Le deuxième tome d'un nouveau cycle d'envergure par le maître du space opera moderne ! Se battre ensemble ou mourir seul... Au XXIIIe siècle, l'humanité vit dans une quasi-utopie. Et pourtant, tout est sur le point de changer. L'équipe de Feriton Kayne a découvert la plus grande menace que l'Homme ait jamais eu à affronter, et le temps manque pour organiser une défense : les Olyix, qu'on croyait inoffensifs, s'apprêtent à moissonner l'humanité pour l'offrir à leur Dieu de la Fin des temps. Certaines factions poussent l'humanité à fuir, à vivre cachée parmi les étoiles – même si peu d'élus auraient cette chance. D'autres refusent de partir avant la tempête. Un désastre se prépare, et l'union est essentielle pour balayer l'ennemi. Même s'il s'agit de préparer un avenir que cette génération ne verra pas... « L'imagination la plus puissante de la science-fiction. » - Ken Follett « Tout ce que les lecteurs des Portes de la délivrance espéraient. Une série en passe de devenir un classique moderne. » - Stephen Baxter « Brillant et irrésistible. Une leçon de suspense et de spectacle. » - Gareth L. Powell Ce livre audio est interprété par une voix humaine, dans le respect des engagements d'Hardigan.

Suivez les Clifton dans leur traversée du XXe siècle. Des docks de Bristol aux prestigieux salons d'Oxford, leur vie sera transformée par la destinée. Élevé sur les quais de Bristol, Harry Clifton a toujours cru son avenir tout tracé : suivre la tradition familiale et devenir docker. Mais à l'aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, sa réalité est bousculée. Doit-il aller étudier à Oxford ? S'engager dans l'armée pour batailler contre les forces nazies ? Et laisser son grand amour derrière lui ? Alors qu'il prend ses premiers pas vers l'inconnu, Harry ne se doute pas que sa saga ne fait que commencer. Entre les entrailles de Manhattan et les salles secrètes de la Chambre des Lords, plongez au cœur d'une épopée familiale où chaque personnage sera confronté à ses propres défis. Si vous avez aimé Downton Abbey, Lucinda Riley ou encore Ken Follett, alors cette série est faite pour vous. Ce titre est une compilation des livres suivants : - Seul l'avenir le dira (Tome 1) - Les Fautes de nos pères (Tome 2) - Des secrets bien gardés (Tome 3)

New York Times Bestseller The new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it's an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day. "A compelling story, and only too realistic." -Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary "Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn't get fixed." So says Pauline Green, president of the United States, in Follett's nerve-racking drama of international tension. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country's secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of world war are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover with jihadists; a brilliant Chinese spymaster; and Pauline herself, beleaguered by a populist rival for the next president election. Never is an extraordinary novel, full of heroines and villains, false prophets and elite warriors, jaded politicians and opportunistic revolutionaries. It brims with cautionary wisdom for our times, and delivers a visceral, heart-pounding read that transports readers to the brink of the unimaginable.

There are some cases you have to take. Adam Hill is a rookie lawyer at a top Chicago firm. The world is at his feet. So why does he volunteer to represent a KKK terrorist under threat of execution? And why is the defendant happy to put his life in a novice's hands? The answer lies twenty years in the past, but there are darker, more shocking secrets to be uncovered... _______________________________________ 'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' - Irish Independent 'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' - Jodi Picoult 'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken Follett ' John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers' - Telegraph 'Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller' - The Times 'Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own.' - Daily Record 'Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating' - Mirror 'A giant of the thriller genre' - TimeOut

