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The German chieftain Arminius has been defeated, one of the lost Roman eagles recovered, and thousands of German tribesmen slain. Not until Arminius is dead, his old legion's eagle found and the enemy tribes completely vanquished will he rest.But Arminius - devious, fearless - is burning for revenge of his own.

The first gripping, bloodthirsty and epic Viking adventure from Sunday Times bestseller Ben Kane

CAN GREECE RESIST THE MIGHT OF ROME? Get ready for the climax of the Roman invasion of Greece in Sunday Times bestseller Ben Kane's latest historical adventure in mass market paperback.

The second thrilling novel in the Lionheart series, by Sunday Times Bestseller, Ben Kane.

The fields of Cannae provide the setting for one of the bloodiest battles in history. But who will triumph? Hannibal and his warrior army, or the mighty legions of Rome. By Ben Kane, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hannibal: Enemy of Rome. Hannibal's campaign to defeat Rome continues as he marches south to confront his enemy. With him is a young soldier, Hanno. Like his general, Hanno burns to vanquish Rome. Never has the possibility seemed so likely. But a stealthy game of cat and mouse is being played as Rome's generals seek to avoid confrontation. Eventually the two armies meet under a fierce summer sun. The place is Cannae -- the fields of blood. The battle will go down in history as one of the bloodiest ever fought, a battle in which Hanno knows he must fight as never before -- just to stay alive.

Five long years have passed since the annihilation of three Roman legions in the wilds of Germania. Varus, the general who led the ill-fated army, is long dead and the bones of his 15,000 legionaries moulder in the forests. But not all the Romans were slain in the ambush. Centurion Tullus, a seasoned veteran, survived and now he lives for revenge upon the tribal chieftain Arminius, who masterminded the ambush. Tullus will stop at nothing to kill his bitterest enemy, or to recover his legion's lost Eagle.

From the author of The Forgotten Legion, the first in a gripping three-part series based on actual historical events In the summer of 9 CE, Publius Varus, the Roman governor of Germania, and Lucius Tullus, a centurion garrisoned on the Rhine, march east with three legions. As they prepare to return to their winter quarters, they are lured off the road and ambushed by German warriors. The Germans are led by Arminius, a chieftain who is a trusted ally of Rome—and a man who has been secretly planning to betray the empire since childhood. Trapping Varus' legionaries between a hillside and a marsh, and thereby preventing them from forming up or using their artillery, Arminius and his warriors wreak a terrible slaughter. The Roman defeat is overwhelming, but it is not until the third day of the massacre that the scale of Arminius' victory becomes clear. Three legions, upwards of 14,000 men, have been annihilated, and three treasured Eagle standards have been lost. Just a few hundred legionaries, including Tullus, manage to escape. Nor is the survivors' ordeal over. Pursued to the last Roman fort east of the Rhine, they are besieged by thousands of bloodthirsty tribesmen. Only the gods can save them now.

A brand new short story collection from the Sunday Times Bestselling author of the LIONHEART series.

Murder on an abandoned housing development--and a web of dark secrets stretching back decades... Looking for clues about her sister's death amid the crumbling decay of a derelict and near-deserted London neighbourhood, urban explorer Connie Darke makes a terrifying discovery: William Stark, the estate's architect and long-time resident, is hanging from the church's vaulted ceiling. For DI Lew Kirby, there's no doubt that Stark was lured to his death--but who wanted him dead, and why? As Connie begins a covert investigation, desperate to find a connection to her sister, Kirby soon discovers that the remaining residents have something to hide. Could there be a connection between Stark's death and the unsolved case of Kevin Shires, a boy who went missing from the estate decades ago? And with Kirby and Connie both digging into the long-buried history of the estate's darkest corners, what other secrets will be unearthed from the ruins of Grasmere?

The thrilling third instalment in the epic LIONHEART series from Sunday Times Bestselling author, Ben Kane.

