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Late spring, AD 455. After a brutal winter struggle against the High King Vortigern, outcast imperial officer Ambrosius Aurelianus has led his weary followers to southwest Britannia in search of his mother's kinfolk. But Vortigern, thirsting for revenge, is already forging a dangerous alliance against him. Taking refuge in a ruined Roman fort near the decaying town of Vindocladia, Ambrosius finds an ally in Lurotriga, the widowed queen of the Durotriges. Though still sworn to his Saxon lady, Inga, he is soon beguiled by the British noblewoman.

After wintering at Villa Magna to recover from his bitter struggle against the British High King Vortigern, ex-Imperial Officer Dux Ambrosius Aurelianus leads his motley company westwards. He hopes to find a safe refuge in the south-west near Durnovaria, where he believes his dead mother’s kinfolk might be found. Arriving in the area, Ambrosius finds a small abandoned settlement where his company can take shelter for the night before moving on to the town of Vindocladia—just north of Durnovaria. But Vortigern has put the word out.

In Rachel & Leah, Orson Scott Card paints vivid portraits of four celebrated women—Laban's daughters, Rachel and Leah; Bilhah, the orphaned servant; and Zilpah, an ambitious member of Laban's household. Into the desert camp comes Jacob, a handsome and charismatic kinsman who is clearly destined to be Rachel's husband. But that doesn't prevent the other woman from vying for his attention. Tracing their lives from childhood to maturity, Card shows how these women change in relationship to each other and how they are changed again by the holy books that Jacob brings with him.

Together, Justinian and Theodora reach for greatness, albeit in different areas: Justinian aims to simplify thousands of old Roman laws into one codex, as well as reconquer Rome and other lands lost to barbarians. Theodora longs to close the chasm between two religious beliefs, establish significant rights for women, and ensure that the Justinian-Theodora bloodline continues.

Au cœur d'une Afrique ancestrale, le vieux Tsongor, roi de Massaba, souverain d'un empire immense, s'apprête à marier sa fille. Mais au jour des fiançailles, un deuxième prétendant surgit. La guerre éclate : c'est Troie assiégée, c'est Thèbes livrée à la haine. Le roi s'éteint mais ne peut reposer en paix dans sa cité dévastée. À son plus jeune fils, Souba, échoit la mission de parcourir le continent pour y construire sept tombeaux à l'image de ce que fût le vénéré - et aussi le haïssable - roi Tsongor.

Veinte años tardará Ulises, el rey de Ítaca, en volver a su patria. Luego de luchar en la guerra de Troya por diez años, siendo uno de los héroes, Ulises emprende el regreso a su tierra natal. Pero una ofensa al dios Poseidón lo alejará de su camino por otros diez años, siendo condenado a navegar sin rumbo y a vivir las más extrañas aventuras y vicisitudes en el camino. Así, en su retorno a Ítaca, Ulises desafiará monstruos y tempestades, se enfrentará a encantamientos y a las seductoras sirenas, sobreponiéndose al designio de los dioses, en su intento por volver a su hogar.

Londres, 1903: José Altamirano, colombiano de nacimiento, acaba de llegar de un país caribeño de cuyo nombre ya quisiera olvidarse. Arrastra consigo varias culpas y una historia de la cual se arrepiente; ha sido testigo de las cosas más terribles que le pueden pasar a una persona y también a un país. Pero nunca habría imaginado el encuentro que el destino tenía programado para él. Nunca habría imaginado lo que le ocurriría después de conocer al famoso novelista Joseph Conrad.

Everybody starts at the bottom when they change careers. Alerio Sisera understood the concept. He even recognized the difference between being a military man who lived by the gladius and a politician who used a pen to craft agreements. But the theory went to Hades when a series of brutal robberies required Lictor Sisera to investigate the crimes. Bringing fresh eyes to the scenes, a different perspective to the questioning, and postulating a hypothesis ended when blades were drawn.

Savage Birthright is the plight of Princes, usurpers, and those who inherit the burdens of powerful fathers. When extortion draws Alerio Sisera to an Illyrian capital, the Legion officer finds an old adversary who needs his help, a poison kiss from a masked woman during a street festival, and a city full of people who want him dead.

Before gods had names and temples had walls, the sacred flowed freely among people... Goddess of the Indus brings alive a forgotten world and the moment it began to disappear. Before the rise of patriarchal faiths and priestly power, there was a time when the sacred was woven into daily life... when nature, earth, and the feminine were sacred. Set in the land of the Indus 3,200 years ago, Goddess of the Indus brings to life an ancient world at the crossroads of spiritual awakening, social change, and the birth of religion.

