Renaissance Fiction

Nella Milano del 1630 infuria la peste, ma Alma Osio non ha paura, è convinta che non morirà prima di aver compiuto la sua missione: vendicare sua madre e suo padre. Alma infatti è figlia della relazione proibita tra Virginia de Leyva, la Monaca di Monza, murata viva, e Giovan Paolo Osio, signore di Usmate, torturato e ucciso nelle segrete di un traditore. Dopo una vita di fughe e molti compromessi con il destino, oggi Alma è una donna libera e ricca che può permettersi il maggiore dei lussi, la verità.

This is a performance of the very first English translation of Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince. This translation, published by Edward Dacres, first appeared in 1640. Machiavelli's original Italian edition was printed in 1532, five years after his death. Due to the evil associated with Machiavelli's book, it took 108 years for The Prince to be published in the English language.

Nella metà del sedicesimo secolo, in Inghilterra un piccolo straccione si ferma davanti al cancello della residenza reale per spiare la vita dei grandi signori...

Solis created the Dawn Game, and it has captivated the world. Utilizing augmented reality, players are encouraged to explore the world in search of holographic treasure with real cash prizes as rewards. Giving away billions every month, it's widely regarded as the most generous and revolutionary act by a corporation. Individuals have quit their jobs to play the Dawn Game. The stock market has become drunk on euphoria. Ecstasy beams from every player as they win free money.

The moment Lady Emilia sets eyes on the Chevalier d’Aubusson, she knows their fates are tied together. For good or ill, she cannot say. A mysterious aristocrat with a tragic past, the chevalier makes waves with his considerable charm. But the chevalier is not as he seems. There are cracks in his story, and Emilia never could resist a mystery. Whether he’s a gentleman or a bounder, he might just be the man for her.

Marion, la parfumeuse attitrée de la reine est victime d’un enlèvement ! La favorite de Louis XIV pourrait-elle être l’instigatrice d’un tel complot ? Un classique de la littérature jeunesse.

February, 1586. When the queen’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, learns that Ursula is to visit her relatives in Devon, he asks her to find out what has happened to two of his local agents, who have been strangely silent recently. On arrival in the small Devon village of Zeal Aquatio, Ursula discovers that both spies in question have met with mysterious - and fatal - accidents. Or is there more to it than that? What did the two spies find out that got them killed?

En Ébano, Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa nos lleva de la mano por la odisea de un fotógrafo europeo para recuperar a su esposa, una deportista africana que resulta raptada durante su viaje de novios. Durante el viaje para rescatar a su mujer y evitar que sea vendida como esclava a un poderoso jeque árabe, nuestro protagonista se enfrentará a multitud de peligros, a la intemperie del desierto y a la inclemencia del continente africano.

Sabina Rossi's forced marriage comes to an abrupt end during the infamous Pazzi Conspiracy. Wealthy beyond her dreams, the young widow is free to pursue her passions - with the utmost discretion, of course. The patriarchal society of Florence is full of secrets, and women who don't follow the rules suffer dire consequences. An unexpected betrayal leaves Sabina facing a potential scandal. Now, she must pick up the pieces of her shattered life and save her reputation.

Roman historique d'aventures. L'histoire se déroule sous le règne de Louis XIII. Nous sommes en 1622. Le page de M. de Vendôme sauve de la rue une jeune fille de 15 ans (Eliane). Il l'a confie à sa tante au couvent, attenant à la demeure de M. de Vendôme. Il tombe amoureux, mais pour cela, il doit avant tout avoir une bonne situation et attendre quelques années.

Der vierte Teil der historischen Erfolgsroman-Serie "Die Wanderapothekerin" aus dem 18. Jahrhundert um eine junge mutige Heldin in einer aufregenden Zeit vom Bestseller-Duo Iny Lorentz! Lena, die älteste Tochter der Wander-Apothekerin Klara, darf den Fürsten Friedrich auf einer Reise nach Venedig begleiten. Die begabte Malerin hat schon lange davon geträumt, Italien zu sehen, und ahnt nicht, dass Friedrichs wahres Ziel ganz wo anders liegt: Der wagemutige junge Fürst will in Palästina das Wasser für die Taufe seines Kindes höchstpersönlich aus dem Jordan schöpfen.

