Исторические приключения
Различные книги в жанре Исторические приключенияДух викингов. Введение в мифологию и религию Скандинавии
О жизни, быте и религии скандинавских племен. "Дух викингов" – новая аудиокнига Дэниела МакКоя создателя популярного американского сайта «Скандинавская мифология для умных людей», является введением в скандинавскую мифологию. Созданная по научным стандартам, но простым и ясным языком. В нее вошли пересказы около 40 эпических историй, саг, отражающих таинственную религию викингов, неотъемлемой частью которой были мифы. Что понимали викинги под словом «судьба», как представляли загробную жизнь, какой у них был моральный кодекс, каким образом они исповедали свою религию, на эти и многие другие вопросы автор отвечает в «Духе викингов», открывая для нас неизведанный загадочный мир легендарных северных племен. Издание органично дополняет предисловие антрополога, одного из авторов бестселлера «Страдающее Средневековье» Сергея Зотова. © Daniel McCoy, 2021 © В.В. Краснянская, перевод, 2021 © C.О. Зотов, предисловие, 2021 © & ℗ ООО «Издательство АСТ», «Аудиокнига», 2020
Приключения бригадира Жерара
«Приключения бригадира Жерара» – второй сборник приключенческих рассказов английского писателя Артура Конан Дойля, рассказывающих о временах наполеоновских войн. Рассказы, написанные от имени старого служаки Этьена Жерара знакомят с необыкновенно храбрым, находчивым офицером, неисправимым зазнайкой и хвастуном. Военный опыт мастера детективов и его несомненный дар великолепного рассказчика и сегодня заставляют читателя, не отрываясь, следить за «подвигами» любимого гусара Наполеона, легендарного генерала Антуана Чарльза Лассаля – прототипа Жерара. Было время, когда этот персонаж соперничал в популярности с самим Шерлоком Холмсом. 1. Бригадир в Венеции 2. Торжество над англичанами 3. Бригадир берет Сарагоссу 4. Бригадир спасает армию 5. Приключение в городе Минске 6. Подвиги бригадира при Ватерлоо 7. Бригадир спасает императора
Worlds Apart
Heiress to the legacy of her father’s throne, Jennifer Hendricks fled a life she had no desire to inherit, staging her death with the aid of her mother’s most trusted agents in a highly publicized terrorist attack upon the royal estate where she grew up. Amid the chaos, Jennifer was secretly smuggled aboard the Fulcrum, a colonial starship preparing for a 137-year voyage to the Opalla colony safely hidden in a hibernation pod as one among the thousands of colonists within the starship’s hold. Jennifer slept through the passage of time, hoping to awaken in a future with the freedom to begin a new life.
Fires burned, charring the soil down the length of a long depression carved into the land by the rock’s impact. A lone hunter watched spellbound in the darkness as a strangely clothed figure awkwardly climbed out of the smoldering rock that had fallen from the night sky. Controlling his fear, the hunter approached and knelt beside the figure. He was astonished to see a young girl’s face with pinkish skin, green eyes, and fiery red hair inside a hard shell that covered her head. The hunter’s eyes gazed up into the darkness of the spirit realm of his ancestors and wondered if she had returned to the land for another life.
Jennifer awoke to find herself alone in a firelit cave lying within a warm bed of soft furs. Her leg, broken during the pod’s impact, had been reset and wrapped in a stiffening animal hide. She was curious as well as afraid to learn the identity of her benefactor. But when he stepped into the cave, she stared in a wide-eyed wonder feeling as if she had traveled back to a place in time she knew nothing about.
With the hunter’s help, Jennifer began a new life far removed from the horrors of her dark past and accepted her life’s unforeseen twist of fate. Unbeknownst to her, the passage of time and the vast distances of space would not diminish the hatred of her father’s many enemies or permit her from escaping their vengeful wrath.
Быть войне! Русы против гуннов
Новый боевик о предыстории Руси и подвигах наших далеких предков. Славянские племена объединяются вокруг священного Перунова капища, создав первое русское государство – Русколань. Но чтобы стать наследниками великой Скифской державы, русы должны восстать против кочевников-гуннов и сбросить ненавистное иго. А значит – БЫТЬ ВОЙНЕ! Первой Отечественной войне в нашей древней истории.
