Merlins epic quest continues as he journeys to Constantinople in search of his father. Myrddion Emrys of Segontium is the product of a brutal rape but when King Vortigern hints at his fathers identity Myrddion embarks on a journey across France & Italy to Constantinople. It is a voyage that is to turn the young healer into a man of great renown. Serving under General Flavius Aetius at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains Myrddion saves the lives of thousands of warriors & on his arrival in Rome he heals many more including Cleoxenes Envoy to Emperor Theodosius of the East on his way to a delegation with Attila the Hun. But a deadlier conflict between Emperor Valentinian of the West & Senator Petronius Maximus is still to come & Myrddion must use all his strength to carry out his work in a world that is evil. ...

The earth-shattering conclusion to the legend of Merlin. Returning from his epic journey to Constantinople Myrddion Merlinus finds Briton in the grip of Uther Pendragon's bloodthirsty war against the Saxons. Coerced into obedience Myrddion must serve Uther's brother Ambrosius the High King in order to spare the lives of his beloved fellow travellers. Ambrosius is an honest & wise ruler & Myrddion's skills are put to good use setting up a spy network while training healers across the l&. But when Ambrosius is poisoned his untimely death propels Myrddion back into the callous hands of Uther Pendragon. The new High King will stop at nothing to force Myrddion to accede to his unthinkable wishes. Myrddion's only solace is the prophecy that his suffering is not in vain. But will he survive the taint of Uther's madness & enable good to come from evil? ...

Poet philosopher & artist Kahlil Gibran (1883
- 1931) was born in Lebanon. The millions of Arabic-speaking peoples familiar with
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First published in the 1920's The Prophet" an inspirational allegorical guide to living the book is perhaps the most famous work of religious fiction of the Twentieth Century & has sold millions of copies in more than twenty languages. Gibran's protagonist called simply 'the " Prophet"' delivers spiritual yet practical homilies on a wide variety of topics central to daily life: love marriage & children; work & play; possessions beauty truth joy & sorrow death & many more." ...

The gripping new Shepherd series novel from America's most exciting new thriller writer. OLD ENEMIES. Francis Ackerman is America's most terrifying serial killer. Brutal & cunning he is ready to take his evil games to a new level. NEW THREATS. Special Agent Marcus Williams cannot shake Ackerman from his mind. Yet now he must focus on catching the Anarchist a new killer who abducts women before burning them alive. HIDDEN TERRORS. The Anarchist will strike again soon. & Ackerman is still free. But even worse than this is a mysterious figure unknown to the authorities
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Two brothers with a shared tragic past caused by a two-second decision that haunts them both. One decides to avenge it. The other to forgive. Both will pay for their choices
- more than they could ever imagine. When he was a teenager Adam Austin made a decision that led to the death of his little sister. His brother Kent learned to forgive her murderer but he never forgave Adam. Twenty years later Kent is the coach of the successful high school football team in Chambers Ohio & Adam is the towns bail bondsman
- someone people turn to when they need help. When the girlfriend of one of Kents star players asks Adam to track down her father who has just been released from prison Adam agrees. Days later she is murdered at the address he gave her. Overwhelmed by guilt in this horrifying echo of the past
- Adam is determined to atone for his mistakes. But this is a game outside of the brothers control. & every decision they make is matter of life & death.. .THE PROPHET is the story of family of guilt & redemption. Epic in its page-turning power building suspense all the way to its viscerally compelling climax.


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Poet philosopher & artist Kahlil Gibran wrote about twenty-five books during his lifetime. In The Prophet" Gibran talks to us about every aspect of our daily lives -- love & marriage joy & sorrow eating & drinking buying & selling crime & punishment reason & passion self-knowledge friendship time prayer freedom & beauty religion & death. He aims to awaken the spiritual consciousness that is inherent in all of us." ...

Originally published in 1923 The Prophet continues to inspire millions worldwide with its timeless words of love & mystical longing. Writing with insight hope & a remarkable compassion for the human condition Kahlil Gibran explores ideas of joy & sorrow friendship good & evil pleasure reason & passion expressing humanity's yearning for a Unity of Being only achieved through love. Introduced & annotated throughout by world expert Suheil Bushrui this revised & updated edition is a truly enlightening experience for anyone seeking solace & wisdom in the chaotic modern age. ...

Khalil Gibran (1883-1931) was Lebanese by birth but spent a major part of his life in America in the early part of the 20th century. He wrote many collections of stories with a wise or whimsical tone but none more popular than The Prophet" his first collection or " The Wanderer" his final anthology. They are read here with great sympathy & understanding by Robert Glenister." ...

Lady Gwendoline Muir has experienced her fair share of tragedies in her short life: she lost her husband to a freak accident & developed a limp after falling from horseback. Still young Gwen is sure that shes done with love & that she will never be married again. Gwen tries to be content with her life as it is & to live through the happy marriages of her brother & her best friend Viscountess Ravensberg. Shes happy for them & for years that is enough for her.. .until she meets Lord Trentham
- a man who returned from the Peninsula Wars a hero but is unable to escape the bite of his survivors guilt. For he might just be the man who can convince her to believe in second chances.
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