&#34,EIN MÖRDERISCHES, KRAFTVOLLES, STOLZES DEBÜT.&#34, THE DAILY MAIL Juli 1346: Zehn Söldner gehen an der Küste der Normandie an Land und sichern als Vorhut die Flotte des englischen Königs. Der Krieg um den französischen Thron beginnt. Für die Essex Dogs wird es ein Kampf ums Überleben, um Zusammenhalt, gegen die Gespenster der Vergangenheit, während das Heer mordend und brandschatzend der großen Schlacht bei Crécy entgegenzieht. Dan Jones hat mit den Essex Dogs zehn starke Charaktere geschaffen, die uns den Hundertjährigen Krieg hautnah miterleben lassen - von ganz unten, wo Schlamm, Blut, Hunger, Angst und unstillbare Sehnsucht herrschen, wo die Mächtigen als skrupellose, lächerliche Gestalten erscheinen und an jeder Ecke Gefahr lauert. Pismire ist klein und kann überall durchschlüpfen. Scotsman, der Größte, kann Wände einreißen. Der Steinmetz Millstone ist zu allem bereit, um die anderen zu beschützen. Für den abgedrehten Priester Father ist der Krieg zum Lebenselixier geworden. Romford, der Jüngste, kann gut mit dem Bogen schießen, wird aber zum Pagendienst beim ebenfalls erst sechzehn Jahre alten Prinzen von Wales abkommandiert. Und Loveday, der kampferprobte Anführer, der seine Dogs heil nach England zurückbringen will, begegnet einer mysteriösen Frau, die ihn nicht mehr loslässt ... Wärmstens empfohlen für Fans von Bernard Cornwell oder Ken Follett &#34,Dan Jones übersetzt mittelalterliche Militärgeschichte in einen spektakulären Hollywood-Film.&#34, The New York Times Book Review &#34,Ein packender Roman, der vor Schwert schwingender Energie nur so vibriert.&#34, Simon Sebag Montefiore &#34,Das Buch brummt vor schwarzem Humor. Ein kurzweiliger Streifzug durch das dunkelste Zeitalter.&#34, Kirkus Review

Dos vidas.Dos mujeres.Dos amores por los que luchar..Judería de Toledo, 1387. A Esther y Simón los une un amor imposible: la familia de ella vería con buenos ojos que se casara con Rubén, un joven rabino de futuro prometedor. Todo empeora cuando una ola de fanatismo, avivada por intereses oscuros, hace que el barrio judío sea pasto de las llamas. Una nueva vida se abre ante todos ellos, y quizá para sobrevivir haya que renunciar al amor verdadero...Berlín, 1933. Tras el ascenso de Hitler, la rica familia judía de los Pardenvolk decide huir a Viena. Quedan atrás los dos hijos varones, y también Eric, el joven a quien ama Hanna, la muchacha de la familia. Deberán cambiar de apellido, y sus vidas se complicarán mientras se extienda el nazismo por Europa. Pronto los tres hermanos Pardenvolk se incorporan a la resistencia para luchar contra el tirano, aunque a Hanna la mueve también otra causa: no traicionar su corazón...En La saga de los malditos Chufo Lloréns vuelve a demostrar su pasión por la historia y su dominio de la intriga novelesca...«Sus vueltas de tuerca narrativas son herederas de Ken Follett.».La Vanguardia

Dos vidas.Dos mujeres.Dos amores por los que luchar..Judería de Toledo, 1387. A Esther y Simón los une un amor imposible: la familia de ella vería con buenos ojos que se casara con Rubén, un joven rabino de futuro prometedor. Todo empeora cuando una ola de fanatismo, avivada por intereses oscuros, hace que el barrio judío sea pasto de las llamas. Una nueva vida se abre ante todos ellos, y quizá para sobrevivir haya que renunciar al amor verdadero...Berlín, 1933. Tras el ascenso de Hitler, la rica familia judía de los Pardenvolk decide huir a Viena. Quedan atrás los dos hijos varones, y también Eric, el joven a quien ama Hanna, la muchacha de la familia. Deberán cambiar de apellido, y sus vidas se complicarán mientras se extienda el nazismo por Europa. Pronto los tres hermanos Pardenvolk se incorporan a la resistencia para luchar contra el tirano, aunque a Hanna la mueve también otra causa: no traicionar su corazón...En La saga de los malditos Chufo Lloréns vuelve a demostrar su pasión por la historia y su dominio de la intriga novelesca...«Sus vueltas de tuerca narrativas son herederas de Ken Follett.».La Vanguardia

Ken Follett and the intrigue of World War II-"a winning formula" (Entertainment Weekly) if ever there was one. With his riveting prose and unerring instinct for suspense, the #1 New York Times bestselling author takes to the skies over Europe during the early days of the war in a most extraordinary novel. . . . It is June 1941, and the war is not going well for England. Somehow, the Germans are anticipating the RAF's flight paths and shooting down British bombers with impunity. Meanwhile, across the North Sea, eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen takes a shortcut on the German-occupied Danish island of Sande and discovers an astonishing sight. He doesn't know what it is, but he knows he must tell someone. And when he learns the truth, it will fall upon him to deliver word to England-except that he has no way to get there. He has only an old derelict Hornet Moth biplane rusting away in a ruined church-a plane so decrepit that it is unlikely to ever get off the ground . . . even if Harald knew how to fly it.

