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It was Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power - Cicero is consul; Caesar, his ruthless young rival; Pompey, the republic's greatest general; Crassus, its richest man; Cato, a political fanatic; Catilina, a psychopath; and, Clodius, an ambitious playboy.

Napínavý román, známý také díky stejnojmenné filmové adaptaci, se odehrává v imaginárním historickém panoramatu, ve kterém je Německo vítězem druhé světové války a chystá se na oslavu 75. narozenin Adolfa Hitlera.Berlín na jaře 1964. Xavier March je detektiv, jakých už jsme poznali desítky, jeden z těch, kteří to přehánějí s pitím i s prací, kteří špatně spí a po rozvodu žijí už léta sami a kteří s cigaretou v koutku úst cedí kousavé průpovídky. Jeden podstatný rozdíl by tu ale byl: March se pyšní titulem Sturmbannführera SS, nacistické Německo ovládá celou Evropu a tajemství, kterému je vyšetřovatel na stopě, by mohlo ošklivě zkalit oslavu Vůdcových pětasedmdesátin.Robert Harris vystudoval anglickou literaturu na univerzitě v Cambridge a jako novinář a oceňovaný sloupkař pracoval mimo jiné pro BBC a list Sunday Times. Spisovatelskou dráhu zahájil v oblasti literatury faktu, kde se jeho knihy mimo jiné věnovaly dějinám chemických a biologických zbraní a kauze údajných Hitlerových deníků (Obchod s Hitlerem). Český čtenář se už mohl seznámit s velkou částí jeho románové tvorby, mimo jiné s knižními předlohami úspěšných filmů Enigma a Muž ve stínu.

Príbeh, ktorý budete čítať, vám nedovolí pustiť túto knihu z rúk.Majster napätia Robert Harris je známy autor thrillerov Enigma, Vaterland alebo Archangeľsk. Pri hľadaní témy svojho posledného románu Pompeje siahol Harris trochu hlbšie do histórie. Vybral si Rímsku ríšu v období jej najväčšieho rozkvetu.

National Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2013. They lied to protect their country. He told the truth to save it. It is a gripping historical thriller from the bestselling author of Fatherland. January 1895. On a freezing morning in the heart of Paris, an army officer, Georges Picquart, witnesses a convicted spy, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of twenty thousand spectators baying 'Death to the Jew!' The officer is rewarded with promotion: Picquart is made the French army's youngest colonel and put in command of 'the Statistical Section' - the shadowy intelligence unit that tracked down Dreyfus. The spy, meanwhile, is given a punishment of medieval cruelty: Dreyfus is shipped off to a lifetime of solitary confinement on Devil's Island - unable to speak to anyone, not even his guards, his case seems closed forever. But gradually Picquart comes to believe there is something rotten at the heart of the Statistical Section. When he discovers another German spy operating on French soil, his superiors are oddly reluctant to pursue it. Despite official warnings, Picquart persists, and soon the officer and the spy are in the same predicament. Narrated by Picquart, An Officer and a Spy is a compelling recreation of a scandal that became the most famous miscarriage of justice in history. Compelling, too, are the echoes for our modern world: an intelligence agency gone rogue, justice corrupted in the name of national security, a newspaper witch-hunt of a persecuted minority, and the age-old instinct of those in power to cover-up their crimes.

Jeho jméno je před běžným občanem pečlivě střeženo, v tajnůstkářských, uzavřených kruzích nejbohatších lidí světa je však doktor Alex Hoffmann legendou – vizionářským vědcem, jehož počítačový software mění ve zlato vše, s čím přijde do kontaktu. Společně se svým společníkem, investičním bankéřem, vyvinul Alex převratnou formu umělé inteligence, která sleduje lidské emoce, což jí umožňuje předvídat pohyby na finančních trzích se záhadnou přesností. Jeho výtvor generuje miliardy dolarů, libuje si v panice – a žije ze strachu. Jednoho časného rána, zatímco Alex ještě spí, se zlověstnému vetřelci podaří narušit důmyslné zabezpečení jeho domu na břehu jezera. Tak začíná děsivá noční můra paranoie a násilí, během níž se Alex – s rostoucím zoufalstvím – snaží zjistit, kdo se ho pokouší zničit. Než se na Ženevu snese noc, propadnou finanční trhy vřavě a zmatku a Alexův – i náš – svět se navždy změní.

Laws are silent in times of war.' Cicero There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage - and for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But politics is never static and no statesman, however cunning, can safeguard against the ambition and corruption of others. Riveting and tumultuous, Dictator encompasses some of the most epic events in human history yet is also an intimate portrait of a brilliant, flawed, frequently fearful yet ultimately brave man - a hero for his time and for ours. This is an unforgettable tour de force from a master storyteller.

