Action & Adventure

A priceless gem, a diamond from India imbued with religious significance, is stolen on the very night it is given as an eighteenth birthday present to a captivating heiress; and so the mystery begins. The rules for the golden age of crime novels are formed in The Moonstone – an English country house, a complex cast of characters, the bungling local constabulary, a celebrated sleuth and the reconstruction of the crime.

RÉSUMÉ DU TOME 1 DE "PRIMAL HUNTER" : Au moment de prendre leur pause déjeuner, Jake et ses collègues basculent dans une forêt qui fait rimer danger avec opportunité. D'abord confrontés à une interface qui les invite à choisir une classe, ils découvrent enfin leur objectif : survivre 63 jours au cœur de ce Tutoriel. Si Jake se prend rapidement au jeu et excelle dans sa classe d'archer, tout le monde ne perçoit pas son enthousiasme du même œil.

King Richard the Lionheart is dead, and his brother, John Lackland, sits uneasily upon the throne of England. Across the sea, Prince Louis, heir to the powerful King Philip Augustus of France, looks to King John’s crown with a covetous eye. But King John must be wary of rebellion, as well as invasion, for even his own barons would see their king unseated, and the French pretender put in his place. Thrust amid this tumult is young Estienne Wace, orphan squire to Earl William Marshal – the greatest knight to ever serve the kings of England.

My ruthless husband hunts me across the country and in my dreams. If he catches me, I'll lose not only my freedom but my sanity. I have to stay one step ahead, but he's closing in. So I keep running, straight into the arms of a man who whispers seductive promises of protection and safety. One way or another, this race will end. I'll risk everything for it to be at the hands of the powerful man who revels in my darkness. But should the devil get me first, then death shall be my solace. May the best man win.

"Leyenda del gobernador y el escribano" es un cuento escrito por Washington Irving que narra la historia de dos amigos, el gobernador Van Twiller y el escribano Hans Van Bummel, en la Nueva Ámsterdam del siglo XVII. El relato sigue las aventuras cómicas y las desventuras de estos dos personajes mientras intentan resolver disputas y mantener el orden en la colonia neerlandesa. A través de una serie de situaciones humorísticas y encuentros con personajes excéntricos, Irving ofrece una visión pintoresca y divertida de la vida colonial en América.

Dracula's Guest is a short story by Bram Stoker. "Dracula's Guest" follows an Englishman (whose name is never mentioned, but is presumed to be Jonathan Harker) on a visit to Munich before leaving for Transylvania. It is Walpurgis Night, and in spite of the hotelier's warning to not return late, the young man later leaves his carriage and wanders toward the direction of an abandoned "unholy" village. As the carriage departs with the frightened and superstitious driver, a tall and thin stranger scares the horses at the crest of a hill.

Ward Moreno never wanted to become a soldier. But after a foreign nation blew up his hometown, he enlisted in a corporate army, endured agonizing human experiments, and became the most powerful psionic soldier on the planet... only to learn he was fighting for the wrong side.

In dieser letzten Reiseerzählung Karl Mays finden Eindrücke von seiner Amerikareise 1908 ihren Niederschlag. Die Bedeutung früherer Geschehnisse um den edlen Indianer Winnetou tritt hervor, und das große Menschheitsproblem erfährt am Beispiel der roten Völker seine gerechte Lösung. Zu Karl Mays Lebzeiten erschien dieser Band im Verlag Friedrich E. Fehsenfeld unter dem Titel Winnetou. 4. Band!

Reegarded by many as the greatest American novel, Herman Melville’s tale of the hunt for the white whale, Moby-Dick, is a sublime work of the imagination, an American Odyssey. It is at once an adventure story of the high seas, and an exploration of the uncharted regions of the soul.

Atticus Archer has finally caught a break. After years of grinding away, making little indie games and releasing them into the void with relatively little success while struggling to sustain himself on minimum wage nightmare jobs, he has finally produced a hit. And after nine solid months of work, Atticus is burned out.

“Atrações físicas são comuns; conexões mentais são raras.” Em um mundo tão hostil e perigoso, nasce um amor digno de um conta de fadas. Almas gêmeas realmente existem? Se existem, Noah certamente é a alma gêmea de Cecília. Mas o que fazer quando a sua outra metade já tem compromisso firmado com alguém? Desistir, nem pensar!

Every living creature wants to survive. For young Mason, his experiences of being beaten, bullied, and abandoned by his own family encouraged him to do just that. But after being caught up in a terrorist attack during a college tour, he finds himself in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by a new foe—the supernatural—and not even death can stop his primal instinct to live.

A man, who believes he is a government operative for a covert black-ops division of the CIA, awakens in the aftermath of the bombing of a federal building in Chicago. Disoriented and struggling to reconcile his last memory—an operation in Croatia pursuing a target wanted for espionage—he soon finds himself accused of domestic terrorism and mass murder. Either his mind is unraveling, or he's been expertly framed.

