Spændingslitteratur

Drizzt Do'Urden, the dark elf, confronts the underground civilization of the evil Drow elves, travels through an endless labyrinth, and battles to survive on the surface world.

Marco Effekten er femte bind i Jussi Adler-Olsens populære og prisvindende serie om Afdeling Q.15-årige Marco har gennem hele sin opvækst været underlagt sin farbror Zolas uindskrænkede magt i den klan, hvor han tvinges til et slaveagtigt og kriminelt liv. Da han opdager, at Zola vil udsætte ham for bestialsk lemlæstelse for at øge hans indtjeningsmuligheder og for bedre at kunne styre ham, præsterer Marco det nærmest umulige: at flygte fra klanens jerngreb. En kort tid ser tilværelsen ud til at lysne for Marco, som klarer sig ved hjælp af sit kvikke hoved, sine særlige evner og en stærk overlevelsesvilje. Men da han tilfældigt falder over en uhyggelig hemmelighed, som Zola og klanen med alle midler vil forhindre kommer frem, tvinges Marco ind i en desperat kamp for sit liv. Skal Marco bruge sin viden til at få gjort op med Zola og resten af klanen, der inkluderer hans far? Skal han involvere politiet? Kan han bevise noget? Hvad Marco ikke ved er, at det ikke kun er familien, der ønsker ham slået ihjel. Det bliver imidlertid tydeligt for Carl, Assad og Rose, der langsomt hvirvles ind i sagen, som trækker dødsensfarlige tråde til korruption i bankverdenen, svindel på ministerielt plan – og langt ud i Afrikas jungle. Carl kan ikke glemme Marcos brændende blik, og han rystes af de uanede kræfter, der er i spil omkring denne unge dreng. Er opgaven denne gang større, end Afdeling Q kan kapere?

Kort før fasten 1535 mister den ærekære Laurits Bogbinder en vigtig fortegnelse over karmeliterklosterets værdier og får samtidig ansvaret for enken Lilje og hendes to børn.For at genskabe respekten og samtidig få sit gamle liv tilbage må han hurtigt finde både de forsvundne papirer og forklaringen på, hvordan enkens mand omkom.I jagten på sandheden kommer Laurits på tværs af lyssky kræfter fra byens mest blakkede kvarterer og må snart indse, at hans stædige nysgerrighed kan koste ham både livet og æren.

?A world-class practitioner of spy fiction.??Washington Post#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller with this action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with twenty-two thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring the ?much-loved Gabriel Allon? (Booklist). Silva's ingenious plotting?based on his superior knowledge of geopolitical events?have taken the art restorer and former spy around the globe and back, from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East.Silva returns with another blockbuster?a powerhouse novel that showcases his outstanding skill and brilliant imagination?that will thrill his multitudes of steadfast fans and growing legions of admirers.

The second book in the Lightbringer series, the blockbuster fantasy epic from international bestseller Brent WeeksGavin Guile is dying.He'd thought he had five years left - now he's got less than one. With fifty thousand refugees, a bastard son and an ex-fianc e who may have learned his darkest secret, Gavin's got problems on every side. As he loses control, the world's magic runs wild, threatening to destroy the Seven Satrapies. The old gods are being reborn and their army of colour wights is unstoppable.The only salvation may be the brother whose freedom and life Gavin stole sixteen years ago.'Brent Weeks is so good it's beginning to tick me off' Peter V. Brett'Weeks has a style of immediacy and detail that pulls the reader relentlessly into the story. He doesn't allow you to look away' Robin Hobb'I was mesmerised from start to finish. Unforgettable characters, a plot that kept me guessing, non-stop action and the kind of in-depth storytelling that makes me admire a writers' work' Terry Brooks'Weeks has truly cemented his place among the great epic fantasy writers of our time' British Fantasy Society Books by Brent WeeksNight Angel The Way of ShadowsShadow's EdgeBeyond the ShadowsPerfect Shadow (novella)LightbringerThe Black PrismThe Blinding KnifeThe Broken EyeThe Blood MirrorThe Burning White

When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017-revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)-critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other great epic-the most revered war poem of all time.The Iliad roars with the clamor of arms, the bellowing boasts of victors, the fury and grief of loss, and the anguished cries of dying men. It sings, too, of the sublime magnitude of the world-the fierce beauty of nature and the gods' grand schemes beyond the ken of mortals. In Wilson's hands, this thrilling, magical, and often horrifying tale now gallops at a pace befitting its legendary battle scenes, in crisp but resonant language that evokes the poem's deep pathos and reveals palpably real, even "complicated," characters-both human and divine.The culmination of a decade of intense engagement with antiquity's most surpassingly beautiful and emotionally complex poetry, Wilson's Iliad now gives us a complete Homer for our generation.