As Rome's war with Carthage continues, two friends - now on opposing sides - confront each other in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. A new Hannibal novel by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Legion series. 213 BC. Syracuse. Under the merciless Sicilian sun, a city is at war. Outside the walls, a vast Roman army waits. Yet the city’s incredible defences, designed by Archimedes, mean that Syracuse will not be taken easily. A veteran of the bitter war since its beginning, Quintus is ready to give his life in the service of the Republic. But dangers face him from within his own ranks as well as from the enemy - who include his former friend, the Carthaginian, Hanno. Hanno has been sent by his general Hannibal to aid Syracuse in its fight against Rome. Pledged to bring death to all Romans, he is diverted from his mission by the discovery of Quintus’ sister Aurelia, a captive within the city. Two friends on opposing sides. A woman caught between them. They are about to meet in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. Who will survive?

The mighty slave army, led by Spartacus, has crushed all before it, scattering the legions of Rome. Crassus, the richest man in Rome, has raised an army to rival Spartacus, and there are murmurings of rebellion in Spartacus' own army.

Having survived the perils of a journey across half the world, Romulus and Tarquinius are press-ganged into the legions, which are under imminent threat of annihilation by the Egyptians.

HAS ROME FINALLY MET ITS MATCH? Clash Of Empires is the gripping first historical novel in a new series from the Sunday Times bestselling author - for fans of Simon Scarrow, Harry Sidebottom, Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell.

The first of two epic novels which tell the story of one of the most charismatic heroes history has ever known - Spartacus, the gladiator slave who took on and nearly defeated the might of Rome, during the years 73-71 BC. Historically very little is known about Spartacus. We know that he came from Thrace, a land north of Greece, that he once fought in the Roman legions and that, during two fateful years, he led a slave army which nearly brought Rome to its knees. In Ben Kane's brilliant novel, we meet Spartacus as he returns to Thrace, ready to settle down after a decade away. But a new king has usurped the throne. Treacherous and violent, he immediately seizes Spartacus and sells him to a Roman slave trader looking for new gladiators. The odyssey has begun which will see Spartacus become one of the greatest legends of history, the hero of revolutionaries from Karl Marx to Che Guevara, immortalised on screen, and now brought to life in Ben Kane's great bestseller - a novel which takes the story to its halfway point and is continued in Spartacus: Rebellion. Ben Kane was born in Kenya and raised there and in Ireland. He studied veterinary medicine and University College, Dublin, but after that he travelled the world extensively, indulging in his passion for ancient history. He lives in North Somerset with his wife and two young children.

"The great Carthaginian general, Hannibal, has never forgotten the defeat and humiliation of his father by Rome. Now he plans his revenge and the destruction of the old enemy. While Hannibal prepares for war, the young son of one of his most trusted military commanders goes on an innocent adventure with his best friend - and disappears. Captured by pirates, put up for sale in the slave market, one of the boys is sold as a gladiator, the other as a field slave. They believe they will never see home or family again. But their destiny - interwoven and linked with that of their Roman masters - is to be an extraordinary one. The devastating war unleashed upon Rome by Hannibal will last for nearly twenty years. It will change their lives - and history - forever."--Publisher.

In Oration, magic exists only when read from rare books, but any able to cast magic are enslaved, never taught to read. Baztian is a slave, content with the safety of anonymity. But when he learns to read, he becomes the symbol of an uprising.

REBEL. LEADER. BROTHER. KING. 1179. Henry II is King of England, Wales, Ireland, Normandy, Brittany and Aquitaine. The House of Plantagenet reigns supreme. But there is unrest in Henry's house. Not for the first time, his family talks of rebellion. Ferdia - an Irish nobleman taken captive during the conquest of his homeland - saves the life of Richard, the king's son. In reward for his bravery, he is made squire to Richard, who is already a renowned warrior. Crossing the English Channel, the two are plunged into a campaign to crush rebels in Aquitaine. The bloody battles and gruelling sieges which followed would earn Richard the legendary name of Lionheart. But Richard's older brother, Henry, is infuriated by his sibling's newfound fame. Soon it becomes clear that the biggest threat to Richard's life may not be rebel or French armies, but his own family... 'A rip-roaring epic, filled with arrows and spattered with blood. Gird yourself with mail when you start.' Paul Finch 'Ben's deeply authoritative depiction of the time is delivered in a deft manner.' Simon Scarrow

