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Richard Sharpe triumphs in the last battle of the war, only to find
himself in worse peril when charged to recover Napoleon's treasure.
It is 1814. There are rumours that Napoleon is dead, or has run
away, but Sharpe has one last battle to fight before he can lay
down his sword. It is the battle for Toulouse. Little does he know
it will be one of the bloodiest conflicts of the war. But Sharpe's
war is not only the battle. Accused of stealing Napoleon's
treasure, Sharpe must discover the unknown enemy who has tried to
frame him - and his revenge is ingenious and devastating. Soldier,
hero, rogue - Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born
in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks
by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment
of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.
'The story is equal parts Downton Abbey and wartime action, with
enough romance and intrigue to make it 100% not-put-down-able.' -
Australian Women's Weekly on Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies Australian
heiress Sophie Higgs was 'a rose of no-man's land', founding
hospitals across war-torn Europe during the horror that was WW1.
Now, in the 1920s, Sophie's wartime work must be erased so that the
men who returned can find some kind of 'normality'. Sophie is,
however, a graduate of the mysterious Miss Lily's school of charm
and intrigue, and once more she risks her own life as she attempts
to save others still trapped in the turmoil and aftermath of war.
But in this new world, nothing is clear, in politics or in love.
For the role of men has changed too. Torn between the love of three
very different men, Sophie will face her greatest danger yet as she
attempts an impossible journey across the world to save Nigel, Earl
of Shillings - and her beloved Miss Lily. In this sequel to the
bestselling Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies, Jackie French draws us
further into a compelling story that celebrates the passion and
adventure of an unstoppable army of women who changed the world.
'Stockwin creates a knotty narrative, writing with authority about
Britain's Georgian navy and the physical world at sea with
intrigue, captivating characters, and deft storytelling. Thunderer
is a suspenseful journey' Quarterdeck 1812. Arriving back in
England after his successes in the Adriatic, Captain Sir Thomas
Kydd is bestowed with honours. In London he's greeted by the Prince
Regent who, despite Kydd's protestations that he's happy with his
present command, insists he be given a bigger ship - HMS Thunderer,
a 74-gun ship of the line. But she's old, and being part of a
standing fleet Kydd's chances of further fame and distinction are
slim indeed. Winning over his new command is fraught with
challenges. A hostile crew, abysmal levels of gunnery and
sail-handling capabilities are intolerable to a fighting captain
like Kydd. With the ship short of men and no incentives to attract
more, can he ever bring Thunderer to a proper state of fighting
preparedness? Kydd is sent to reinforce the Baltic squadron as
Bonaparte's vast army invades Russia. News reaches him of French
victory at the Battle of Borodino. The road to Moscow is now open.
To avert total French victory, Kydd must lead a vital convoy
through battle and tempest to the aid of Britain's last ally.
Praise for Julian Stockwin's Kydd series 'Paints a vivid picture of
life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' Daily Express 'This heady
adventure blends fact and fiction in rich, authoritative detail'
Nautical Magazine 'Fans of fast-paced adventure will get their fill
with this book' Historical Naval Society
Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnesses a murderous act of treachery and,
with Sir Arthur Wellesley, faces the Mahratta Horde. The paths of
treachery all lead to the small village of Assaye. Outnumbered and
outgunned, Wellesley, with a diminished British army, plunges his
men into the white heat of battle. A battle that will make his
reputation, and perhaps Sharpe's too. Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe
is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined
the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal
courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th
Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.
Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction "Redeployment is
hilarious, biting, whipsawing and sad. It's the best thing written
so far on what the war did to people's souls." -Dexter Filkins, The
New York Times Book Review Selected as one of the best books of the
year by The New York Times Book Review, Time, Newsweek, The
Washington Post Book World, Amazon, and more Phil Klay's
Redeployment takes readers to the frontlines of the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there, and
what happened to the soldiers who returned. Interwoven with themes
of brutality and faith, guilt and fear, helplessness and survival,
the characters in these stories struggle to make meaning out of
chaos. In "Redeployment", a soldier who has had to shoot dogs
because they were eating human corpses must learn what it is like
to return to domestic life in suburbia, surrounded by people "who
have no idea where Fallujah is, where three members of your platoon
died." In "After Action Report", a Lance Corporal seeks expiation
for a killing he didn't commit, in order that his best friend will
be unburdened. A Morturary Affairs Marine tells about his
experiences collecting remains-of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers both. A
chaplain sees his understanding of Christianity, and his ability to
provide solace through religion, tested by the actions of a
ferocious Colonel. And in the darkly comic "Money as a Weapons
System", a young Foreign Service Officer is given the absurd task
of helping Iraqis improve their lives by teaching them to play
baseball. These stories reveal the intricate combination of
monotony, bureaucracy, comradeship and violence that make up a
soldier's daily life at war, and the isolation, remorse, and
despair that can accompany a soldier's homecoming. Redeployment has
become a classic in the tradition of war writing. Across nations
and continents, Klay sets in devastating relief the two worlds a
soldier inhabits: one of extremes and one of loss. Written with a
hard-eyed realism and stunning emotional depth, this work marks
Phil Klay as one of the most talented new voices of his generation.