København, marts 1945, og i besættelsens sidste dage hersker kaotiske tilstande. I et pengeskab i kældrene under Gestapos hovedkvarter, Shellhuset, ligger tegningerne til konstruktionen af en atombombe, der ikke alene kan bestemme krigens udfald, men også få kolossal betydning for magtbalancen i verden.Russerne aktiverer deres dygtigste agent: frihedskæmperen Asta Neergaard fra den danske modstandsgruppe BOPA. Men også de allierede kender til tegningerne og indsætter faldskærmsagenten John Landau, som har en afgørende viden. Om få dage vil englænderne igangsætte den mission, der skal lægge Shellhuset i ruiner: operation KarthagoI et nådesløst kapløb mod tiden kastes Asta og John ind som brikker i stormagternes spil – og de er tvunget til at samarbejde, selv om de ikke stoler på hinanden. Med KARTHAGO har Steffen Jacobsen skrevet en imponerende historisk spændingsroman, der strækker sig fra 1945 til 1976 og som ligger i naturlig forlængelse af den anmelderroste bestseller DA BLEV JEG DØDEN fra 2017 om Niels Bohr og atombombens tilblivelse.

Titans of War, eng, Wilbur Smith, 2023-05-11, Bonnier Books UK

A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil!

The Wind in the Willows is a children's story focused around four animals as they find themselves in a series of misadventures.

Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the Sunday Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate.The one thing you never talk about while you're in the Scholomance is what you'll do when you get out - not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way.But that impossible dream has somehow come true for El and her classmates. And what's more, she didn't even have to become the monstrous dark witch she's prophesised to become to make it happen. Instead of killing enclavers, she saved them, and now the world is safe for all wizards. Peace and harmony have enveloped all the enclaves of the world.Just kidding.Instead, someone else has picked up the project of destroying enclaves in El's stead, and everyone she saved is at risk again with a full-scale enclave war on the horizon. And so, the first thing El needs to do after miraculously escaping the Scholomance, is to turn straight around and find a way back in.

THE RIOTOUSLY FUNNY AND JOYOUSLY ROMANTIC THIRD NOVEL IN THE DANGEROUS DAMSELS SERIES THAT TIKTOK CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF! Two rival spies. One fake marriage. What could possibly go wrong . . . 'A funny, captivating and magical story! I loved the chemistry between the characters' @boekhopper---- When rumours of an assassination plot against the Queen begin to circulate, Alice is immediately assigned to the case. However, she won't be working alone. Enter Daniel Bixby. Unflappable master spy and Alice's greatest rival. Together they must assume the identity of husband and wife in order to gain access to the traitor party. Alice is determined to remain professional. This is work after all. But when an attraction starts to grow there may be more at stake than just the throne . . .Tropes/themes: 1. Only one bed2. Enemies to lovers3. Strong female leads4. Fake marriage---- Readers are OBSESSED with the Dangerous Damsels series 'Incredible! Sensational! Fantastic! So charming your inner Lizzie Bennet will swoon' 5***** Reader Review 'OBSESSED. If you love playful dialogue and language, fun characters, and interesting worlds, I recommend' 5**** Reader Review! 'Witty and entertaining. A literary delight! Think Jane Austen meets Jack Sparrow' 5***** Reader Review 'Wondrous, whimsical, wiccan follow-up to its flying house pirate predecessor, building upon this magical, Victorian-soaked world deftly and capably' 5***** Reader Review 'SPECTACULAR. Just the sort of absolute madness which one needs in a book!' 5***** Reader Review 'Victorian lady assassins fighting the patriarchy, flying houses, AND . . . an ONLY ONE BED trope?! Fun fun fun' 5***** Reader ReviewPRAISE FOR THE DANGEROUS DAMSELS 'As much fun as the English language will permit' New York Times Book Review 'Melds the Victorian wit of Sherlock Holmes with the brash adventuring of Indiana Jones . . . A sprightly feminist tale that offers everything from an atmospheric Gothic abbey to secret societies' Entertainment Weekly 'With secret identities, secret doors, and secret histories to spare, this high-octane layer-cake of escapism hits the spot' Publishers Weekly

The story follows the adventures of Don Quixote, who decides to set out to revive chivalry, undo wrongs, and bring justice to the world. He recruits a farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire and imagines that he is living out a knightly story.

