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Searching for his long-lost father, Bransen Garibond is tricked into journeying across the Gulf of Corona to the wild lands of Vanguard, where he is pressed into service in a desperate war against the brutal Samhaist, Ancient Badden. On an Alpinadoran lake, just below Ancient Badden's magical ice castle, several societies, caught in the web of their own conflicts, are oblivious to Ancient Badden's devastating plans to destroy them.

The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities, Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople.

The Solaran Defense Forces make the difficult decision to evacuate the colony of Robichar in order to avoid a direct confrontation. But when Captain Elya Nevers gets shot down during the evacuation, his squadron and the admiral in charge have to think fast to rescue their pilot before the Kryl overrun the system.

The best-selling First Emperor series is now available in one convenient set. For fans of Conn Iggulden, Ben Kane, and Simon Scarrow comes a spellbinding tale of adventure and unshakeable friendship from the author of the Wolf of Corwick Castle Series. If you liked Hadrack of Corwick, you will love Marcus Agrippa! An excerpt from the newly discovered journals of Marcus Agrippa: Military Commander, Politician, Architect, Right-hand man to Caesar Augustus—and impostor. All Romans lie. It is a statement of fact, not a supposition. How can I be so certain, you ask?

The oldest stories ever written. The gods who came before all other gods. The myths that built every civilization that followed. Five thousand years ago, in the world's first cities, a civilization pressed its beliefs into clay. Those tablets contained the original versions of the stories the modern world thinks it knows — the Great Flood, the creation of humanity, the descent into the underworld, the hero who could not accept death. The Sumerians told these stories first, told them without apology, and told them with a brutal honesty about the nature of gods and humans that every ...

Before history was written, the gods went to war Long before the mortal kings claimed the Emerald Isle, it was ruled by the Tuatha Dé Danann. They were a race of golden warriors, fierce queens, and masters of primal magic. But paradise is never won without a fight. In this high-stakes epic retelling, D.B. Sullivan brings the ancient Celtic myths to roaring life. Step into a brutal and beautiful age where gods bleed, kingdoms shatter, and legends are forged in the fires of battle. You will ride alongside the legendary figures of Irish myth as you have never seen them before. Lugh, the ...

Rev. Dr. Stephen De Young, creator of the popular The Whole Counsel of God blog and podcast, traces the lineage of Orthodox Christianity back to the faith and witness of the apostles, which was rooted in a first-century Jewish worldview. The Religion of the Apostles presents the Orthodox Christian Church of today as a continuation of the religious life of the apostles, which in turn was a continuation of the life of the people of God since the beginning of creation.

Around 1200 BCE, the most advanced civilizations on Earth were destroyed in a single generation. The Hittite Empire — gone. Mycenaean Greece — gone. The great port of Ugarit — burned and never rebuilt. Trade networks that had connected the Mediterranean for centuries — collapsed. An entire world of palace kingdoms, international diplomacy, and bronze-age prosperity vanished in a cascade of fire, famine, and war. At the center of the destruction: a mysterious coalition of raiders the Egyptians called the Sea Peoples. Who were they? Where did they come from? And did they really bring ...

The must-read exploration of the earliest human ghost stories from leading expert Irvine Finkel, author of The Ark Before Noah 'It's enthralling stuff, mixing the scholarly with the accessible and placing storytelling right at the heart of the human experience.' - History Revealed There are few...

Newly revised and edited The Apostolic Fathers in Modern English Experience the earliest Christian writings, clearly translated for today. This edition presents the complete collection traditionally known as the Apostolic Fathers in fresh, readable modern English, paired with concise, thematic essays at the end of the book that frame the world, worship, and witness of the early church. If you’ve tried public-domain or Victorian renderings and bounced off the archaic phrasing, this volume is built to be faithful, direct, and readable, without dumbing anything down. What’s Included (...

A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires. "Truly extraordinary." —Times (London) At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here...

