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The Excalibur Codex

Author : James Douglas

Publisher : Random House

Page : 482 pages

File Size : 16,65 MB

Release : 2013-08-29

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1448127629

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Jamie Saintclair embarks on another action-packed historical adventure, guaranteed to have you gripped from page one! A must read for fans of Dan Brown, Chris Kuzneski and Scott Mariani. READERS ARE LOVING THE EXCALIBUR CODEX! "This mystery/thriller moves at a cracking pace from page one..." - 5 STARS "I couldn't put the book down..." - 5 STARS "Can't wait to read the next Jamie Saintclair book - really addictive." - 5 STARS *************************************** A LEGEND TO SOME. A SYMBOL TO OTHERS. FOR A DANGEROUS FEW, THE MEANS TO A TERRIFYING END... For countless generations the sword had been kept hidden, ready for a time of need. But not hidden well enough, because in 1937 it vanished... 1941 - twelve SS generals gather to re-enact an ancient rite and call on the spirits of Europe's mightiest warriors to aid them in the coming battle in the East. At the heart of the ritual is Excalibur, the mythical weapon pulled from a stone by King Arthur. 2010 - Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair laughs when he reads the codex to a German war veteran's will, the strange ritual it describes and the mention of a sword named Excalibur. But collector Adam Steele is convinced - and if Jamie can find the legendary sword, he will pay a small fortune for it. With a team of international assassins on his trail, the hunt for Excalibur takes Jamie from Germany to eastern Poland and a deadly encounter in Hitler's Wolf's Lair... Jamie Saintclair's adventures continue in The Samurai Inheritance. Have you read The Doomsday Testament and The Isis Covenant, his previous two adventures?



The Samurai Inheritance

Author : James Douglas

Publisher : Random House

Page : 480 pages

File Size : 15,31 MB

Release : 2014-08-28

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1448127688

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Jamie Saintclair embarks on another full-throttle historical adventure - an absolute page-turner! If you love Dan Brown, Chris Kuzneski and Scott Mariani - you will love this! READERS ARE LOVING THE SAMURAI INHERITANCE! "Loved this story. It went everywhere and then some. I was happily dragged along on the edge of my seat every step." - 5 STARS "Extremely riveting!!!" - 5 STARS "Another excellent page-turner from Mr Douglas." - 5 STARS *************************************** UNDISTURBED AND FORGOTTEN FOR DECADES. NOW IT'S RESURRECTED AND THREATENS US ALL. April 1943 - A Mitsubishi transport plane, carrying Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto, architect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, plunges from the sky over the island of Bougainville. In a document case chained to his wrist is the greatest secret of the Second World War... December 2011 - Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is offered a lucrative commission: he has been tasked to find the preserved head of a Solomon Island warrior, missing from a German museum since 1945? The search takes Jamie from Berlin to Tokyo and with every turn the significance of the Bougainville skull becomes ever greater. Soon he realizes he's become involved in something much more important than finding a lost piece of history... Have you read The Doomsday Testament, The Isis Covenant and The Excalibur Codex, the previous Jamie Saintclair adventures?



Codex Born

Author : Jim C. Hines

Publisher : Random House

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 17,5 MB

Release : 2020-03-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1473583373

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They're back. And they want revenge... Sent to investigate the brutal slaughter of a wendigo in the north Michigan town of Tamarack, Isaac Vainio and his companions find they have wandered into something far more dangerous than a simple killing. A long established werewolf territory, Tamarack is rife with ancient enemies of Libriomancy who quest for revenge. Isaac has the help of Lena Greenwood, his dryad bodyguard born from the pages of a pulp fantasy novel, but he is not the only one in need of her unique and formidable powers...



The Doomsday Testament

Author : James Douglas

Publisher : Random House

Page : 514 pages

File Size : 17,15 MB

Release : 2011-08-18

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1446437647

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From bestselling author James Douglas, a gripping and enthralling historical conspiracy thriller - a must read for fans of Dan Brown, James Becker and Chris Kuzneski. READERS ARE LOVING THE DOOMSDAY TESTAMENT! "This is the best book I have read in a long while..." - 5 STARS. "Kept me up very late because I couldn't put it down." - 5 STARS. "Kept me gripped until the end, with twist and turns everywhere..." - 5 STARS. ********************************************************************** THERE ARE SOME WHO WILL KILL TO FIND THAT WHICH IS LOST... 1937: Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule. 1941: Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS. 2008: Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is astonished to discover that the gentle grandfather he thought he knew was a decorated war hero, serving in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise. Sewn into the endpaper of his journal is a strange piece of Nazi symbolism. With this discovery, Jamie is launched on a breathless chase across Europe and deep into Germany's dark past... Jamie Saintclair's adventures continue in The Isis Covenant, The Excalibur Codex and The Samurai Inheritance.