The heart and life of a battle is the center of the combat line. A dark, throbbing, and terrifying place. A place where death prowls between enemy shields, waiting for sharp blades to carve out an advantage. Welcome to 262 B.C. A single Legion is rushed into combat to stop a fortified army. The clash between Empire and Republic thrusts thousands of Legionaries into a nasty epicenter of conflict.

Welcome to 263 B.C. Between clashes of the Qart Hadasht Empire and the upstart Republic, men died. Whether from sharp blades held by strong arms or stones and bolts launched by ancient artillery, the hand of death grabbed souls from both sides of the battle line. Alerio Sisera will need more than an iron constitution, sharp steel, and a sturdy shield. To survive, he'll need his wits, luck, and infinite courage.

Welcome to January 263 B.C. Attacking a pair of long spears with his short dagger was going to hurt and add to Alerio's collection of combat scars. And only leave him injured, if Fortuna smiled on him. If not? That's why he prayed to the other Goddess. This should have been the easiest, most luxurious duty a heavy infantryman could ever imagine. It didn't turn out that way and, at the moment, he regretted throwing the spear. These are the adventures of Alerio Sisera, Corporal of the Republic's Legions, Weapons Instructor, experienced Raider, Combat Rower, and protege of a Roman Senator.

Song of great sorrow. Even greater love. Lost between the timeless lines of Homer’s epic, the women of Troy finally stand to be counted. Their story is one you’ve never encountered, and it will change the fate of Troy forever. Andromache has proven herself a capable leader, but can she...

"Jealousy is but one road to the preordained," Hektor offered. "Are you a seer, now?" Alerio challenged. "No, sir. I'm a youth who worries about how you're being treated." "Colonel, we're all apprehensive about what fate their jealousy is driving you towards," Centurion Pelle added. "I've sworn a Tribune's Oath to a God and a General," Alerio informed them. He tugged the crested helmet down over his head before saying. "We can sit with bowls of camp stew and talk about our feelings later. Right now, I have a battle to win." Welcome to 255 B.C.

Enga Dancing Flower knows her Neanderthal tribe is in trouble. The dark seasons are becoming longer, and the mammoth herds are fleeing south. When the tribal leader is found stabbed to death, the new leader thinks Enga did it. Expulsion and certain death loom. Enga must find the murderer to save her tribe - and herself.

Numidia, 62 d.C. Una carovana avanza nella steppa, scortata da un drappello di soldati agli ordini del centurione di prima linea Furio Voreno. Sui carri, leoni, ghepardi, scimmie appena catturati e destinati a battersi nelle venationes, i rischiosissimi giochi che precedevano i duelli fra gladiatori nelle arene della Roma imperiale. La preda più preziosa e temuta, però, viaggia sull'ultimo convoglio: è una giovane, splendida donna con la pelle color dell'ebano, fiera e selvatica come un leopardo... e altrettanto letale.

Neuseeland, Gegenwart: Eine junge Archäologin reist auf die Chatham-Inseln. Sie entdeckt mitten in den historischen Baumzeichnungen der Moriori eine verwitterte Schnitzerei jüngeren Datums. "Kim... und Bran...non", versucht Sophie zu entziffern. Ein Rätsel, dessen Ursprung fast 200 Jahre zurückliegt. Damals erlebte die junge Moriori Kimi die Invasion ihres Landes: Sie wird verschleppt und versklavt - bis sie begreift, dass die Gesetze ihrer Götter sie nicht schützen. Die Deutsche Ruth geht zur gleichen Zeit für ihren Mann bis ans Ende der Welt - doch er lässt sie dort im Stich.

"Casi nada persiste y muy cerca está el abismo infinito del futuro en el que todo se desvanece". Marco Aurelio Nadie podía intuir que aquellos acontecimientos significarían el ocaso de Roma en un futuro tan inmediato. En el año 375 d.C., los hunos irrumpen al norte del Mar Negro, masacran a los alanos, destruyen a los ostrogodos y derrotan a los visigodos encabezados por Atanarico. El resto de los visigodos, liderados por Alavivo y Fritigerno, temiendo por sus vidas, piden autorización para atravesar el Danubio e instalarse dentro de las fronteras del Imperio como federados.

Royaume des Francs, 1096. L’opération armée la plus importante de son temps est en marche. Trente-cinq mille pauvres gens ont tout abandonné pour suivre le prédicateur Pierre l’Ermite sur les routes de Constantinople. Ils seront bientôt rejoints par l’armée des barons qui répondent massivement à l’appel du pape Urbain II : libérer Jérusalem du joug païen. C’est dans ce contexte que l’on retrouve Joachim de Saint-Ange et Alix de Saint-Germain.