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Fighting in Sweden for an ambitious warlord, Sigurd Haraldarson and his small but loyal band of oath-sworn warriors are winning fame and reputation. But Sigurd knows that to take on his hated enemy, the oath breaker King Gorm - the man who betrayed his father, a man Sigurd has vowed to kill - he must earn riches enough to build an army. Many believe Sigurd to be Óðin-favoured, but his exploits have drawn the eye of another god, too: Loki the Trickster.

When elite operative John Stratton is sent to Yemen by the Secret Intelligence Service to track down a suspected al-Qaeda cell, he thinks he knows what he is dealing with. But when he and his colleagues get captured by Somali pirates, all bets are off. Stratton discovers what it is like to be held hostage by ruthless men who have a deadly agenda - men for whom Stratton and his colleagues are just bargaining chips. And this is no ordinary hostage situation: Stratton has stepped right into the middle of a massive and sickening jihadist operation.

AD 1055. With the crisis of 1051 long behind them and finally coming to terms with the death of Sweyn, the Godwin family's influence across England is growing. Harold enjoys a position of trust with King Edward and the country is at peace, but Edward knows that he needs an heir before it is too late. In Hungary, there is one potential heir with royal blood running through his veins, but before he can be contacted another king, much closer to home, rises to power, and Harold finds himself torn between diplomacy and violence to maintain the peace.

In the India of 1942, two rapes take place simultaneously - that of an English girl in Mayapore, and that of India by the British. In each, physical violence, racial animosity, the coercion of the weak by the strong all play their part, but playing a part too are love, affection, loyalty, and recognition that the last division of all to be overcome is the colour of the skin.

A country house murder, artistic insight and the postwar reunion of Alleyn and Troy combine in Ngaio Marsh’s wittiest and most readable novel. Agatha Troy, world-famous portrait painter, is inveigled into accepting a commission to paint the 70-year-old Sir Henry Ancred, Bart., the Grand Old Man of the stage. But just as she has completed her portrait, the old actor dies.

The author of the best-selling Empire sequence continues his new epic of the uprising of the Batavi in AD 88. The Rhine frontier has exploded into all-out war. Summoned back to their homeland by their new leader, Kivilaz, the Batavi cohorts, so recently proud soldiers of Rome, find their lands transformed. All Roman influences have vanished after a battle in which two legions were humbled by the rebels, then chased away to lick their wounds in their fortress, the Old Camp.

AD 270. Rome has ruled Syria for over three centuries. But now the weakened empire faces a desperate threat: Queen Zenobia of Palmyra has turned her Roman-trained army against her former masters, and the once invincible legions have been crushed. Arabia, Palestine and Egypt have fallen, and now Antioch, Syria's capital, stands exposed. Cassius Corbulo is a young intelligence agent fresh from officer training. He has been assigned the menial task of rounding up wounded legionaries....

Inspiration from one of the least known but most terrifying moments in modern history - when the fate of the world lay with a lone, nervous Soviet naval officer 100 meters under the Caribbean sea - lies at the heart of this breathtaking new Cold War thriller from the author of the acclaimed Black Sun.

The next high-octane installment of Robert White's bestselling Rick Fuller series.

While working in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom, United States Government employee Jason Hendley learns that his friend and co-worker, Scott Sandoval, was murdered during their trip to Dubai on R&R. Jason tells a fast-paced story as he relives the days of discovering who killed his friend and why. Immerse yourself in Jason’s experiences of working in Baghdad and his discovery of the value of the friendships made in wartime.

"אם יש גן עדן" הוא רומן פראי, מבעית ומהפנט, הכתוב כיומן אישי של מפקד צוות לוחמים במובלעת קטנה, הזויה וזרה, עם חוקים משלה, מלכודי 22 משלה, ובוודאי שפה משלה. חמש שנים אחרי הנסיגה מלבנון חוזר לירז ליברטי אל השנה שטילטלה את חייו – השנה האחרונה של צה"ל על הבופור.

