Resultados para "Dämonen" en Novela histórica

Imagine the mid-1980s, last day of school, summer break. A teen rushes to meet his mother, who is being released from the hospital after cancer surgery. When the teen arrives, he finds out his mother is dead, but his ex-gangbanging dad, who's been in jail the last eight years, is at the hospital, ready to take the teen home. Mendel is a coming-of-age story about a high school senior who must learn how to forgive as he navigates life without his mother. To honor his mother, he joins Mendel's track team, but his father's thuggish past catches up with them.

When two strangers find themselves sitting next to each other on a cross-country flight, neither realize that the identities of their seat mate aren’t exactly what they are saying. In a taut and tension-filled thriller, a cat and mouse game ensues with each person trying to stay one step ahead of the other until there comes a final, inevitable showdown and all is revealed. A perfect vacation listen that is a pause-resister from beginning to end. The Audible version is a masterpiece voiced by British actress Poppy Damon.

The Kerrigans have fought long and hard to carve out their own piece of heaven on the Texas frontier. And when evil comes knocking at their door, with guns blazing, there'll be hell to pay...It begins with a simple act of kindness—and ends in a shocking night of violence. A homeless family shows up on Kate Kerrigan's doorstep, seeking refuge from a vengeful rancher's wrath. Seeing their desperation—and fear—the West Texas matriarch welcomes the family into her home.

Perley’s elder brother, Rubin, who manages the Triple-G Ranch decides to try breeding some Hereford cattle with the ranch’s longhorns. He asks Perley to deliver the contract for the Herefords, a simple task. But nothing ever remains simple when Perley is involved. And for the reluctant fast gun, it means a nightmare journey through hell itself . . .

Not many men get a second chance at life. But thanks to a chief U.S. Marshal who needs their help, the bank-robbing duo of Jimmy "Slash" Braddock and Melvin "Pecos Kid" Baker are on the right side of the law. As unofficial marshals, they've agreed to pick up three prisoners from a Milestown jail and escort them to Denver. Sounds easy enough—until they learn the prisoners are an unholy trio of sadistic cutthroat killers known as Talon, "Hellraisin'" Frank, and the Sioux called Black Pot. And they've managed to escape before Slash and Pecos even show up.

In 1914, the war which was to have been wrapped up by Christmas had - in reality - only just begun, as all sides entrenched themselves deeper into the Great War. Christmas Eve, 1914 follows one company of British officers as they rotate forward to spend their Christmas on the front lines, a mere 80 yards from the German guns. Upper- and working-class men and boys are thrown together into one trench and struggle to survive.

London, England, 1837: Es scheint sich nur um ein normales, verfluchtes Haus zu handeln, zu dem Emilia und Eric Stewart gerufen werden. Das seit Jahrzehnten verheiratete Paar ist im Geisterjäger-Metier ebenso routiniert wie topfit und übernimmt diese vermeintliche Standardheimsuchung natürlich sofort. Aber dann geschehen neben den üblichen Poltergeistphänomenen weitere, seltsame Dinge.

Three teams of warriors are on Aerth - two human, one Dwarven. All three want the Gate over Rotterdam closed, and all three are working separately to accomplish their goals. At the same time, the situation on Earth is detiorating. Germany is once again at war, this time with the Swiss. The unstable situation in Germany's leadership only gets worse as Hagirr's mate and powerful sorceress does her job of keeping humanity off balance. Fascist Germany is her tool. Or is it?

Events continue to unfold on Aerth and Earth. WWII in Europe has come mostly to a halt, although Germany is, as was the case in that time, behaving badly. The United States has come to Europe earlier than in our timeline, fighting on the ground in France. Not against the Germans, but against the dead. The machinations of Hagirr and Elianna continue to wreak havoc on both worlds, and while the two powerful wizards are lovers, they do not always share the same goals.

Ein Mann kehrt nach Jahrzehnten in sein verlassenes Elternhaus zurück–doch was er dort vorfindet, ist mehr als nur Erinnerung. Es sind Stimmen. Schatten. Geheimnisse, die nie ans Licht sollten.

Frankfurt, 1830: Im Keller Senckenberg-Museums verschwindet ein Schädel, und die Spur führt eine junge Frau ins finstre Herz alter Mythen und Legenden. Frankfurt am Main, im Jahr 1830. Während eines rauschenden Fastnachtsballs wird Millicent Wohl, eine junge und wissbegierige Frau, plötzlich Zeugin eines brutalen Raubüberfalls in einem Museum. Eine schwarze Gestalt eilt an ihr vorüber - und verschwindet im Nichts. Milli versucht den Diebstahl aufzuklären, doch niemand glaubt ihren Hinweisen.

Aus dem Keller des Senckenberg-Museums verschwindet ein Schädel und die Spur führt eine junge Frau ins finstre Herz alter Mythen und Legenden. Frankfurt am Main, im Jahr 1830. Während eines rauschenden Fastnachtsballs wird Millicent Wohl, eine junge und wissbegierige Frau, Zeugin eines brutalen Raubüberfalls im Senckenberg-Museum. Eine schwarze Gestalt eilt an ihr vorüber - und verschwindet. Milli versucht den Diebstahl aufzuklären, doch niemand glaubt ihren Hinweisen.

Ring was a Captain recently discharged from the Union Army after the war had come to an end. Intent on making his way home to Abilene, Kansas to be with his parents, he is confronted with danger from many sources including a town held captive and harassed by Confederate deserters. But it’s not just deserters he must fight; next it’s a woman with a gun, one who alters his life for good. During his travels Ring meets a mysterious gunman, a Haitian by the name of Saki who carries a gun like he knows how to use it and is intent on killing.

Nathan's got a real job for the summer - he'll be helping Push-Bill Horn freight supplies to the booming, brawling mining town of 10, Nevada. However, his dog Tona's disastrous fight with a bobcat on the second trip out thrusts Nathan into a dilemma. He wants revenge. And he desperately wants to save Tona's life. Will he take Push-Bill's advice to do the kind thing and put Tona out of his misery?

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an extraordinary audiobook featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra...

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an extraordinary audiobook featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra...

Eine Liebe, mächtiger als das Schicksal... das atemberaubende Finale der "Kingdom of the Wicked"-Trilogie! Noch immer ist die junge Hexe Emilia in der Hölle und muss sich nun den Geistern ihrer Vergangenheit stellen: Sie hat herausgefunden, dass ihre eigene Schwester offenbar ganz und gar nicht die Person ist, für die sie sie gehalten hat. Inmitten von Hexen, Dämonen und Gestaltwandlern muss Emilia schnell mit der neuen Situation zurechtkommen, bevor sie in den Intrigen der Sieben Kreise untergeht.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. The plains of the American Mid-West are home to some very fine exponents of the literary craft. Throughout this vast landscape stories seem to be everywhere offering their experiences as works just awaiting the final touches and flourishes of these famed authors. They deliver in very talented ways.