Showing titles in Ancient Civilizations

Prince Alexander's mind has been touched by an incomprehensible evil, even as his betrothed travels from afar to unite their kingdoms against a terrible darkness that threatens both realms: the Spirit Eaters. From the distant shores of Illyria to a small deserted island, the deadly consequences of Smoke Blood magic loom, and lost civilizations emerge to reveal the existence of a weapon that may do the impossible - kill the last living god.

As a consequence of his actions during the Ludus uprising, Fallon's love, Cai, has been stripped of his decurion rank and cast down to serve as one of Caesar's gladiators. Amid fighting for Cai's freedom, Fallon soon learns Caesar's enemies are plotting against him and planning to get revenge on his fearsome gladiatrices. When Caesar is murdered by these conspirators, Fallon and the girls lose any sort of protection they once had. Fallon also realizes the foreign Queen Cleopatra is now in grave danger.

Roman influence and power in Britannia is diminishing but with it the northern tribes are becoming emboldened. Noblemen who once gave their allegiance to Rome are flexing their muscles and seeking a return to the old ways. But, while they bicker and negotiate over who should be king, another force is in the ascendency. The Arch Druid, known simply as Ash, has his own grand plans, which involve the manipulation of both the tribes and Romans.

Nineteen-year-old Torien Risto has seen dissidents dealt with before. He knows the young local girl who just knifed him will hang for assaulting an Imperial officer, unless he can stop it. Someone inside the provincial government is kidnapping Imperial citizens and selling them across the desert to the salt mines, silencing anyone who tries to intervene. The girl's brother is one of those who has been taken.

When Zalmon, son of the former Prince of Judah, and his best friend, Othniel, are secretly chosen to spy out the formidable city of Jericho, the two find the task far more treacherous than they could ever imagine. Accidentally thrown together with the captivating temple priestess, Rahab, the two must escape monstrous giants, a bloodthirsty people, and a violent king with the help of their beautiful new companion, in exchange for the promise to protect her and her family. But unforeseen problems threaten their oath and Rahab is left at the mercy of the vengeful king.

Kateri, an arrogant warrior princess, has to fight in the arena against her suitors to win her right to rule, and she is desperate to prove to her father that she is strong enough to take over his throne and rule the kingdom. But when she finds out her final opponent, she knows she cannot win. Kateri flees to the desert to train under the enemy she hates the most and the only one who might be able to give her a shot at winning. But what Kateri discovers in the desert twists her world - and her heart - upside-down.

Sesha must race to find a priceless scroll before time runs out. After a brutal fire takes their parents' lives, Sesha and Ky, children of the pharaoh's royal physician, are left charming snakes and stealing food to survive. Unsure of who to trust, the pair are found and brought back to the palace, where the pharaoh tasks Sesha with finding a rare medical document her father was transcribing. But are the royals hiding something?

Darya does not remember how she came to be a slave or who she was before she was bought by an army captain for his motherless daughter in the ancient Persian city of Susa. Protected and nurtured by the housekeeper and her daughter, Darya has as good a life as a slave can have, even acquiring the rare skill of reading and writing, which she learns alongside her young mistress.

Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the 18-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night, only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a terrible surprise when 16-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi's wit and will get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch...she may be falling in love with a murderer.

Isaac Tenoch es un niño procedente de una familia campesina del norte de México, en el estado de Durango, quien vivirá la más deslumbrante aventura para salvar a su amor platónico, la bella y privilegiada María de la Candelaria. Motivado por los fascinantes relatos que le contaba su abuela y amiga incondicional, Doña Francisca, nuestro valiente protagonista se convertirá en el primer guerrero al frente de dos grandes imperios... Pero nada será tan efímero y sencillo en esta historia.

Seventeen-year-old Alexandria White only wants to go home, a wish that would be easier to pull off if home weren't thousands of years in the future and halfway across the world. Since her twin sister, Portia, touched an artifact during their history class, she's been stuck in ancient Egypt, surrounded by the unknown. Alex has been hiding in plain sight and putting her skills to use as a royal tutor in the Nile Delta, an area on the brink of war. When tensions rise, everything Alex left behind—the magic that is her birthright, the danger of the Scorpions—is arriving at her door.

In the cursed kingdom of Ithaca, each spring brings the hanging of twelve maidens, a gift to the vengeful Poseidon. But when Leto awakens from her death on the shore of a long-forgotten island, its enigmatic keeper Melantho tells her that there’s only one way the curse can be broken. Leto must kill the last prince of Ithaca.

