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György Bihari

    The Gates of Rome
    The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
    Todesmarsch
    Emperor : the field of swords
    Emperor
    Winter of the World
    • Winter of the World

      • 912 pages
      • 32 hours of reading

      The story follows characters from Germany, Britain, the USA and the Soviet Union, who become linked by events leading to World War II, and continues through the war and its immediate aftermath.

      Winter of the World
      4.4
    • Emperor

      • 560 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      After being captured and ransomed by pirates and left to seek revenge on foreign soil, Julius Caesar is reunited with his lifelong friend, Marcus Brutus, to protect the city of Rome from an uprising led by rebel slave Spartacus

      Emperor
      4.3
    • Emperor : the field of swords

      • 656 pages
      • 23 hours of reading

      Following the defeat of the Spartacus rebellion, Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus, who have been sent to run the Roman colonies in Spain, return to challenge powerful senators to become one of the Consuls of Rome. Political opposition, family quarrels, armed rebellions and corruption make this a highly contemporary scene.

      Emperor : the field of swords
      4.2
    • Staatschef "Major" organisiert zur allgemeinen Belustigung einen "Todesmarsch", einen Marathon auf Leben und Tod, an dem 100 Jugendliche teilnehmen. Nur einer kann siegen, und die Überlebenschancen stehen 1:100. Die Verlierer erwartet der Tod.

      Todesmarsch
      4.1
    • The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm

      Tales from Alagaësia

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      The internationally bestselling fantasy sensation is back, with brand-new stories set in the world of Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle A wanderer and a cursed child. Spells and magic. And dragons, of course. Welcome back to the world of Alaga sia. It's been a year since Eragon departed Alaga sia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunar , unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a much-needed distraction and a new perspective. This volume features three original stories set in Alaga sia, interspersed with scenes from Eragon's own unfolding adventure. Included is an excerpt from the memoir of the unforgettable witch and fortune-teller Angela the herbalist . . . penned by Angela Paolini, the inspiration for the character, herself Relish the incomparable imagination of Christopher Paolini in this thrilling new collection of stories based in the world of the Inheritance Cycle. Includes four new pieces of original art by the author.

      The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm
      4.0
    • The Gates of Rome

      • 624 pages
      • 22 hours of reading

      From the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the Senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest Roman of them all: Julius Caesar. In the city of Rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the Republic to its core. Citizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict – and Julius Caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the action. The first instalment in the bestselling Emperor series.

      The Gates of Rome
      4.0
    • As She Fades

      • 355 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      La remise des diplômes sera sans doute le plus beau jour de la vie de Vale McKinley. Avec son petit ami Crawford, ils ont prévu de profiter de l'été, avant d'intégrer ensemble " à la rentrée ' une grande université, qui les conduira à un avenir resplendissant et plein de possibles... Pourtant, le destin en décidera autrement. Cette nuit-là, ils ont un grave accident de voiture qui laisse Crawford dans le coma. Terrible épreuve que Vale passe sur une chaise d'hôpital, à attendre désespérément le réveil de Crawford. Heureusement, elle trouve un peu de réconfort auprès de Slate Allen, un ami de son frère qui vient tous les jours rendre visite à son oncle mourant. Mais voilà un autre imprévu... Au fil des jours, elle se rend compte que son coeur bat plus vite au contact de Slate. Non, elle ne peut ressentir cela, elle n'en a pas le droit. Alors, quand Crawford se réveille, sans aucun souvenir de son passé ni de leur relation, Vale devra sans doute prendre la décision la plus difficile que la vie peut vous infliger...

      As She Fades
      3.6
    • Hannibal Rising

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      He is one of the most haunting characters in all of literature. At last the evolution of his evil is revealed. Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front, a boy in the snow, mute, with a chain around his neck. He seems utterly alone, but he has brought his demons with him. Hannibal’s uncle, a noted painter, finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France, where Hannibal will live with his uncle and his uncle’s beautiful and exotic wife, Lady Murasaki. Lady Murasaki helps Hannibal to heal. With her help he flourishes, becoming the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France. But Hannibal’s demons visit him and torment him. When he is old enough, he visits them in turn. He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic, and in that epiphany, Hannibal Lecter becomes death’s prodigy.

      Hannibal Rising
      3.6