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Shipwrecked off the coast of Trinidad, Robinson Crusoe - a young
man with a thirst for adventure - finds himself washed up on a
remote tropical island with nothing but a few tools and animals for
company. Cast away for thirty years, he must battle cannibals,
mutineers and the elements in a tale so convincing that many
readers at the time believed it to be non-fiction. A true
page-turner, Robinson Crusoe is one of the most enduring novels in
the English language and its unique blend of extraordinary realism
and brilliant drama continues to delight readers the world over.
This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Daniel Defoe's
Robinson Crusoe features illustrations by the celebrated Victorian
caricaturist George Cruikshank, and an afterword by writer and
journalist Ned Halley. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the
Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift
editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's
Library are books to love and treasure.
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Relics
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To find the truth, one must first uncover the lies...When a
Catholic priest hangs himself at the Pope's inauguration in St.
Peter's Square, his friend, Professor Alex Harker, is dragged into
a secret war. The suicide sets into motion a timetable of
terrifying events that will irrevocably change the world as we know
it. With the clock ticking, pursued by a deadly assassin, Harker
must track down and decipher pieces of a puzzle laid down by the
dead priest. Harker finds himself in an epic battle - one that has
been playing out on the fringes of society since the birth of
Christ. It threatens to reveal a truth so shocking that it could
enslave and transform mankind's destiny forever. A rip-roaring
crypto-thriller fuller of twists and action, perfect for readers of
Dan Brown, Scott Mariani and Chris Kuzneski.
1311. Murder and mayhem prowl the highways and coffin paths of
Medieval England . . . Hugh Corbett returns in the twentieth
gripping mystery in Paul Doherty's ever-popular series. If you love
the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard
Cornwell you will love this. It is four years since the death of
King Edward I, but his reign of terror has cast long shadows over
the kingdom. At Holyrood Abbey, sheltered in the depths of the
Welsh march, the old king's former bodyguards protect his secret
relics and watch over a mysterious prisoner who is kept in the
abbey's dungeon. But their peaceful existence is shattered when
Abbot Henry is poisoned. Summoned to Holyrood, Sir Hugh Corbett,
Keeper of the Secret Seal, finds the fortress in chaos. Brothers
Anselm and Richard have been brutally slain by nails driven deep
into their skulls. No one knows who could be behind the gruesome
killings and the news attracts the attention of two unwanted
guests: the sinister Marcher Lord Mortimer and King Philip of
France's devious envoy De Craon. As more mysterious deaths occur,
and a violent snow storm sweeps through the valley, Corbett must
act quickly to identify the malevolent demon who has risen from
hell to turn the abbey into a house of murder . . . Praise for Paul
Doherty's dark and suspenseful novels: 'His fascination for history
comes off the page' Daily Express 'An opulent banquet to satisfy
the most murderous appetite' Northern Echo 'Deliciously
suspenseful, gorgeously written and atmospheric' Historical Novels
Review 'Paul Doherty has a lively sense of history . . . evocative
and lyrical descriptions' New Statesmen
In twenty years the de Hauteville brothers have gone from penniless
obscurity to become the most potent warrior family in Christendom:
depended on by the Pope, feared by Byzantium and respected by the
Holy Roman Emperor. Now, at the head of the tribe stands Robert,
who has only one aim: to expand his power by military conquest. Yet
his equal has yet to make his presence felt. Roger, the youngest of
the brothers, is a giant in build and a great fighter. In company -
and sometimes in conflict - with Robert, he will seek to raise the
family to the pinnacle of influence, not as vassals beholden to a
greater power, but as rulers in their own right. Their chosen
enemies are the mighty Saracen Emirs of Sicily, and conquest comes
before all, even if the path is not easy. The Saracens are like a
hydra-headed monster. There are enemies at Roger's back as well as
before him, battles to fight and defeats to be reversed, and
treacheries both secret and transparent to circumvent in a long and
bloody campaign.