Rom, 94 nach Christus: Mitten in der Nacht stürmen Soldaten die Villa von Jubas Familie. Kaiser Domitian beschuldigt Jubas Eltern des Verrats: ein sicheres Todesurteil für die ganze Familie. Juba und seinen Geschwistern gelingt in letzter Sekunde die Flucht aus der Villa, während die Eltern zurückbleiben. Eine furiose Verfolgungsjagd beginnt. Die Geschwister wollen sich zu ihrem Onkel nach Britannien durchschlagen, am Ende der den Römern bekannten Welt. Auf der weiten Reise drohen todbringende Gefahren: Mörder, Banditen, skrupellose Sklavenhändler und heftige Stürme.

The gods are abandoning the earth, tempted by other worlds where they can live in peace. Only a few keep an interest in mortals. In their place, darker, more ancient forces are wakening.... Silvius is given a task by a dying centaur. The dark god Python is rising and massing an army of immense power. The only thing that can save the world is the Arrow of Apollo - but it has been split into two. Silvius and his friend Elissa must travel to the land of their sworn enemies, the Achaeans.

A través de un narrador omnisciente, con prosa ágil y moderna, la trama de Tawi, el secreto de tres generaciones, encuentra el punto de confluencia entre el pasado histórico de América Latina, con sus mitos y leyendas que cobran vida, y la postcolonización; citadinos, campesinos e indígenas, empresarios latifundistas, mestizos y peones, se debaten entre el chamanismo de los indígenas de los Andes y la religión monoteísta europea.

Alicia, Eduardo y Román descifran una clave que descubrieron oculta en el Manuscrito Voynich. Esa clave les conduce hasta el diario de un monje de la Orden del Císter que fue apresado por los aztecas durante la colonización de las Américas. Ahora les toca averiguar qué son las delicias del mal. Convencidos de que se trata de una ciudad perdida, repleta de oro y riquezas, los tres amigos emprenden un peligroso viaje por Sudamérica y se adentran en lo desconocido, en la zona más peligrosa de la selva.

Im Römischen Reich, vor 2000 Jahren befreunden sich Tiberius, der Sohn des Konsuls von Aventicum und die Färberstochter Lunia. Das ist verboten. Nicht einmal spielen dürfen Kinder von Noblen mit Kindern von Handwerkern zusammen. Tiberius und Lunia wollen sich Hilfe von Minerva, der Göttin der Handwerker und Helden holen. Sie belauschen ein Gespräch zwischen ihr und dem Göttervater Jupiter. Sie erfahren, dass die Handwerker einen Aufstand gegen den Konsul planen, um sich gleiche Rechte zu erkämpfen.

Die zweite Serie der Geschichte aus dem Römischen Reich beginnt mit der Verbannung von Plutonius und Remus auf eine einsame Insel im Meer. Der Stoffhandel macht Aventicum zu einer blühenden Stadt. Tiberius beschließt Plutonius und Remus Frieden anzubieten und sie zurückzuholen. Die schwangere Lunia reist mit ihren zwei Freundinnen Caecilia und Tullia mit. Auf der einsamen Insel überstürzen sich die Ereignisse. Caecila gelingt Plutonius Hoffnung zu geben, dass seine tödlich eiternde Wunde heilen wird. Lunia bekommt Wehen. Das Kind wird geboren.

Britannien, im Jahr 94 nach Christus: Um sich vor dem mächtigen Kaiser Domitian zu verstecken, der ihn und seine Geschwister verfolgt, tritt der 14-jährige Fronto unter falschem Namen in die römische Armee ein. Doch als ihn die Nachricht erreicht, dass seine kleine Schwester Ursula von Druiden entführt wurde, muss Fronto eine folgenschwere Entscheidung treffen: Soll er die Armee verlassen, um Ursula zu retten? Fronto kennt die strengen römischen Gesetze: Deserteuren droht die Todesstrafe.

Der erhabene Cäsar hat ein paar sehr skurrile Eigenheiten: zum Beispiel seine Liebe zu einem fürchterlich stinkenden Riesenhund und einem goldenen Klappstuhl, den ihm der kleine Sklave Andrion immer nachtragen muss. Kurz vor einer wichtigen Senatorenversammlung werden Hund und Stuhl gestohlen - das Komplott gegen Cäsar bahnt sich an. Und für Andrion beginnt eine aufregende Jagd durch die Stadt. Schließlich will er nicht als leckerer Appetithappen für die Löwen enden.