There are some cases you have to take. Adam Hill is a rookie lawyer at a top Chicago firm. The world is at his feet. So why does he volunteer to represent a KKK terrorist under threat of execution? And why is the defendant happy to put his life in a novice's hands? The answer lies twenty years in the past, but there are darker, more shocking secrets to be uncovered... _______________________________________ 'A master at the art of deft characterisation and the skilful delivery of hair-raising crescendos' - Irish Independent 'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction' - Jodi Picoult 'The best thriller writer alive' - Ken Follett ' John Grisham has perfected the art of cooking up convincing, fast-paced thrillers' - Telegraph 'Grisham is a superb, instinctive storyteller' - The Times 'Grisham's storytelling genius reminds us that when it comes to legal drama, the master is in a league of his own.' - Daily Record 'Masterful - when Grisham gets in the courtroom he lets rip, drawing scenes so real they're not just alive, they're pulsating' - Mirror 'A giant of the thriller genre' - TimeOut

New York Times Bestseller The new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it’s an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day. “A compelling story, and only too realistic.” —Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary “Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn’t get fixed.” So says Pauline Green, president of the United States, in Follett’s nerve-racking drama of international tension. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country’s secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of world war are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover with jihadists; a brilliant Chinese spymaster; and Pauline herself, beleaguered by a populist rival for the next president election. Never is an extraordinary novel, full of heroines and villains, false prophets and elite warriors, jaded politicians and opportunistic revolutionaries. It brims with cautionary wisdom for our times, and delivers a visceral, heart-pounding read that transports readers to the brink of the unimaginable.

Bloomsbury presents The Wolf of Sarajevo by Matthew Palmer, read by Davis Brookes. 'Compelling tour of Bosnia by a seasoned diplomat and first-class storyteller' Bill Clinton A diplomat deals with the legacy of the devastating Yugoslav wars in this dynamic thriller from the acclaimed author of The American Mission. Diplomat Eric Petrosian has returned to Sarajevo, twenty years after the horrors of the Srebrenica massacre which took the life of his friend. The spectre of war again hangs over the Balkans. The Bosnian Serb leader is now threatening to pull Bosnia apart in a bloody struggle for control. Pulling the strings from the shadows is a ruthless organised crime figure. As Eric is dragged deeper into the political maelstrom, he uncovers an ambitious plot of blackmail and treachery and faces an impossible choice: use that information to atone for the past – or use it to shape the future. Perfect for fans of John le Carré, Daniel Silva and Ken Follett. 'Thrilling' New York Times 'Well-written and exciting' Kirkus 'Meticulously crafted' Publishers Weekly

At the outbreak of the Second World War, a mismatched group of passengers flee across the Atlantic to escape Britain and - thousands of feet in the air - find themselves facing grave danger. Night Over Water is a masterful historical thriller from Ken Follett. The Eve of War Britain has just declared war against Nazi Germany. In Southampton, the world's most luxurious airliner, the Pan American Clipper, takes off on its final flight to neutral New York - a haven for those fleeing the conflict. A Disparate Group Flees The passengers aboard the plane each have their own reasons for leaving Britain. Amongst them are an English aristocrat fleeing with his family and a fortune in jewels; a German scientist running away from the Nazis; a murderer returning under FBI escort; a wife escaping her controlling husband; and a devious thief determined to keep his spoils. A Journey into Danger Trapped on the plane, with only their fellow passengers for company, their journey over the Atlantic becomes increasingly fraught. Especially when it becomes apparent a plot is unfolding that may endanger all of their lives . . .

New York Times Bestseller The new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it’s an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day. “A compelling story, and only too realistic.” —Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary “Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn’t get fixed.” So says Pauline Green, president of the United States, in Follett’s nerve-racking drama of international tension. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country’s secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of world war are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover with jihadists; a brilliant Chinese spymaster; and Pauline herself, beleaguered by a populist rival for the next president election. Never is an extraordinary novel, full of heroines and villains, false prophets and elite warriors, jaded politicians and opportunistic revolutionaries. It brims with cautionary wisdom for our times, and delivers a visceral, heart-pounding read that transports readers to the brink of the unimaginable.

