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Philip Reeve Utterly dark and the face of the deep
Utterly Dark (11) is ooit als vondeling aangespoeld op het eiland Wildsea. Haar adoptievader Andrewe Dark hoopt het eiland te behoeden voor een zeemonster. Maar als Andrew vermist is en verdronken blijkt te zijn, verandert alles voor haar. Vanaf ca. 11 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Historische roman
Engels | 278 pagina's | David Fickling Books, Oxford | 2021
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Sandra Brown Blind tiger
Texas, 1920. Tijdens de drooglegging komen in een klein stadje een deputy van de sheriff en een jonge weduwe die drank gaat smokkelen lijnrecht tegenover elkaar te staan.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Historische roman
Engels | 504 pagina's | Hodder & Stoughton, London | 2021
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Annelise Gray Race to the death
Paarden zijn alles voor Dido (12, ik-persoon). Ze droomt ervan om te racen in het Circus Maximus, de beroemdste arena van het oude Rome. Maar dat is verboden voor meisjes. Als haar vader wordt vermoord, slaat ze op de vlucht. Ze zint op wraak, maar wie kan Dido vertrouwen? Vanaf ca. 11 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Historische roman
Engels | 347 pagina's | Zephyr, London | 2021
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Thiago de Moraes A gladiator stole my lunchbox
Tijdreiziger Harry is er klaar mee dat zijn zusje hem de hele tijd lastigvalt. Maar als hij in het oude Rome belandt, ontdekt hij dat ruzies tussen broers en zussen flink uit de hand kunnen lopen. Met zwart-wittekeningen. Vanaf ca. 7 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Historische roman | Humoristische roman
Engels | 265 pagina's | Scholastic, London | 2021
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Chloe Gong Our violent ends
Shanghai, 1926. Twee rivaliserende bendes strijden tegen elkaar en tegen een dodelijk virus. Juliette Cai en Roma Montagov zijn eigenlijk elkaars vijanden, maar trekken toch samen op. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Historische roman | Romantische verhalen
Engels | 494 pagina's | Hodder & Stoughton, London | 2021
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Tamzin Merchant The Hatmakers
Londen, 1800. Cordelia Hatmaker (11) is de jongste van een familie van magische hoedemakers. Als haar vader vermist wordt op zee, gelooft ze niet dat hij is verdronken. Ze zet alles op alles om hem te vinden. Maar dat is helemaal niet eenvoudig. Met zwart-witillustraties. Vanaf ca. 9 jaar.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Historische roman | Sprookjes
Engels | 342 pagina's | Puffin, London | 2021
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Wilbur Smith | Mark Chadbourn The new kingdom
Egypte wordt aangevallen door een vijandige stam, de Hyksos en het hele land dreigt veroverd te worden.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Historische roman
Engels | 407 pagina's | Zaffre, London | 2021
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Mick Kitson Featherweight
Engeland, 19e eeuw. De 9-jarige Annie Perry wordt door haar Roma-moeder verkocht aan vuistvechter Bill Perry en vanaf daar moet Annie letterlijk en figuurlijk knokken voor haar vrijheid.
Fictie | Avonturenroman | Historische roman
Engels | 295 pagina's | Canongate, Edinburgh | 2021
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Nicholas Carter Harvest of Swords
Rivalry in love and battle in this historical adventure set in the English Civil War. In the late autumn of the first year of the English Civil War, William Sparrow and Hugo Telling are again caught up in the impossible confusion tearing the country and their lives apart. This time, their greatest battles, fought on both land and sea, are with a new enemy, Lord Clavincale. As they struggle through the bitterly cold Dorset winter, their hard-won experience is enough to lead their men, but never...
Engels | 12 uur 21 minuten (541 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Nicholas Carter King's Men Crow
It takes courage to survive in this atmospheric historical adventure set during the English Civil War. August 1643: the Siege of Gloucester continues. Can the weak city walls really survive against the might of the Royalists? William Sparrow and Hugo Telling may be on different sides, but their dreams and desires are the same. To find the courage to fight proudly and lead their men. For the war to be over and for the love of the incomparable Bella. But only one side can win the war, and only one...
Engels | 12 uur 10 minuten (535 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Nicholas Carter Storming Party
Rivalry and battle abound in this action-packed historical adventure of the English Civil War. 1643: Sir William Waller’s army has been defeated on Roundway Down, his infantry left stranded on the bleak slopes at the mercy of the Royalist cavalry. Sir Ralph Hopton is now free to turn his attention to Parliament’s bastion in the West – Bristol. The city walls are strong enough, but Bristol has precious few men and even fewer guns with which to defend them. And to make matters worse, rumour has...
