Joel Rosenberg Boeken

In een samenwerking met gerenommeerde auteurs lanceert Raymond E. Feist een nieuw project dat zich afspeelt in de tijd van de Grote Scheuring. 'De eervolle vijand' is het eerste deel, geschreven met William R. Forstchen, en biedt een blik op een 'vergeten geschiedenis' tijdens de oorlog van de eerste Feist-cyclus. In dit tweede deel, dat de opmaat vormt naar een derde samenwerking met S.M. Stirling, wordt de belegerde stad LaReu in het hertogdom Yabon belicht. Na zeven jaar oorlog zijn de legers van LaReu zo verzwakt dat de baronnen gedwongen zijn huurlingen in te schakelen. Wanneer de winter aanbreekt, lijkt het vechten tot de lente voorbij, en de huurlingen Durine, Pirojil en Kethol kijken uit naar een welverdiende vakantie in een warmer klimaat. Echter, als de graaf de stad verlaat voor een overleg met de hertog, ontstaat er een explosieve situatie. In een stad vol rivaliserende baronnen krijgen de drie vrienden de opdracht om een baron te beschermen tegen een moordaanslag. Weigeren is geen optie, want falen betekent onvermijdelijk een burgeroorlog.

When Russia's richest oil baron is killed, Moscow suddenly teeters on the verge of political chaos. Tehran races to complete its nuclear arsenal. Washington finds herself dangerously divided from her European allies. A new evil looms on the horizon. A dictator is rising in Russia. Iran is feverishly building nuclear weapons. A new axis of evil is emerging, led by Moscow and Tehran. And Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy, two senior White House advisors, find themselves facing the most chilling question of their lives: is the world rushing to the brink of an apocalypse prophesied more than 2,500 years ago? “If you only read one book this year . . . this is it!” —Rush Limbaugh, New York Times best-selling author

The narrative centers on a Russian president who is aggressively consolidating power while suppressing dissent. As he orchestrates a rapid military strike, the stakes escalate, threatening to fracture the NATO alliance and push Washington and Moscow toward the brink of nuclear conflict. This high-stakes political thriller delves into the tense dynamics of international relations and the potential consequences of unchecked ambition.

MAGIC'S DEADLY EDGE The stronghold called Home was prospering, and karl's dream of bringing freedom to everyone in this land peopled by wizards and warriors, lords and slaves, dwarfs and elves and dragons was at last coming true. But by attacking slaver caravans, by offering Home as a haven to any eager to throw off their chains, Karl, Andrea, Ahira, and their comrades had made many powerful enemies. Led by the evil Ahrmin, the Slaver Guild was stirring the kingdoms into a bloody war in which Karl and his friends might soon have to choose sides. And the elfin kingdom of Therranj claimed Karl's valley sanctuary as part of its own territory and was demanding both tribute and loyalty from the people of Home. Caught between slaver forces armed with a magical new weapon and elves attempting to steal the treasured secret of gunpowder, could Karl's human, dwarf, elf, and dragon warriors keep the walls of Home standing for long?

'As from eleven o'clock this morning, Britain is at war with Germany.' Neville Chamberlain's words, broadcast on radio on the third of September 1939, confirmed what many people had feared for days and some had seen as inevitable for months. As Chamberlain made his announcement, what was unappreciated by everyone was how long the conflict would last, and the degree to which the mass of the British population would be required to fight their own battles to win the war.Life for everyone in the country soon became one of unremitting toil. The demands of the war were everything. Men, women, children, the young and the old, all had to make a contribution to the 'war effort'. Virtually all manufacturing industry was given over to producing equipment for the war; almost nothing was produced for home consumption. By January 1940, food was in such short supply that the basics had to be rationed and a huge effort was put into producing more food at home, as everything imported from abroad risked the lives of the sailors transporting it.Just a week after Chamberlain's broadcast, troops of the British Expeditionary Force embarked for France. These were well trained, but poorly equipped, regular and reserve soldiers, later to be joined by conscripts. For those 'back home' the trials of separation and the fears of the loss of their loved ones was the first impact of the war. But they, and the country, were also faced with the practical problem of a loss of manpower at the same time as having to increase production of armaments. This meant that the country had to call on that great, untapped source of labour - women. Eventually, the majority of the female population would be directed into some sort of 'war work'.Children's home life was disrupted and disturbed as a consequence of the war. Evacuation was a precaution to avoid large-scale casualties from aerial bombardment. Initially, there was little bombing, but one year on from Chamberlain's announcement saw the beginning of the Blitz. Not for centuries had British civilians been so exposed to physical attack from an enemy. Britain itself became the front line and everyone in the country had a role to play in defending the country and its values.

Sie dachten, es sei nur ein Fantasy-Spiel -- eines jener Spiele. bei dem jeder seine winzige Figur als Krieger, Zauberer oder Zwerg durch das Labyrinth eines Spielmeisters führt und einen Abend lang träumen darf, ein Held zu sein. Aber dann fanden sie sich auf einer windumtosten Ebene wieder, und aus Phantasie war Wirklichkeit geworden. Zuerst machte es ihnen gewaltigen Spaß. Als der erste von ihnen sterben mußte, merkten sie endlich, daß es kein Spiel mehr war.

Als ein Spiel hatte alles begonnen, in einem Studentenheim in Amerika. Nun waren sie gestrandet in einer fremden Welt - als Krieger, Zauberin, Zwerg, Dieb und Baumeister - und waren sich darüber klar, dass es keine Rückkehr mehr gab. Doch sie hatten ein Ziel vor Augen: diesem unglaublichen Reich der Phantasie die Freiheit zu bringen. Von der Magiergilde verfolgt, von den Sklavenjägern gehetzt, kämpften sie für eine Welt, die nicht ihre eigene war und wo ein Schwertstreich töten und ein falscher Zauber Freund in Feind verwandeln konnte.