Азбука Крестоносец Кейн Бен

Конец XII века, время расцвета Анжуйской империи, созданной Генрихом II. В составе империи — Англия и добрая половина Франции. Враги трепещут перед Генрихом, однако в его семье нет мира — сыновья постоянно восстают против воли отца и ссорятся между собой. Кто из них получит по наследству корону: легкомысленный Хэл, воинственный, но вспыльчивый Ричард, лукавый Джефри или инфантильный Джон? Из покоренных земель Ирландии в Англию прибывает заложником ирландский юноша О Кахойн, которого победители за рыжий цвет волос прозвали Руфусом. Здесь он встретится с одним из самых легендарных воинов в истории, Ричардом Плантагенетом по прозвищу Львиное Сердце, — чтобы стать его оруженосцем, а затем и рыцарем и вместе с ним принять участие в десятках битв. Впервые на русском!

История сохранила очень мало сведений о Спартаке. Мы знаем, что он родом из Фракии, самого северного региона древней Эллады; что его продали в рабство и вынудили сражаться на аренах; что на протяжении двух лет возглавляемая им армия рабов громила легионы, едва не поставив Рим на колени • В этой книге мы встречаемся со Спартаком, когда он, ветеран многих войн, возвращается на родину, надеясь обзавестись семьей и домом. Но на фракийском троне теперь сидит новый царь, узурпатор; он тотчас приказывает схватить Спартака и продать римскому работорговцу, который ищет новых гладиаторов. Так начинается одиссея, которой предстоит стать одной из величайших легенд. Судьба Спартака будет вдохновлять революционеров от Карла Маркса до Че Гевары, его образ обессмертят Рафаэлло Джованьоли и Кирк Дуглас

"Король" - захватывающая третья часть эпической серии "Львиное сердце" от автора бестселлеров Бена Кейна • Военачальник • Осень 1192 года. Поскольку Иерусалим все еще в руках сарацин, а с их лидером Саладином заключен мирный договор, Ричард Львиное Сердце наконец свободен и может вернуться в свое раздираемое междоусобицами королевство. На каждом шагу рядом с ним верный рыцарь Фердия, также известный как Руфус. Вместе они столкнутся не только с заклятым врагом Ричарда Филиппом Капетом Французским, но и с вероломным младшим братом короля Джоном • Пленник • Потерпев кораблекрушение у берегов Италии, король и его небольшая группа спутников вынуждены отправиться в опасное путешествие по землям, контролируемым их врагами. Незадолго до Рождества 1192 года Ричард попадает в плен близ Вены к герцогу Леопольду Австрийскому

Warleader • Autumn 1192. With Jerusalem still in the Saracens' hands, and a peace treaty agreed with their leader Saladin, Richard the Lionheart is free at last to travel back to his strife-ridden kingdom. By his side at every turn is the loyal knight Ferdia, also known as Rufus. Together they will face not just Richard's archenemy Philippe Capet of France, but also the king's treacherous younger brother, John • Captive • Shipwrecked on the Italian coast, the king and his small group of companions are forced into a perilous journey through lands controlled by their enemies. Shortly before Christmas 1192, Richard is taken prisoner near Vienna by Duke Leopold of Austria. Kept prisoner for several months, the king is then handed over to Henry VI, the Holy Roman Emperor

King. Politician. Warrior. Conqueror • 1189. Richard the Lionheart's long-awaited goal comes true as he is crowned King of England. Setting his own kingdom in order, he prepares to embark on a gruelling crusade to reclaim Jerusalem • With him on every step of the journey is Ferdia, his loyal Irish follower. Together they travel from southern France to Italy, to the kingdom of Sicily and beyond • Finally poised to sail to the Holy Land, Richard finds a bitter two-year-long siege awaiting him. And with it, the iconic Saracen leader responsible for the loss of Jerusalem, Saladin • No one can agree who should fill the empty throne of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and Saladin's huge army shadows Richard's every move. Conditions are brutal, the temperatures boiling, and on the dusty field of Arsuf, the Lionheart and his soldiers face their ultimate test