Humanity has spoken into the dark. Something ancient has answered. The Galactic Accord was meant to hold the fractured galaxy together. Instead, its first true test may be something no government, fleet, or treaty was built to survive. At the edge of mapped space, Dr. Yenna Sorel discovers that the strange emissions from the DEEPWELL central node are not noise. They are structured. Repeating. Deliberate. A signal. When an unauthorized research collective sends a response, the ancient intelligence beneath the galaxy’s hyperspace network turns toward humanity for the first time in three ...

David Marsh is a dead man on a dead world. Abandoned on Pluto after a mission gone wrong, he survives on recycled air and stubbornness. When a thermal anomaly beneath the ice refuses to stay quiet, he opens the hatch. What he finds is a station that has been sleeping under the surface for 472,000 years. It has architecture that responds to his heartbeat, five synthetic beings designed to prepare a biological host for godhood, and a maintenance drone that has classified him as contamination to be removed. Their commander is Jane — cold, strategic, and certain that without her, David will ...

The Respondent has offered humanity the keys to a network it did not build. The offer is larger than the hands that have to hold it. On Relay Station Meru, Dr. Yenna Sorel translates for an intelligence that has been bound to DEEPWELL’s gravitational substrate for three hundred thousand years. The Respondent is patient, precise, and entirely willing to accept terms that do not favour it — which is what frightens Sorel most. An intelligence that never negotiates is not cooperating. It is waiting. In the Federated Assembly, the Galactic Accord Kael Arden designed is being asked to carry ...

Unearth the Secrets of Gods, Goddesses, and Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt Imagine a civilization where gods walked among mortals, powerful pharaohs ruled as deities, and death was merely a gateway to an eternal journey. This comprehensive book pulls back the veil on the myths, rituals, and rulers that shaped one of history's most fascinating empires. Two manuscripts in one book: Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt: An Enthralling Overview of the Most Important Deities in Egyptian Mythology Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt: An Enthralling Overview of Egyptian Rulers Part 1: Gods and Goddesses of ...

The Age of Paradise is the first of a projected four-volume history of Christendom, a civilization with a supporting culture that gave rise to what we now call the West. At a time of renewed interest in the future of Western culture, author John Strickland—an Orthodox scholar, professor, and priest—offers a vision rooted in the deep past of the first millennium. At the heart of his story is the early Church’s “culture of paradise”, an experience of the world in which the kingdom of heaven was tangible and familiar.

Stoicism & Ancient Wisdom - History of Philosophy - Greek & Roman Philosophy - Philosophy for Beginners - Socrates, Plato & Aristotle - Self-Help Through Philosophy - Classical Wisdom Literature - Life-Changing Nonfiction Have you ever wondered how humanity first learned to ask why? Twenty-five centuries ago, a handful of restless, curious minds looked at a chaotic, myth-soaked world and dared to ask a different kind of question — one built on reason, not legend. What they discovered didn't just invent a subject called "philosophy." It built the intellectual foundation the Western world ...

“Superb....Augustus is a first-rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand.” (Washington Post) Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent...

The World’s First Superpower Has Been Misunderstood for 2,000 Years. Almost everything you think you know about the Persian Empire was written by its enemies. For centuries, Greek historians portrayed Persia as a decadent empire ruled by weak kings and endless luxury. But behind that story stood one of history’s most sophisticated political systems—a superpower whose ideas still shape civilization today. Long before Rome rose to dominance, the Persians built a vast empire spanning three continents.

The First Ancient Egyptian Genome: Decoding the DNA of a Lost Civilization By Sandra F. Morrison What if the ancient secrets of Egypt could be unlocked not just by artifacts and ruins, but by the very DNA of the people who built the pyramids? In this groundbreaking exploration, Sandra F. Morrison takes you on a journey into the past, revealing astonishing genetic discoveries that challenge everything we thought we knew about ancient Egypt. For the first time, scientists have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian man who lived during the time of the pyramids. This discovery has ...