Ancient Adventure

The interpretation of prophecies, dreams, and signs is a dangerous business. No wonder the wise men in the Society of the Word meet in caves, carry swords, and employ spies. Amanki arrived in Tzoladia on the back of a leviathan. But where are the other deliverers? The emperor may already have them in his trap. What readers are saying... ★★★★★ "5 Big Whopping Stars!! I feel like I'm on the journey of a lifetime!" ★★★★★ "BEST YET! It takes your imagination to a new place...What a ride!" ★★★★★ "Fantastic Fantasy Book! I can hardly wait to read the rest." ★★★...

Let the battle begin! The vast Tzoladian army clashes with the Karsonian confederation in the valley of Mt. Sarmos. But the stakes are higher than a mere fight for power between countries. As the cruel emperor intensifies his persecution of the "subhumans," the three chosen youths make tough choices that will decide the fate of the world. Amanki is a soldier fighting for an empire that wants him dead. After losing her freedom and her seal, Brina faces the ruthless leader of the Sparaggi tribes. Tuka is surrounded by intrigue. Plots of assassination abound. Thrown into circumstances they ...

The North is bleeding. The South is burning. And the boy with the cursed blade stands between salvation and ruin. Exiled and hunted, Erikson Gray carries the weight of two shattered legacies—Thorne and Zulikaarme. With Lightbearer at his side and the realm tearing itself apart, Erik must unite the North before the empire falls. But every alliance costs blood. Every triumph feeds the blade. And with each step, the line between prince and monster thins. In Highwater, Emperor Ivar descends into madness. The Red Clothes whisper treason. Rebellion spreads like fire. And the Circle of Knives ...

He was the first man, husband, and father. It is said all men have sinned because Adam sinned. But what was Adam really like in those antediluvian days? In this intimate and surprising Bible Character Adventure, we encounter a joyful human who becomes a man of sorrows when he fails to protect his wife from a cunning enemy. In exile, Adam strives to become the man God designed him to be. Yet his every effort and joy are threatened by the great adversary, that serpent of old. When the enemy exploits Cain's jealousy over his younger brother, Adam rises to the challenge, boldly striving to ...

In the deepest jungles of Sumatra, something ancient still walks. When Lux Branson receives a cryptic message from a missing anthropologist, she travels to Indonesia in search of the Wildman—a creature whispered about in local legend and feared by those who’ve encountered it. Known as Orang Pendek, the beast is said to be small, fast, and fiercely territorial. But what begins as a rescue mission quickly turns into a survival story. The jungle holds more than one secret, and Lux isn’t the only one seeking the truth. As competing teams close in and the body count rises, Lux must stay ...

Tuuli is a prehistoric girl, travelling with her tribe through the seasons – making camp, hunting for food and protecting themselves against the many hazards that the climate throws at them. Tuuli knows there’s a bigger world out there, and when she spots a strange boy lurking outside their camp, she realises that he might hold the adventure she is looking for. He is a Neanderthal, sent by his tribe to find safer ground and as he and Tuuli strike up an unlikely friendship, they set out on a journey that will impact the rest of human history.

A teenage orphan. A glowing Orb. A prophecy that could destroy—or save—a world. After a tragic accident in the woods, seventeen-year-old orphan David Bishop flees into the forest, consumed by guilt and fear. But what he finds there is no escape—only a glowing portal that drags him into a realm of magic, monsters, and prophecy. Hunted by the monstrous Wolf Guard and haunted by visions of war and ruin, David must confront the truth: the orb has chosen him. But why? And at what cost? As a dark army stirs and a forgotten power awakens, David is thrust into a war that will determine not ...

A Mystery of Magic, Loyalty, and Ancient Secrets Strange things are stirring again in the quiet village of Doona. When a fisherman returns from the dead and whispers of leprechauns begin to spread, twelve-year-old Bridgie Campbell finds herself at the heart of a growing mystery. The Leprechauns of the Western Wild—thirteen in all, led by the cheerful but weary King Rua—have been locked out of their hidden home, Doona Hollow, nestled deep beneath the Sandy Banks. Without the Doona Hollow Key, a powerful magical relic once hidden in a chest of ancient Spanish gold, they cannot return. And...

Time travel meets urban fantasy. Book 1 of The Time Corps Chronicles The Time Corps Chronicles is a fantasy series that moves from worlds much like our own to those where the mythical is real and the impossible is true. Clockworks, fey, ancient spirits, time machines, talking animals and other things both beautiful and strange wait for the travelers daring enough to find them. But moving between worlds comes at a price. Medical student Felicia Sanchez is only trying to help an injured man when she slips through a time rip and into 19th century New Orleans, one very different than the one ...