The Forgotten Legion fought against almighty odds at the very edge of the known world - and lost. Now Brennus the Gaul, Tarquinius the Etruscan soothsayer and Romulus, bastard son of a Roman nobleman, are prisoners of Parthia. They dream of escape, but in the brutal fighting which lies ahead, only two will survive. Meanwhile, Fabiola, Romulus's twin sister, is caught up in the vicious eddies of Roman politics. Hunted by slave catchers she flees, hoping to find her lover, Brutus, bound for Alexandria with Caesar. Ben Kane's brilliant second novel plunges his characters into a cauldron of war and terror, as Caesar and the Roman Republic hurtle towards their day of reckoning.

Set in the late Roman Republic, in the first century B.C.E., "The Forgotten Legion" is a tale of the greatest empire of the ancient world from the perspective of those on the lowest rungs of its society

Two murders. An abandoned asylum. Will a mysterious former patient help untangle the dark truth? The body of an elderly woman has been found in the bowels of a derelict asylum on the banks of the Thames. As Detective Lew Kirby and his partner begin their investigation, another body is discovered in the river nearby. How are the two murders connected? Before long, the secrets of Blackwater Asylum begin to reveal themselves. There are rumours about underground bunkers and secret rooms, unspeakable psychological experimentation, and a dark force that haunts the ruins, trying to pull back in all those who attempt to escape. Urban explorer Connie Darke, whose sister died in a freak accident at the asylum, is determined to help Lew expose its grisly past. Meanwhile Lew discovers a devastating family secret that threatens to turn his life upside down. As his world crumbles around him, Lew must put the pieces of the puzzle together to keep the killer from striking again. Only an eccentric former patient really knows the truth--but will he reveal it to Lew before it's too late?

NAPOLEON: emperor of France, master of Europe. The epic new standalone from Sunday Times bestselling author, Ben Kane.

'Wow this is such a brilliant thriller... it deserves more than five stars.' NetGalley Reviewer, A scream cut through the night as they watched flames engulf the woodland. Fire ripped through the trees, leaving only charred branches behind. And then they saw it... on the ashen forest floor... was a body.

König, Politiker, Krieger, Eroberer - Richard Löwenherz! 1189. Endlich regiert Richard Löwenherz als König über England. Noch muss er in seinem eigenen Königreich für Ordnung sorgen, bald jedoch bereitet er einen neuen Kriegszug vor. Jerusalem, das Heilige Land, soll aus der Hand der Muslime befreit werden. Gemeinsam mit seinem treuen Diener Ferdia macht sich Löwenherz auf den beschwerlichen Weg ins Heilige Land. Dort erwartet sie ein gnadenloser Krieg - und Saladin, der berühmte Anführer der Sarazenen, der die Stadt einst von den Christen eroberte. Auf dem staubigen Feld von Arsuf stehen Löwenherz und seine Männer vor ihrer größten Bewährungsprobe ... Der zweite Teil der Reihe um Richard Löwenherz, erzählt aus der Sicht seines treuen Begleiters