The Isis Covenant

Author : James Douglas

Publisher : Random House

Page : 482 pages

File Size : 26,80 MB

Release : 2012-08-02

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1446487601

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Jamie Saintclair embarks on another action-packed historical adventure, guaranteed to have you gripped from page one! Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Chris Kuzneski and Scott Mariani. READERS ARE LOVING THE ISIS COVENANT! "Cracking read, only put it down for sleeping, shopping and the washing up." - 5 STARS "Excellent read, enjoyed it from start to finish..." - 5 STARS "Great Read. Hooked from page 1" - 5 STARS **************************************** THE PRICE OF ETERNAL LIFE IS DEATH... AD 64: Roman centurion Marcus Domitus leads an expedition to find the mythical treasure hidden deep inside Queen Dido's temple. 1945: Two Nazis disappear amidst the chaos of a burning Berlin - and so does a precious object. 2009: Two brutal murders in London and Boston linked by a single name and a shared history. When art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is asked to help investigate, he finds himself delving deep into the occult and uncovering dark secrets, tales of lust and greed and a curse linked to ancient Egypt... Can he discover the truth before the curse claims more victims and catches up with him? Jamie Saintclair's adventures continue in The Excalibur Codex and The Samurai Inheritance. Have you read The Doomsday Testament, his first adventure?



The Alchemyst

Author : Michael Scott

Publisher : Delacorte Press

Page : 402 pages

File Size : 12,27 MB

Release : 2007-05-22

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0375843175

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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book one of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty. The legend: Nicholas Flamel lives. Nicholas Flamel is the greatest Alchemyst to ever live. The records show that he died in 1418, but what if he's actually been making the elixir of life for centuries? The secrets to eternal life are hidden within the book he protects—the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed, and in the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. There is one hope. If the prophecy is true, Sophie and Josh Newman have the power to save everyone. Now they just have to learn to use it. “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has everything you loved about Harry Potter, including magic, mystery, and a constant battle of good versus evil.”—Bustle Read the whole series! The Alchemyst The Magician The Sorceress The Necromancer The Warlock The Enchantress



The Enchantress

Author : Michael Scott

Publisher : Delacorte Press

Page : 530 pages

File Size : 31,83 MB

Release : 2012-05-22

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0375985905

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Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter—but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe! Discover the truth in book six of Michael Scott’s New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The Location: The home of the Elders. The Time: The last day of Nicholas and Perenelle Flamel's long existence. The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it. Sophie and Josh Newman traveled ten thousand years into the past following Dr. John Dee and Virginia Dare to the home of the Elders at Danu Talis. But this is no ordinary island--it is the legendary city of Atlantis, and Scathach, Prometheus, Palamedes, Shakespeare, Saint-Germain, and Joan of Arc are also there. Here, as the Flamels take their final breaths, the battle for the world begins and ends. Except no one is sure what--or who--the twins will be fighting for. “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel has everything you loved about Harry Potter, including magic, mystery, and a constant battle of good versus evil.”—Bustle Read the whole series! The Alchemyst The Magician The Sorceress The Necromancer The Warlock The Enchantress



Hero of Rome

Author : Douglas Jackson

Publisher : Random House

Page : 482 pages

File Size : 19,23 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Great Britain

ISBN : 0552162582

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Roman commander leads his troops against the horde of the of the Druid warrior queen Boudicca to their last stand.



Red Sonja / Conan #1

Author : Victor Gischler

Publisher : Dynamite Entertainment

Page : 27 pages

File Size : 34,78 MB

Release : 2015-08-05

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN :

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Red Sonja and Conan are reunited as captains of mercenary companies who team to fight the forces of an evil sorcerer. Little do they realize that a shadow of the past has returned, something of dire peril from their previous adventures together. It's the Cimmerian and Sonja reunited for more bloody swordplay!



Libriomancer

Author : Jim C. Hines

Publisher : Random House

Page : 322 pages

File Size : 37,21 MB

Release : 2013-08-22

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1448176646

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Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of a secret society founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. As such, he is gifted with the magical ability to reach into books and draw forth objects. But when Gutenberg vanishes without a trace, Isaac finds himself pitted against everything from vampires to a sinister, nameless foe who is bent on revealing magic to the world at large... and at any cost.