Résultats pour "Thomas Wolfe" dans Fiction historique

Thomas Wolfe’s first novel, Look Homeward, Angel, is at once a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story and a dark novel depicting a cynical post-war world view. The book follows the life of Eugene Gant, a young man driven by passion, intellect, and a search for something greater than himself. His earliest years in rural North Carolina include a wonderful education in poetry and literature against the backdrop of a loving, but tumultuous family life.

Princess Elizabeth's life gets turned upside down when war sweeps through the kingdom of Arcaern. The Crown Prince lies dead, slain at the hands of the rock giants, and now Elizabeth must help her family and her country by securing an alliance with Sardarn. On her journey, Elizabeth encounters a fierce fire giant who takes her convoy—and her heart—captive. Will Elizabeth succumb to the flames that blaze between them, at the risk of losing the alliance her people desperately need?

The Hunter from the Woods marks the much-anticipated return of Michael Gallatin, the lycanthropic hero of Robert McCammon's classic, The Wolf's Hour. These all-new, interlinked stories offer a full measure of McCammon's trademark narrative excitement, and comprise a fascinating composite portrait of a unique fictional creation. The volume opens with a pair of brief glimpses into Michael's early life in Russia and his initial recruitment into the British Secret Service. It ends with a haunting vision of the werewolf at twilight. 

Neue Abenteuer 25: Rolf Torring und Hans Warren machen sich mit der „Seahawk" auf den Weg nach Afrika, um ihren Freund Pongo zu besuchen. Doch das Passagierschiff ändert unerwartet seinen Kurs... Wenn es nun die Möglichkeit gibt, eine Fortsetzung der Erlebnisse nach dem letzten VK-Heft 445 zu lesen, so wird der Leser möglicherweise die Frage nach der Herkunft stellen.

Generationen lasen begeistert die Abenteuer der beiden Weltenbummler Rolf Torring und Hans Warren. Was aber geschah mit unseren Helden in der Zwischenzeit? Wenn es nun die Möglichkeit gibt, eine Fortsetzung der Erlebnisse nach dem letzten VK-Heft 445 zu lesen, so wird der Leser möglicherweise die Frage nach der Herkunft stellen. Hans Warren und Rolf Torring wissen nicht mehr, wem sie trauen können – werden sie von einem uralten ägyptischen Gott verfolgt?

Texas Ranger John Bonafide never thought he would get the chance to come face-to-face with the Japanese soldier who killed his son, but he was dead wrong. When the last drop of blood is spilled, who will be the hero, and who will be the villain?