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From the #1 bestselling author comes an epic story of love and war as two opposing deities find themselves drawn to each other against all odds. Because when Aphrodite and Ares fall in love, sparks are bound to fly. THIS IS THE OLDEST LOVE STORY OF ALL TIME . . . Aphrodite, Goddess of Love...

Wall Street and Easter Island come crashing together in this epic and cautionary story of two lost civilizations: one perilously lost in the present and the other tragically lost in the past, each on their journey to find peace, sustainability, and resilience. Rookie New York derivatives trader, Alec James, has a fateful encounter with Roshanak Amari, the most beautiful woman he has never seen, knowing only her eyes from behind the enigmatic veil of the Middle East.

Zeus crushed the ancient Titans in a war that shook the heavens, then hurled the vanquished into Tartarus: an abyss of ice and torment buried far beneath the underworld itself, sealed forever. Or so he believed. Now, high in Crete's mountains, archaeologists have unearthed a crumbling manuscript that promises whoever opens the gates to Tartarus will command the Titans – unstoppable beings capable of bringing the modern world to its knees.

The ultimate, full-cast dramatisations of Homer’s two epic Greek masterpieces, with exceptional casts including Derek Jacobi, Christopher Eccleston, Tim McInnerny and Benedict Cumberbatch REDISCOVER THE EPIC MYTHS BEFORE YOU SEE CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Attributed to the Greek...

The Empire has fallen. The Empire must rise. For twenty years civil war has torn the Empire apart; the Imperial line extinguished after the mad Emperor Quintus was burned in his palace, betrayed by his greatest general and oldest friend, Kiva Caerdin. Against a background of war, decay and...

For the first time in audio, Marguerite Yourcenar's masterpiece—an extraordinary novel based on the life of the Roman emperor Hadrian. "[James] Lailey sweeps us away with a virtuoso reading of this debate on soul, body, and power, sensitively underlining the nuanced sentiments in the...

The Greeks have sailed. The fires along the shore are dark for the first time in ten years. And on the plain before the gates, a wooden horse stands in silence. In twenty-four hours, the greatest city in the Bronze Age world will cease to exist. This is the story of that night. Not told by the victors. Told by the people inside the walls.

Ben, Louisa, Abu, and the 13th Lancers helped fight the Remulan Empire to a standstill. Their reward is to face a looming threat from an army of malevolent aliens bent on the extinction of all other intelligent life. If that isn't daunting enough, major powers, determined to dominate a post-Lamentations world, conspire to control the Earthlings' weapon knowledge or prevent anyone else from doing so, no matter the cost. All the while, Masako languishes, a prisoner to the man who would rule them all.

History remembers the thunder of Mongol hooves and the name of Kublai Khan, but it has forgotten the architect who built his throne. The Silent Khagan is the epic story of Empress Chabi, a woman who ruled the world's largest contiguous empire from behind a screen of felt. Raised in the traditions of the Khongirad, Chabi was taught that "power is a mirror". While her husband conquered through steel, Chabi governed through information, logistics, and the strategic management of men.

Egypt, 1100 BCE. The gods are silent. The tombs are open. And one woman holds the proof. Isetnofret is a priestess of Isis at the temple of Karnak, healer and keeper of sacred texts that encode a thousand years of wisdom. When she discovers that the scrolls she guards contain evidence of systematic corruption reaching the highest ranks of the Amun priesthood, her faith becomes her most dangerous possession.

The throne is never safe...especially in Rome AD 60. Rome stands at the height of its power – glittering with wealth, drowning in intrigue. On Palatine Hill, Nero Claudius Caesar rules as Emperor, a young man adored for his beauty and brilliance, feared for his temper, intoxicated by his own...

The enthralling new drama in the epic story of Caratacus: the barbarian king who led the tribes of Britannia against mighty Rome . . . WHILE THE MILITARY LEADERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE WATCH FROM THE SIDELINES, BRITANNIA'S WARLORD CARATACUS FIGHTS TO UNITE THE WARRING TRIBES. AD 43, Britannia. A...

Before Helios’ odyssey began, there was Leo. Bullied by his peers, broken by his father’s cruelty, and clinging to his mother’s love, Leo’s childhood in ancient Athens is a battle for survival. Lamb of Athens is a haunting prequel that tells the story of the boy who would become...

Old certainties have vanished. Laws are flouted, norms discarded. The Senate, once the Republic’s proudest institution, cowers under the shadow of brute force. This is not Washington. This is Rome, 27 BCE. As Rome bleeds itself dry with civil wars and ruthless ambition, two figures who were previously relegated to historical footnotes fight to hold things together. Octavia, sister to Rome’s rising first emperor, and Agrippa, that emperor’s loyal friend and brilliant commander, stand firm against chaos and betrayal.

Ancient peoples weren't isolated. They were globally connected. And someone doesn't want you to know. Cuchu Ramirez and Matias Kim have mastered the basics of time travel, but their greatest discovery awaits. As federal restrictions threaten to eliminate pre-Columbian studies nationwide, they journey back 3,500 years to witness the Bronze Age Networks—and uncover proof that ancient peoples were more globally connected than modern politicians want students to believe.

A death foretold. A truth footnoted. A bureaucracy panicking. Decimus Flaccus was just a scribe. Quiet, diligent, and very nearly forgettable—until he accidentally overheard a conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar. Now he’s juggling misplaced prophecies, bribable omens, one extremely combustible laundress, and Rome’s worst-kept secret. His job? File a report. His plan? Stay unnoticed. His mistake? Telling the truth.

Award-winning ancient historian, archaeologist, and social media sensation Dr. Jess Venner re-creates Pompeii’s final day before Mount Vesuvius’s eruption, revealing not just how its people died but how they lived. While today the ruins of Pompeii stand silent and preserved in ash and stone...

La gran novela sobre la construcción más enigmática de la humanidad. El maestro de la novela histórica sobre el Antiguo Egipto narra el levantamiento de la Gran Pirámide de Guiza. LOS PILARES DE LA HISTORIA Año 2600 a. C. Bajo el sol inclemente y el polvo de la llanura egipcia se encuentra el monumento más majestuoso y misterioso jamás construido por el ser humano: la Gran Pirámide de Guiza. EL SUDOR DE UN PUEBLO Inkaf es un joven cantero destinado a convertirse en el arquitecto de la enorme tumba.

From Sunday Times bestselling author of The Embroidered Book and The Valkyrie comes an opulent 13th century epic retelling of the life of Mercutio before he ever encountered Romeo and Juliet. On the battlefield, as warring factions deal out death, young Mercutio chances upon the charismatic poet...

Now that he is sure of his identity, Yeshu must find out how to go about fulfilling his role as Mashiach. With the support of Miri and Shel, he retreats into the wilderness to find inspiration. Others forces have become aware of his claim and seek to guide his path to the outcome they foresee for the Mashiach.