Ancient Thriller Mysteries

3 BC. Two wild Germanic brothers, Armin and Wulf, are held hostage in Rome to keep their father from rebelling against the Empire. As the years pass, they are moulded into ideal soldiers: brave, disciplined, ruthless. Attributes that are to be tested when a conspiracy arises, threatening their emperor and the Empire’s future.... As serving Roman soldiers, the brothers are separated at opposite ends of the Empire, each proving their bloody might on the battlefield.

Sani Natonaba's ancestors have lived in these canyons for more than 700 years, but they aren't the only ones. When he awakens to the bleating of his family's sheep being slaughtered, he learns that something is stalking this isolated corner of the reservation, a predator unlike any he has encountered before, one that attacks with alarming stealth and ferocity. Only his grandfather knows what lurks outside in the darkness, but a stroke has left him unable to communicate, forcing Sani to embark upon a journey into the distant past to discover the horrible truth.

Если вы нашли в заброшенном храме древнюю книгу, хорошенько подумайте, прежде чем ее прочитать. Ведь заклинания способны перенести вас в чужой мир. Обаятельный маг, в чьи объятия вы упадете, может оказаться не тем, за кого себя выдает.

民间象数高人金老爷子意外死亡，却给他的孙子金坤留下了一串神秘字符，而这串字符竟牵出一个来自金玉尸衣的怪异太极图和战国乌虫书背后的易经之秘！……民間像數高人金老爺子意外死亡，卻給他的孫子金坤留下了一串神秘字符，而這串字符竟牽出一個來自金玉屍衣的怪異太極圖和戰國烏蟲書背後的易經之秘！

Penn Mitchell vanishes from the NYU campus and shows up three months later on his mother's doorstep with a book screaming to get out of his head. When the FBI discovers the novel discloses top-secret information, they bring Penn in for questioning. The interrogation goes sideways and Penn escapes into a subterranean world he thought was a figment of his imagination, a world where the US government is hiding, and at war with, an ancient race that has existed since the dawn of time.

When Tiro, the confidential secretary (and slave) of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events that will eventually propel his master into one of the most suspenseful courtroom dramas in history.

Parecía que el esposo de Sofía iba a morir en el hospital, pero ocurre un milagro: un ángel le salva la vida. ¿Cómo puede ella explicarlo desde su mente científica? El corazón le da un vuelco cuando encuentra la respuesta en la desconocida historia de Amtalai, la madre de Abraham, y se da cuenta de que el mismo ángel los salvó a ellos hace miles de años.

An ugly civil war has just ended in Israel. One lone woman's death in the territory belonging to the tribe of Benjamin has shocked the nation. Fathers, brothers, and sons joined the army to demand justice. The guilty must pay for such a crime, and so they have. As everyone is left picking up the pieces, Benjamin has lost the most. Cities are burned to the ground, and Benjamin itself is in danger of disappearing. The once mighty tribe has been reduced to a mere 600 men.

428 BCE. Athens is roiling with intrigue about Pericles’ successor. Were it days ago, Timarcus would be at its center. But Kore has unexpectedly returned to him after seven years of separation and he is once again besotted. But as quickly as she has returned, she is gone, struck down by Apollo’s gentle arrow. Yet if it was a natural death, why can he not feel her presence as his beliefs promise?

La vida de los jóvenes atenienses es dura: viven una existencia de semiesclavitud que se reparte entre trabajar para los adultos y prepararse para los Juegos de la Guerra. Esta competición a muerte fue ideada tiempo atrás por los Consejos de Ancianos de Atenas y Esparta como sustituto de la guerra entre adultos. Quien gana los juegos tiene derecho a imponer sus costumbres a su rival. El problema es que los espartanos llevan diez años seguidos ganando los juegos, y un legado ateniense, enviado a Esparta para investigar la cuestión, desaparece sin dejar rastro.

Novel·la breu i intensa, esbalaïdora i poètica, sobre el misteri de la mirada de l'auriga de Delfos. La mirada de l´auriga, enllà e la trama de la nissaga dinomènida i de l´entrellat d´unes atziagues morts familiars, és una novel·la tan breu com intensa i tan esbalaïdora com poètica.

This is the classic story of the young Theseus - Prince of Troizen, King of Eleusis and Athens, slayer of the Minotaur. Mary Renault's powerful novel captures the modern imagination by weaving myth, legend, history, and fiction into the story of a young hero's search for his destiny, or moira. If you like The King Must Die, try The Bull from the Sea.

A young man, James Johnson, illegitimate son of the legendary Wyatt Earp, dreams of adventure and following in his daddy's footsteps. James and his mentally disabled friend, Carson, are about to come face to face with an evil previously unimaginable in their little town. An evil they invited in.

Scottish noblemen with ties to the Knights Templar failed to find a trove of priceless icons hidden by the Knights of Rhodes. Centuries later, Katina Papamissios Bason makes discoveries of her own. With a lighthearted excitement, she discovers riddles left by the Scotsmen and a heartbreaking diary written during the blockade by Suleiman the Magnificent. These would give anyone what they needed to succeed. Almost.

A teenage boy becomes stranded in the remote woodlands of Northern Canada after his bush plane crashes and he is left as the sole survivor. With next to nothing, except the clothes on his back and a few items found from the crash site, he struggles to survive. He faces many dangers, but the biggest danger, one far greater than starvation, hypothermia or the threat of predators, is the danger he never sees coming until it’s almost too late.

In Egypt during the late Roman Republic, the young Gordianus finds himself involved in a raid to steal the golden Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great....

The Hegemony is the ruling council of The Order, a society of vampires that has controlled world governments for centuries. Now, vampyr scientist Caroline Ludlow and her fledgling Avery Doyle have control of North America. But with that power come enemies working toward their downfall. When Caroline leaves to secure her position at the Hegemony’s summit meeting, Avery must protect their home and Caroline’s scientific discoveries from agents of a foreign power.

A war with highly organized ranks of well-armed soldiers and officers that are invisible and can kill you instantly, who ever heard of such a thing? Fifteen-year-old Kyle Senger understands a world that he can see, hear, and touch. Like most of his friends, Kyle is definitely not interested in volunteering to fight any war, including the wars for which his home island government is constantly recruiting. Kyle enjoys the comfortable predictable life of his wealthy family. Then, one day at school, something happens to catapult Kyle into a multi-layered reality that threatens his own life, the girl he loves, and every islander. Whether Kyle avoids it, or takes action, nothing will ever be the same. This is a fast-moving novel that will challenge you.

一场车祸惊显一张藏在兵马俑中的藏宝图，一个寻宝游戏，却带来一场死亡危机……一場車禍驚顯一張藏在兵馬俑中的藏寶圖，一個尋寶遊戲，卻帶來一場死亡危機……

In the heart of modern-day New York City, Alex, a young professional, finds himself entangled in a web of ancestral spirits, forbidden rituals, and long-forgotten tales. When unusual occurrences begin to disrupt his daily life, he embarks on a journey that takes him far from the skyscrapers of the metropolis to an ancient excavation site. Here, amid the whispers of a lost tribe with the power to bridge our world with the spirit realm, Alex must work alongside a team of archaeologists to uncover a truth that has been buried for millennia.