Major Eazy is a maverick soldier in a dirty war, caught up in the
Allies' invasion of Italy in 1944 and determined to see justice
done. Even when that means taking on villains on his own side, he
doesn't pull any punches! More movie star than military, Eazy was
the most laconic and indeed British officer ever to grace the pages
of a comic. This volume starts from the very beginning of Eazy's
story.
This is a continuation of the love story begun in the author’s
previous novel, The Tame Khaki, in which the twenty-year-old Jack
Whitelaw set off from his home in Dorset to fight the Boers in the
southern tip of Africa. Wounded, he’s taken to a Ladysmith
hospital, where falls in love with a beautiful young nurse, Rachel
du Toit, a boerenooi, whose father and brothers are all fighting in
a Boer commando. The love affair flourishes during the siege`–
until Rachel is forced to flee Ladysmith and ends up in a British
concentration camp. It’s now March 1902 and the war is virtually
over. Shortly before Jack sailed for home, Rachel forgave him for
his part in Milner’s ‘scorched earth policy’ and he returns to
Pietermaritzburg determined to win her hand in marriage. His
blissful life with his lovely wife and two little children on a
farm in the Natal Midlands begins to transform when Britain
declares war against Germany and his deep sense of loyalty to his
excolleagues and The Old Country kicks in. Rachel is at first
fiercely opposed to him again donning a British uniform but
eventually relents, knowing Jack will continue to feel powerful
pangs of guilt if he doesn’t. You’ll become deeply engrossed – at
times saddened – by what occurs next.
Scandal, murder and treason... Athelstan and Cranston are back with
a bang.Winter, 1379. French privateers are attacking the southern
coast and threaten London itself, the very heart of the nation. The
situation becomes dire when an English flotilla of warships, with
the colossal God's Bright Light among them, drops anchor in the
Thames; during the first night, the entire watch of the ship
disappears without a trace. The series of murderous and strange
incidents leads to Sir John and Brother Athelstan being summoned to
resolve the mysteries on board the ill-omened warship. Their
investigations uncover some shocking truths - and they find
themselves in the thick of a bloody battle on the Thames. A
gripping and suspenseful historical mystery with plenty of action,
perfect for fans of Michael Jecks, S. G. MacLean and Susanna
Gregory.
One man versus the might of the Russian mafia... The explosive new
thriller series from major bestseller Ben Coes.Unforgiving and
ruthlessly violent, the Russian mafia has rapidly taken over the
criminal underworld in the U.S. When a powerful family executes two
high-profile American politicians, the message is obvious:
opposition will be met with deadly force. With no other viable
options, the President creates a two-man clandestine assassination
team to find and eliminate the bosses of this deadly criminal
operation: former Navy SEALs Billy Cosgrove and Rob Tacoma. But
when Cosgrove is found dead just days later, Tacoma is on his own
against an organisation with endless resources and no boundaries.
To find the culprits, he'll have to take on an army. Except in this
battle there are no limits - and no rules. A brutal thriller from a
master of the genre, The Russian is perfect for fans of Lee Child,
James Deegan and Andy McNab.
A spectacular space opera debut perfect for readers of Ann Leckie's
Ancillary Justice and Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire,
inspired by the lives and loves of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar.
LOYALTY, LEGACY AND BETRAYAL... Princess Altagracia has lost
everything. After a bloody civil war, her twin sister has claimed
not just the crown of their planet Szayet but the Pearl of its
prophecy, a computer that contains the immortal soul of their god.
Stripped of her birthright, Altagracia prepares to flee the planet
- just as Matheus Ceirran, Commander of the interstellar Empire of
Ceiao, arrives in deadly pursuit. Princess Altagracia sees an
opportunity to win back her planet, her god, and her throne . . .
if she can win over the Commander and his distrustful right-hand
officer, Anita. But talking her way into Commander Matheus's good
graces, and his bed, is only the beginning. Dealing with the most
powerful man in the galaxy is almost as dangerous as war, and
Altagracia is quickly torn between Matheus and the wishes of the
machine god that whispers in her ear. For Szayet's sake, and her
own, Altagracia will need to become more than a princess with a
silver tongue. She will have to become a queen as history has never
seen before - even if it breaks an empire. 'Dazzling, transportive,
boundless, precise - and dares to ask, what if Mark Antony was the
hottest butch girl in space?' Casey McQuiston 'A glittering triumph
that weaves together history and tragedy into a star-spanning epic.
