John Jakes

When men discovered that the Planet of the Apes was their own Earth, it was only the beginning of the most incredible adventure of all time... CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APESBy John JakesIn the future, the Earth thrives from the enslavement of its apes. Caesar, the son of Cornelius and Zira, has been in hiding for decades, but surfaces to launch a revolution to overthrow humanity and free his kind. BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APESBy David GerroldIt is ten years since Caesar freed the apes from slavery. He wants peace between his kind and the surviving humans, but there are whispers of mutiny among his people, and human survivors who also refuse reconciliation. PLANET OF THE APES (2001)By William T. QuickCrash-landing on an unfamiliar planet, Captain Leo Davidson finds humanity enslaved, and thinking, speaking apes in charge. Desperate, he must sow the seeds for a rebellion...

Praised by Patricia Cornwell as "the best historical novelist of our time," John Jakes began his bestselling career with this vibrant novel of romance and adventure. The Bastard begins the enduring eight-volume saga of the Kent family, and their participation in the events that shaped a nation... The illegitimate son of the Duke of Kentland, Phillipe Charboneau has been denied his birthright by his father's family. So he flees to London where he learns the printing trade...but his journey truly begins when he falls under the influence of a man named Benjamin Franklin and travels to America. Changing his name to Philip Kent, he finds work at a printing house, and discovers the radical writings of Sam Adams. He has a new identity and a new passion. And soon he will become a soldier, fighting alongside the colonists in a turbulent adventure that would be called the Revolutionary War...

Den amerikanske borgerkrig er langt om længe slut, men arbejdet med at samle den splittede nation og genopbygge det ødelagte land er først lige begyndt. Ku Klux Klan begynder at blomstre op i Sydstaterne og Madeline Main, enke efter veteranen Orry Main, bliver angrebet af klanen, fordi hun har afrikanske aner. I Nordstaterne forfølges George Hazard og hans familie af gamle fjender, mens Orrys fætter Charles deltager i krigen mod de indfødte amerikanere og pådrager sig endnu flere krigstraumer, som det bliver sværere og sværere at flygte fra.” Helvede og himmerige” er sidste del i John Jakes’ legendariske romantrilogi om Orry Mains familie i de amerikanske sydstater og George Hazard og hans familie i Nordstaterne. De to familier liv vikles igen og igen ind i hinanden, og selvom både geografi, krig og politik skiller dem ad, er båndet mellem dem ikke til at bryde. ”Helvede og himmerige” udkom første gang i 1987 og er efterfølger til bøgerne ”Nord og syd” og ”Kærlighed og krig”. ”Nord og syd”-trilogien er blevet lavet som miniserie med blandt andre Patrick Swayze og Kirstie Alley i hovedrollerne. "Helvede og himmerige" udkom første gang på dansk i 1989. John Jakes (f. 1932) er en amerikansk forfatter, der igennem 1950’erne fik udgivet et utal af små historier for forskellige magasiner. Han forsøgte sig i adskillige genrer, heriblandt western, fantasy og science fiction, men i løbet af sin forfatterkarriere gjorde han sig særligt bemærket ved sin evne til at skrive historiske romaner, og især amerikansk historie fangede hans opmærksomhed. Dette gav blandt andet udslag i romanerne ”North and South” (1982) og ”American Dreams” (1998), der begge er udgivet på dansk. Flere af Jakes værker er desuden blevet lavet til film og tv-serier.

Ungdomsvennerne Orry og George har kæmpet side om side i den amerikansk-mexicanske krig i 1840’erne. I årene efter krigen vokser spændingerne mellem Nord- og Sydstaterne til dramatiske højder og truer de to mænds ellers så stærke venskab. Orrys familie er blevet rig på risdyrkning i South Carolina, og han og George, som har tjent sin formue i Nordstaterne, står nu på hver sin side i den borgerkrig, der kommer til at definere hele USA’s fremtid.” Kærlighed og krig” er anden del i John Jakes’ legendariske historiske romantrilogi om USA’s historie op til, under og efter den amerikanske borgerkrig. Bogen udkom i 1984 og er efterfølger til ”Nord og syd”. Bogen efterfølges af ”Helvede og himmerige”. ”Nord og syd”-trilogien er blevet lavet som miniserie med blandt andre Patrick Swayze og Kirstie Alley i hovedrollerne. "Kærlighed og krig" udkom første gang på dansk i 1988. John Jakes (f. 1932) er en amerikansk forfatter, der igennem 1950’erne fik udgivet et utal af små historier for forskellige magasiner. Han forsøgte sig i adskillige genrer, heriblandt western, fantasy og science fiction, men i løbet af sin forfatterkarriere gjorde han sig særligt bemærket ved sin evne til at skrive historiske romaner, og især amerikansk historie fangede hans opmærksomhed. Dette gav blandt andet udslag i romanerne ”North and South” (1982) og ”American Dreams” (1998), der begge er udgivet på dansk. Flere af Jakes værker er desuden blevet lavet til film og tv-serier.

