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For over 4,000 years, The Epic of Gilgamesh has endured as one of humanity’s oldest and most powerful stories. Now, it has been reimagined for the modern world. The Epic of Gilgamesh–A Modern Retelling by W. Sumner Davis is a haunting, psychological, and deeply human exploration of power, mortality, grief, identity, and the search for meaning. Blending ancient mythology with modern psychological insight, this retelling transforms the legendary king Gilgamesh into a mirror for the struggles of contemporary humanity—our fear of death, our fractured identities, and our longing to become whole.

Em Os imortais, Paulliny Tort, vencedora do prêmio APCA e finalista do Jabuti com Erva brava, surpreende o leitor com uma obra ambientada na pré-história e realiza um feito literário singular: reconstruir um mundo anterior à linguagem tal como a conhecemos, mas pleno de complexidade...

Global bestselling author of River God and The New Kingdom, Wilbur Smith, returns with the next epic book in his brand-new Ancient Egyptian series. FROM THE SHADOWS. A NEW EVIL WILL RISE. FACELESS. NAMELESS. Since his appointment as Nomarch of Memphis, by the God-Pharaoh Rameses, Piay has thrown...

Intrigas, batallas, dos mujeres adolescentes, idiomas extraños, Roma, Partia, India, China, dos Césares y una emperatriz se entrecruzan en el mayor relato épico del mundo antiguo, La legión perdida, la novela con la que Santiago Posteguillo cierra su aclamada trilogía sobre Trajano. Hay...

Anna believed choosing Andrew meant gaining a home. Instead, she finds herself on the dusty roads of Galilee, under the watchful eyes of hostile Pharisees, walking ever closer to miracles that both heal and unsettle.

Dr. Emmaline Cartwright is about to retire as a professor of history from an Eastern Ontario University. Though she’s led a successful career, she lingers in regret with an unfulfilled dream she’s held for herself for many years. Her sense of restlessness feels like an inner wound...

In the enchanting heart of Egypt, Wally, a troubled artist haunted by military trauma, escapes Cairo's chaos for a small Bedouin village. Drawn to the desert's allure, he becomes a captivating gigolo, seducing wealthy, older women seeking fleeting romance. However, he unwittingly binds himself to dark forces through a manipulation contract, complicating his emotional detachment. Everything changes when he meets Aisha, a vibrant artist who reignites his passion. Their romance is filled with chemistry that challenges Wally’s emotional barriers and forces him to confront his past.

What if the key to overcoming the darkness in your life…was understanding exactly where the darkness first began? In a single, catastrophic moment – the very first breath of evil – the brightest angel in heaven chose pride over worship. Lucifer’s heart whispered, ‘I will be like God,’ and in that instant, rebellion was born. One decision shattered heaven…and has been shattering lives on earth ever since. Evil’s First Breath takes you back to that hidden moment.

Raised by his single mother, infamous Pirate Queen Sushana O’Cuilin and her crew, Pádraig O’Cuilin continues the fight against slavery and their sworn arch enemy, Queen Elizabeth I. An unlikely duo, a blacksmith and a vagabond, join Grace O’Malley, Irish noblewoman and Sea Queen of Connaught, to overthrow the English crown. With the backing of Spain, an assassination plot is forged, only to backfire in a twist of royal revenge. Forbidden love and betrayal lead to kidnap, torture, murder and execution on both sides of the conflict but a shocking turn of events occurs to even the odds.

Odysseus's thrilling adventures continue in the gripping third instalment of the historical Greek fantasy, the Olympus Series. Prince Odysseus and the daemon Bria must penetrate the haunted caverns beneath Dodona, seeking a way to save their doomed nation, Achaea, from the might of Troy. The startling revelation that follows will set Odysseus on his most daunting mission yet, as he seeks to reunite the divided Achaean kingdoms before the rapacious Trojans strike.

Gods and mortals clash in the second gripping book in the Olympus Series—a sweeping retelling of Greek myth for fans of epic historical fantasy. When Prince Odysseus is sent to restore his family's honour, he's drawn to Delos, where a new and mysterious prophecy commands the attention of the gods. Caught in a deadly game of prophecy and power, Odysseus and his companions—daemon Bria, the hero Diomedes, and a loyal Ithacan band—must unravel secrets that tie his fate to Athena herself.

A hero will fall. An emperor will rise. Mark Antony has avenged Julius Caesar. Victor over Caesar's murderers, Brutus and Cassius, Antony is hailed as the most powerful man in the world. Yet he cannot be complacent. Octavian, Caesar's heir, is ambitious, intelligent, and ruthless. To hold onto his position, Antony must prove himself with a great military victory.

History is written by the man holding the sword. The truth is known by the man holding the mop. My name is Lucrio. I was born a slave in the Subura district of Rome, sold to the household of Julius Caesar at eighteen, and given my freedom by his will the afternoon they carried his body out of the Theater of Pompey. I spent the following forty years as a clerk to the Senate, processing the documents of a civilization in the act of liquidating itself. I was invisible to the powerful men around me. This was, as it turned out, the only form of safety available—and the only form of witness.

A wall to divide a country and spur it on to war! Felix Appius Julianus is brought to Britain in the wake of the disastrous loss of the Ninth Legion Hispana, to command its replacement, the Sixth Legion Victrix. Centurion Valerius Silvanus, posted to the doomed Ninth and arriving only in time to...

Il est temps que les femmes d'Ithaque racontent leur histoire. Le roi Ulysse est parti il y a vingt ans en guerre contre Troie, emmenant tous les hommes en âge de combattre. En son absence, son épouse Pénélope et les femmes d'Ithaque ont protégé l'île des prétendants et des rois rivaux...

Machtgier, Wahnsinn und mörderische Intrigen im antiken Rom Im düsteren historischen Roman »Der brennende Himmel« verbindet sich Gladiator-Feeling mit intelligenter und zutiefst menschliche politischer Spannung: Last Kingdom trifft House of Cards. Und zwei Liebende stehen auf der falschen...

After an excavation disaster, everyone departed their own ways… Well except for Lara. The Temple of Karnak is fairly close to The Valley of the Kings and she has always wanted to explore the area. She never expected her trip to be cut short by a cobra in need of rescuing… Or so she thought...

“आचार्य आपण मला शिकवण्यास नकार का दिला?” आचार्य शांतच होते. काही क्षण तसेच गेले. “युगंधर कुठे आहे? त्याला तुम्ही कुठे पाठवलंय का? नक्की काय चाललंय? माझ्याशी कोणी बोलत का नाही?” तो एकामागे एक प्रश्न विचारत होता. आचार्य मात्र शांत होते.

When the Great Fire shatters a young Roman’s world, he infiltrates the early Church with a mission to capture the Apostle Paul. It's 64 A.D. and Maximus has spent his whole life yearning for greatness. As a soldier and Roman nobleman, he climbs the ranks until the Great Fire destroys...

Atticus Perennis, prefect of the Roman fleet, waits restlessly in Carthage. His crew is agitated, as they wait on edge for news from Rome, hoping the powers-that-be send more ships to help his Carthaginian forces put down a rebel mercenary army. When word reaches them that a fleet is on their...