On the eve of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, Edmond Dantès is betrayed by jealous rivals and wrongfully imprisoned for treason. Locked away in the dreadful Château d'If, he spends years plotting his escape and planning a brilliant revenge against those who destroyed his life. As the mysterious and powerful Count of Monte Cristo, he returns to exact justice, but along the way, he faces his own vulnerability.

Retired Marine and Coast Guard officer, Carter Blake, is excited to spend the summer with his estranged daughter, Emma, before she goes off to college. He's annoyed by the news that his ex-wife allowed her to bring a friend along and that they’ll be driving from Nashville to his home in rural Southeastern Virginia, but Carter vows to make the best of the situation when they arrive.

Truth be told, in his ongoing battle with the Threetrees Cleaning Company, Mr. Gitting, couldn’t be doing more badly if he tried. Except it turns out that he could… The terrible fact is, Mrs. Threetrees and her little yellow van are having an effect across the neighbourhood that is nothing short of catastrophic - and only getting worse! Last man standing in a world he barely recognises any more, it can only be a matter of time before they get him too.

»DAS. WAR. UNGLAUBLICH ... spannend ... Hat mich weit über meine Schlafenszeit hinaus wach gehalten. Ich wurde in das Drama hineingesogen und konnte das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen. Ich habe absolut nichts auszusetzen ... Jeder neue Twist ließ mich nach Luft schnappen ... Meine Güte, das war unglaublich.« @mariaareadss, »Ich möchte dir jemanden vorstellen«, sagt Belle, als ein Mann an ihrer Seite erscheint: groß, mit dunklem Haar und Bartstoppeln auf seinem kantigen Kiefer.

Patrick Foley is a haunted man. After losing his family in a brutal Commanche raid, he drifts from town to town seeking justice and revenge. His mission—to track down the killers—has hardened his heart against all men, good or bad. But his icy resolve begins to melt when he arrives in the small Texas town of Christmas Creek—along with a massive winter storm that traps him there with a good woman, her little boy, and some very bad men . . .

Chicago, 2003. For twenty-year-old Will Slater, each day is a matter of survival on the crime-ridden streets of Englewood. Possessed by a rigid moral code, he allies with the city’s ruthless gangs only when absolutely necessary, and doesn’t hesitate to turn on crews he finds reprehensible. Orphaned at fourteen by a harrowing chain of events, he’s walked this tightrope for years without a safety net. Then it all changes. When a gang approaches Will with a job, memories are triggered that he’d rather forget. But once he accepts, he’s plunged into a web of deceit.

When a desperate nomad warns Conan about the sinister innkeeper Aram Baksh, whose guests vanish without a trace, Conan is undeterred. But as darkness falls, the city’s true horrors emerge. Cannibalistic slaves lurk in the shadows, and a mysterious woman named Zabibi seeks Conan’s help to save her lover from a madness inflicted by the malevolent priest Totrasmek. In a high-stakes adventure through cursed temples and treacherous streets, Conan must confront merciless enemies, uncover ancient secrets, and survive the deadly Dance of the Cobras.

Graduate student Jon Greene thinks he has everything figured out. After dedicating himself to the study of rare and exotic birds, he's about to score his dream job as an ornithology professor and spend the rest of his life in the dull but comfortable arms of academia. But when a cold-hearted but devastatingly beautiful blonde vixen threatens to take it all away from him, Jon's entire future rides on the success of his final presentation in avian studies.

En esta aventura, Sherlock Holmes y el Dr. Watson son visitados por Violet Hunter, una joven que ha recibido una oferta de empleo muy extraña. Un hombre llamado Rucastle le ha ofrecido un puesto de institutriz con un salario realmente bueno, pero ella sospecha de las condiciones de su empleo y del extraño comportamiento de su empleador.

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne is a classic science fiction adventure novel that takes listeners on an underwater journey aboard the submarine "Nautilus". The story follows Professor Pierre Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and Canadian whaler Ned Land as they are captured by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. As they travel through the world’s oceans, they encounter extraordinary sea creatures, explore mysterious underwater landscapes, and grapple with the captain's complex motivations.

Tief im Dunkelwald entdecken die Decoxe Manni und Lilo ein geheimnisvolles Portal, das aus einem Regenbogenlicht gemacht zu sein scheint. Noch nie zuvor haben sie so etwas gesehen! Als sie wagemutig hindurchschlüpfen, finden sie sich plötzlich in einem Märchenland wieder. Was für zauberhafte Wesen mögen ihnen hier begegnen? Und gibt es hier auch blaue Fliegenpilze? Neugierig machen sie sich daran, dieses magische Land zu erforschen.

Isolés en pleine forêt, sept chasseurs et chasseuses prisonniers de la neige vont tenter de survivre et de lutter contre la folie qui les guette. Survient le drame. Un drame dont le lecteur se rendra complice... malgré lui.Est-ce l'alcool en carafon, le cuir brun, le mobilier vieux chêne, le feu qui crépite dans la cheminée ? Ce climat anglais où l'on s'assassine en grignotant des scones et en buvant du thé ? Il lui semble que chaque chose est bien à sa place, que chaque personne autour de cette table est un peu trop racée pour être honnête.