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Het huis van de farao’s
In Het huis van de farao's, het tiende deel in de Egypte-serie, heeft Piay zich - sinds zijn benoeming tot Nomarch van Memphis door de god-koning Ramses - volledig toegewijd aan het in oude glorie herstellen van de stad. Maar wanneer in een pas gebouwde stadswal het lichaam van een vermoorde klerk wordt aangetroffen, met naast hem in zijn eigen bloed het teken van Anubis - god van de dood - slaat de paniek in de stad toe.Slechts één man in heel Egypte is wijs genoeg om dit mysterie op te lossen: Piay's leermeester, de grote ziener Taita. De twee raken verstrikt in een dodelijk machtsspel tegen een briljante crimineel die zich heeft ontpopt tot oorlogsheer. Al snel duikt het teken van Anubis opnieuw op... De tijd dringt.'Topamusement.' - de Volkskrant'De allerbeste historische romanschrijver.' - Stephen King
€ 23,99 -
Testament
An epic new novel of Ancient Egypt, from the Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith.FROM THE RUINS OF BATTLEA HERO MUST RISEFOR THE GLORY OF EGYPTYears of Hyksos rule have seen the plunder of once-mighty Egypt. Though the two kingdoms have now been reunited by the armies of the true Pharaoh, his position is perilous, his rule under threat from those who seek to take advantage of the turmoil created by the overthrow of the Hyksos. Desperate to keep Egypt united, Taita the Magus summons his protégé, Piay, to solve a millennia-old riddle which has the power to secure Egypt's future forever.But in the tumult of war, an evil has thrived. Malevolent followers of Seth, the god of chaos, are determined to claim this power and usher in a new age of darkness.The fate of Egypt is at stake. Can Piay prevent their land falling into the hands of those who would see its ruin?
€ 27,50 -
Vlammen aan de horizon
De avonturenroman Vlammen aan de horizon van Wilbur Smith speelt zich af in Zuid-Afrika, 1899. De Tweede Boerenoorlog staat op het puntuit te breken. Kolonel en oorlogsheld Penrod Ballantyne reist naar Mafeking om mannen te rekruteren voor de strijd. Hij wordt vergezeld door zijn vrouw Amber, die nieuwsgierig is naar het land waarvoor hij zijn leven op het spel wil zetten. Maar wanneer de oorlog uitbreekt, moet Amber met hun zoontje vluchten, terwijl ze bidt dat haar man het onmogelijke zal overleven.Achthonderd mijl verderop, in Kaapstad, gebruikt Ryder Courtney zijn rijkdom en invloed om de Britse oorlogsinspanningen te financieren. Alles lijkt vredig in huize Courtney, totdat blijkt dat hun oudste zoon Leon stiekem op de trein naar het front is gestapt, vastbesloten om zich bij zijn beroemde oom Penrod Ballantyne te voegen...Vlammen aan de horizon heeft alle essentiële ingrediënten: avontuur, wraak, familiegeheimen en spanning. Een spannend verhaal dat je vanaf de eerste pagina niet meer loslaat.'Topamusement.' - de Volkskrant'De allerbeste historische romanschrijver.' - Stephen King
€ 24,99 -
Krijger
De avonturenroman Krijger, het tweeëntwintigste deel in de Courtney-serie van Wilbur Smith, speelt zich af in Zuid-Afrika, 1820. In een aangespoelde boot ontdekt Ann Waite twee schipbreukelingen: een zeeman vol littekens en een baby. De zeeman weigert enige hulp en maakt zich snel uit de voeten. Ann besluit het jongetje op te voeden als haar eigen zoon, en noemt hem Harry. Twee jaar later drijft het lot Ann en Harry terug op het pad van de mysterieuze schipbreukeling: Ralph Courtney. Hij is net ontsnapt van Robbeneiland en wil samen met lotgenoten zijn fortuin maken in Nativity Bay, de legendarische plek waarover zijn vader hem vertelde. Daarbij rekenden Ralph en zijn medepioniers buiten de invloed van krijgerskoning Shaka, wiens koninkrijk grenst aan Nativity Bay. Terugkeren is onmogelijk, en Ralph wordt gedwongen het verleden waar hij altijd voor weg heeft gerend onder ogen te komen. ‘Topamusement.’ ‒ de Volkskrant ‘De allerbeste historische romanschrijver.’ ‒ Stephen King
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The Sunbird
A SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION OF THE SUNBIRD, ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED AND DEFINING NOVELS BY GLOBAL SENSATION AND MASTER OF ADVENTURE, WILBUR SMITH. WITH MATERIAL INCLUDED FROM THE AUTHOR'S ARCHIVES AND A BRAND-NEW INTRODUCTION FROM WILBUR'S LONG-STANDING LITERARY AGENT, KEVIN CONROY SCOTT.The discovery of a lifetime comes with a high price . . .For millennia an ancient civilisation has been hidden, deep in the Botswana cliffs. Dr Ben Kazin has only a blurred photograph to prove it, but with the backing of his old friend, Louren Sturvesant, he is determined to uncover the archaeological find of a lifetime.But a whispered curse and a chance encounter with a local tribe lead him to discover much more than city foundations. The curse, it seems, is real, and will link Ben, his oldest friend, and the woman they both love with a forgotten leader from two thousand years ago, in a city of glory and honour that subsequently disappeared without a trace.What happened to that ancient civilisation? And what is it that connects that lost empire to Ben, and the violent dangers he must face in the present day?
