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    And I Darken , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 807min
    This vividly rendered novel is like HBO's Game of Thrones if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Ambitious in scope and intimate in execution, the story's atmospheric setting is rife with political intrigue, with a deftly plotted narrative driven by fiercely passionate characters. Fans of Victoria Aveyard's The Red Queen, Kristin Cashore's Graceling, and Sabaa Tahir's An Ember in the Ashes won't want to miss this visceral, immersive, and mesmerizing novel, the first in a trilogy. No one expects a princess to be brutal. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and her gentle younger brother, Radu, were wrenched from their homeland of Wallachia and abandoned by their father to be raised in the Ottoman courts, Lada has known that being ruthless is the key to survival. She and Radu are doomed to act as pawns in a vicious game, an unseen sword hovering over their every move. For the lineage that makes them special also makes them targets. Lada despises the Ottomans and bides her time, planning her vengeance for the day when she can return to Wallachia and claim her birthright. Radu longs only for a place where he feels safe. And when they meet Mehmed, the defiant and lonely son of the sultan, who's expected to rule a nation, Radu feels that he's made a true friend - and Lada wonders if she's finally found someone worthy of her passion. But Mehmed is heir to the very empire that Lada has sworn to fight against - and that Radu now considers home. Together, Lada, Radu, and Mehmed form a toxic triangle that strains the bonds of love and loyalty to the breaking point. From New York Times best-selling author Kiersten White comes the first book in a dark, sweeping new series in which heads will roll, bodies will be impaled, and hearts will be broken. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fiona Hardingham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/002058/bk_lili_002058_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Blood of the Impaler , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 761min
    THE BLOOD REMEMBERS...Malcolm Harker is heir to the family fortune - and he is about to discover the family curse. Sunlight burns his eyes, consecrated wine sears his throat, and dark memories fill his dreams. The answer rests in his name, his ancient blood, and a terrifying legend that is much, much more than legend. It is fact.THE BLOOD CALLS...Malcolm Harker is an educated man. To unmask the lie that his family has accepted as truth, Harker must find the crypt of Vlad of Wallachia, the man once known as the Impaler. He must prove that the vampire prince has no power over the blood coursing through his veins. But when the century-old princess of the Undead arises, the blood calls - and Malcolm will answer. BLOOD OF THE IMPALER. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/002543/bk_acx0_002543_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Vlad the Impaler: Dracula and Vampirism: The Entire Life Story (Great Biographies) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 94min
    Vlad III, known as Vlad the Impaler was voivode of Wallachia three times. The tales about the burning of the lazy, the poor, and the lame at Vlad's order and the execution of the woman who had made her husband too short a shirt can also be found among the German and Slavic anecdotes.Inside you’ll hear about:Early lifeReignsImprisonment in HungaryFamilyReputation for crueltyNational heroVampire mythologyAnd much more! Books describing Vlad's cruel acts were among the first best sellers in the German-speaking territories. In Russia, popular stories suggested that Vlad was able to strengthen central government only through applying brutal punishments, and a similar view was adopted by most Romanian historians in the 19th century. Vlad's reputation for cruelty and his patronymic inspired the name of the vampire Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. Do not hesitate, get your copy now! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jason Zenobia. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/183996/bk_acx0_183996_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    A Steam Voyage Down The Danube
    A Steam Voyage Down The Danube ab 33.49 € als Taschenbuch: With Sketches Of Hungary Wallachia Servia Turkey Etc. (1836). Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Romane & Erzählungen,
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    Vlad Dracula: The Dragon Prince , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 716min
    Most of the vast audience attracted to the subject of Dracula know him only in his fictional, one-dimensional form: vampire. Yet the truth behind the historical character - voevode, warlord - of 15th C. Romania is at least as equally fascinating as any contrived account of his supernatural persona. Vlad Dracula faithfully follows his life story as hostage, fugitive, prince, and prisoner, as well as his legend. His principality of Wallachia was caught between two voracious predators: the kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. They tried to break Dracula with overwhelming force and terror. But Dracula turned their own tactics against them, and against criminals and factions in his own land, earning the name Tepes - The Impaler - in the process. He was a strange mix of husband, father, soldier, statesman, and berserker. He annihilated 50,000 people - one-tenth of his own population. Cursed by his native Orthodox Christian church, he indeed evolved into a legend. But even today he is Romania's Robin Hood. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matt Guardabascio. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/046611/bk_acx0_046611_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Bright We Burn: And I Darken Series, Book 3 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 679min