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In the Footsteps of ConanBrak the Barbarian-outcast, fortune hunter, mighty swordsman-battles Septegundus, Amyr of Evil, whose very flesh was etched with humans writhing in torment... Ariane, honey-voiced snare of the devil...the Darter Boys, from whose fingertips burst agonizing pain in green-crimson beams... Doomdog... Fanfish... T'muk, the Thing Which Crawls... Forced to battle the evil that thwarts his destiny, Brak must face sword, sorcery, and plague as he journeys south to Khurdisan. On the dangerous road to that fabled city, he will traverse mysterious lands steeped in dark magic, face fearsome foes of worldly and otherworldly origin, and contemplate the final words of Septegundus, who swore that he would meet Brak in Khurdisan one final time and drag the barbarian's soul to hell.

Paul encourages believers struggling with death saying, "For we walk by faith and not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7) Yet, all around us we hear that we should use our common sense or listen to our feelings. So, which should we do? In today's Christian experience, far too often we see people harmed when they walk by sight instead of faith. How, when struggling with the weight of regret, doubt, suffering, loss, and discouragement, can we walk by faith? What does it even mean to walk by faith then? Fortunately, God's people have faced all of those challenges. They show us what it means to walk by faith instead of sight. With over 20 years as a Pastor to regular people, Pastor John Jakes has seen people wrestle with these issues. The good news is, those people aren't just us God's people down through the ages have wrestled with walking by faith. Join Pastor John as he journeys back in the lives of people like David, Moses, Samson, Elijah, Martha, and Peter to discover the secret to walking by faith in every season of life.

From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South: The first in a saga about a German immigrant and his family’s rise in 20th-century America. The tide of the twentieth century is rising upon the world, and on its crest rides the Crown family. Young Pauli Kroner, freshly arrived in America from the streets of Berlin, makes his way to the mansion of his millionaire uncle in Chicago, looking to fulfill his dreams. His uncle, Joe Crown, is a self-made brewery tycoon who rules his domain with an iron hand—especially when it comes to his own family of defiantly rebellious children and a wife yearning for her own liberation. In this new world, Pauli will rise as his own man and find his destiny in the early days of motion pictures. Surrounded by relations close and distant, proud and vengeful, each struggling to find themselves at the dawn of a new era, he will witness and experience the violence of the Pullman Strike, and find love in the arms of a woman who can never be his as he follows the march of history, intertwined with such figures as the audacious Theodore Roosevelt, the ruthless Thomas Edison, the fading western icon Buffalo Bill, and many more. Named a New York Times Notable Book, Homeland is a “first-rate historical . . . chock-full of fascinating period detail, [Jakes’s] captivating story brings to life the sounds, smells and tastes of turn-of-the-century America in a manner comparable to Michener’s Hawaii and Doctorow’s Ragtime” (Publishers Weekly).

Stories of the American West by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South, “the best historical novelist of our time” (Patricia Cornwell). In these timeless stories of the untamed American West, John Jakes thrillingly portrays the harsh realities of life on the frontier with tales of lawmen in the Sierra Nevada, railroad workers in Kansas, and gamblers on the steamboat River Queen. From a saloon showdown unlike any other and outlaws double-crossing each other to a fur trapper hell-bent on vengeance and a power struggle between medicine men, Jakes’s frontier stories capture the same sweeping historical drama and unforgettable characterizations as his epic novels in the Crown Family Saga, the Kent Family Chronicles, and the North and South Trilogy. “At the very heart of every Jakes saga is a story that throbs to the beat of history.” —The Cleveland Plain Dealer

