Alex Rutherford Bücher

The fifth in the acclaimed EMPIRE OF THE MOGHUL sequence

"In his Himalayan retreat of Glenmire, Nicholas Ballantyne is determined his days of bloodshed and intrigue in the service of the British East India Company are over. Yet the Battle of Plassey, where he fought with Robert Clive, has delivered only a short-lived peace and the 1770s are precarious times in India. Martial Marathas, formidable Sikhs and wild Afghan Rohillas threaten not only each other, but the Company's very existence. Most dangerous of all are the militarily astute Hyder Ali and his charismatic son Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, who - with strong French support - are intent on driving the British into the sea. When Warren Hastings, the Company's newly appointed Governor-General, beset by internal rivalries, seeks Nicholas' help, he agrees. Though long-cynical about the Company, he foresees a bloodbath that could rip India apart, cause thousands of deaths and imperil his own family. A quiet life must wait."--Publisher

The sixth action-packed adventure from international bestseller Alex Rutherford. Follow a dynasty at war in the bloody and gripping Empire of the Moghul series...

The greatest story you never knew - how one of the most powerful empires in the history of the world rose to greatness, and destroyed itself

"It is 1744, and Nicholas Ballantyne, a young Scotsman dreaming of a life as laird of his ancestral estate finds himself quite unexpectedly on the Winchester, a ship bound for Hindustan, seeking to begin a new life as a 'writer' on the rolls of the British East India Company. On board, he meets the spirited and mercurial Robert Clive, determined - at whatever cost - to make a fortune in a land of opportunity. Over the years, their friendship sees many twists and turns as Clive's restless hunger for wealth and power takes him from being a clerk to a commander in the Company forces, masterminding plans to snuff out rival French interests in Hindustan, and eventually leading his men to victory at Plassey - the prelude to nearly two centuries of foreign rule in Hindustan."--Provided by publisher

The first book in the gripping and brilliant Empire of the Moghul series

Akbar, the tird grat ruler of the glorius Moghul dynasty, is everything an emperor should be. HGe commands two-thirds of the Indians sub-continent and a hundred million subjects. His reign begins bloodily in 1556 and he soon proves himself to be brave, ruthless and supremely confident

The thrilling story of the second great Moghul Emperor, whose fatal flaws threatened everything his dynasty had fought for

The new Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan reigns over a colossally wealthy empire of 100 million souls. Yet to gain his throne he has followed the savage 'throne or coffin' traditions of his ancestors - descendants of Genghis Khan and Tamburlaine. Ever since the Moghuls took India, brother has fought brother and sons their fathers for the prize and Shah Jahan has been no exception. As his reign dawns, now is the time for Shah Jahan to secure his throne by crushing his enemies. Instead, devastated by the death of his beautiful wife Mumtaz, he becomes obsessed with building an epic monument to their perfect love - the Taj Mahal. His overwhelming grief isolates him from his sons and he does not see the rivalries, indeed hatreds, building between them. When he falls ill, civil war breaks out - ruthless, murderous and uncontrollable - and the foundations of the empire itself begin to shake.

1530, Ágra, severní Indie. Humájúnovi, nedávno korunovanému druhému mughalskému císaři, štěstí přeje. Po otci Báburovi zdědil bohatství, slávu a říši, která sahá tisíc mil na jih od Chajbarského průsmyku. Humájún nyní musí odkaz rozvíjet a dokázat, že Muhgalové jsou hodni svého předka Timura. Humájún však netuší, že mu hrozí smrtelné nebezpečí. Nevlastní bratři se proti němu spikli, neboť podle nich nemá dost síly, vůle a rozhodnosti k vedení mughalských armád a dosahování stále slavnějších vítězství. Možná mají pravdu. Brzy Humájúna čeká nesmiřitelný boj: nejen o korunu, nejen o vlastní život, ale o samotnou existenci mughalské říše.