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Manuel Serrat Crespo

    Shadow of the Sphinx
    Tutankhamun: The Last Secret
    Johanna die Wahnsinnige
    The Stone of Light 1. Nefer the Silent
    La Reina Sol
    Per amore di Iside
    • Per amore di Iside

      • 382 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Malade, criblé de dettes, Mozart s’acharne à com­po­ser encore, tant sa vie en dépend. C’est ainsi qu’il va accep­ter, dans une sorte d’élan pré­mo­ni­toire et poi­gnant, la mys­té­rieuse com­mande d’un Requiem, qu’il ne ter­mi­nera jamais. Mais son moral est bon, un nou­veau fils vient de naître et, grâce à son ami Thamos l’Egyptien, il trouve l’énergie néces­saire pour écrire, après Cosi fan tutte, l’inou­blia­ble Flûte enchan­tée – que lui pré­fère nommer « magi­que » ! – où il révèle l’avenir de l’ini­tia­tion égyptienne en Occident. Avec ce der­nier opéra, il a signé son arrêt de mort… Considéré comme un dan­ge­reux agi­ta­teur à la fois par la classe poli­ti­que, par l’Eglise et par quel­ques musi­ciens de cour ambi­tieux, qui voient d’un mau­vais œil son enga­ge­ment maçon­ni­que et son indé­pen­dance affir­mée alors que la Révolution fran­çaise bât son plein de l’autre côté de la fron­tière, Mozart est vic­time d’un empoi­son­ne­ment. Empoisonné par qui ? Personne ne pourra le sauver… Mais l’œuvre est accom­plie ! Thamos, un moment arrêté par la police secrète de l’empe­reur, par­vient à s’évader et part à la recher­che d’un nou­veau Grand Magicien. Or un petit génie vient de naître… en France… dans le Quercy.

      Per amore di Iside2007
      4.0
    • The Puma's Shadow

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      In sixteenth-century Peru, as Huayna Capac, king of the Incas, dies, he confides the mysteries of other worlds and the Inca Gods to Anamaya, daughter of an Incan princess. After his death she is the guardian of the Empire. But Anamaya cannot remember these secrets when Atahualpa, the king's chosen successor, asks for guidance. Although she knows they are within her, the only concrete reminder is the black puma spirit which prowls around her at night. In Spain, Francisco Pizarro has returned from his first voyage to Peru and seeks the king's permission to conquer this new land and be named its governor. When he sails, amongst the 180 men who accompany him is Gabriel Montelucar y Flores, a young nobleman who has escaped the clutches of the Inquisition. As the journey continues, first by sea and then overland in Peru, Gabriel will play a role he could never imagine, and become a linchpin both for Pizarro and Anamaya. Epic and unforgettable, it captures the Incas in all their splendour, savagery and spirituality - and the determination and ruthlessness of the Spanish conquistadors. And it is a classic novel of love across religious and cultural boundaries.

      The Puma's Shadow2002
      3.4
    • Egipto, año 1350 a. J.C. Akhesa, hija de los legendarios Akenatón y Nefertiti, se convierte en centro del enfrentamiento entre su esposo Tutankamón, joven e irresponsable, y Horemheb, general de una ambición sin límites? Jerarcas prepotentes, funcionarios venales, complots militares, pueblos hambrientos, espionaje y demagogia forman el entramado de esta inolvidable novela que recrea una civilización fascinante.

      La Reina Sol2002
      4.0
    • In a mysterious village deep in the mountainous desert of Upper Egypt, a handful of men jealously guards some of the most precious secrets of the Pharaohs. And the most fabulous of these is the Stone of Light... This village is called The Place of Truth. Dynasties of artists and craftsmen lived and worked there for some five centuries, from 1550BC to 1070BC, preparing for the eternal resting places of the reigning Pharaohs. In order to complete their demanding mission, they made use of the famous Stone of Light, which has the power to transform barley into gold, and matter into light. Christian Jacq has now retold this gripping adventure in this epic novel, told in four parts, where the destiny of the Pharaohs, the intrigues of courtesans, the genius of artists and the passions of men are drawn together in the name of art of the most exalted kind.

      The Stone of Light 1. Nefer the Silent2001
      3.9
    • Shadow of the Sphinx

      • 359 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Who will triumph in this intense battle that determines Egypt's survival?

      Shadow of the Sphinx1997
      3.5
    • Die Tragische Geschichte Johannas Von Kastilien, Die Durch Ihre Leidenschaftliche Liebe Zu Ihrem Untreuen Und Machthungrigen Gatten, Dem Erzherzog Von Flandern, Zum Opfer Politischer Intrigen Wird.

      Johanna die Wahnsinnige1992
      3.3