Leden 1895. Armádní důstojník Georges Picquart je za mrazivého rána v centru Paříže svědkem veřejného ponížení usvědčeného špiona - kapitána Alfreda Dreyfuse. Důstojník je odměněn povýšením; Dreyfus poslán nadosmrti na Ďáblův ostrov. Jeho případ se zdá uzavřený navždy... Román Důstojník a špeh vyprávěný Picquartem je strhující přetlumočení skandálu, který se stal nejproslulejším justičním omylem v dějinách. Působivé jsou i ozvěny zaznívající v našem moderním světě: spravedlnost korumpovaná ve jménu národní bezpečnosti a prastarý instinkt, který vede mocné k tomu, aby skrývali své zločiny.

"Laws are silent in times of war." (Cicero). There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage - and for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But politics is never static and no statesman, however cunning, can safeguard against the ambition and corruption of others. Riveting and tumultuous, Dictator encompasses some of the most epic events in human history yet is also an intimate portrait of a brilliant, flawed, frequently fearful yet ultimately brave man - a hero for his time and for ours. This is an unforgettable tour de force from a master storyteller.

The Macmillan Readers series are carefully graded from Starter to Upper Intermediate (A1-B2) to help students choose the right reading material for their ability. Our list of titles includes great stories from both contemporary and classic authors. When British Prime Minister Adam Lang's ghost writer, Mike McAra, dies in mysterious circumstances, a new writer is brought in to write Lang's biography. But it soon becomes clear that Lang and his wife Ruth are a much more complicated couple than they first seem. The Ghost is a powerful commentary on the policies employed by the British government on 'The War on Terror' during the Tony Blair years.

The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and twenty Cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. "Unputdownable." (Guardian). "Gripping." (Sunday Times). The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATHERLAND, CONCLAVE AND AN OFFICER AND A SPY. September 1938 Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace. The issue is to be decided in a city that will forever afterwards be notorious for what takes place there. Munich. As Chamberlain's plane judders over the Channel and the Fuhrer's train steams relentlessly south from Berlin, two young men travel with secrets of their own. Hugh Legat is one of Chamberlain's private secretaries; Paul Hartmann a German diplomat and member of the anti-Hitler resistance. Great friends at Oxford before Hitler came to power, they haven't seen one another since they were last in Munich six years earlier. Now, as the future of Europe hangs in the balance, their paths are destined to cross again. When the stakes are this high, who are you willing to betray? Your friends, your family, your country or your conscience?

Papež je mrtvý. Za zavřenými dveřmi Sixtinské kaple se okamžitě roztáčí soukolí katolické mašinérie. Sto a osmnáct kardinálů k tomu z celého světa zasedne, aby během následujících hodin zvolili příštího nejmocnějšího duchovního vůdce planety. V jejich rozhodování je má provázet boží vůle a Jeho hlas jim má odhalit, kdo je ten pravý. Avšak i když jsou kardinálové oslavování jako muži ctností a víry, jsou to především lidé. Každý z nich má své touhy, své rivaly. A také hříchy, které už nyní nedokáží skrývat…

September 1938. Hitler is determined to start a war. Chamberlain is desperate to preserve the peace. The issue is to be decided in a city that will forever afterwards be notorious for what takes place there. Munich. As Chamberlain’s plane judders over the Channel and the Führer’s train steams relentlessly south from Berlin, two young men travel with secrets of their own. Hugh Legat is one of Chamberlain’s private secretaries; Paul Hartmann a German diplomat and member of the anti-Hitler resistance. Great friends at Oxford before Hitler came to power, they haven’t seen one another since they were last in Munich six years earlier. Now, as the future of Europe hangs in the balance, their paths are destined to cross again. When the stakes are this high, who are you willing to betray? Your friends, your family, your country or your conscience?

All civilisations think they are invulnerable. History warns us none is. 1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts - coins, fragments of glass, human bones - which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death? As Fairfax is drawn more deeply into the isolated community, everything he believes - about himself, his faith and the history of his world - is tested to destruction.

Ancient Rome is the setting for the superb new novel from Robert Harris, author of the number one bestsellers Fatherland, Enigma and Archangel.Where else to enjoy the last days of summer than on the beautiful Bay of Naples. All along the coast, the Roman Empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum and Pompeii.Only one man is worried. The engineer Marius Primus has just taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the enormous aqueduct that brings fresh water to a quarter of a million people in nine towns around the Bay. Springs are failing for the first time in generations. His predecessor has disappeared. And now there is a crisis on the Augusta’s sixty-mile main line -- somewhere to the north of Pompeii, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Marius -- decent, practical, incorruptible -- promises Pliny, the famous scholar who commands the navy, that he can repair the aqueduct before the reservoir runs dry. But as he heads out towards Vesuvius he is about to discover there are forces that even the world’s only superpower can’t control.Pompeii recreates in spellbinding detail one of the most famous natural disasters of all time. And by focusing on the characters of an engineer and a scientist, it offers an entirely original perspective on the Roman world.From the Hardcover edition.