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The thrilling sequel to Alistair MacLean’s masterpiece of World War II adventure, The Guns of Navarone. The guns of Navarone have been silenced, but the heroic survivors have no time to rest on their laurels. Almost before the last echoes of the famous guns have died away, Keith Mallory...

While Stavros moves to take over Lars’s throne, the war for the entire kingdom begins. However, this is no ordinary war against Seelie or Unseelie. The real enemy is the most powerful object in the world: The Stone of Fail. Lars isn’t the only one the stone wants. Zoey Daniels is next on its list. And the stone will do whatever it takes to finally get the girl. With a battle on all sides and lives of those they love threatened, fae, humans, Druids, pixies, and a certain sprite-monkey will have to come together to save the true King, along with the world, from destruction.

A classic crime caper featuring the daring gentleman-thief turned detective, Arsène Lupin, a master of disguise, a criminal genius, and a man intent on righting wrongs when Justice can't be bothered. In this gripping tale, Lupin has set himself a challenge: to rob the millions stashed in Madame Imbert's safe. But Imbert’s private mansion is a fortress. Can Lupin outwit the police and unlock the secrets within the safe? Guaranteed to keep you guessing until the very end, this tale is perfect for fans of ´Knives Out´ and ´Glass Onion´.

"Der Graf von Monte Christo" (orig. "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo") ist ein Abenteuerroman von Alexandre Dumas. Die Geschichte spielt in der Zeit nach der Französischen Revolution in den Jahren 1815 bis 1838. Napoleons Stern ist untergegangen, und die Restauration unter den Königen Ludwig XVIII. und Karl X. hat stattgefunden. Dann folgt die Julirevolution von 1830, durch die der "Bürgerkönig" Louis-Philippe I. auf den Thron kommt. Die Hauptfigur des Romans ist der junge Seemann Edmond Dantès, der später den Namen Graf von Monte Christo annimmt.

A mysterious stranger arrives in a small Sussex village, covered up from head to toes with a coat, gloves, bandages, goggles and hat. The stranger demands to be left alone, spending most of his time in his room working with chemicals and laboratory apparatus. He quickly becomes the talk of the village as he unnerves the locals. Eventually, though, after a burglary (in which the thief was unseen) the stranger's secret comes out.

Dix ans après ses premières aventures, Don Quichotte reprend la route, toujours convaincu d'être un chevalier errant chargé de défendre l'honneur et la justice. Accompagné de son fidèle écuyer Sancho Panza, il traverse une Espagne désormais peuplée de lecteurs… qui connaissent déjà ses exploits. Manipulé par des nobles moqueurs, défié par de faux chevaliers, et confronté à un monde qui se rit de ses marquants, "le chevalier de la Triste Figure" poursuit sa quête avec une noblesse d'âme touchante, au bord du tragique.

Questo “romanzo scientifico” è uno dei più famosi di Jules Verne, forse perché il misterioso personaggio del Capitano Nemo ha dato luogo a numerose successive produzioni artistiche.In realtà il romanzo consiste , non solo delle avventure dei tre protagonisti a bordo del Nautilus del capitano Nemo, ma di una lunga trattazione delle specie acquatiche presenti nei mari di tutto il globo, oltre che ad una visita alla misteriosa Atlantide.

Del Bellator has screwed up. Big time. She's failed to defeat her enemies, the Shadows, and has been forced to open a portal between hell and Earth. Now, demons are flowing onto Earth as fast as lava down a volcano. And the effects are going to be just as deadly. With the help of her friends and her boyfriend, the powerful Warden of the Underworld, Del must find the portal and close it. Thousands of demons are now on earth and Del has to figure out how to get rid of them and her enemies, the Shadows - without ending up dead.

With the Shadows from her past hot on her tail, Del Bellator is committed to growing her magic. That means hunting demons and stealing their powers, a job that's as risky as dancing with the devil. But she'll need all the power she can get if she wants to defeat the Shadows, so she's willing to take the risk. While out on a demon hunt, she spots her boyfriend Roarke's long-lost brother. He's the only person who could tell her what the Shadows are up to. But only if only she can catch him.