Brody has found paradise. He dives in crystal-clear water for rock cod on the pristine coral reefs of the African Coast. His life is sun, sea, sand, and freedom, then wash and repeat. His shoes and his past life have been thrown in a corner—lost and forgotten. All he needs these days is a pair of swimming shorts and a face mask. This is the life he dreamed of since he came to the coast of Africa—carefree and peaceful. It's time to wash the memories of war from his mind. Hassan is at the tiller, ever vigilant, his eyes flicking from the tranquil ocean to the cloudless blue sky. His life ...

“As earth’s secrets unfold, he who sleeps will arise; Three seals guard the land where the hidden treasure lies…” Amanki isn’t just a local farm boy. His birth is shrouded in mystery. And Baskrod isn’t just an old fisherman. He warned the people. They should have believed. Baskrod is a member of a secret society that has guarded the words of an ancient prophecy for hundreds of years. And Amanki holds a sacred stone seal. Now the fate of the empire is in their hands. To fulfill the prophecy, Amanki must voyage to the capital of the empire and meet with two members of fantastical ...

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.

After the campaign in the Summer Isle, Isabella rides out the winter storms by studying the godly magic under Mother Lembu, in the process learning about the origins of the old gods. Crown Prince Reginald receives word that his father the King is ill and his sister Princess Sofia, acting as regent, is imposing a regime that is strangely similar to what had been happening on the Summer Isle - nobles killed, temples smashed, enforced public worship of old gods.

This is the saga of a Spartan family, torn apart by a cruel law that forces them to abandon one of their two sons, born lame, to the elements. The elder son, Brithos, is raised in the caste of the warriors, while the other, Talos, is spared a cruel death and is raised by a Helot shepherd, among the peasants.

Told through intimate diary entries, this historical fiction series unfurls the extraordinary sagas of the Bible's best-known characters through the eyes of ordinary girls. In Persia's Brightest Star, the first book of The Promised Land Diaries, Susiana is introduced into Persia's glamorous royal palace, where she is chosen to attend to the stunning Esther. Tension builds in the lustrous halls and courtyards and fiendish plots unfold as the court waits for Xerxes to choose his next queen.

A mummy is nothing but a pile of bones covered with dried up skin, right? That is until you add a few demons and combine this mixture with a band of monks shrouded in secrecy. For some this story will bring tears of joy while others will experience tears of compassion. But, one thing is for sure – all will be left on the edge of their seats by this thrilling adventure. Dr. Andrew Rogers, a notable archeologist, along with his equally famous partner and friend, Dr. Kathleen McGregor, are persuaded to chaperone a class of thirty female students to the ruins of Egypt. While they have been ...

Samuel Light and Jimbo are so different from each other in many ways, But they have formed a lifelong bond that few brothers do. On a whim the two decide to solve the puzzle of the Shasta Mountain, rumored to have secret entrances, One of which opens to a path inside our planet. What starts off as a whim, a fancy, becomes yet another Do or die adventure that if they don’t get it together And fast…they could die a horrible death…. In a world where nature and fantasy have run wild! In this, the concluding book of the trilogy, the two Men are finally facing a predator worse than any ...

"The only thing keeping that seal around his neck is his head. Heads are easily removed." Time is running out. Tzoladia is under siege. Heads will roll. As the prophecy unfolds, Emperor Zoltov's military forces take action to exterminate the "Subhumans." Leaders form risky alliances. Metlan's ambition propels him into places of mystery and murder. Brina and Amanki sail through a sea filled with enchantment and betrayal. Moshoi is dazzled by treasure as he faces the horrors of an evil empire. All forces converge on Tzoladia for a showdown. Will mud, rocks, and trees come together and prevail...

Once more. For glory and fury. The civil war for Belgada’s throne moves north at last. Martius, Talia, Gaius, and Basilas push to end Paulus’s tenuous hold on the capital, but the traitor has more than a few traps lying in wait. He still rides Oxus the night-gryphon and has ferocious legions at his back. On the back of Avorian, Martius the air captain strives for glory one final time against this foe. But with the fighting far from over and Talia continuously under threat from the rebels trying to knock her from the sky, is his journey fated to end in disaster? Or is he destined for ...

When a baby girl is abandoned at the gate of a monastery in ancient China, the monks have no choice but to adopt her into their exclusively male society of world-renown masters of the art of kung fu. She is raised within the monastery with a small group of boys, watching the monks beautiful training exercises during the days and listening to recounts of glorious battles of great kung fu masters at nighttime. Her favorite stories are those of the grand tournament battles between the monastery grand master, Bai Chen, and the legendary Black Dragon, an unknown masked competitor with unequaled ...