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Los pilares de la tierra" es una novela historica del autor britanico Ken Follett ambientada en Inglaterra en la Edad Media en el siglo XII durante un periodo de guerra conocido como la Anarquia inglesa, aunque tambien recrea un viaje de peregrinacion a Santiago de Compostela a traves de Francia y Espana. El autor sorprendio con esta novela no solo a sus lectores, avidos de thrillers, sino tambien a sus editores con su contenido y longitud. Fue publicada en 1989, y se convirtio en el mayor best-seller de Follett."

The year is 1958, and America is about to launch its first satellite in an attempt to match the Soviet Sputnik and regain the lead in the space race. As Luke Lucas gradually regains his memory, he realises that his fate is inextricably bound up with that of the rocket on the Mehr... launch pad at Cape Canaveral.

Feliks came to London to commit a murder that would change history. He had many weapons at his command, but his most dangerous were the love of a innocent woman, and the passion of a lady demanding satisfaction. Against him were ranged the English police, a lord, and Winston Churchill himself.

Jane, a brave and sensual Englishwoman, is caught in a deadly romantic triangle between rival spies Ellis and Jean-Pierre. Love, hatred and deception sweep them from terrorist conspiracies in Paris to guerrila warfare in Afghanistan.

Una de las mas vibrantes e imaginativas obras de quien quiza sea el escritor mas leido de la actualidad. Con una trama de la investigacion genetica, unos personajes perfilados y un ritmo trepidante, esta novel esta concebida sencillamente para apasionar.

Night Over Water is a fictionalized account of the final flight of the Pan American Clipper passenger airplane during the first few days of World War II, early September, 1939. Follett is careful to state that, though the flight and all of the charac ters are fictional the plane, a Boeing 314, was real and was nicknamed the "Pan Am Clipper." It was a seaplane, an aircraft that landed in the sea, not on an airstrip, powered by 4 propeller engines. It was capable of crossing the Atlantic Ocean in l ittle more than 24 hours with intermediate stops in Shannon Estuary at Foynes, Ireland, Bay of Exploits at Botwood, Newfoundland and Shediac Bay, Canada, at each of which stop Follett adds a scene or two of intrigue. This route made the Pan Am Clippe r the fastest mode of transatlantic travel at the time and very appealing to those who wanted to escape from Britain before the start of the war. The tale begins with several separated threads, telling the individual stories of the people who later all end up in this last flight to New York. Though Follett manages to bundle all these together, the events the characters share while travelling with the clipper are still told through the perspectives introduced before. Each of these main characte rs is heading for his own interests in the beginning but soon they melt together. The theme is the importance of recognizing the threat of totalitarianism and also a feminist message of women standing up for themselves.

From the master storyteller, a startling new thriller set amidst the Danish Resistance. It is June 1941 and Denmark is under German occupation. On the rocky coast of Denmark, two brothers, Harald and Arne Olufsen are straining against the rigid confines

By the 1860s, the Pilasters are one of the world's greatest banking families, with connections that reach from the City of London to far-afield colonies. However, as the family grow ever richer in the shadow of oppression and tragedy, their very future is threatened - by the self-same ambition and greed that first earned them their fortune. 'A full-blooded melodrama, complete with moustache-twirling villains, saintly heroes, wronged women, and a lot of plot'. - Irish Times". 'Banks, brothels, and a high body count ...it's all there'. - "Financial Times". 'A compulsively readable, enjoyable thriller-cum-saga'. - "Sunday Times"."

The Eagles, a team of volunteers from the executive ranks of a US corporation, hand-picked and trained by a retired Green Beret officer, are sent to penetrate a heavily-guarded prison fortress in Iran, and free the Americans imprisoned there - against terrible odds of success and survival.

It is June 1941 and Denmark is under German occupation. Arne Olufsen's relationship with an MI6 analyst draws him into underground politics, and a disused Hornet Moth biplane is the only means of getting a vital message to the British.Upozornenie: Vz hľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.

