Kristian Giles Boeken

'So beautiful, so haunting . . . bitingly real . . . Giles has given us a vital, glorious story: rich, rewarding, and utterly revealing of our times' Manda Scott Following his acclaimed Sunday Times bestseller, Lancelot, Giles Kristian's new novel returns us to the realms of Arthurian legend . . . The Saxons have returned and their war bands stalk the land. The lords of Britain look only to their own survival, unable or unwilling to unite as they once did under Arthur. And in a monastery hidden in the marshlands of Avalon, a novice monk prepares to take his vows. However, two strangers - the wild-spirited, Saxon-killing Iselle and the ageing warrior Gawain - will pluck him from his sheltered existence and his world will be turned upside down. Together they will go in search of the last druid, to find the cauldron of a god, and to raise an army to hold the darkness at bay. And as they journey, so the novice will cast aside his training and embrace his legacy. For he is a warrior born. His name is Galahad. And he is the son of Lancelot . . . Acclaim for Lancelot: 'A masterpiece.' Conn Iggulden 'Stands head and shoulders above the rest.' Manda Scott 'Glorious. Tragic. Lyrical. Totally gripping.' Ben Kane 'A gorgeous, rich retelling.' The Times 'An extraordinary writer . . . an exceptional book.' Dr Janina Ramirez

We lusted for an even greater prize...th e one prize that can never be lost or stolen or burnt. And we would find it in Miklagard... Raven and the Wolfpack have suffered. Good men have died, treasure has been lost. But to Norsemen such as these there is something more valuable than silver: fame - for fame is the saga-story that a warrior leaves behind when he dies. Now the Fellowship sails in search of Constantinople, which they call Miklagard, for it is there that they hope to find both riches and glory. It is a voyage that will lead them into unknown and dangerous waters - from the barren, wind-whipped marshes of the Carmargue to the crumbling walls and blood-drenched arenas of a decaying Rome, from brutal hand-to-hand conflict, to vile treachery and betrayal. And as Miklagard echoes to the sound of sword and axe and spear, Raven and his fellow adventurers will pay a high price for the fame they seek...

If you betray a Fellowship you are a dead man... Sailing in search of revenge, the pagan Norsemen venture into the heart of a Christian empire that would wipe their kind from the face of the earth, a place where danger lies in wait around every bend of the great river up which they travel.

Set in a 5th century Britain besieged by invading bands of Saxons and Franks, Irish and Picts, Giles Kristian's epic new novel tells - in Lancelot's own words - the story of the most revered yet reviled of all Arthur's knights, the warrior who fought at his lord's side - yet stole his wife.

The first book in a thrilling Viking trilogy that launched the career of acclaimed historical novelist Giles Kristian - who's now confronting the tumult and devastation of the English Civil War in The Bleeding Land... When raiders from across the sea ransack his village, Osric finds himself taken prisoner by their chief, Sigurd the Lucky.

Erik Amdahl en zijn levendige dochter, Sofia, zijn begonnen aan een lang beloofde langlaufreis diep in de arctische cirkel van Noorwegen. Voor Erik is het een kans om echt contact te maken met zijn overgebleven dochter na een tragisch ongeluk dat Sofia's zus van hen heeft weggenomen. Voor Sofia is het het bewijs dat haar vader echt om haar geeft. Maar plotseling, ver van huis in deze besneeuwde wildernis, met de nacht die valt en de temperatuur die daalt, hebben ze hulp nodig en gaan op zoek naar onderdak. In de buurt is het huis van een stel - leden van het inheemse Sami-volk van Noorwegen - die ze eerder hebben ontmoet en die hen verwelkomen. Erik is opgelucht, denkend dat het ergste voorbij is en dat Sofia nu veilig is. Maar hij kan niet verder van de waarheid zijn. Hij en Sofia zijn niet de enige bezoekers van het oude paar die nacht, en al snel zullen zij rennen... rennen voor hun leven. Terwijl ze rennen, stuiten ze op een geheim dat miljoenen levens kan kosten. Onder de zwervende lichten van het noorderlicht speelt zich een wanhopige strijd om te overleven af in de sneeuw. Maar binnen een verhaal van lijden en de wanhopige, instinctieve wil om te overleven, brandt het verhaal van een vaderliefde voor zijn kind, van weten wanneer het tijd is om los te laten, en van de strijd van een jong meisje om verder te gaan zonder hem.

In this sweeping adventure filled with danger, action, and intrigue, a master storyteller returns to his longest-running series, exploring the origins of the Courtney family saga. Henry “Hal” Courtney, son of the pirate and merchant Sir Frances Courtney, was raised at sea. When war erupted between the English and Dutch empires, his father's bravery in attacking a Dutch fleet led to betrayal and execution. Heartbroken, Hal dedicated his youth to avenging his father's name. Now, in 1784, after twenty years of conflict, a truce has been established, ending the battles at sea. Hal has transformed into the captain of his own ship and is on the verge of becoming a father. He navigates his crew through perilous waters, sailing the Golden Bough from the slave markets of Zanzibar to the treacherous Indian Ocean in search of fortune. However, despite the war's end, the ultimate battle looms ahead. Hal will soon discover that with every achievement comes the risk of greater loss. Bursting with swashbuckling action and thrilling adventure, this magnificent tale revitalizes one of Wilbur Smith’s most cherished family sagas, affirming his status as a premier historical novelist.

Autor und Chefkoch Kristian Smith hat ein authentisches Werk zur jamaikanische Küche geschaffen. Man kann den Duft von rauchigem Pimentholz auf jeder Seite fast schon riechen. Er widmet eben jenem Jerk große Aufmerksamkeit, dieser einzigartigen Methode, Speisen zu würzen und zu grillen, ein eigenes Kapitel. Unter den Überschriften Fleisch, Fisch und Vego werden alle Klassiker wie Ackee & Saltfish, Escovitch Fish, Curry Goat, Brown Stew Chicken oder Ital Stew Peas vorgestellt – mitinsgesamt über 50 Rezepten. Stilvoll fotografiert und in Szene gesetzt merkt man dem Buch mit jeder Faser an, wieviel Herzblut in dieses Stück Familiengeschichte – sein Vater stammt aus Jamaika – geflossen ist.