Ken Follett and the intrigue of World War II-"a winning formula" (Entertainment Weekly) if ever there was one. With his riveting prose and unerring instinct for suspense, the #1 New York Times bestselling author takes to the skies over Europe during the early days of the war in a most extraordinary novel. . . . It is June 1941, and the war is not going well for England. Somehow, the Germans are anticipating the RAF's flight paths and shooting down British bombers with impunity. Meanwhile, across the North Sea, eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen takes a shortcut on the German-occupied Danish island of Sande and discovers an astonishing sight. He doesn't know what it is, but he knows he must tell someone. And when he learns the truth, it will fall upon him to deliver word to England-except that he has no way to get there. He has only an old derelict Hornet Moth biplane rusting away in a ruined church-a plane so decrepit that it is unlikely to ever get off the ground . . . even if Harald knew how to fly it.

Ken Follett's extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion. In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families-American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh-as they made their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements, and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution-and rock and roll. East German teacher Rebecca Hoffmann discovers she's been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives. . . . George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy's Justice Department and finds himself in the middle of not only the seminal events of the civil rights battle but a much more personal battle of his own. . . . Cameron Dewar, the grandson of a senator, jumps at the chance to do some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in, only to discover that the world is a much more dangerous place than he'd imagined. . . . Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev, becomes an agent both for good and for ill as the United States and the Soviet Union race to the brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tanya, carves out a role that will take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw-and into history.

Etwas verändert sich im Meer. Niemand weiß, was es ist. Noch nicht. Ein Fischer auf den Färöern holt seine Reusen aus vierzig Metern Tiefe ein. Was er an Deck zieht, hat er in seinem ganzen Leben auf dem Meer noch nie gesehen: Kreaturen, groß und fremdartig, eine lautlose Invasion, die alles verändern kann. Was jetzt vor den Färöern auftaucht, hat seinen Ursprung in der Vergangenheit - eine biologische Spur, die zurückführt in die Tragik der sowjetischen Wissenschaft der 1960er Jahre. Zur gleichen Zeit werden dem Hamburger Journalisten Erik Wiedner brisante Dokumente aus dem niederländischen Umweltministerium zugespielt. Ein Ingenieur aus einem Windpark auf den Färöern kämpft unterdessen im Krankenhaus um sein Leben. Doch seine Frau glaubt nicht an einen Unfall. Erik begreift schnell: Das ist mehr als eine Geschichte. Es ist eine Spur, die tief in die Abgründe der europäischen Energiepolitik führt. Dieselbe Spur verfolgt der britische Ermittler James Walker von einer anderen Seite. Sie führt zu einem Offshore-Unternehmer aus Belgien mit Verbindungen nach Osteuropa und einem Mann, der im Verborgenen die Fäden zieht - ein Schatten, der nicht in offiziellen Protokollen existiert. Die Frage ist nicht mehr, wer profitiert. Sondern wer bereit ist, der Spur zu folgen. Nach Helgoland. Vom sturmumtosten Tórshavn bis zur deutschen Hochseeinsel kreuzen sich die Wege des Journalisten, des Ermittlers und eines skrupellosen Netzwerks. Hinter den tödlichen Zwischenfällen steckt System. Hinter der "grünen Zukunft" verbirgt sich nackte Gewinnsucht. Und in der Tiefe der Nordsee breitet sich etwas aus - lautlos, unaufhaltsam und absolut tödlich. Manche wollen, dass die grüne Zukunft Europas scheitert. Und manche Geheimnisse sind tief genug vergraben, um alles mit sich zu reißen. Ein europäischer Polit-Thriller im Stil von Robert Harris und Ken Follett über Sabotage, biologische Bedrohung und die Frage, wer Europas Meere kontrolliert. "Helgoland Connection" liegt in einer überarbeiteten Fassung vor - mit neuen Schauplätzen, neuen Figuren und der Königskrabbe.