Daring young Tom Sawyer is a hero to his friends and a torment to his relations. During one hot summer, Tom witnesses a murder, attends his own funeral, rescues an innocent man from the gallows, searches for treasure in a haunted house, foils a devilish plot and discovers a box of gold. But can he escape his nemesis, the villainous Injun Joe?

Uncle Tom is a high-minded, devoutly Christian black slave to a kind family, the Shelbys. But beset by financial difficulties, the Shelbys sell Tom to a slave trader. Young George Shelby promises to someday redeem him. The story relates Uncle Tom's trials, suffering, and religious fortitude.

Lewis Carroll was a minister in the Church of England and a Professor of Mathematics at Christ Church College. In his diary he described "An expedition up the river to Godstowe with the three Liddells", daughters of the college Dean, "on which occasion I told them the fairy tale of 'Alice's Adventures Underground', which I undertook to write out for Alice".

The Watter's Mou, meaning "the water's mouth," revolves around the romance between a young coast guard officer and his girlfriend, the daughter of a fisherman. The officer, William Barrow [or Sailor Willy], is tasked with dealing with smuggling going on among the local fishermen, including his girlfriend’s father. Maggie MacWhirter's father had fallen upon hard times, when once his fishing boat had brought him a prosperous living.

En esta historia los protagonistas son dos perros, Cipión y Berganza, que se encuentran recostados a la entrada del hospital de la Resurrección en Valladolid, cuando se dan cuenta que, de repente y de forma inexplicable ,parecen haber adquirido el don del habla. Deciden, pues, aprovechar esta sobrenatural circunstancia para contarse el uno al otro sus vidas.Es Berganza que comienza con la historia de su vida, que, al estilo de la del Lazarillo de Tormes, le hace pasar alegrías y desdichas de la mano de los distintos amos que le han ido tocando lo largo de su vida.

It is 1757, the third year of the French and Indian War. Deep in the forests of New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye and his loyal Mohican friends become involved in the bloody French and Indian War. Hawkeye, a colonial scout, Chingachgook, the Mohican chief, and Uncas, his son, risk their lives to guide two English sisters through hostile territory and evade the evil Huron chief, Magua, who is determined to destroy them. The thrilling events that lead to the final tragic confrontation between rival war parties create an unforgettable, spine-tingling picture of life on the frontier.

Avoided by the Coast Salish tribes for generations, Hurst Island is one of the last remnants of untracked wilderness on the British Columbia coastal frontier. Not yet overtaken by logging or commercial fishing, it is a final outpost where myth lives on, heedless of human progress or desire. As their boat sinks, Amy and Ian find themselves stranded on this island, unaware of what they are about to face.

Armon Ellington died on Earth and was transported to Terra, a world governed by rules eerily similar to the RPG games he loved. In addition to finding a way to become more powerful, he also found the friends and family he’d always longed for. Unfortunately, he also discovered the pain of losing them. Now, Armon finally has the information he’s been searching for. He knows where the kidnapped kobolds that the Imperare took are. A city deep in the heart of the Imperare Empire and a place renowned for its gladiatorial arenas.

Dylan thought he was an average man with a dead-end job and no great aspirations. When he finds a black book lying innocently on his lawn with peculiar words and markings, he discovers the universe is bigger than he imagined. The guardian of Earth, who kept the book and its immense power safe from falling into the wrong hands, was killed. Now Earth needs a new guardian.

Landing in Darom, Startum Ironwolf is confronted by the devastation being wrought by the Chaos Storm alliance and is forced into a guild war of epic proportions. With the beginnings of a massive invasion from the northern tribes looming on the horizon, Star fights his way across the Kingdom of Kader to reach his friend. Along the way, the face of the true enemy is revealed with the deception of a close friend. Somehow, Star and his allies must survive the betrayal and the overwhelming odds stacked against them.

"Around the World in Eighty Days" (French: "Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours") is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (£2,242,900 in 2019) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.