€ 49,38 -
Nemesi
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Flashpoint
AN IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A QUEST FOR THE TRUTH. ONLY SHE HAS WHAT IT TAKES . . .1943, AmericaSOE's Saffron Courtney is back in New York, but even as she recovers from her mission to Washington, events on the other side of the Atlantic are making her return to England inevitable. The War Office need someone to extract an asset - a Jewish scientist, Caleb Ezra, a man vital to the war effort - from his hideaway on the besieged island of Leros. But first there is a debt to settle, and the mob do not wait - even for a decorated war hero . . . 1946, KenyaBack in her beloved homeland, and reunited with her lover-now-husband Gerhard von Meerbach, Saffron thinks that she might finally have found the peace that she craves. The war is over. But when she's paid a visit by an English operative who blackmails her with accusations of Gerhard's involvement in Nazi atrocities, Saffron has no choice but to return to the US at his bidding. With not only her life, but her family at stake, Saffron must track down Ezra once more - before it's too late . . .RETURN TO WILBUR SMITH'S LEGENDARY COURTNEY SERIES WITH A POWERFUL NEW WWII THRILLER - ESPIONAGE, CONSPIRACY and a RACE-AGAINST-TIME MISSION FOR THE TRUTH IN THE FOLLOW ON FROM WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERS COURTNEY'S WAR, LEGACY OF WAR AND CROSSFIRE.
€ 27,50 -
Il predatore. Prey zone. Vol. 1
Ralph Ballantyne e sua sorella Robyn vivono nel ranch di famiglia nel cuore della Crocodile Lodge Game Reserve, in Sudafrica, dove seguono le orme dei loro famosi antenati, aiutando gli animali, impegnandosi a proteggere le specie a rischio di estinzione e imparando a conoscere la natura. Questo finché un misterioso predatore non inizia a terrorizzare la riserva... Ben presto, i due ragazzi individuano il colpevole: il più grande coccodrillo che abbiano mai visto, stranamente simile al Sarchosuchus, un temibile predatore preistorico che Ralph riconosce perché compare nel suo videogioco preferito, Predasaur. E quando un villaggio vicino viene devastato da una malattia letale, apparentemente scatenata da un animale millenario, la posta in gioco diventa più alta che mai. Cosa sta succedendo? Tutti gli indizi portano al famigerato vicino di Crocodile Lodge, l'imprenditore milionario e appassionato di caccia Josef Gerhard. Possibile che Gerhard stia dando vita alle creature di Predasaur? E se è così, a quale prezzo?
