Migliori Libri di David Wellington

At the heart of David Buttery’s third book on the Peninsular War lies the comparison between two great commanders of enormous experience and reputation – Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, and Jean de Dieu Soult. In Soult, Wellesley met one of his most formidable opponents and they confronted each other during one of the most remarkable, and neglected, of the Peninsular campaigns. Soult’s invasion of Portugal is rarely studied in great depth and, likewise, the offensive Wellesley launched, which defeated and expelled the French, has also received scant coverage. As well as giving a fresh insight into the contrasting characters of the two generals, the narrative offers a gripping and detailed, reconstruction of the organization and experience of a military campaign 200 years ago.

L’ultimo suono che vorrebbe udire una donna sola in una foresta è l’ululato di un lupo. Quando capisce che sta per essere attaccata, Cheyenne Clark si rifugia su un albero, ma un lupo grosso, con occhi verdi e lunghe zanne affilate, la morde a un polpaccio. Quella ferita trasforma Chey nel mostro che da anni popola i suoi incubi. E l’unica persona che può svelarle i segreti della sua nuova condizione è proprio l’uomo – il lupo – che l’ha aggredita, e che adesso vuole ucciderla perché non diffonda il contagio. Nei territori artici del Canada, dove le notti si fanno sempre più lunghe e la luna non tramonta, è difficile capire chi è il cacciatore e chi la preda, e chi è più feroce: gli uomini che imbracciano armi caricate con pallottole d’argento o i licantropi tormentati da un implacabile istinto di morte.

***Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2020*** ‘An edge-of-your-seat tale of first contact’ Gareth L. Powell ‘A terrifying tour de force . . . Gripping authenticity and an uncompromising white-knuckled pace’ James Rollins ‘Timely and terrifying, The Last Astronaut propels us deep into the mysteries of space . . . breathless, compulsive reading’ Christopher Golden A huge alien object has entered the solar system and is now poised above the Earth. It has made no attempt to communicate. Out of time and options, NASA turns to its last living astronaut – Commander Sally Jansen, who must lead a team of raw recruits on a mission to make First Contact. But as the object reveals its secrets, Jansen and her crew find themselves in a desperate struggle for survival – against the cold vacuum of space, and something far, far worse . . . ‘Great action, knockout characters, scarily believable science’ Jackson Ford