Résultats pour "Camelot" dans Littérature, romans et fiction

Brand new epic adventure from bestselling author Peter Gibbons! Must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell ⚔️💥Can one-man unite Britain and secure its future? 👑 Dark Age Britain Britain slides into darkness. A splintered land ruled by brutal Kings in their hilltop fortresses and besieged...

Sie kämpften für den Traum eines geeinten Britanniens. König Arthur ist tot. Längst vergangen sind die Tage, da sich die Fürsten Britanniens unter seinem Schwert Excalibur vereinten. Das Land ist ohne Herrscher. Marodierende Banden ziehen umher, die Bevölkerung hungert. In einem abgelegenen Kloster in den Sümpfen von Avalon bereitet sich ein junger Novize auf das Leben als Mönch vor. Doch als die Bogenschützin Iselle und der alternde Krieger Gawain in sein Leben treten, muss er sich seiner wahren Bestimmung stellen.

From the international bestselling author of Virgins comes this hilarious take on the sexual politics and high seriousness of the Kennedy years. A young White House reporter's evolution from personal ambition to public spirit is brilliantly set against a background of advancing civil rights and the first stirrings of American involvement in Vietnam.

Brought to you by Penguin. Following his acclaimed Sunday Times bestseller, Lancelot, Giles Kristian's new novel returns us to the realms of Arthurian legend . . . Britain is a land riven by anarchy, slaughter, famine, filth and darkness. Its armies are destroyed, its heroes dead, or missing...

In this first Volume of Merlin's Isle, join the prophesied youth, Sir Galahad, and the other knights of the quest as they set out from Camelot to achieve the Holy Grail. The accomplishment of their goal will heal not only the wounded Fisher King, but will bring about the long-hoped for healing...

Grieving over a devastating loss, Morgan has retreated to the sanctuary of Belle Garde behind a veil of fairy magic, after swearing vengeance upon King Arthur and Camelot. Steeped in her rage, she becomes a storm of retribution, battling to avenge her brother's wrongs whilst trying to undo a terrible tragedy. But with her resurrection skills elusive and Camelot growing in glory and strength, Morgan is failing, her freedom under threat in the wake of her chaos and treasonous reputation.

In ihrer Trauer über einen schrecklichen Verlust sucht Morgan Zuflucht in Belle Garde, hinter einem schützenden Schleier aus Feenmagie. Doch sie hat König Arthur und Camelot Rache geschworen. Um ihren Bruder für seine Verbrechen zu bestrafen, wird Morgan selbst zu einem Sturm der Vergeltung und lässt ihre vernichtende Wut auf ihren Bruder niedergehen.

There is a newly crowned King of Camelot: grandson of Arthur, son of Mordred. Now that peace is possible, the dynasty must prove it can deliver the promise of ideal justice associated with the name of Camelot.

As a political machine maneuvers California war hero, Scott McHale into running for political office, a frightening evil sets its sights on the American public. Treachery and mayhem unknowingly propel Scott and his lovely activist wife, Angie closer to higher office. The Oval Office appears firmly in the kingmaker’s sights. The Latino couple's success and independence grow until the nation plunges into chaos planned years before. When Scott suddenly goes off script, he vanishes into a smokescreen of sexual innuendo and scandal.

Lady Risa of the Morelands has already caught the eyes and won the hearts of many suitors. Not one of them, though, can gain the approval of her father, Lord Rygehil. When Risa discovers his secret - that he promised her to the necromancer Euberacon - she is furious, and terrified. Refusing to be a sacrifice, Risa runs away rather than submit to her fate. But Euberacon is determined to claim his bride, and Risa's raw courage and archery skills are no match for his magic. Lucky for her, she is not alone.

The daughter of the steward of Cambryn, Lynet has seen the damage that following one’s heart can do. Now the threat of war looms over her land. Desperately searching for a way to restore peace to her home and honor to her family, Lynet and her sister decide that Lynet will seek the help of the last heir to the ancient royal house of Cambryn: the High Queen Guinevere.

Forced into a marriage she neither anticipated nor desired, Guinevere finds herself High Queen, ruling and fighting alongside Arthur as they try to subdue the Saxons, Irish, and Picts who threaten Britain from every direction. Though her heart still longs for her lost love, Guinevere slowly grows to care for her husband as they join together to defeat their enemies.

When treachery and violence destroy Elen’s homeland, a power begins to rise inside her. But it will take more than that untested magic to avenge her family, unite her people, and reclaim their land. Her enemy receives power from an evil source: the wicked sorceress Morgaine LeFay, who will stop at nothing to destroy King Arthur and his knights of Camelot. And she plans to use Elen to work for her own vile purpose.

In order to provide protection and stability for her fractious kingdom, Laurel Carnbrea, queen of Cambryn, must marry Sir Agravain, knight of the Round Table and nephew of King Arthur, a man she has never met and about whom she knows nothing. But Laurel is determined to keep her people united, even if it means marrying a man widely believed to be heartless.

Die Zukunft Britanniens liegt um Dunkeln. Die Herrschaft der Römer ist nur noch eine blasse Erinnerung. Doch das Land ist zerrüttet und die Zeit des Großkönigs Uther Pendragon geht zu Ende. Fernab von den Zentren der Macht, auf einer kleinen Insel, wächst ein Waisenjunge auf. Er ist mittellos, doch große Lehrmeister teilen ihr Wissen mit ihm. Er ist geschickt, und weiß mit Tieren umzugehen. Seine unverbrüchliche Treue zu einem neuen König wird dem Land Hoffnung schenken. Seine Liebe zu einer mächtigen Frau wird es spalten.

hat if King Arthur was more than a myth? On a starlit summer's night in the Welsh mountains, an old man is torn from sleep as an ancient prophecy unfolds. On the other side of the Atlantic, an American antiques dealer lies dying on the floor of his shop, blood ebbing from a fatal stab wound. In San Francisco, Mitzi Fallon begins her new job as lead investigator for the FBI's Historical, Religious and Unsolved Crimes Unit.

Phil Murphy’s just an ordinary guy. A single dad living a boring life when a host of strange things start to happen. Weird things. Wild things. As a long-buried mystery begins to unravel, Phil discovers a hidden truth that changes everything he knew about his parents’ identity, our country’s history, and himself.

Casey Clemens is having a bad day. And it’s going to get worse. It’s the day before Casey’s fortieth birthday and Hollywood doesn’t want her anymore (not that it ever did). Her career and personal life are a disaster. Frantic to escape her own emptiness, she hops on a plane to England and heads to the countryside to hide. But she can’t hide from herself. A lightning strike, a skidding car, and a horse that might be magical send her through a gap in time to the Dark Ages, where she inadvertently saves King Arthur from Saxon warriors.

The year is 1200, well, let’s just say it’s a time of brutal beauty, where the clash of steel echoes through the valleys and the stench of death hangs heavy in the air. Forget the polished tales of valiant knights and virtuous queens.

An intimate portrait of the life of Jackie O… Few of us can claim to be the authors of our fate. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy knows no other choice. With the eyes of the world watching, Jackie uses her effortless charm and keen intelligence to carve a place for herself among the men of history...