Es ist Mittwoch, der 29. Januar 1958, und der Start des ersten amerikanischen Satelliten, Explorer, steht unmittelbar bevor. So steht es in der Zeitung, doch für Luke bedeuten diese Worte nichts. Um zu verstehen, was ihn in diese Lage gebracht hat, müssen wir zurückgehen in das Jahr 1941. Damals studierten fünf junge Leute in Harvard an der Universität. Jeder von ihnen hatte seine Träume im Leben - und jeder von ihnen stand im Krieg in Diensten des OSS, der Vorläufer-Organisation der CIA. Anthony blieb beim Geheimdienst und machte dort Karriere. Bern wurde Schriftsteller, geriet auf die Schwarze Liste der McCarthy-Ära und verdiente sich dann sein Geld mit Kinderbüchern. Billie wurde Psychologin und schrieb ein grundlegendes Werk über die Natur des Gedächtnisses. Elspeth heiratete schließlich Claude “Luke” Lucas, den fünften im Bunde, der Raketentechnik studierte und jetzt an der Entwicklung des amerikanischen Satellitenprogramms arbeitet. Und der sich daran nicht mehr erinnern kann. Während der Countdown zum Start der Rakete tickt, wird Luke klar, dass nicht alle seine Freunde von einst die Wahrheit sagen. Und dass mindestens einer von ihnen ein Verräter ist.

Ein kleines, verschwiegenes Tal in Kalifornien. Hier lebt seit den sechziger Jahren eine Hippie-Kommune. Nun aber soll ihr Dorf einem Stausee weichen. Doch die “Kinder von Eden” wollen sich nicht aus ihrem Paradies vertreiben lassen und greifen in ihrer Not zu einem wahnwitzigen Plan: Sie drohen der Regierung, ein Erdbeben stattfinden zu lassen, das entsetzliche Folgen haben wird. Niemand nimmt ihre Ankündigung ernst. Nur die junge FBI-Agentin Judy Maddox , die bereits auf der Abschußliste ihrer Vorgesetzten steht, hat ihre Zweifel und versucht, die Katastrophe zu verhindern. Aber dann überschlagen sich die Ereignisse ...

As Europe teeters on the brink of war the Czar's nephew arrives in London for secret talks; but his visit is of interest not only to his government host but to the head of Special Branch, a ruthless Russian anarchist, and the idealistic and wilful ha lf-Russian beauty, Charlotte Walden. As the war looms ever nearer, the final private tragedy in which these characters are enmeshed moves ineluctably towards its climax.

In a brutal world, charismatic rebel miner Mack McAsh - a slave by birth - is a man with the courage to stand up for what is right, and the strength to stick by his beliefs. Independent, rebellious Lizzie Hallim, meanwhile, is engaged to Jay Jamisson, the ruthless landlord's son and heir to an exploitative business empire. Born into separate worlds, Mack and Lizzie are thrown together when Mack becomes an enemy of the state and is forced to flee his homeland. Lizzie aids his escape, and it is not long before passions rage in the old world as well as the new ...Set in an era of turbulent social changes, "A Place Called Freedom" is a magnificent novel from the undisputed master of suspense and drama, Ken Follett. "A compulsive, sweeping adventure" - "Today". "Gripping historical narrative" - "San Francisco Chronicle".

By the 1860s, the Pilasters are one of the world's greatest banking families, with connections that reach from the City of London to far-afield colonies. However, as the family grow ever richer in the shadow of oppression and tragedy, their very future is threatened - by the self-same ambition and greed that first earned them their fortune. 'A full-blooded melodrama, complete with moustache-twirling villains, saintly heroes, wronged women, and a lot of plot'. - Irish Times". 'Banks, brothels, and a high body count ...it's all there'. - "Financial Times". 'A compulsively readable, enjoyable thriller-cum-saga'. - "Sunday Times"."