A “riveting . . . sweeping epic” of one man driven by gold fever, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South (Richmond Times-Dispatch). At the height of California’s Gold Rush, men left everything behind for the chance at striking it rich. Now, some thirty years after its peak, gold fever still entices adventurous Easterners like James Macklin Chance, a poor Pennsylvanian who is drawn to California by the dream of lasting wealth—a dream so powerful he’ll stop at nothing to see it through. Along the way he’ll encounter grand passion, ruthless enemies, and larger-than-life titans like Leland Stanford, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Randolph Hearst, who helped shape a country’s destiny. “The best historical novelist of our time” (Patricia Cornwell) once again spins a sweeping tale of power and passion, as he did so masterfully in the Crown Family Saga, the Kent Family Chronicles, and the North and South trilogy.

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of North and South, "the best historical novelist of our time" (Patricia Cornwell). In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island-with its giant marble mansions, lavish dinner parties, and vicious social climbing- is a summer playground of the very rich. Into this rarefied world comes infamous railroad mogul and robber baron Sam Driver. He wants his beautiful daughter to have the best Newport has to offer-even if that means breaking all the rules...

"A gem . . . John Jakes personalizes (Sherman's March) with his trademark talents: brisk plotting, exhaustive research, realistic characters and generous humor." --Cleveland Plain Dealer Georgia 1864: Sherman's army marches inexorably from Atlanta to the sea. In its path: the charming old city of Savannah, where the Lester ladies-attractive widow Sara and her feisty twelve-year-old daughter Hattie-struggle to save the family rice plantation. When Sherman offers the conquered city to President Lincoln as "a Christmas gift," Hattie and the feared general find themselves on a collision course that will astonish both of them.

The eight-volume epic of the Kent family continues as a new generation struggles to survive within a nation rife with conflict. Amanda Kent was a woman of great courage, but nothing prepared her for the massacre she witnessed at the Alamo. Now she's returned to Boston to rebuild the Kent legacy.

Abraham Kent leaves Boston to find his destiny on America's frontier in this saga by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of North and South. Continuing the saga of the Kent family, John Jakes turns his masterful eye to the settlement of the untamed American West. Abraham Kent, the son of Philip Kent and Anne Ware, fought valiantly on the frontier, only to return home to Boston and a life he doesn't want. Determined not to live in his father's shadow, Abraham and his young bride join the wave of pioneers carving out farms in the turbulent, dangerous West. But life on the nation's frontier soon becomes more than their fledgling family can endure. Furthering his reign as the living master of American historical fiction, Jakes unfurls the epic of The Seekers.

The rousing Kent family saga continues as Philip Kent fights for his new country alongside the greatest figures of the Revolutionary War The engrossing follow-up to The Bastard finds Philip Kent standing as a Continental solider at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In a bold move, Kent has taken up arms for the future of his new family. Spirited and unwavering in his dedication to his adopted homeland, Kent fights in the most violent battles in America's early history. As the Revolution rages, Kent's story interweaves with the trials of a vivid cast of characters, both famous and unknown. The result is a tautly plotted epic novel that transports the reader into the thrilling adventure of a man's fight for a new life.

The exhilarating conclusion of #1 New York Times bestselling author John Jakes' epic North and South Trilogy--the Civil War saga that inspired the classic television miniseries North and South--with over five million copies sold The Civil War has ended, but the Hazards and Mains have yet to face their greatest struggles. Even as the embers of old hatreds continue to burn in the heart of a nation torn apart by war, a new future in the West awaits a new generation of Americans seeking a life of their own--and a place to call home. Filled with all of the vivid drama, passion, and action that has made John Jakes the acclaimed master of historical fiction, Heaven and Hell is the tumultuous final chapter in one of the greatest epics of our time.

The Hazard family of Pennsylvania and the Main family of South Carolina experience five years of sacrifice, corruption, courage, brutality, friendship and passion during the Civil War. Reprint.

When their two sons meet as West Point cadets, the southern, plantation-owning Main family and the industrialist Hazards of Pennsylvania find their lives interlocked, as the nation moves toward Civil War. Reprint.

George Hazard og Orry Main møtes under offisersutdannelsen på West Point. De knytter et nært og varmt vennskap, som etter hvert også omfatter deres familier. Men slavespørsmålet vekker bitterhet og strid, som splitter familie og venner, og ryster den unge nasjonen i sine grunnvoller. Første bind av den dramatiske slektssagaen om to familier i krig og kjærlighet.