For Tanus, the fair-haired young lion of a warrior, the gods have decreed that he will lead Egypt's army in a bold attempt to reunite the Kingdom's shared halves. But Tanus will have to defy the same gods to attain the reward they have forbidden him, an object more prized than battle's glory: possession of the Lady Lostris, a rare beauty with skin the color of oiled ceder--destined for the adoration of a nation, and the love of one extraordinary man.

Le Dieu Fleuve

For 4,000 years, the lavish crypt of the Pharaoh Mamose has never been found...until the Seventh Scroll, a cryptic message written by he slave Taita, gives beautiful Egyptologist Royan Al Simma a tantalizing clue to its location.But this is a treasure cache others would kill to possess. Only one step ahead of assassins, Royan runs for her life and into the arms of the only man she can trust, Sir Nicholas Quenton-Harper-a daring man who will stake his fortune and his life to join her hunt for the king's tomb. Together, they will embark on a breathtaking journey to the most exotic locale on earth, where the greatest mystery of ancient Egypt, a chilling danger and an explosive passion are waiting.Steeped in ancient mystery, drama and action, The Seventh Scroll is a masterpiece from a storyteller at the height of his powers.

Le Septième Papyrus

1876. Afrique du Sud. Sean et Garrrick, les jumeaux Courtney, n'aiment rien tant que courir la savane, son gibier, ses herbes hautes. La liberté les grise. Dans leurs veines bouillonne le sang de Hal Courtney, corsaire de la Reine. Ils ont hérité de sa témérité. Las, un accident de chasse viendra briser la fratrie : Sean s'enfuit. Dès lors, il n'aura de cesse de chercher fortune et aventure. Au péril de sa vie, de celle des siens, semant malgré lui le malheur partout où il passe, le lion poursuit une longue errance, jamais rassasié...

Quand le lion a faim (Courtney, #1)

La Basse-Egypte demeure aux mains des envahisseurs hyksos. Pour les chasser, le pharaon Tamose mène une longue guerre qui, malgré la victoire de Thèbes, n'a pas conduit à l'élimination de Gorrab, l'usurpateur. Faute de pouvoir remporter une bataille décisive, Tamose fait appel à son conseiller et ami, l'eunuque Taita, qui, en fin stratège, a déjà élaboré un plan : il faut prendre les Hyksos en tenailles en concluant une alliance avec les deux autres grandes puissances de l'époque, la Crète et Babylone. Au monarque crétois seront offertes les deux sœurs de Pharaon, Tehuti et Bekatha ; au roi de Babylone, des lingots d'argent – que Taita se propose de dérober aux Crétois, ses futurs alliés, en déguisant ses troupes en Hyksos. Du désert d'Arabie à la majestueuse Babylone, des terres occupées par les Hyksos à la sombre Crète, Taita et les princesses devront affronter mille dangers pour sauver leur royaume…

Le dieu désert

Le récit commence au XIXe siècle quand le Dr Robyn Ballantyne, fille de missionnaire, part en Afrique australe rechercher son père disparu, combattre le commerce de l'esclavage et apporter aux indigènes les ressources de la médecine ainsi que la parole de Dieu. Elle et son frère Zouga découvrent un monde de violence, de cupidité et d'injustice qu'ils devront affronter, côtoyant Cecil Rhodes, lui-même en lutte contre les Matabélés. Puis le vent de l'Histoire vient à emporter la famille Ballantyne, jusqu'à ce que, des décennies plus tard, un descendant s'installe à nouveau sur la terre de ses ancêtres et se trouve mêlé à de sombres manoeuvres politiciennes... Cette flamboyante saga au souffle d'épopée retrace le destin plus que mouvementé de ce pays qui fut appelé la Rhodésie du temps de la domination coloniale et que l'on connaît aujourd'hui sous le nom de Zimbabwe.

La saga Ballantyne : L'oeil du faucon; A la conquête du royaume; La troisième prophétie; Le léopard chasse la nuit

The Worldwide Number One Bestseller Wilbur Smith returns to Ancient Egypt in a captivating new novel that will transport you to extraordinary times.

 EGYPT IS UNDER ATTACK.

 Pharaoh Tamose lies mortally wounded. The ancient city of Luxor is surrounded, All seems lost.

 Taita prepares for the enemy's final, fatal push. The ex-slave, now general of Tamose's armies, is never more ingenious than when all hope is dashed. And this is Egypt's most desperate hour.

 With the timely arrival of an old ally, the tide is turned and the Egyptian army feasts upon its retreating foe. But upon his victorious return to Luxor, Taita is seized and branded a traitor. Tamose is dead and a poisonous new era has begun. The new Pharaoh has risen.

 Pharaoh Utteric is young, weak and cruel, and threatened by Taita's influence within the palace - especially his friendship with Utteric's younger and worthier brother, Ramases. With Taita's imprisonment, Ramases is forced to make a choice: help Taita escape and forsake his brother, or remain silent and condone Utteric's tyranny. To a good man like Ramases, there is no choice. Taita must be set free, Utteric must be stopped and Egypt must be reclaimed.

 From the glittering temples of Luxor to the Citadel of Sparta, PHARAOH is an intense and powerful novel magnificently transporting you to a time of threat, blood and glory. Master storyteller, Wilbur Smith, is at the very peak of his powers.

Pharaoh

From the glittering temples of Luxor to the Citadel of Sparta, PHARAOH is an intense and powerful novel magnificently transporting you to a time of threat, blood and glory. Master storyteller, Wilbur Smith, is at the very peak of his powers.

PHARAOH

Wilbur Smith returns with the eagerly awaited sequel to his thrilling Egyptian series. Following on from River God, The Seventh Scroll and Warlock. The Quest continues the story of the Warlock, Taita, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods and a master of magic and the supernatural.Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows. The Nile fails. The waters that nourish and sustain the land dry up. Something catastrophic is taking place in the distant and totally unexplored depths of Africa from where the mighty river springs. In desperation Pharoah sends for Taita, the only man who might be able to win through to the source of the Nile and discover the cause of all their woes. None of them can have any idea of what a terrible enemy lies in ambush for The Warlock in those mysterious lands at the end of their world.

La Vengeance Du Nil (French Edition)

LET THE HUNT BEGIN.

 HECTOR CROSS, ex-SAS officer, private security expert, widower. His wife was taken much too soon, by a cruel man with evil intentions.

 JOHNNY CONGO, psychopath, extortionist, terrorist, the man who murdered Hector's wife. Cross wants him dead. So does the US government.

 Congo is locked up on Death Row in the most secure prison in the free world, counting down the days until his execution. He's got two weeks. He wants out. He's escaped before and knows he can again.

 Cross, still licking his wounds from his last bruising encounter with Congo, is back and ready for work. In the middle of the rough Atlantic stands oil supertanker Bannock A. Terrorist activity in the area has triggered panic and there's only one person they can trust to protect her.

 What is promised as a cakewalk turns out to be much more, a mission that will test Cross to his emotional and physical limits. But a life spent in the SAS and private security has left Cross hard-wired for pain and as he is thrown into the fire once more, he will not stop until he has snared his prey.

 Hector Cross is Predator.

Le Dieu Fleuve

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