Engels | 10 uur 18 minuten (454 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Nicholas Carter Turncoat's Drum
The country is in turmoil in this thrilling historical adventure of the English Civil War. It is 1643, and the struggle between Parliament and the King erupts in the West Country, tearing families apart and setting village against village. But for some, this fight is not only about crown and country: it is far more personal than that. Royalist soldier Hugo Telling wishes Parliamentarian William Sparrow dead. This rivalry will take them across battlefields the breadth of England, and all for the...
Engels | 11 uur 25 minuten (504 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Alex Gough Emperor's Axe
The fate of Rome, and thousands of lives, rests on the shoulders of one man. After murdering his brother, and taking the position of Emperor for himself, Caracalla orders a brutal purge of the supporters of Geta. Meanwhile, Caracalla’s ally Marcellus is captured by Syrian warriors. They wish to use his son, Avitus, as a puppet emperor to affirm a new Eastern Empire. Caracalla orders Silus to track down and rescue Avitus, rumoured to be Caracalla’s child. As Rome buckles beneath the weight of...
Engels | 11 uur 50 minuten (524 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads The Call of the Wild
Buck is a 140-pound dog, a mix of St. Bernard and sheepdog, and lives in Santa Clara Valley with his owner, Judge Miller. However, Buck’s happy and comfortable life comes to an end when he is kidnapped from Miller’s estate and forced to pull sleds in the Klondike region of Canada. The poor dog does not want to obey his new owner and as a result he is beaten and tortured. After Buck arrives in the cold North, he meets another dog named Curly, that is mercilessly killed by a pack of huskies. Who kidnapped...
Engels | 3 uur 30 minuten (152 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Jack London B.J. Harrison Reads To Build a Fire
A man travels through the frozen wasteland bordering the Yukon River, accompanied by his best friend – a large husky dog. The dog tries to dissuade the man from walking farther into the frozen land, but the man pushes on. At some point the man decides to stop and build a fire. Unfortunately, snow falls from one of the trees and extinguishes the fire. This is the moment where the problems truly begin. Why is the man travelling through the Canadian frozen lands? Where is he heading to? Will he manage...
Engels | 48 minuten (35 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Maurice Leblanc B.J. Harrison Reads The 200,000 Franc Reward
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. There is a mystery to be solved. A baroness and a great deal of money have disappeared from Paris, and neither her husband nor the police can find any trace of her. Enter the infamous Arsene Lupin, master thief, gentleman burglar and greatest criminal mind of all time. "The 200,000 Franc Reward" is a story about robbery, betrayal, and criminal investigation, great for readers who want to dive into a classic detective series,...
Engels | 44 minuten (32 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Alex Gough Carbo and the Thief
The road to Rome is long and full of peril. Following his retirement, ex-legionnaire Carbo journeys back to Rome, blissfully unaware of the dangers that await him. On the way, he encounters many adventures, strives to solve a mysterious theft, and meets an old friend getting ready for gladiatorial combat. In other stories, we visit Elissa, the evil priestess, and Vespillo, the trusty watchman, and discover more about their colourful histories. We see a young boy’s first battle and travel all...
Engels | 2 uur 50 minuten (127 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Alex Gough Emperor's Spear
An intense novel of war at the Roman frontier. On the Empire's Northern border trouble is stirring. For decades the barbarians have been at the gates. Now, facing threats from within as well as outside, the Emperor is provoking war. When his friend Atius goes missing in Germania, Imperial Assassin Silus is sent into the heart of the battle-torn region. Plunged into a deadly intrigue and a brutal conflict, can Silus find out who is betraying Rome? Or will the legions start falling, one by bloody...
Engels | 10 uur 21 minuten (456 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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M J Lee The Killing Time
As tensions simmer in Shanghai, children go missing... Shanghai 1932: Inspector Danilov hasn't recovered from the death of his child... but across a Shanghai riven with communal tensions, children are going missing. Missing, and then murdered. Who is responsible? Why have the children's bodies been exhibited for all to see? Just as Danilov thinks the stakes couldn't be higher, there is a new dimension, Japan, a rising power flexing its muscles. In fractious Shanghai, an explosion is long overdue....
Engels | 9 uur 1 minuut (419 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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Alex Gough Emperor's Sword
A desolate wasteland. A mission gone wrong. An impossible goal. Roman scout, Silus, is deep behind enemy lines in Caledonia. As he spies on a raiding party, he is abruptly discovered by an enemy chief and his son. Mounting a one-man ambush, everything quickly goes wrong and Silus must run for his life, the head of the enemy leader in his hands. Little does he know the price he will pay... As Silus is inducted into the Arcani, an elite faction of assassins and spies, he must return to Caledonia...
Engels | 12 uur 58 minuten (571 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021
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