'A gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty'
ROBERT FABBRI. Provoked by the Dauphin's refusal to honour the
terms of his father's surrender, Edward III has invaded France with
the greatest army England has ever assembled. But the English
lion's attempts to claw the French crown from its master are
futile. After defeats at Crecy and Poitiers, the Dauphin will no
longer meet the English in the field. Mired down in costly sieges
and facing a stalemate, Edward's great army is forced to argee a
treaty. But peace comes at a price. The French request that
Blackstone escort their King's daughter to Italy to see her married
to one of the two brothers who rule Milan - the same brothers who
killed Blackstone's family to revenge the defeats they suffered at
his hand. Blackstone, the French are certain, will never leave
Milan alive...
Battle is joined...Hero of Jutland in World War I, Kelly Maguire
progresses rapidly through Navy ranks during the dangerous post-War
years. Amidst the Russian Civil War, British forces must rescue
thousands of terrified White Army men from rampaging Communist
militias. Maguire gets stuck in, risking everything. From Russia,
he moves on to China, and a gunboat incident on the Yangtze. His
resolve is tested when he must choose between his childhood
sweetheart to a wealthy aristocrat. From old enemies to old flames,
Maguire will once again have to risk it all to prove his worth. An
awe-inspiring tale of adventure and war, The Dangerous Years has a
thrilling historical sweep, and showcases a classic storyteller at
the very peak of his powers.
From New York Times bestselling author Margaret George, Emperor
Nero: The Splendour Before The Dark is the stunning conclusion to
Emperor Nero's story that began in The Confessions of Young Nero.
With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero Augustus
commands the Roman Empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of
artistic and cultural splendour. Although he has yet to produce an
heir, his power is absolute. But in the tenth year of his reign, a
terrifying prophecy comes to pass and a fire engulfs Rome, reducing
entire swaths of the city to rubble. Rumours of Nero's complicity
in the blaze start to sow unrest among the populace - and the
politicians . . . For better or worse, Nero knows that his fate is
now tied to Rome's - and he vows to rebuild it as a city that will
stun the world. But there are those who find his rampant quest for
glory dangerous. Throughout the empire, false friends and spies
conspire against him, not understanding what drives him to
undertake the impossible. Nero will either survive and be the first
in his family to escape the web of betrayals that is the Roman
court, or be ensnared and remembered as the last radiance of the
greatest dynasty the world had ever known.
Discover explosive action and white-knuckle drama in the
spectacular second instalment in Harry Sidebottom's vivid five-part
series, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell AD256. The spectre of
treachery hangs ominously over the Roman Empire. The sparks of
Christian fervour have spread through the empire like wildfire, and
the imperium is alive with the machinations of dangerous and
powerful men. All the while, Sassanid forces press forward
relentlessly along the eastern frontier. When battle-bloodied
general Ballista returns to the imperial court from the fallen city
of Arete, he discovers that there are those who would rather see
him dead than alive. Soon caught in a sinister web of intrigue and
religious fanaticism, Ballista's courage and loyalty will be put to
the ultimate test in the service of Rome and the Emperor . . . The
Warrior of Rome is back. Praise for Harry Sidebottom 'Sidebottom's
prose blazes with searing scholarship' Times 'The best sort of
red-blooded historical fiction' Andrew Taylor, author of The
American Boy
1796. Lieutenant John Pearce is hiding in the smugglers' hub of
Gravelines with his mysterious companion, known only to him as
Oliphant, trapped in French territory with no way out. Although
they find a crew willing to take them to England, they discover on
the journey that Pearce's old enemies, the Tolland brothers, are
still active on the route and danger may be lurking close to shore.
While being on his homeland brings Pearce closer to Emily Barclay
and their young son, Adam, the constant need for discretion is an
additional strain on their already fragile relationship. Then, just
as things may be looking up, it seems Henry Dundas has another role
for him and Oliphant: a mission to north-east Spain.