En skræmmende aktuel roman om migration og flygtningelejre, og om elven, der markerer grænsen mellem liv og død for de mennesker, der har måttet forlade deres hjem. Fra en af Finlands største samtidsforfattere. September 1944. Titusindvis af mennesker må forlade deres hjem for at undslippe de ødelæggelser, som Laplandkrigen har medført. Midt i det hele står en fjortenårig pige, hvis familie er blevet splittet af krigen. Som konsekvens deraf må hun helt på egen hånd føre familiens køer og vigtigste ejendele fra familiens gård og afsted gennem det krigshærgede landskab – ikke mindst i forsøget på at finde hendes mor. Rosa Liksom (f. 1958) er født i Lapland, Finland. Da hun var 17, flyttede hun til Helsinki, hvor hun studerede antropologi på universitetet. Hun debuterede som forfatter med en novellesamling i 1985 og har siden da skrevet en lang række bøger, primært romaner og noveller, men også børnebøger, teaterstykker og tegneserier. Derudover laver hun også kortfilm, fotograferer og maler. Hendes hovedværk er Kupé nr. 6 (på dansk i 2013), som hun modtog den store litteraturpris Finlandia-prisen for i 2011, og som i 2021 blev filmatiseret og vist på Cannes-festivalen, hvor den modtog Grand Prix-prisen og var nomineret til Guldpalmerne. Der er tidligere udkommet fem bøger af hende på dansk. De fire første på Tiderne Skifter og den seneste, Oberstinden, på Grif i 2018.

Immerse yourself in the epic world of 'Final Fantasy VII Remake: Traces of Two Pasts', a captivating novel by renowned author Kazushige Nojima. Published by Penguin LCC US on March 21, 2023, this book is a must-read for fans of the genre. The novel takes you on a thrilling journey, filled with unexpected twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat. As you delve deeper into the narrative, you'll uncover the intricate details of two pasts intertwined in a complex web of events. This book is a testament to Nojima's storytelling prowess, as he masterfully weaves a tale that is as engaging as it is thought-provoking. If you're a fan of the Final Fantasy series or just a lover of good literature, 'Final Fantasy VII Remake: Traces of Two Pasts' is a book you won't want to miss. Published by Penguin LCC US, this novel is set to leave a lasting impression on all who venture within its pages.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “If Michael Crichton had written a superhero novel, it would look a lot like Upgrade.”—The New York Times Book Review“You don’t so much sympathize with the main character as live inside his skin.”—DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series  “Mysterious, fascinating, and deeply moving—exploring the very nature of what it means to be human.”—ALEX MICHAELIDES, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The MaidenONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, She ReadsThe mind-blowing new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion—currently in development as a motion picture at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners“You are the next step in human evolution.”At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep.But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To his body. He’s starting to see the world, and those around him—even those he loves most—in whole new ways.The truth is, Logan’s genome has been hacked. And there’s a reason he’s been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy.Worse still, what’s happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large—at a terrifying cost.Because of his new abilities, Logan’s the one person in the world capable of stopping what’s been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he’ll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human.And even as he’s fighting, he can’t help wondering: what if humanity’s only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution?Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that charts one man’s thrilling transformation, even as it asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity—and our boundless potential.

Perfect for fans of HBO's Game of Thrones-a boxed set featuring the first five novels!An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other, A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R. R. Martin-dubbed "the American Tolkien" by Time magazine-international acclaim and millions of loyal readers. Now here is the entire monumental cycle: A GAME OF THRONES A CLASH OF KINGS A STORM OF SWORDS A FEAST FOR CROWS A DANCE WITH DRAGONS "One of the best series in the history of fantasy."-Los Angeles Times Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse-unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen's brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister-the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki-whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys. "Long live George Martin . . . a literary dervish, enthralled by complicated characters and vivid language, and bursting with the wild vision of the very best tale tellers."-The New York Times

The "brilliantly realized" (The New York Times Book Review) modern classic that coined the term "metaverse"-one of Time's 100 best English-language novels and "a foundational text of the cyberpunk movement" (Wired), now in a gorgeous new hardcover edition featuring bonus material In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo's CosoNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he's a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse. Snow Crash is a mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous . . . you'll recognize it immediately.