1179. Henry II is King of England, Wales, Ireland, Normandy, Brittany and Aquitaine. The House of Plantagenet reigns supreme • But there is unrest in Henry's house. Not for the first time, his family talks of rebellion • Ferdia - an Irish nobleman taken captive during the conquest of his homeland - saves the life of Richard, the king's son. In reward for his bravery, he is made squire to Richard, who is already a renowned warrior • Crossing the English Channel, the two are plunged into a campaign to crush rebels in Aquitaine. The bloody battles and gruelling sieges which followed would earn Richard the legendary name of Lionheart • But Richard's older brother, Henry, is infuriated by his sibling's newfound fame. Soon it becomes clear that the biggest threat to Richard's life may not be rebel or French armies, but his own family

The killing fields of Cannae provide the setting for one of the bloodiest battles in history. But who will triumph? Hannibal and his warrior army, or the mighty legions of Rome. By the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Legion trilogy • Hannibal's campaign to defeat Rome continues as he marches south to confront his enemy. With him is a young soldier, Hanno • Like his general, Hanno burns to vanquish Rome. Never has the possibility seemed so likely • But a stealthy game of cat and mouse is being played as Rome's generals seek to avoid confrontation • Eventually the two armies meet under a fierce summer sun. The place is Cannae - the fields of blood • The battle will go down in history as one of the bloodiest ever fought, a battle in which Hanno knows he must fight as never before - just to stay alive

AD 9, Germania. East of the river Rhine, tribes hostile to Rome prepare a deadly ambush • Their leader is the charismatic chieftain and trusted ally of Rome, Arminius, whose dream is to drive out the brutal invaders of his land • Pitted against him are veteran centurion Lucius Tullus and the Roman provincial governor, Varus • Together with three local legions, they leave their summer camp to begin the march back to the Roman forts on the Rhine • They have no idea that in the forests and bog of the Teutoburg, mud, slaughter and bloody death await …

The dramatic climax to Ben Kane's Forgotten Legion Trilogy • Having survived the perils of a journey across half the world, Romulus and Tarquinius are press-ganged into the legions, which are under imminent threat of annihilation by the Egyptians • Meanwhile in Rome, Romulus's twin sister Fabiola lives in fear for her life, loved by Brutus, but wooed by Marcus Antonius, his deadly enemy • Soon after, Romulus fights at Zela, the vicious battle where Caesar famously said, 'Veni, vidi, vici'. Tarquinius, separated from Romulus in the chaos of war, hides in Alexandria, searching for guidance. But mortal danger awaits them both • From the battlefields of Asia Minor and North Africa, to the lawless streets of Rome and the gladiator arena, they face death daily, until on the Ides of March, the twins are reunited and must decide either to back or to betray Caesar on his day of destiny

The Forgotten Legion fought against almighty odds at the very edge of the known world - and lost • Now Brennus the Gaul, Tarquinius the Etruscan soothsayer and Romulus, bastard son of a Roman nobleman, are prisoners of Parthia. They dream of escape, but in the brutal fighting which lies ahead, only two will survive • Meanwhile, Fabiola, Romulus's twin sister, is caught up in the vicious eddies of Roman politics. Hunted by slave catchers she flees, hoping to find her lover, Brutus, bound for Alexandria with Caesar • Ben Kane's brilliant second novel plunges his characters into a cauldron of war and terror, as Caesar and the Roman Republic hurtle towards their day of reckoning

Enemy of Rome • The great Carthaginian general, Hannibal, has never forgotten the defeat and humiliation of his father by Rome. Now he plans his revenge and the destruction of the old enemy • Soldier of Carthage • While Hannibal prepares for war, the young son of one of his most trusted military commanders goes on an innocent adventure with his best friend - and disappears • Enslaved • Captured by pirates, put up for sale in the slave market, one of the boys is sold as a gladiator, the other as a field slave. They believe they will never see home or family again • A World Aflame • But their destiny - interwoven and linked with that of their Roman masters - is to be an extraordinary one. The devastating war unleashed upon Rome by Hannibal will last for nearly twenty years

As Rome's war with Carthage continues, two friends - now on opposing sides - confront each other in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. A new Hannibal novel by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Legion series • 213 BC. Syracuse. Under the merciless Sicilian sun, a city is at war • Outside the walls, a vast Roman army waits. Yet the city’s incredible defences, designed by Archimedes, mean that Syracuse will not be taken easily • A veteran of the bitter war since its beginning, Quintus is ready to give his life in the service of the Republic. But dangers face him from within his own ranks as well as from the enemy - who include his former friend, the Carthaginian, Hanno • Hanno has been sent by his general Hannibal to aid Syracuse in its fight against Rome