Sue and Sam—better known as Tic and Toc—were unstoppable as a team, a near-mythical pair of assassins known for their perfectly synchronized kills. Alongside their partner, Tom, they pulled off impossible missions for the galaxy’s most powerful syndicates, bound by loyalty and a shared understanding of their brutal world. But when a mission on Earth went wrong, Tom vanished, leaving only blood and betrayal in his wake. The legendary team shattered, and Tic and Toc went separate ways, their reputation buried under rumors and ghosts.

"Крайне честолюбивый, решительный и находчивый" — так описывали барона Врангеля враги. Последний белый главнокомандующий на европейской части России, генерал- лейтенант Генштаба был убежденным монархистом. И был изгнан Красной армией. Врангель всегда находился на передовой. "Борьба — моя стихия, а боевая работа — призвание", — признавался он. Барон — участник Русско- японской и Первой мировой войн, генерал-майор Русской императорской армии, один из главных руководителей Белого движения в годы Гражданской войны. Эта книга — лента военного времени начала XX века. Интересная. Подлинная.

In Red Horizon, Task Force Vigilant must go head-to-head with their most elusive adversary to date: a mastermind known as The Sentinel, whose influence spans continents. Led by Major Ethan Drake, the NATO strike team uncovers the Sentinel’s chilling endgame, Phase Abyss—a multifaceted plan to cripple NATO from within by coordinating attacks on Europe’s critical infrastructure and igniting unrest among its allies.

SAS-Soldat Aidan Snow ist gerade dabei, eine neue Einheit polnischer Rekruten zu trainieren, als man ihn und seine kaum ausgebildeten Männer aussendet, einen Bankraub zu vereiteln. Dabei geschieht das Unfassliche – der Militärkonvoi wird aufgerieben, und Snow kämpft in einem der brennenden Wracks um sein Leben. Über ihm steht ein grünäugiger Soldat und beobachtet Snows vermeintlich letzte Atemzüge. Doch er erschießt ihn nicht. Zehn Jahre später. Snow lehrt in der Ukraine und versucht, nicht weiter aufzufallen. Doch das Schicksal hat andere Pläne mit ihm.

A group of scientists fed up with the post-Hiroshima world set themselves up with the resources to produce a phenomenally fast stealth plane which can intercept missiles - and hope to use it to bring about world peace. Recruited as a test pilot, can the hero stop a world from sliding into chaos?

Having received strict and confidential orders from high above, C.S. Forester's inimitable hero must recapture The Flame, a brig which has been taken over by a band of mutineers. Voyaging to the Bay of Seine in order to rescue the captive Lieutenant Augustin Chadwick from his disloyal crew, Horatio Hornblower must once more fight for the freedom and safety of his people and country.

Autumn 1192. With Jerusalem still in the Saracens' hands, and a peace treaty agreed with their leader Saladin, Richard the Lionheart is free at last to travel back to his strife-ridden kingdom. By his side at every turn is the loyal knight Ferdia, also known as Rufus. Together they will face not just Richard's archenemy Philippe Capet of France, but also the king's treacherous younger brother, John.

Sven Saxon Sword was now a lord. He ruled a small village on the river. He thought that his service toking Cnut, now that he had helped him to gain the crown, was over. He was wrong. Not only does he have to deal with Norse raiders but he is also summoned to serve in a war against the Swedes. The Oathsword is called upon again to save, not only King Cnut and his ambitions, but also his home

On the outskirts of London a humble migrant finally receives the order he’s been waiting for. His mission is a simple one...kill as many as you can. In central London, a desperate police officer finds himself cut off and alone as deadly terror attacks ripple across the city and airliners fall from the sky, killing thousands and spreading chaos and fear. Trapped inside his besieged embassy, the US Ambassador is forced to make the toughest decision of his life as heavily armed terrorists storm the building in an orgy of death and violence.