POKONANA ARMIA 14 rok n.e. Mija pięć lat od tragicznej bitwy, w której trzy rzymskie legiony zostały starte w pył przez Germanów. I chociaż kości 15 000 żołnierzy imperium bieleją w Teutoburskim Lesie, nie wszyscy oni zginęli w tej krwawej zasadzce. ZEMSTA CENTURIONA Zdegradowany, poznaczony bliznami i wiedziony żądzą zemsty centurion Tullus i jego legioniści znów stają do walki. Mają przeciwko sobie tysiące barbarzyńców pod wodzą charyzmatycznego wodza Arminiusza, który teraz marzy tylko o jednym. Zmiażdżyć Rzymian po raz drugi. ODZYSKAĆ ORŁA Orzeł należący do nieistniejącego już legionu Tullusa jest nadal w rękach wroga. To dla żołnierza największa hańba. Gdy rusza rzymska wyprawa odwetowa, jego odzyskanie wydaje się bliskie. Równie blisko są jednak Arminiusz i jego dzicy wojownicy. Tullus wraz z towarzyszami muszą teraz walczyć zaciekle jak nigdy przedtem, by uratować przynajmniej życie. Ben Kane powraca z kolejną trzymającą w napięciu serią. Insygnium, druga część trylogii Cesarskie orły, to opowieść o losach żołnierzy ocalałych po jednej z największych klęsk militarnych imperium rzymskiego w historii i krwawym odwecie, który Rzymianie zgotowali Germanom. Powyższy opis pochodzi od wydawcy.

Kriegsherr, Gefangener, König - Richard Löwenherz kehrt zurück Herbst 1192. Viele Jahre hat Richard Löwenherz auf seinen Kreuzzug ins Heilige Land verwendet und doch nicht mehr erreicht als einen Friedensvertrag. Jetzt braucht ihn sein eigenes Land: England wird von Unruhen heimgesucht, und Richards Erzfeind Philippe Capet von Frankreich und sein verräterischer Bruder John wollen die Macht an sich reißen. Alles scheint sich gegen Richard Löwenherz verschworen zu haben: Er erleidet Schiffbruch und gerät in die Fänge Heinrichs VI., der für seine Freilassung weit mehr Lösegeld verlangt, als Königin Alienor aufbringen kann. Philippe Capet und Prinz John hingegen sind bereit, viel Geld zu zahlen - damit der König noch länger in Gefangenschaft bleibt ... Der abschließende 3. Teil der beliebten Reihe um Richard Löwenherz, erzählt aus der Sicht seines treuen Knappen

Rom, 200 vor Christus. Gerade hat Rom Hannibal geschlagen und zum Friedensschluss von Kathargo gezwungen. Doch im Osten wartet bereits ein neuer Feind: Philipp V. von Makedonien, Herrscher über Griechenland. Als er seine Hand auch nach Pergamon und Rhodos ausstreckt, greift Rom ein. Ein neuer Krieg entbrennt und bringt die Römer bald an den Rand ihrer Möglichkeiten. Haben sie zu viel riskiert? Wird ihr Imperium untergehen? Oder kann der ehrgeizige Feldherr Flaminus das Blatt noch einmal wenden?

Bitva přijde, vítězství nemusí. Druhý díl románové trilogie o Richardu Plantagenetovi. Románová trilogie Richard Lví srdce sleduje život a osudy jednoho z nejproslulejších panovníků středověké Evropy – Richarda Lví srdce. Začíná v době, kdy je Richard ještě princem a mladým válečníkem, odhodlaným vymanit se z mocenského stínu svého otce, krále Jindřicha II. Postupně sledujeme jeho cestu k trůnu, napětí mezi ním a jeho bratrem Janem, a především jeho odhodlání vést křesťanské vojsko na Třetí křížovou výpravu do Svaté země. V popředí líčení stojí nejen slavné bitvy a politické intriky, ale i osobní vztahy – přátelství, rivalita i loajalita. Kaneův styl je syrový, napínavý a historicky věrný, přičemž čtenáře vtahuje nejen na bitevní pole, ale i do zákulisí středověké politiky. Klíčovou postavou celé trilogie je také Richardův věrný pobočník a vypravěč příběhu – irský válečník Ferdia, jehož pohledem sledujeme Richardovu vzestupnou i strastiplnou cestu. Trilogie Richard Lví srdce přináší působivý obraz krále, který byl nejen hrdinou křížových výprav, ale i člověkem plným rozporů, tvrdosti i odvahy.