I fell into this book and didn't come out for a long time' Everina
Maxwell 'Gorgeously written, clever and captivating' Kristyn
Merbeth 'Takes the larger-than-life figures of the ancient world
and recasts them against a backdrop of drowned worlds and
interstellar empires with extraordinary verve' Emily Tesh 'Deftly
wields the conventions of science fiction to make old stories
new... I did not know I could weep for Antony, love Cleopatra, or
lament Caesar, but through Ana, Gracia, and Ceirran, I do' Maya
Deane 'Beautifully written, with poise and wit and grand epic
sweep, The Stars Undying has everything I want from a space opera'
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When defeat is inevitable there are only two options: go out on
their terms, or yours.At last, the Roman Empire is winning one of
its most savage wars. King Pinnes is dead. The Pannonian tribes
have surrendered. Only the Dalmatians under Bato remain in the
fight, and this brutal leader holds the life of a former Roman
standard bearer in his hands. Corvus is spared only on condition
that he continues to fight against Rome as a rebel, but his enemies
are everywhere. Not only do the Romans want his head, but the
treacherous Ziva - his supposed ally - is a constant threat. With
the Pannonians knocked out of the war, the entire might of Rome is
directed against Bato's army. Legion after legion covers the
landscape. Sieges are laid. Towns burn. Thousands die. There is no
mercy. And there, in the fire of the rebellion's last stand, Corvus
must face his greatest betrayer - Marcus. The epic conclusion to
the Raven and the Eagle series, perfect for fans of Ben Kane and
Simon Scarrow. Praise for Geraint Jones'Blood and guts, but also a
clever exploration of the moral ambiguity of war and loyalty to a
flag' Mail on Sunday 'Brutal, audacious, and fast paced' Anthony
Riches, author of the Empire series. 'Historical fiction written by
a real war veteran who knows all there is to know about blood and
bonding in battle' Weekend Sport
'Having been shot at definitely helps you write great thrillers...
I've been a huge fan of Chris Ryan since I read The One That Got
Away - he just gets better and better' - STEPHEN LEATHER 'An
intelligent and enthralling read' - FINANCIAL TIMES The SAS is
operating covertly in the wartorn badlands of northern Syria. They
know it will be gritty, bloody and dangerous. But when Regiment
legend Danny Black's unit, codenamed Zero 22, is tasked with a more
routine operation, they don't expect it to end the way it does: in
compromise and massacre, orchestrated by the shadowy Wagner Group,
a paramilitary organisation in thrall to the Russian president.
Back in the UK, Danny learns that his unit was betrayed by a mole
feeding high-level military intelligence to the Russians. Like any
SAS man worthy of the name, his first thought is to avenge the men
who lost their lives on the Zero 22 op. He has no hesitation in
accepting the mission to assassinate the man responsible for the
death of his mates. But the headshed have more complicated plans
and Danny finds himself operating with a face from his past whom he
never thought he would see again. Together they embark on a
high-risk, deniable mission that will require all Danny's Regiment
skills if they are to have any hope of success. As the mission
unfolds, however, Danny learns that darker forces are at play. And
when everything he thinks he knows gets turned on its head, he
realises that what started out as an act of revenge is just a
single play in a conspiracy that will take him across the
continents and pit him not only against the highly trained
militants of the Wagner Group, but against the Kremlin, the White
House and the insidious machinations of the most powerful men in
the world.
Above Us the Milky Way is a story about war, immigration, and the
remarkable human capacity to create beauty out of horror. As a
young family attempts to reconstruct their lives in a new and
peaceful country, they are daily drawn back to the first land
through remembrance and longing, by news of the continued suffering
and loss of loved ones, and by the war dead, who have immigrated
and reside with them, haunting their days and illuminating the
small joys and wonders offered them by the new land. The novel's
structure is built around the alphabet, twenty-six pieces written
in the first person that sketch a through-line of memory for the
lives of the five daughters, mother, and father. Ghost stories and
fairytales are woven with old family photographs and medieval-style
watercolor illuminations to create an origin story of loss and
remembrance.
'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King 'A master storyteller' -
Sunday Times 'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom
others are compared' -The Times 'No one does adventure quite like
Smith' - Daily Mirror TWO HEROES. ONE UNBREAKABLE BOND. Torn apart
by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of
miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard - despite his
objections to the Nazi regime - is fighting for the Fatherland,
hoping one day to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies. But as his
unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of
Stalingrad, he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the
day. Meanwhile Saffron - recruited by the Special Operations
Executive and sent to occupied Belgium to discover how the Nazis
have infiltrated SOE's network - soon finds herself hunted by
Germany's most ruthless spymaster. Confronted by evil beyond their
worst imaginings, the lovers must each make the hardest choice of
all: sacrifice themselves, or do whatever they can to survive,
hoping that one day they will be reunited. BOOK 16 IN THE EPIC
HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY, FROM INTERNATIONAL
BESTSELLER WILBUR SMITH
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