In the Houses of Montague and Capulet, there is only one goal: power. The boys are born to fight and die for honor and-if they survive-marry for influence and money, not love. The girls are assets, to be spent wisely. Their wishes are of no import. Their fates are written on the day they are born.Benvolio Montague, cousin to Romeo, knows all this. He expects to die for his cousin, for his house, but a spark of rebellion still lives inside him.

England 1727. Tom Hawkins will lieber verdammt sein, als Landpfarrer zu werden wie sein Vater. Er liebt die Frauen, das Bier und das Glücksspiel - und landet eines Nachts im berüchtigten Londoner Schuldgefängnis "The Marshalsea". Schnell erkennt Tom, dass in diesem "Teufelsloch" nur überlebt, wer sich nützlich machen kann: Er verdingt sich als Ermittler in einem hinterlistigen Gefängnismord - eine Idee, an der sein düsterer Zellengenosse Fleet sogleich Gefallen findet. Doch Tom ist auf der Hut, gilt Fleet doch selbst bei den abgebrühtesten Bütteln des Marshalsea als Ausgeburt der Hölle.

What happened to Harley Warren in that cemetery in Big Cypress Swamp? Only Randolph Carter knew. And Carter was mad! Or was he? An ancient book from India in undecipherable characters sends two men on a quest into nameless terror beneath the surface of the Earth. Carter remains above, listening in via a handset, while Warren reels a phone line behind him as he descends beneath an ancient crypt.

Jorge Mondragón, es un veterano retirado del ejército, que sólo quería evadirse. Aceptar un trabajo en el parque estatal Big Bend en Texas parecía la forma perfecta de distanciarse de la gente y encontrar la paz. Pero la tranquilidad es lo último que encuentra. Las cosas en el parque se están poniendo... raras. Extraños avistamientos e informes han dejado a los testigos aterrorizados de que haya algo ahí fuera. Algo peligroso. A medida que llegan los informes, la gente dice haber visto una enorme criatura parecida a un puma que posee una velocidad y una fuerza indescriptibles.

Catherine de Medici is one of the most maligned monarchs in history: blamed for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in which hundreds of innocents died. What motivated this Renaissance woman who was born of Florence's most powerful family, and one day came to rule France? In her latest historical...

Din nou captivă a prințului Alex, Diane este nevoită să supraviețuiască unei lumi în care nu crezuse că se va mai întoarce vreodată. Dar pentru ea trecutul nu înseamnă doar amintiri vechi și dureroase, pierdute în negura uitării, ci chiar substratul clipelor din prezent. Odată cu intenția guvernului dictatorial al Regatului României de a înființa Clinicile Renașterea, experiențele din copilărie ale Dianei revin cu intensitate la suprafață.

Milano, 1496. Leonardo da Vinci ha atteso con ansia quel primo incontro con frate Luca Pacioli, allievo di Piero della Francesca e illustre matematico. Entrato nella cella del frate nel monastero che lo ospita, nell'attesa che questi arrivi, Leonardo si sofferma su un dipinto che ritrae lo studioso. Un insieme di allegorie e di richiami alla geometria euclidea che lo colpisce infinitamente: di certo è stato il frate a scegliere ogni dettaglio.

Eve is a recovering drug addict, who was just released from prison to a female Christian halfway house. She signed up for the halfway house not to recover but to learn how to stop using drugs so often. Eve has no intentions of staying clean until she meets Reverend Washington. Reverend Washington's wife dies during childbirth, and Eve seduces the newly widowed reverend until she becomes his new wife and the mother to the reverend's three young children. But Eve is very resentful of the deceased Mrs. Washington and plots to make her husband's first wife look like a lying adulterer.

Stroke by stroke, color by color, the past comes alive as a young woman in Lombardy, Italy, trains to paint with the masters. Will her ambition be too much for them? Or will she secure her place in the world of Renaissance art, despite them? As Sofonisba struggles to make her name, the Spanish empire invades Italy. With Michelangelo as her mentor and her father as her champion, Sofonisba dreams of painting the Spanish king.