The Jacobite army marches into England and Alistair Maclean, close
confident of Charles Edward Stewart embarks on a secret mission to
raise support for the cause in the west. He soon begins to suspect
someone close to the Prince is passing information to the
Government, but just as he closes in on the traitor his own life is
put in danger. Who is the turncoat and can Maclean save his own
life and his Prince?
For readers of The Nightingale and Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes a
gripping historical thriller set against a fully-realized WWII
backdrop about the love a father has for his son and the lengths he
is willing to go to find him, from a talented new voice in
suspense. Rhys Gravenor, Great War veteran and Welsh sheep farmer,
arrives in Paris in the midst of the city's liberation with a worn
letter in his pocket that may have arrived years too late. As he
follows the footsteps of his missing son across an unfamiliar,
war-torn country, he struggles to come to terms with the incident
that drove a wedge between the two of them. Joined by Charlotte
Dubois, an American ambulance driver with secrets of her own, Rhys
discovers that even as liberation sweeps across France, the war is
far from over. And his personal war has only begun as he is haunted
by memories of previous battles and hampered at every turn by
danger and betrayal. In a race against time and the war, Rhys
follows his son's trail from Paris to the perilous streets of Vichy
to the starving mobs in Lyon to the treacherous Alps. But Rhys is
not the only one searching for his son. In a race of his own, a
relentless enemy stalks him across the country and will stop at
nothing to find the young man first. The country is in tatters, no
one is trustworthy, and Rhys must unravel the mystery of his son's
wartime actions in the desperate hope of finding him before it's
too late. Too late to mend the frayed bond between them. Too late
to beg his forgiveness. Too late to bring him home alive.
A riveting, endlessly engaging and powerful novel based
substantially on real-life events, 'To Die for a Night' is, above
all, a soldier's perspective about the killing of a president, the
betrayal of comrades, and the infamous spread of chemical and
biological weapons in the Middle East. The vigorously drawn and
unforgettable setting is the South African counter-insurgency
Border War from 1966 to 1989. In that fierce conflict, courageous
soldiers fought tirelessly, often against overwhelming odds, to
protect their family, friends and fellow citizens. Meanwhile, as
ever, politicians and businessmen conspired in dark rooms for their
own advantage, and even enrichment, under the protection of these
very soldiers. There has never been a war novel like 'To Die for a
Night'.
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Shot to Hell
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A stunning historical novel - the first in an epic trilogy about
the rise and fall of one of history's greatest villains. The dawn
of the fifth century AD, and the Roman Empire totters on the edge
of the abyss. Already divided into two, the Imperium is looking
dangerously vulnerable to her European rivals. The huge barbarian
tribes of the Vandals and Visigoths sense that their time is upon
them. But, unbeknown to all of these great players, a new power is
rising in the East. A strange nation of primitive horse warriors
has been striking terror upon border peoples for fifty years. But
few realise what is about to happen. For these so called 'Huns' now
have a new leader. His name is Attila - 'the Scourge of God'. Thus
begins a saga of warfare, lust and power which brings the whole of
the Christian world to its knees - and ends in blood on the fields
of France. It is a story of two men: Attila the Hun and Aetius the
Roman. One who wanted to destroy the world, and one who fought one
final battle to save it...
1812 and the fate of Europe lies in the hands of newly appointed
Commodore Hornblower . . . Dispatched to northern waters to protect
Britain's Baltic interests, Horatio Hornblower must halt the
advance of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and Russia. But first he
must battle the terrible Baltic weather: fog, snow and icebound
waterways; overcome Russian political and commercial intrigues;
avoid the seductive charms of royalty as well as the deadly reach
of assassins in the imperial palace; and contend with hostile
armies and French privateers. With the fate of Europe balanced on a
knife edge, the responsibility lies heavy on a Commodore's
shoulders ... This is the eighth of eleven books chronicling the
adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio
Hornblower. 'A recipe for pure pleasure' Bernard Cornwell
Warrior of Rome: The Wolves of the North by Harry Sidebottom marks
the start of a new trilogy within the Warrior of Rome series. AD263
- barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart
the Imperium of Rome. In the north, the tribes are increasingly
bold in their raids on the Imperium - their savagery unlike
anything Rome has known before. Ballista must undertake his most
treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians
of the steppe against each other. He must face the Heruli - the
most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the Eaters of
Flesh, the Wolves of the North. As Ballista and his retinue make
their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking
them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated
corpses. Ballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but
is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his
own familia? Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient
warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for
sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard
Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient world.