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Flashpoint
THE MASTER OF ADVENTURE, WILBUR SMITH, RETURNS WITH A BRAND-NEW SAFFRON COURTNEY WWII THRILLERAN IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A QUEST FOR THE TRUTH. ONLY SHE HAS WHAT IT TAKES . . . 1943, America SOE's Saffron Courtney is back in New York, but even as she recovers from her mission to Washington, events on the other side of the Atlantic are making her return to England inevitable. The War Office need someone to extract an asset - a Jewish scientist, George Ezra, a man vital to the war effort - from his hideaway on the besieged island of Leros. But first there is a debt to settle, and the mob do not wait - even for a decorated war hero . . . 1946, Kenya Back in her beloved homeland, and reunited with her lover-now-husband Gerhard Meerbach, Saffron thinks that she might finally have found the peace that she craves. The war is over. But when she's paid a visit by an English operative who blackmails her with accusations of Gerhard's involvement in Nazi atrocities, Saffron has no choice but to return to the US at his bidding. With not only her life, but her family at stake, Saffron must track down Ezra once more - before it's too late . . . A BRAND-NEW BOOK IN THE LONG-RUNNING EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY AND THE FOLLOW ON FROM WORLDWIDE BESTSELLERS COURTNEY'S WAR, LEGACY OF WAR AND CROSSFIRE.
€ 30,50 -
Vengeance
ENEMIES BY BIRTH. BROTHERS IN BLOOD. VENGEANCE WILL BE HAD.Give him the gift of adventure this Father's Day. Praise for Wilbur Smith'I don't believe I have ever read an author whose work I loved as much' Conn Iggulden'A master storyteller' Sunday Times'No one does adventure quite like Smith' Daily Mirror'Best historical novelist' Stephen King 1829. Mahikeng Mission Station. Highveld, southern Africa.The warrior king is dead. Ralph Courtney and Ann Waite have escaped. From the chaos and bloodshed that consumed the Zulu nation after the murder of King Shaka. From Ralph's enemies. From the man who would have enslaved Ann and sold her to the highest bidder. Now Ralph and Ann, and their son Harry, are safe. Rescued by the missionaries at Mahikeng, they can finally dream of a new life. Or can they . . . ?Can Ralph finally lay to rest the ghosts that haunt him? Can Ann overcome the enemy she believed they'd escaped forever? Can Harry make his peace with the secrets and lies that have shaped his life? On a blood-soaked battlefield, as a new nation is forged in violence and slaughter, all three will be given a choice - to succumb to the past, or to stand and fight for their family's future.Blood, vengeance and destiny collide in the latest thrilling installment in the Courtney series from the bestselling master of adventure, Wilbur Smith.
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Vengeance
A brand-new Courtney Series adventure and book 8 in the Birds of Prey sequence by Wilbur Smith.ENEMIES BY BIRTH. BROTHERS IN BLOOD. Van Diemen's Land, 1835 Ralph Courtney has had everything taken from him - his wife, his son, his fortune, his freedom . . . Chased from the hills of Zululand, he had found refuge with Ann and Harry at the mission station at Mahikeng. Behind the great Barrier of Spears, out of reach of King Shaka's murderous brother, they had been safe for a time. But even here, a hundred miles north of the Orange River and British justice, Ralph could not escape his past . . . Captured. Convicted. Sentenced. Transported six thousand miles - to the end of the world, the worst prison on earth. Ralph knows that escape is impossible. All is lost. But one day, a ship comes in over the bar and he is brought back to life by a man he believed dead. Meanwhile, Ann and Harry are trapped in Mahikeng, their fate tied to that of the mission station. When new orders come from London, they have no choice but to return to the Zulu court and face the enemy they thought they'd left behind . . . Blood, vengeance and destiny collide in the latest thrilling novel from the bestselling master of adventure, Wilbur Smith.
€ 28,50 -
Udyret
Oprørsstyrker planlægger et terrorangreb mod en af Bannock Oils olieplatforme i havet ud for Angola, og Johnny Congo, den psykopatiske morder, der myrdede Hectors hustru, er flygtet fra det topsikrede fængsel, som Hector fik ham anbragt i. Den tidligere major i SAS, Hector Cross er i et stort dilemma:Hector ved, at Johnny er ude på at tage hævn, og derfor skal han stoppes, men samtidig ved Hector også, at et angreb mod olieplatformen kan katastrofale følger. Hvem skal han gå efter? Da Hector får underretninger om, at Johnny har slået sig sammen med terroristerne, er valget let. Hector samler en styrke af mænd og begiver sig til Angola og det endelige opgør."Udyret" er tredje selvstændige fortsættelse af "Afrikas horn" og "En ond cirkel".
€ 46,99