The Demon Lord
10 best books like The Demon Lord (Peter Morwood): The Swarm, Pawn of Prophecy, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1, Conan the Wanderer, Down to Earth, Conan the Usurper, Stalins hämnd: Röda armén i Tyskland 1944-1945, Krim on meidän - Imperiumin paluu, Elfenwinter, Shadows of Sanctuary
| Author | Frank Schätzing |
| ISBN | 0060813261 |
For more than two years, one book has taken over Germany's hardcover and paperback bestseller lists, reaching number one in Der Spiegel and setting off a frenzy in bookstores: The Swarm.
Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic, eyeless crabs poison Long Island's water supply. The North Sea shelf...
| Author | David Eddings |
| ISBN | 0345468643 |
A magnificent epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men - of strange lands and events - of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled! THE BELGARIAD
Long ago, so the Storyteller claimed, the evil God Torak sought dominion and drove men and Gods...
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
| Author | Alan Moore |
| ISBN | 1563898586 |
London, 1898. The Victorian Era draws to a close and the twentieth century approaches. It is a time of great change and an age of stagnation, a period of chaste order and ignoble chaos. It is an era in need of champions.
In this amazingly imaginative tale, literary figures from throughout time...
| Author | Robert E. Howard |
| ISBN | 0441115977 |
Contents:
9 • Introduction (Conan the Wanderer) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp
13 • Black Tears • [Conan Universe] • novelette by L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter
46 • Shadows in Zamboula • [Conan Universe] • (1935) • novelette by Robert E. Howard
85 • The Devil...
| Author | Harry Turtledove |
| ISBN | 0345430239 |
In 1942 Hitler led the world's most savage military machine. Stalin ruled Russia while America was just beginning to show its strength in World War II. Then, in Harry Turtledove's brilliantly imagined Worldwar saga, an alien assault changed everything. Nuclear destruction engulfed major cities,...
| Author | Robert E. Howard |
| ISBN | 0441115918 |
"The night was as black as a witch's hate." REH doesn't offer much in plot, the stories generally following the same format, nor does he bother with character development, the evil being pure evil and the everyone else just trying to survive. But he more than makes up for the lack with imagery and scenery....
Stalins hämnd: Röda armén i Tyskland 1944-1945
I oktober 1944 rullade sovjetiska stridsvagnar in i den tyska byn Nemmesdorf nära östfronten. När tyska trupper lyckades återerövra orten ett par dygn senare hittade de byborna massakrerade på gatorna och i husen. De som överlevde flydde i all hast för att undkomma den fruktade fienden som...
Krim on meidän - Imperiumin paluu
Kukaan ei olisi uskonut, että Venäjä voisi kaapata Krimin niemimaan Ukrainalta. Mutta niin vain kävi, ja hetkessä Euroopan sodanjälkeisen järjestyksen peruspilarit oli kaadettu. Nyt Venäjällä kerrotaan että Krim on ollut venäläinen ikimuistoisista ajoista. Ukrainan vallan...
| Author | Bernhard Hennen |
| ISBN | 3453521374 |
Spätestens seit seinem Roman Die Elfen gilt Bernhard Hennen als einer der erfolgreichsten deutschen Fantasy-Autoren. Nun legt er einen Nachfolger zu seinem Bestseller über das geheimnisvollste Volk der Fantasyliteratur vor: Elfenwinter. Dabei handelt es sich nicht um eine Fortsetzung, sondern...
| Author | Robert Lynn Asprin |
| ISBN | 0441805868 |
Each one of them has a tale to tell - thieves, harlots, godlings, and sorcerous beings living in the Shadows of Sanctuary.
Following on from Thieves' World and Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn, seven top fantasy writers have written the stories of those who live and die in this infamous place.
Join...
| Author | David Robbins |
| ISBN | 0843925272 |
Another in the series that I didn't get to read when I was younger...
First, the bad... Early in the book, there is a discussion between Plato and Spartacus. Plato states that money is the root of all evil and he is glad that they no longer use money. Two paragraphs later, he tells Spartacus that...
Striderna i Suomussalmi - Kampen i Kuhmo
| Author | Hjalmar Siilasvuo |
| ISBN | 9515010829 |
Hjalmar Fridolf Siilasvuo (birthname: Hjalmar Fridolf Strömberg) was a Finnish lieutenant general who led troops in the Winter War, Continuation War and Lapland War. He also saw action as a part of the Finnish volunteer "Jägerbattalion 27" fighting on the German side in World War I.
The...