    The tumultuous, edge-of-your-seat conclusion to the New York Times best-selling And I Darken series - the epic saga that reads like Game of Thrones...if it were set in the Ottoman Empire. Who will live? Who will die? And who will rule triumphant? Haunted by the sacrifices he made in Constantinople, Radu is called back to the new capital. Mehmed is building an empire, becoming the sultan his people need. But Mehmed has a secret: as emperor, he is more powerful than ever...and desperately lonely. Does this mean Radu can finally have more with Mehmed...and would he even want it? Lada's rule of absolute justice has created a Wallachia free of crime. But Lada won't rest until everyone knows that her country's borders are inviolable. Determined to send a message of defiance, she has the bodies of Mehmed's peace envoy delivered to him, leaving Radu and Mehmed with no choice. If Lada is allowed to continue, only death will prosper. They must go to war against the girl prince. But Mehmed knows that he loves her. He understands her. She must lose to him so he can keep her safe. Radu alone fears that they are underestimating his sister's indomitable will. Only by destroying everything that came before - including her relationships - can Lada truly build the country she wants. Claim the throne. Demand the crown. Rule the world."Rich... A worthy end to a powerful saga." (Booklist) "Exciting, complex, and faithful to the feelings that drive human beings in love and conflict.... Highly recommended." (SLJ) "An intense, engrossing read." (Kirkus) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Fiona Hardingham. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/lili/003077/bk_lili_003077_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    1352
    1352 ab 15.99 € als Taschenbuch: 1352 births 1352 by country 1352 deaths 1352 elections 1352 establishments 1352 in Europe Pope Clement VI Rupert King of Germany Basarab I of Wallachia Dean and Canons of Windsor Saint Archangels Monastery. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,
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    Vlad the Impaler
    Vlad the Impaler ab 19.49 € als Taschenbuch: A Captivating Guide to How Vlad III Dracula Became One of the Most Crucial Rulers of Wallachia and His Impact on the History of Romania. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, English, International, Englische Taschenbücher,
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    The Battle of Nicopolis: The History and Legacy of the Decisive Siege That Ended One of the Last Medieval Crusades Against the Ottomans , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 126min
    In terms of geopolitics, perhaps, the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453. The city had been an imperial capital as far back as the fourth century, when Constantine the Great shifted the power center of the Roman Empire there, effectively establishing two almost equally powerful halves of antiquity’s greatest empire.Constantinople would continue to serve as the capital of the Byzantine Empire even after the western half of the Roman Empire collapsed in the late fifth century. Naturally, the Ottoman Empire would also use Constantinople as the capital of its empire after their conquest effectively ended the Byzantine Empire, and thanks to its strategic location, it has been a trading center for years and remains one today under the Turkish name of Istanbul. Naturally, the Byzantines and Europeans didn’t take the Ottoman incursions lying down, and in the generations before the Ottoman victory at Constantinople, European alliances frequently tried to check Ottoman advances, couching their campaigns in the terms of crusading. One of them came near the end of the 14th century, and it presaged what was to come in the 15th century. The Ottoman campaigns of the 14th century would provide the context for the events that led to the Battle of Nicopolis. One of the last major crusades was launched in 1396 by Pope Boniface IX, and the timing was perfect for the European kingdoms to unite and form a strong threat to the Ottomans. The 100-year war between France and England was in a state of truce, and King Richard II had just married Princess Isabella of France. Thus, both the English and the Franks would be able to send forces to join in a crusade and so would Hungary, Bulgaria, Venice, Genoa, Croatia, Wallachia, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Knights Hospitaller. It is estimated that both the Crusader forces and the Ottoman armies consisted of somewhere between 15,000 to 20,000 men each, ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Delaine Daniels. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/173123/bk_acx0_173123_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    1859 in international relations
    1859 in international relations ab 23.49 € als Taschenbuch: 1859 treaties Conflicts in 1859 States and territories disestablished in 1859 States and territories established in 1859 John Brown Queensland Moldavia Wallachia Battle of Magenta Battle of Solferino Oregon. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Wirtschaft & Soziales,
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