Riccardo Valla Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

In Parijs mist professor Robert Langdon een afspraak met de conservator van het Louvre omdat die kort daarvoor is vermoord. Langdon is de belangrijkste verdachte, ook al omdat de man vóór hij stierf zijn naam op de grond heeft geschreven. Geholpen door een agente maakt Langdon zich uit de voeten...,. Hij beseft dat de conservator aanwijzingen heeft achtergelaten die alleen hij kan ontcijferen: symbolen die verwijzen naar het werk van Da Vinci, voor wiens 'Mona Lisa' het lijk gevonden is. Daarom gaat Langdon terug, het Louvre in. Met zijn redster begint hij een speurtocht naar het motief voor de moord en naar de betrokkenheid van Opus Dei. Maar de politie en de moordenaar zitten hen op de hielen... DE DA VINCI CODE is een fenomeen: de populairste thriller in jaren. Laat u meeslepen in een superieure pageturner, vol verrassende feiten over kunst, religie en geschiedenis, met een messcherpe spanning die geen moment inzakt.

Patholoog-anatoom Kay Scarpetta is op weg naar de beruchte vrouwengevangenis in de Amerikaanse staat Georgia. Ze gaat daar een gedetineerde opzoeken die informatie zegt te hebben over de dood van Jack Fielding, Scarpetta’s collega die een halfjaar geleden vermoord is. Tijdens haar speurtocht stuit ze op een bizarre samenhang tussen wat Jack is overkomen en andere feiten: een gezin dat jaren geleden is uitgemoord, een jonge vrouw in de dodencel, en diverse onverklaarbare sterfgevallen binnen de gevangenis. Er blijkt zelfs een verband te zijn met een uiterst destructief wapen dat internationaal grote schade kan aanrichten.

Dopo la lotta finale al fianco dello stregone Arngrim contro la regina Jennesta, gli orchi della banda dei Figli del lupo sono riusciti ad attraversare la porta d'accesso, tornando così nel loro mondo d'origine. Qui, lontano dalle minacce delle terre di Maras-Dantia, prima fra tutte l'invasore umano, Strike e i suoi compagni hanno finalmente trovato la pace... Una pace voluta, ma anche difficile per dei guerrieri assetati di sangue come gli orchi. Così, quando attraverso un portale giunge un messaggio di Arngrim, il quale chiede nuovamente l'aiuto degli orchi, Strike e i fidati Haskeer e Coilla non esitano a riunire i Figli del lupo, arricchiti di nuovi membri, e a utilizzare le cinque stelle magiche che consentono loro di saltare da un mondo all'altro. Dopo un breve ritorno a Maras-Dantia per recuperare Jup, l'unico nano della banda, sbarcheranno su Acurial, un mondo in cui gli orchi sono ancora schiavi e nel quale scopriranno che la strega-regina Jennesta non solo non è morta ma, con nuove forze, progetta di trasformare tutti gli orchi in un esercito di non-morti al suo servizio. Inoltre, un manipolo di misteriose creature, votato alla ricerca delle stelle magiche, è sulle tracce di Strike e dei suoi compagni, deciso a strappare loro il potere di viaggiare tra i mondi.

50 years from now, our world looks very different. Governments have fallen. Thousands live in fortified strongholds; others roam the landscape as either predator or prey. Standing against the forces that have tipped the balance from good to evil are very few heroes, men and women imbued with magic and sworn to a high destiny.

A group of friends' leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.

Oorlogen hebben chaos gecreëerd in het land Maras-dantia. Terwijl de legers zich hergroeperen en de magie langzaam wegsijpelt uit het land, zijn de orc Struyk en zijn trouwe strijdmakkers voor iedereen op de vlucht: voor de orcs die de wrede Jennesta achter hen aan heeft gestuurd en voor de mensen, die elke orc vermoorden die ze in het zicht krijgen. Struyks speurtocht naar de artefacten die de toekomst van de orcs en, als ze het maar wisten, die van de andere oude en nieuwe rassen in Maras-Dantia moeten veiligstellen, is nog nooit zo dringend geweest. Terwijl het net zich sluit en zijn krijgers een voor een sneuvelen door vijanden die ze zich in hun meest angstaanjagende nachtmerries nog niet hadden voorgesteld, dringt de tijd voor Struyk, voor alle orcs en voor Maras-Dantia.

Gli umani sono arrivati nella terra di Maras-Dantia, e con essi la morte e la distruzione. Gli occhi terrorizzati delle creature fantastiche che abitano quel regno vedono cadere l'una dopo l'altra le razze antiche e mitologiche, esseri dai poteri magici, gnomi, elfi, e sfortunatamente anche orchi. Cacciati dalla loro foresta, da una natura che da millenni alimenta segretamente le loro vite, gli orchi devono rinascere e combattere la crudeltà degli uomini, mai così feroce, mai così memorabile come in questa storia. Sarà compito dell’orco Stryke guadagnarsi un riscatto che pare impossibile... Grande romanzo di pura azione, violento, diretto e pieno di rabbia, I guardiani dei lampi è il primo volume della trilogia Orchi, accolta in Inghilterra come l'avvento del fantasy barbarico, genere dove il consueto cast di dame e cavalieri eleganti - vagamente disneyano e politicamente corretto - non esiste più e dove i piani del rapporto fra uomo e creature mostruose vengono completamente ribaltati.

The third volume of Nicholl's critically acclaimed fantasy - tells the story from the Orc's point of view.

The political intrigue, secret treachery, and sinister deeds that have haunted Druid history for generations continue to thrive. Despite Grianne's devotion to the greater good, she still has bitter enemies who covet her seat of power.