A Secret Negotiation 1914. Tensions are rising in Europe as the Allies prepare for war. It is just before the outbreak of World War I and Britain must enlist the aid of Russia. Czar Nicholas's nephew is to visit London for secret naval talks with Lord Walden, who has lived in Russia and has a Russian wife, Lydia. A Play for Power But there are other people who are interested in the arrival of Prince Aleksei: the Waldens' only daughter, Charlotte - wilful, idealistic, and with an awakening social conscience; Basil Thomson, head of the Special Branch; and, above all, Feliks Kschessinsky, the ruthless Russian anarchist. No one could have foretold that Lydia should recognize Feliks, or that she might put her own daughter's life at risk for his sake. A World at War As the secret negotiations progress, the destinies of these characters become inextricably linked . And as Europe prepares for the catastrophe of war, the final private tragedy that will shatter the complacency of the Waldens is acted out. 'Ken Follett has done it once more . . . Goes down with the ease and impact of a well-prepared martini' New York Times Book Review 'Eerily plausible . . . one of Follett's finest' Time

Ken Follett's extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion. In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families-American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh-as they made their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements, and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution-and rock and roll. East German teacher Rebecca Hoffmann discovers she's been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives. . . . George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy's Justice Department and finds himself in the middle of not only the seminal events of the civil rights battle but a much more personal battle of his own. . . . Cameron Dewar, the grandson of a senator, jumps at the chance to do some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in, only to discover that the world is a much more dangerous place than he'd imagined. . . . Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev, becomes an agent both for good and for ill as the United States and the Soviet Union race to the brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tanya, carves out a role that will take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw-and into history. Look out for Ken's newest book, A Column of Fire, available now.

A Secret Negotiation 1914. Tensions are rising in Europe as the Allies prepare for war. It is just before the outbreak of World War I and Britain must enlist the aid of Russia. Czar Nicholas's nephew is to visit London for secret naval talks with Lord Walden, who has lived in Russia and has a Russian wife, Lydia. A Play for Power But there are other people who are interested in the arrival of Prince Aleksei: the Waldens' only daughter, Charlotte - wilful, idealistic, and with an awakening social conscience; Basil Thomson, head of the Special Branch; and, above all, Feliks Kschessinsky, the ruthless Russian anarchist. No one could have foretold that Lydia should recognize Feliks, or that she might put her own daughter's life at risk for his sake. A World at War As the secret negotiations progress, the destinies of these characters become inextricably linked . And as Europe prepares for the catastrophe of war, the final private tragedy that will shatter the complacency of the Waldens is acted out. 'Ken Follett has done it once more . . . Goes down with the ease and impact of a well-prepared martini' New York Times Book Review 'Eerily plausible . . . one of Follett's finest' Time

König der Turniere | Opulentes Mittelalterepos Juliane Stadlers großer historischer Roman über g efährliche Ritterturniere, perfide Intrigen und verbotene Liebe »Ein historischer Roman, wie man ihn sich nur wünschen kann.« SWR über Juliane Stadlers Debütroman »Krone des Himmels« Die großen europäischen Königshöfe im 12. Jahrhundert: Der ehrgeizige Ritter Erec schafft es, ins königliche Turnier-Team Englands aufgenommen zu werden und verliebt sich in die geheimnisvolle Genovefa. Frankreich, 1181: Der junge und außergewöhnlich talentierte Ritter Erec hat eine Truppe mittelloser Lanzenreiter um sich versammelt. Mit halsbrecherischem Wagemut gelingt es ihnen, in die erfolgreichste Turniermannschaft ihrer Zeit aufgenommen zu werden. Bei Hofe trifft Erec die faszinierende Genovefa, der er schon einmal unter mysteriösen Umständen begegnet ist. Eine schicksalhafte Liebe bahnt sich an, die unbedingt geheim bleiben muss, denn Genovefa ist verheiratet. Eigentlich sollte Erec am Ziel seiner Träume sein, aber mit seinen treuen Weggefährten gerät er mitten in eine lebensgefährliche Intrige und wird zum Spielball der Mächtigen … Wer die Romane von Ken Follett und Rebecca Gablé mag, wird Juliane Stadlers großartige und exzellent recherchierte Romane lieben. Die promovierte Historikerin Juliane Stadler lässt in ihren schwelgerischen Romanen Geschichte lebendig werden und katapultiert ihre Leser:innen mitten hinein ins Herz des Mittelalters. Das perfekte Geschenk für alle Fans historischer Romane, packender Lesestoff, mitreißend erzählt und hervorragend recherchiert. Juliane Stadler studierte in Heidelberg Frühgeschichte, Archäologie und Alte Geschichte und promovierte über keltische Bestattungssitten. Mit ihrem Debüt »Krone des Himmels«, das mit dem Silbernen Homer ausgezeichnet wurde, gelang ihr auf Anhieb ein SPIEGEL-Bestseller. Zusammen mit ihrem Mann und zwei Söhnen lebt sie in der Domstadt Speyer.