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For a long, brutal century, the Kingdom of Lower Egypt has been occupied by the "Vile Asiatics", the conquerors called the Shepherd Kings. With their horses and chariots, they overwhelmed the armies of Egypt and swept over the Delta and the sacred cities. Iry, daughter of an old noble house, the Sun Ascendant, has been enslaved by the bearded conquerors. But her new master is born of a different blood, son of the priestess of an ancient rite, the cult of the Horse Goddess and her avatar, the White Mare.

When Naomi’s sisters are snatched up to be taken to be wives of the erratic Pharaoh, Akhenaten, she knows they won’t survive the palace, so she offers herself in their place. The fearsome Commander Horemheb sees her courage, and knows she is exactly what he is looking for… The Great Queen Nefertiti despises Naomi instantly, and strips her of her Hebrew lineage, including her name, which is changed to Kiya. Kiya allies herself with Horemheb, who pushes her to greatness and encourages her to make the Pharaoh fall in love with her.

Long years after the White Mare came to the people of the Mothers, bringing the wild horsemen from the sea of grass and changing the world forever, the world is changing again. The Mother of Lir is dead, her heir cast out amid dire omens. War is coming - such a war as the people have never seen, fought with a new and terrible weapon: the chariot. Rhian, potter's child and White Mare's chosen, ventures with Emry the prince of Lir into the sea of grass and undertakes to steal the enemy's weapon.

In the dawn of time, women ruled, and the people had no word for war. Then the horsemen came. Sarama is the last of the White Mare's servants, descended from an ancient line conquered long ago by warrior tribes. Her father is the king of one such tribe. Her twin brother Agni is the king's heir. But she is heir to an older world, and a different way.

In the grandfathers' time, when few yet living had been born, the People worshipped the horse, and served him, and took the gifts that he gave them: his meat, his hide, the milk of his mares. But he had not yet granted to men the greatest gift of all: the gift of riding on his back, and racing the wind. Sparrow is a shaman's daughter in a tribe that forbids women to be kings, to be shamans, to be anything but silent and tractable servants to the all-powerful men.

Nefertiti has forced Naomi to flee Amarna with Malachi and the three children. But even under the protection of Naomi’s family in Thebes, Nefertiti still hunts her and Tut. Nefertiti sends assassins to kill them, and while Naomi fights to protect the children, Malachi fights to keep her safe. With three children in tow, one of which isn’t her own, she is labeled the harlot outcast wife of the pharaoh and is shunned. She isn’t safe among her own people, and flees from being stoned to death.

Bestselling author Howard Fast's riveting portrait of Israel's strong and beautiful Queen Berenice, whose life story is one of the ancient world's greatest romances. Throughout her rule in the first century AD, Queen Berenice is idolized by some, and hated by others. Though her fiery red hair makes her instantly recognizable, it is her mysterious charm and steely will that make her unforgettable. The daughter of Israel's King Agrippa I, Berenice is determined to free the kingdom of Israel from the shadow of the Roman Empire. But her plans are derailed after her husband, Shimeon, dies during a bloody civil war.

Cartago, siglo VI a. C.: Ariadna, hija de Pitágoras, recibe un pergamino con una noticia que encarna la peor de sus pesadillas. El mensaje incluye un pentáculo invertido, el símbolo que encierra la esencia del mal. De inmediato, se desata una vertiginosa espiral asesina tras la que se adivina una mente poderosa y despiadada.

Werden die Germanen endlich siegen? Erfolgreich betreibt der machthungrige Präfekt Sejanus seine Ränkespiele in Germanien: Die alte Zwietracht unter den Germanenstämmen lebt wieder auf und die Krieger rüsten zum Kampf. Auch im Cheruskerstamm selbst herrscht Uneinigkeit und nur ein starker Anführer vermag den freien Germanen zum Sieg verhelfen. Doch Herzog Arminius, der Anführer der Cherusker, soll ermordet worden sein. Seine Leiche wurde allerdings nie gefunden und sein Blutsbruder Thorag bezweifelt diesen Tod. Wenn Arminius aber wirklich tot ist, wer soll die Cherukserkrieger dann vereinen und in die letzte Schlacht führen?

Ein Berserker treibt sein Unwesen gegen die Cherusker. Eine römische Flotte gerät auf dem Rhein in einen Hinterhalt der Germanen. Dem Gaufürst Thorag gelingt es, zwei wertvolle Gefangene zu nehmen, darunter Drusus, den Sohn von Kaiser Tiberius. Damit will Thorag seine Frau Auja und Thusnelda, die Frau seines Blutsbruders Arminius, aus römischer Geiselhaft befreien. Doch das Blatt wendet sich und bald sieht sich Thorag selbst als Gefangener von Drusus und Sejanus wieder.