Gribende krigsfortælling om venskabet mellem tre modige kvinder af forfatteren til Hittebarnets historie.En New York Times bestseller baseret på virkelige beretninger om de kvinder, der rejste ud fra England som hemmelige agenter under Anden Verdenskrig – og aldrig vendte hjem igen. New York, 1946: Efter at have mistet sin mand i krigen forsøger Grace Healey at skabe sig en ny tilværelse. En morgen på vej til arbejde går hun igennem Grand Central Terminal og får øje på en efterladt kuffert. For nysgerrig til bare at passere åbner hun den og ser, at den indeholder fotografierne af tolv forskellige kvinder.Det viser sig, at kufferten har tilhørt en kvinde ved navn Eleanor Trigg. Hun var leder af en gruppe kvindelige hemmelige agenter med base i London, som opererede under krigen. Tolv af disse kvinder blev sendt til forskellige steder i Europa for at hjælpe modstandsbevægelsen, men vendte aldrig hjem igen. Da Grace sætter sig for at undersøge, hvad der skete, bliver hun hvirvlet ind i de udsædvanlige historier om kvindernes farlige missioner. En gribende fortælling om venskab, forræderi og viljen til at overleve i en verden af modgang. ”En forrygende, tempofyldt roman … Denne rørende fortælling om en gruppe unge kvinders vilje til at overleve på deres egne betingelser vil appellere til læsere i alle aldre.” – Publishers Weekly PAM JENOFF er amerikansk forfatter til flere historiske romaner. Hun er oprindelig uddannet i statskundskab og historie. Efter studierne blev Jenoff ansat ved Pentagon og arbejdede i tre år for den amerikanske udenrigstjeneste i Krakow, blandt andet med sager med forbindelse til holocaust. I 1998 forlod hun udenrigstjenesten for at uddanne sig til jurist, og hun bor nu i Philadelphia med sin mand og tre børn, hvor hun ved siden af sit forfatterskab underviser i jura.

MARY og ROBERT begiver sig ud på en lang farefuld rejse tværs gennem Sydamerika i deres søgen efter deres far, den forsvundne KAPTAJN GRANT. Men de finder ud af, at de har mistolket hans delvist ulæselige flaskepost, der blev fundet i maven på en haj. De må derfor begive sig videre til Australien.JULES VERNES klassiker stammer fra 1868. Læs også DEN HEMMELIGHEDSFULDE Ø, der er en selvstændig opfølger til KAPTAJN GRANTS BØRN.Gads Lette Klassikere er genudgivelser i læsevenlig udgave.Lix 26,0 – ml=9,8 lo=16,2

Fortidens stemmer hvisker i murene.En succesrig virksomhedsejer, Mogens Bonde, findes brutalt myrdet i sit hjem. Martha Munk kender familien temmelig godt og står fra starten næsten alene med drabssagen, fordi hendes faste makker, Anders Berg, ligger underdrejet efter en skilsmisse, og stationens chefefterforsker, Søren Skovmose, har travlt med en narkosag i Holbæk.Sporene fører til et tidligere sindssygehospital i Nykøbing Sjælland, hvor Martha går på jagt efter sandheden blandt den brogede skare af iværksættere, kunstnere og terapeuter, der har slået sig ned i de gamle bygninger. Ved første øjekast ser alt tilforladeligt ud, men under overfladen findes overraskende sammenhænge, der trækker tråde til fortidens patienter.Da drabet på Mogens Bonde efterfølges af endnu en grusom forbrydelse, tilkalder den nyudnævnte politiinspektør, Torben Billing, hjælp fra Den Nationale Efterforskningsenhed. Martha må nu – oven i arbejdspresset og private udfordringer på hjemmefronten – indstille sig på at samarbejde med en ny kollega.50.000 har læst første bind i Martha Munk-serien, Hundeungerne.Venindeparret igennem fyrre år, Pernille Plaetner og Marianne Rohweder, tog Danmark med storm med deres krimidebut. Nu er de klar med opfølgeren, som er ventet af både læsere og lyttere.Scenen er atter sat i Nykøbing Sjælland.Om Hundeungerne: ”Holder sin læser godt underholdt fra start til slut … et knivskarpt øje for detaljer og et levende sprog.” Bogblogger.dk

Baron von Münchhausen tager os med til de fjerneste afkroge af verden og beretter om sine vilde bedrifter. Vi kommer med til det bundfrosne Rusland, hvor baronens hest bliver dræbt af en glubsk ulv, der ender med at fortryde, at den krydsede den opfindsomme eventyrers vej. Baronen tager os desuden med på jagt, inden han slutter sig til hæren, hvor han gør livet usikkert for både fjender og allierede.Skønt Baron von Münchhausen var en rigtig person, der levede et spændende liv i 1700-tallets Europa, er mange af hans nedfældede bedrifter det rene opspind. Det gør dem imidlertid ikke mindre underholdende for store såvel som små læsere.Den danske forfatter Kai Flor (1886-1965) har oversat denne udgave til dansk.Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, bedre kendt som Baron von Münchhausen, (1720-1797) var en tysk baron, der i eftertiden er blevet kendt for sine løgnehistorier, som er blevet genfortalt i mange versioner. Münchhausen skal have fortalt utrolige historier om sine oplevelser fra tiden i hæren. Bl.a. om hvordan han red på en kanonkugle, foretog rejser til månen og undgik at synke i en sump ved at hive sig selv og sin hest op ved hårene.