Hard Mouth
Counterpoint is proud to publishing the debut novel by this brilliant 2018 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Fellow, Amanda Goldblatt Written with the sheer wit and exuberance of Nell Zink and the hypnotic intensity of Ottessa Moshfegh, Hard Mouth is a novel with a wholly unforgettable narrator. This is a book to be read breathlessly over a weekend, on the beach, by a book club; there are beautifully rendered characters and unresolved relationships; Hard Mouth has both commercial appeal and literary chops Goldblatt began writing this novel in the fall of 2011, the year her own father was diagnosed with cancer. At the same time, both of her grandmothers were increasingly elderly and increasingly ill. She began the novel not for catharsis but for escape, creating action while her own life felt stultifyingly passive in light of the pending loss around her. As such, the novel is deeply rooted in the wild, unpredictable ways that grief appears and (mis)directs our lives. Author is based in Chicago, IL and is a fervent independent bookstore patron and well-connected literary citizen Perfect for fans of Rachel Khong, Miriam Toews, Miranda July or Edan Lepucki Hardcover edition available for library markets Lexile Measure: HL720L Praise from Booksellers: " Hard Mouth 's heroine, Denny, is grieving the eventual death of her father from cancer and, depending on which way you look at it, she's either in a self-destructive tailspin or she's making moves to find out who she truly is. When isolation seems like the only course of action, Denny rents a secluded cabin: along for the ride is Gene, an admittedly unreal imaginary friend who's quick with bad advice and anecdotal quips. Armed with a gun, meal-replacement bars, wilderness guides, and an abundance of free time, Denny sets out to satisfy the escapist impulse and discover a new way of living. Hard Mouth is ambitious in its attempt to map the uncharted wilderness of loss and offers an unflinching examination of the kind of animal that grief makes of us." —Billy Butler, Bookshop Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA)
Сын Эльпиды, или Критский бык. Книга 2
Питфей со своей семьей находит убежище в малоазийском государстве Кария и становится главным советником прославленной царицы Артемисии – бывшей союзницы персидского тирана Ксеркса. После разгрома персов в битве при Саламине Артемисия и ее советник борются за становление своего государства и независимость Карии: с одной стороны, им приходится сдерживать натиск азиатских орд, а с другой – притязания Афин и других эллинских полисов.
Земля свободных
Продолжение произведения "Земля рабов". В котором геолог Кичиро сумел найти способ вернуться обратно, в прошлое.
Day Zero
NAVY SEAL DEACON HALE is on vacation. But when planes start falling out of the sky, he knows he and everything around him is going to change in a hurry. <br>MIAMI CATERER LORI DOVNER, on the run from a madman, is nearly to the safe haven of her sister’s Montana farm when the world goes dark. Through only the slimmest chance, Deacon knows where she is. But of all the people in the world, Deacon is the last person Lori wants to rescue her. <br>MAFIOSO RAOUL SALDATA will catch Lori Dovner and her two children, and the last thing he will do is kill them. Quite nearly to his prize, fate intervenes. <br>Can Deacon, trying to navigate a world gone mad, reach Lori before Saldata does? With no electricity, no phones, no cars, no computers, who will survive Day Zero? <br>“Day Zero: Stronghold Book 2” continues, minute by minute, the new world that Lori, Deacon and Lori’s sister Louise must now navigate. Who will survive in a post-apocalyptic landscape where any rules can be broken?
Aurora's Cowboy Daddy
Holt Coleman runs the Rescue Ranch with his five brothers. A project initiated by their parents and supported by the entire family. They rescue abused women, and abused horses. Two very different ventures with more similarities than expected, both are suffering from past trauma and have lost the ability to trust. Currently, the ranch needs a new house mother to welcome and assist the women who are seeking safety here. When convicted murderer Aurora Bickman applies Holt’s intrigued by her application and her past. When he meets her he knows he has to have her, as an employee, as a lover and as her daddy. Aurora Bickman was released from prison early given her good behavior and prison overcrowding. Most people thought she didn’t serve long enough but they also didn’t know her sentence began shortly after she married her deceased husband. Feeling as though she’s imposed on her best friend’s hospitality long enough, and even though she’s scared beyond belief, she is ready to start her life over on her terms. Surprised she has an interview and worried she’ll be rejected, she pushes the feelings aside and takes a chance at the Rescue Ranch. When she sees the gorgeous ranch and meets the handsome Holt Coleman, she feels as if her dreams have a chance to come true. In more ways than one. This is book one in the Rescue Ranch series and can be enjoyed independently. Publisher’s Note: This sexy, Daddy Dom, cowboy romance contains elements of danger, adventure, mystery, sensual themes and power exchange and is intended for adults only. If any of these offend you, please do not purchase.
Fleeing the Past
Reveals the rigors of becoming a Border Patrol agent Provides an inside look at life in the U.S. Border Patrol Highlights overcoming personal challenges Addresses one of the most pressing situations in the U. S. today (border security) Focuses on the challenges faced by so-called “Dreamers”—those undocumented immigrants brought across the border as infants Tells a realistic love story