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After the bloody French Revolution, Emperor Napoleon’s power is absolute. When Marie-Louise, the 18-year-old daughter of the King of Austria, is told that the Emperor has demanded her hand in marriage, her father presents her with a terrible choice: marry the cruel, capricious Napoleon, leaving the man she loves and her home forever, or say no, and plunge her country into war. Marie-Louise knows what she must do, and she travels to France, determined to be a good wife despite Napoleon’s reputation. But lavish parties greet her in Paris, and at the extravagant French court, she finds many rivals for her husband’s affection....

The Kama Sutra is a raunchy sex manual - right? Well, yes, but it's also a fascinating philosophical work. The Kama Sutra is an ancient Sanskrit text written some 1500 years ago that has gained the reputation of being a raunchy sex manual, which to some degree it is. But the chapter "On sexual union" is only one of seven that deal with many other aspects of love and life.

Detective G. Hornbuckle braucht Dr. Zephyres parawissenschaftliche Expertise. Der neue Meisterdieb, der sich selbst "Das Phantom" nennt, geht bei seinen Coups derart sensationell vor, dass es geradezu übermenschlich erscheint. Wer ist dieses Phantom? Auf der Jagd nach dem Meisterverbrecher erkennen Zephyre, Dave und Nina bald, dass hinter der Fassade von Einbrüchen ein gerissener Plan steckt, den das Team unter allen Umständen verhindern muss. Denn ist das Phantom erfolgreich, wird es die Welt verändern...