable Boy takes us into the richly imagined world of four large extended families and spins a compulsively readable tale of their lives and loves. A sweeping panoramic portrait of a complex, multiethnic society in flux, A Suitable Boy remains the story of ordinary people caught up in a web of love and ambition, humor and sadness, prejudice and reconciliation, the most delicate social etiquette and the most appalling violence.

The second volume in the wonderful Magic Kingdom of Landover series.

Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival. Through the story of three generations of women in her own family - the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother and the daughter herself - Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's twentieth century. Breathtaking in its scope, unforgettable in its descriptions, this is a masterpiece which is extraordinary in every way.

The author has an instinct for animals and what makes them behave the way they do. This time her subject is felines - house cats and their wild siblings, lions, pumas and tigers - and the kinds of bonds they form with us and with each other.

Armand Degas is a Mafia hit man the guys call Blackbird. He is cool and composed and knows a good score. So when punk crook Richie Nix tells him about his surefire scheme to extort $10,000 from a middle-of-nowhere Michigan real estate agent, Armand signs on. What the two thugs don't count on is Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband, Wayne, being in the real estate office when they go in to collect. Now Carmen and Wayne know too much and Armand has no intention of letting them survive to tell about it. But Wayne's sure the local cops are going to fumble the manhunt, and the best the feds can offer is the Witness Security Program. Now it's come down to one man, one woman, and two killers ... and someone's bound to end up on the wrong end of the gun.

It all began when the half-able wizard Questor Thews announced that finally he could restore the Court Scribe Abernathy to human form. All went well until the wizard breahed the magic dust of his spell and suddenly sneezed. Then, where Abernathy had stood, there was only a bottle containing a particularly evil imp, who soon escapes.