Praise for Harry Sidebottom: 'Sidebottom's prose blazes with
searing scholarship' The Times 'The best sort of red-blooded
historical fiction' Andrew Taylor, author of The American Boy Dr.
Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall, and Lecturer at
Lincoln College, Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare
and classical art.
'Heart-pounding action' THE TIMES. Winter, 1361. After two decades
of conflict, Edward III has finally agreed a treaty with the
captive French King, John II. In return for his freedom, John has
ceded vast tracts of territory to the English. But for five long
years mercenary bands and belligerent lords have fought over the
carcass of his kingdom. They will not give up their hard-won spoils
to honour a defeated king's promises. If the English want their
prize, they'll have to fight for it... Thomas Blackstone will have
to fight for it. As he battles to enforce Edward's claim, Thomas
Blackstone will see his name blackened, his men slaughtered, his
family hunted. He will be betrayed and, once again, he'll face the
might of the French army on the field. But this time there will be
no English army at his back. He'll face the French alone.
Beijing, 1322.
Sixteen-year-old Johanna is the granddaughter of the legendary trader Marco Polo. In the wake of her father's death, Johanna finds that lineage counts for little amid the disintegrating court of the Khan as dynastic loyalties are shifting. Johanna's destiny – if she has one – lies with her grandfather, in Venice, more than a continent away at the very edge of the known world.
So, with a small band of companions, she takes to the road – the Silk Road – that storied collection of routes that link the silks of Cathay, the spices of the Indies and the jewels of the Indus to the markets of the West. But first she must survive treachery and betrayal on a road beset by thieves, fanatics, pillaging armies and warlords...
Sunday Post's best reads of the year, 2018 Rome, AD 63. Vespasian
has been made Governor of Africa. Nero, Rome's increasingly
unpredictable Emperor, orders him to journey with his most trusted
men to a far-flung empire in Africa to free 500 Roman citizens who
have been enslaved by a desert kingdom. Vespasian arrives at the
city to negotiate their emancipation, hoping to return to Rome a
hero and find himself back in favour with Nero. But when Vespasian
reaches the city, he discovers a slave population on the edge of
revolt. With no army to keep the population in check, it isn't long
before tensions spill over into bloody chaos. Vespasian must escape
the city with all 500 Roman citizens and make their way across a
barren desert, battling thirst and exhaustion, with a hoard of
rebels at their backs. It's a desperate race for survival, with
twists and turns aplenty. Meanwhile, back in Rome, Nero's
extravagance goes unchecked. All of Rome's elite fear for their
lives as Nero's closest allies run amok. Can anyone stop the
Emperor before Rome devours itself? And if Nero is to be toppled,
who will be the one to put his head in the lion's mouth?
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Fabbri's epic new series Alexander's Legacy
After losing his family to Hitler's "final solution," young David
Gabinski leads a courageous group of Jewish resistance fighters
against the Nazis. When the war is over, he travels to the Land of
Israel to fight a new battle. The occupational forces from Britain
have resolved to keep Holocaust survivors out of their Jewish
homeland and persecute those who resist. As David begins to
single-handedly wreak havoc on the British Empire, he falls for the
beautiful Shoshana, a Holocaust survivor whose spirit may have been
damaged beyond repair. Filled with suspense, drama, romance, and
humour, Lone Wolf in Jerusalem is a vibrant, page-turning novel
about the incredible reality of the Jewish people during this
critical stage in their history. Originally written in Hebrew,
Diskin's book became quickly a best seller in Israel
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