Oswald is now King of Northumbria. However, his plans for further alliances and conquests are quickly thrown into disarray when his wedding to a princess of Wessex is interrupted by news of a Pictish uprising. Rushing north, Oswald leaves Beobrand to escort the young queen to her new home. Their path is fraught with danger and uncertainty, Beobrand must try to unravel secrets and lies if they are to survive. Meanwhile, old enemies are closing in, seeking brutal revenge.

In ancient Egypt, a woman might be king - but the price she paid would bind her soul for eternity. Hatshepsut, the Great Royal Wife, is bound in marriage to her brother, Thutmose, whom she despises. When the king dies while his son is yet a child, Hatshepsut raises herself from queen regent to ruling king. And all the while, the royal heir, the son of the concubine, watches and waits.

In den Romanen von Jörg Kastner wird die Zeit des Cheruskers Arminius und der berühmten Schlacht, in der er die Legionen des Varus vernichtete, wieder lebendig. Im Mittelpunkt steht Thorag der Cherusker, der gemeinsam mit seinem Waffenbruder Arminius das Land der freien Germanen vor den Römern zu beschützen versucht. Von den Urwäldern Germaniens bis zu den römischen Stützpunkten am Rhein, von den sieben Hügeln Roms bis zur reichen Hafenstadt Ravenna entfaltet sich das dramatische Geschehen, in dem eine längst vergangene Zeit mitsamt ihren Bräuchen und Ansichten detailliert geschildert wird.

Ist ein Sieg gegen die Römer in Germanien endlich in Sicht? Der Römer Germanicus zieht mit seinen Legionen gegen die Germanen und hält blutige Ernte unter den arglosen Marsern, die ihr heiliges Tamfana-Fest feiern. Der Cheruskerfürst Thorag muss Herzog Arminius aus den Händen ihrer Feinde befreien, erst dann können die beiden Blutsbrüder ihre Krieger zum Kampf gegen die Römer sammeln. Doch wechselndes Schlachtenglück rückt einen Sieg gegen die Römer in weite Ferne.

Newly appointed priestess to the Temple of Aelynn Tasia Olympus is burdened with the greatest task to face any leader - saving her acolytes from a tsunami and finding them a new home. Her ability to communicate with the goddess cannot tell her how to protect three dozen virgins and an equal number of soldiers and sailors as they flee their doomed island. Experienced captain Nautilus the Navigator can tackle storms and sea, but obeying a Seer who tells him to sail impossible shoals requires too much belief.

While vacationing in Egypt, Pia Byrd finds herself transfixed by a miniature crystal pyramid. Roused by her intrigue, a handsome Greek sailor purchases it and, before she can protest, breaks it in two. Suddenly she finds herself plunged back through time and into the body of a queen. Standing before her is a golden-eyed Darius, a man with features - and the yearning - of a god. Caught between her life in the present and the primal desires of her past, Pia will find a love both passionate and primitive, but can it exist in two ages?

Twenty-something Ceseli Larson is mourning the recent death of her cherished father. His passing comes as she prepares to undertake a planned but harrowing expedition to the lost ruins of Axum. Axum, capital of an ancient kingdom and the possible resting place of the Ark of the Covenant, was also once the famous home of the Queen of Sheba. Ceseli hopes to uncover its long-forgotten archaeological mysteries.

When beautiful Zephromae watched her brother taken away as a tribute slave, she knew she must rescue him. Her childhood sweetheart, the noble and courageous Alexander, followed to protect her. But he couldn't save her from a ruthless king, the lust of a savage prince or the fury of a spiteful queen who had power over them all. But Zephromae possessed a secret strength that no one could have possibly imagined - and she would not hesitate to use it.

Tut has grown into his position as Pharaoh, but he is a wild young man. Naomi fears for him, not only because of his recklessness, but because he has put his trust in Ay - the man determined to destroy Naomi - despite her and Horemheb advising against it. Meanwhile, death and slavery hang over Naomi and her family.

Arminius ist in tödlicher Gefahr. In Ravenna hat Thorag zwar seine geliebte Auja aus den Händen der Römer befreit, doch hier musste er auch erfahren, dass seinem Blutsbruder Arminius eine tödliche Gefahr droht: Der machtgierige Prätorianerpräfekt Sejanus will nicht nur ihn ermorden lassen, auch auf den römischen Thronfolger Germanicus wird im fernen Antiochia ein Anschlag verübt.