Wie was de beruchte Engelse seriemoordenaar Jack the Ripper? In dit boek toont Patricia Cornwell onomstotelijk zijn identiteit aan. Door het schrijven van de Kay Scarpetta-thrillers heeft Cornwell een enorme expertise verworven op het gebied van forensische onderzoeksmethoden. Die deskundigheid heeft ze ingezet bij een hernieuwd onderzoek naar Jack the Ripper. Ze hanteerde de modernste DNA-technieken en de meest geavanceerde analyses van handschriften, inkt, papier en andere resten. Ook gebruikte ze haar kennis van daderprofilering en consulteerde ze topdeskundigen op dit terrein. Haar speurtocht resulteerde in het vlijmscherpe portret van een moordenaar: de kunstenaar Walter Sickert.

De grote utopische sciencefictionklassieker van Ursula K. Le Guin verkent de vraag naar systemen zoals communisme, kapitalisme of anarchisme. Anarres, een anarchistische samenleving, is het enige vrije gebied in het zonnestelsel, vrij van onderdrukking en de noodzaak om kunstmatig opgewekte behoeften te vervullen. De enige plek op Anarres die door een muur van de rest is gescheiden, is de ruimtehaven, van waaruit jaarlijks edelmetalen naar de naburige planeet Urras worden gevlogen. Voor de heersers van Urras is Anarres slechts een afhankelijke mijnbouwkolonie die ze willen uitbuiten. Wanneer er op Anarres ook machtsstructuren beginnen te ontstaan, besluit de fysicus Shevek een riskante reis naar Urras te maken. Hij wil in gesprek gaan met wetenschappers daar, maar komt terecht in een conflict tussen verschillende belangen. Het verhaal onderzoekt de complexiteit van vrijheid en de uitdagingen van samenwerking tussen verschillende systemen.

The title story, Supertoys Last All Summer Long, soon to be a major film directed by Steven Spielberg, tells of a young boy who, whatever he does, cannot please his mother. He is puzzled by this, not realising that he is an android, a cunning construct of artificial intelligence - as is his one ally, his teddy bear. It was a story that hugely affected Stanley Kubrick (director of 2001) and Steven Spielberg (who perhaps saw in his forthcoming movie AI (Artificial Intelligence) a complement to his ET!). This collection contains three SUPERTOYS stories, and they are the fabric of Spielberg's movie. The other stories in the collection, whether SF, utopian fantasy or dark fable show a master writer at the peak of his considerable powers.

Longing to return to the magical land of Great Kettles, Sarah is happy to help Old Man Winter retrieve the Weather Mill, which has fallen into the hands of a madman, but when Old Man Winter is kidnapped, Sarah, along with Jack Frost, must race against time to find him before both worlds suffer a horrible fate. Reprint.

The New York Times bestseller A LOVE THAT TRANSCENDS HEAVEN AND HELL What happens to us after we die? Chris Nielsen had no idea, until an unexpected accident cut his life short, separating him from his beloved wife, Annie. Now Chris must discover the true nature of life after death. But even Heaven is not complete without Annie, and when tragedy threatens to divide them forever, Chris risks his very soul to save Annie from an eternity of despair. Richard Matheson's powerful tale of life---and love---after death was the basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Robin Williams.

This deluxe series of Robert E. Howard's immortal character, Conan the Barbarian, is an attempt to preserve the Conan tales in their original form. These are quality volumes with a wealth of illustrations by award winning artists.The Hour of the Dragon is the only novel length story in Robert E. Howard's remarkable Conan series. It is issued here as a part of our deluxe Conan editions.This is a volume of Conan's greatest adventures. The massive Cimmerian finds himself pitted against werewolves, a giant ape, pirates and the malignant and mighty sorcerer who is risen from the dead -- the evil Xaltotun.

Landover was a genuine magic kingdom, complete with fairy folk and wizardry, just as the advertisement had promised. But after he purchased it for a million dollars, Ben Holiday discovered that there were a few details the ad had failed to mention. Such as the fact that the kingdom was falling into ruin. The barons refused to recognize a king and taxes hadn't been collected for years. The dragon, Strabo, was laying waste to the countryside, while the evil witch, Nightshade, was plotting to destroy no less than everything. And if that weren't enough for a prospective king to deal with, Ben soon learned that the Iron Mark, terrible lord of the demons, challenged all pretenders to the throne of Landover to a duel to the death - a duel no mere mortal could hope to win. But Ben Holiday had one human trait that even magic couldn't overcome. Ben Holiday was stubborn.

Al tramonto dell'Età dei Cento Regni, un antico conflitto tra i clan di Hammerfell e di Storn insanguina ancora la Terra di Darkover...

What forces would operate if there were two objects that were absolutely identical in form and substance? This problem has occupied both workers in magic and the scientists of physics and psychology. It is the pivot of Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel of Darkover during the final flaming days of the Ages of Chaos. This is the story of the era when the planet of the Bloody Sun was divided into a hundred warring kingdoms and civilization teetered on the edge of oblivion. It is the story of Bard di Asturien, ambitious soldier-outlaw, and of his opponent, Varzil the Good, who struggled to establish the Compact. And it is also the story of a man from distant Terra named Paul Harrell who was the exact duplicate of Varzil's enemy. Two to Conquer is a novel of social forces in combat, of the use and misuse of science, of war, of rape, and of witchcraft.

Il noto autore di science fiction descrive in questo libro un futuro ormai prossimo dove la fantascienza è diventata realtà: computer che leggono la mente umana, banche degli organi sempre fornite grazie alle tecniche di clonazione, viaggi interstellari effettuati tramite tunnel che attraversano i buchi neri...

The great epic of Darkover did not begin with the Terrans' arrival. For in those years, the power of the matrix was first learned--and misused in a power struggle that could have made Darkover a duplicate of Terra.