Historical adventure fiction

Un aventurero español en la China del siglo XVIEn los resplandecientes salones de la Ciudad Prohibida, donde los banquetes son un espectáculo y los susurros pueden cambiar el destino del imperio, un forastero, Juan Orozco, soldado y explorador español, llega a la corte del Hijo del Cielo tras años de aventuras y amores en los mares del Sur de China.

Brun es un joven, de familia muy humilde, que sueña con ser escultor y tiene dudas sexuales.

En 1474, Isabel I de Castilla y su esposo, Fernando, entonces rey de Sicilia y heredero de la corona de Aragón, firmaron el Concordato de Segovia.

Set in nineteenth century Mongolia, under the sway of the Manchu Qing Emperor in Beijing, G.

A man without honour is no man at all .

You've never met a woman as dangerous as Bella Sorensen .

The BRAND NEW action-packed, epic historical adventure from Michael JecksOnce they'd had enough of war.

Set in nineteenth century Mongolia, under the sway of the Manchu Qing Emperor in Beijing, G.

De la autora bestseller de Las brujas de VardØ.

La obsesion de un industrial catalan por borrar su pasado, la ferrea determinacion de un psicopata por controlar el futuro y la busqueda de redencion de un madrileno arruinado chocan en una trama donde la ciencia, la pasion, la codicia, el terror y el humor negro se combinan para tejer una historia tan sorprendente como implacable.

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El génesis de un mundo nuevoLa sexta entrega y continuación de Los Australianos, la inolvidable saga épica escrita por Vivian Stuart que, con estilo envolvente y habilidad excepcional para crear personajes llenos de fuerza, nos transporta a los orígenes de Australia: un territorio salvaje, indómito y lleno de oportunidades… pero también de injusticias, peligros y luchas por la supervivencia.

 A   lo largo de su vida, Diego Froilaz será testigo de muchos acontecimientos trascendentes protagonizados por su íntimo amigo y rey don Alfonso  IX  de León, desde los comienzos de su dilatado reinado hasta su muerte.

El génesis de un mundo nuevoLa quinta entrega y continuación de Los Australianos, la inolvidable saga épica escrita por Vivian Stuart que, con estilo envolvente y habilidad excepcional para crear personajes llenos de fuerza, nos transporta a los orígenes de Australia: un territorio salvaje, indómito y lleno de oportunidades… pero también de injusticias, peligros y luchas por la supervivencia.

El génesis de un mundo nuevoLa cuarta entrega y continuación de Los Australianos, la inolvidable saga épica escrita por Vivian Stuart que, con estilo envolvente y habilidad excepcional para crear personajes llenos de fuerza, nos transporta a los orígenes de Australia: un territorio salvaje, indómito y lleno de oportunidades… pero también de injusticias, peligros y luchas por la supervivencia.

Kapitän Jack Aubrey und sein bester Freund und Schiffsarzt Dr.

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Georges Ohnet (1848–1918) was a French writer and playwright, popular at the turn of the 20th century in both France and Russia.

Leonid Nikolaevich Andreyev (1871–1919) was a Russian writer, publicist, and playwright, one of the most prominent representatives of Russian modernism of the early 20th century.

Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (1853–1921) was one of the greatest Russian humanist writers, a publicist, a social activist, and a defender of human dignity and freedom.

Alexandra Ivanovna Sokolova (1833–1914) was a Russian writer known before the Revolution under the pseudonym "Sinee Domino" (Blue Domino), the mother of the renowned journalist and columnist Vlasiy Doroshevich.

William Harrison Ainsworth (1805–1882) was an English writer, one of the most popular authors of historical adventure fiction of the 19th century, and a representative of the so-called "Newgate School," which also included Bulwer-Lytton and Benjamin Disraeli.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was a Scottish-born English writer, a classic of world literature, and one of the founders of neo-romanticism.

Nikolai Nikolaevich Alekseyev (1871–1905) was a Russian writer, descended from an impoverished noble family in the St.

Ilya Ilf (1897–1937) and Yevgeny Petrov (1903–1942) were classics of Russian satirical prose and co-authors of legendary novels that created one of the most striking and witty characters in Russian literature: Ostap Bender, the "great schemer," a man of indefatigable wit, ingenuity, and irony.

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Nikolai Eduardovich Heinze (1852–1913) was a Russian writer, journalist, and playwright, author of numerous historical and adventure novels.

Meister Konrad von Wurzburg gehort zu den beruhmtesten Dichtern des 13.

Mit »Die Marsianerin« hat Florian Scherzer einen Roman geschaffen, der uns wie eine neue Netflix-Lieblingsserie in Bann schlägt.

Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (1744–1810) was one of the most prominent and extraordinary women of the 18th century, a figure in Russian culture, literature, and education, a close associate of Catherine II, and one of the first women to hold a high government position in Europe.

Alexander Nikolaevich Tsekhanovich (1862–1897) was a talented Russian writer, a representative of the literary scene of the late 19th century, and the author of numerous short stories and novels that combined elements of everyday life, morality, and engaging plots.

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Eleanor Vayne was an writer whose life intertwined with Russia and the circles of political exiles.

Theodor Mundt (1808–1861) was a German writer, literary critic, philosopher, and aesthetician, one of the representatives of the Young Germany movement.

Carlo Goldoni (1707–1793) was a prominent Italian playwright, a reformer of 18th-century European theater, and one of the founders of the classic comedy of the modern era.

Sergei Petrovich Borodin (1902–1974) was a Russian Soviet writer, People's Writer of the Uzbek SSR, a master of historical fiction, and the author of the novels "The Last Bukhara," "The Egyptian," the historical trilogy "Stars over Samarkand," as well as translations from Tajik, Uzbek, and Hindi.

Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (1866–1941) was a Russian writer, poet, philosopher, and thinker, one of the founders of Symbolism and a leading figure in the spiritual culture of the Silver Age.

Vladimir Petrovich Lebedev (1869–1939) was a Russian writer, poet, and playwright, author of historical novellas, poetry collections, and plays.

Daniel Defoe (1661–1731) was an English writer, essayist, and public figure, one of the founders of the European realistic novel.

Ivan Kuzmich Kondratyev (1849–1904) was a Russian writer, poet, and playwright whose work is distinguished by its attention to folk legends, historical narratives, and lively colloquial speech.

This volume includes the best works of Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov (1821–1877), a poet for whom words became the voice of Russia's conscience.

Ancient tragedy emerged from the cult of Dionysus but quickly became the intellectual center of Athens.

Alexander Stepanovich Grin (1880–1932) was a Russian writer, the creator of a unique artistic world that blended romance, philosophical depth, and psychological insight.

Edmond de Fréjac was a French writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a member of the generation of historical novelists who wrote in the spirit of Alexandre Dumas, Théâtre Gautier, and Emilio Sue.

Lev Grigorievich Zhdanov (real name Leon Germanovich Gelman, 1864–1951) was a renowned Russian historical novelist, poet, and playwright.

El Cantar de Mio Cid narra la epica aventura de Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, el heroe desterrado que, armado solo con su honor y su espada, conquista batallas imposibles para recuperar su lugar en el reino.

Alexander Krasnitsky (1859–1914) was a Russian writer and master of the historical adventure novel, whose works combine epic scope with dramatic plots.

This single volume presents the complete edition of Maxim Gorky's epic novel, The Life of Klim Samgin (1925–1936), the writer's masterpiece and definitive work.