Captain Riker & his crew have discovered a mysterious planet populated by a civilization where science & faith are struggling for supremacy due in large part to a strange unexplained phenomenon known as the Watchful Eye visible in the sky above the planet. Two teams from the Titan have been sent to investigate. One must covertly observe the people & culture of the planet while the other team takes a shuttle to study the strange Watchful Eye. But when the team on the planet is discovered a dramatic chain of events is set in motion & cause & effect collide creating a temporal paradox which threatens both the past & Titans future. ...

Tunnelling deep under one of the most holy cities in the world an ambitious young archaeologist slowly works her way towards an unthinkable goal. Somewhere ahead is a chamber containing the collected fragments of an ancient scripture a find of unimaginable significance. Meanwhile halfway around the world a covert military bunker holds a macabre secret. An elite special-forces officer seems to have been brutally murdered
- but how & more disturbingly why? Any hope of solving the mystery rests on the grisly clues that remain. As the race to uncover the truth begins a plot unfolds that could burn all of civilization in the fires of holy Armageddon. Those who live by the sword...
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Sword of God" is the crackling second novel from Chris Kuzneski. Tunnelling deep under one of the most holy cities in the world an ambitious young archaeologist slowly works her way towards an unthinkable goal. Somewhere ahead is a chamber containing the collected fragments of an ancient scripture a find of unimaginable significance. Meanwhile halfway around the world a covert military bunker holds a macabre secret. An elite special-forces officer seems to have been brutally murdered
- but how & more disturbingly why? Any hope of solving the mystery rests on the grisly clues that remain. As the race to uncover the truth begins a plot unfolds that could burn all of civilization in the fires of holy Armageddon. Chris Kuzneski is renowned for his gripping plots & Sword of God is no exception. Fans of James Rollins & Andy Mc Dermott will love any of his titles which include " Sign of the Cross" " The Lost Throne" & " The Death Relic". Praise for Chris Kuzneski: " Excellent! High stakes fast action vibrant characters... Not to be missed!". (Lee Child). " Think Indiana Jones & The Da Vinci Code & you're in Kuzneski-land". (" Sunday Sport"). " Makes you wish it would never end". (Clive Cussler). Chris Kuzneski is the international bestselling author of " Sign of the Cross" an acclaimed thriller that has been translated into more than a dozen languages. His first novel " The Plantation" introduced the characters of Payne & Jones & received rave reviews. Although he grew up in Indiana PA he currently lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida."
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This work is set in March 1814. Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho returns to England from several months rigorous patrolling off the North American coast. War with the United States has not yet ended but news of Napoleons defeat & abdication has stunned a navy & a nation bled by years of European conflict. Victory has been the impossible dream & now for Bolitho a vision of the future & a personal peace seems attainable. However an unsympathetic Admiralty dispatches him to Malta. In this appointment a compliment or a malicious ploy to keep Bolitho from the woman he loves & the freedom he craves? He cannot know but the voice of duty speaks more insistently even than the voice of the heart & in this familiar sea where both glory & tragedy have touched his life Bolitho must confront the future the renaissance of a hated tyrant & the fulfilment of destiny. ...

It is the darkest hour of the darkest Age. King Arthur is dead killed by his wicked nephew Mordred. Saxon invaders rampage across the land & forces of evil are gathering. The path to the throne lies open to Arthurs only remaining flesh & blood
- Mordred. But there is one with a better claim than Mordred
- Arthurs secret child. Brought by Merlin to enchanted Avalon as a baby & raised there for protection the kings heir must take up a vital quest: to search for the four magical Lights with the power to restore Arthurs soul to his body. Introducing Rhianna Pendragon: unlikely princess & Camelots last hope.

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From its first arrival in Britain with the Norman forces of William the Conqueror violence & revenge are the cursed swords constant companions. From an election-rigging scandal in 13th century Venice to the battlefield of Poitiers in 1356 as the Sword of Shame passes from owner to owner in this compelling collection of interlinked mysteries it brings nothing but bad luck & disgrace to all who possess it. ...

Long ago the world of the Four Lands was torn apart by the wars of ancient Evil. But in the Vale the half-human half-elfin Shea Ohmsford now lives in peace
- until the mysterious forbidding figure of the druid Allanon appears to reveal that the supposedly long dead Warlock Lord lives again. Shea must embark upon the elemental quest to find the only weapon powerful enough to keep the creatures of darkness at bay: the fabled Sword of Shannara. THE SWORD OF SHANNARA is the first volume of the classic series that has become one of the most popular fantasy tales of all time. A masterful work from a master storyteller.
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THE SWORD OF SHANNARA: Long ago the world of Shea Ohmsford was torn apart by war. But the half-human half-elfin Shea now lives in peace
- until the forbidding figure of Allanon appears to reveal that the long dead Warlock Lord lives again.. .THE ELFSTONES OF SHANNARA: Ancient evil threatens the Elves & the Races of Man. For the Ellcrys the tree of long-lost Elven magic is dying
- loosing the spell of Forbidding that locks the hordes of Demons away from Earth. Only one source has the power to stop it: the Elfstones of Shannara. THE WISHSONG OF SHANNARA: Evil stalks the Four Lands as the Ildatch immemorial book of evil spells has stirred to eldritch life. Once again Allanon ancient Druid Protector of the Races must seek the help of a descendant of Jerle Shannara.

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The deadliest weapon is the truth. After a life on the front lines Army Ranger John Holliday is now teaching at West Point Military Academy. But when his uncle passes away Holliday discovers a medieval sword among his things
- sinisterly wrapped in Adolf Hitlers personal battle standard. Then someone viciously burns down his uncles house & Hollidays secret fears about the mysterious sword ring alarmingly true. Holliday must delve into the past & piece together the puzzle that was his uncles life
- his involvement with the enigmatic warriors known as the Knights Templar. But his search for answers soon becomes a race against a ruthless & cunning opponent willing to die for their cause. Can Holliday live long enough to reveal the treacherous but critical truth?

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The fourth in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist Bernard Cornwell. The year is 885 & England is at peace divided between the Danish kingdom to the north & Alfreds kingdom of Wessex in the south. But trouble stirs a dead man has risen & new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. It is a dangerous time & it falls to Uhtred half Saxon half Dane a man feared & respected the length & breadth of Britain to expel the Viking raiders & take control of London for Alfred. His uncertain loyalties must now decide Englands future. A gripping tale of love rivalry & violence Sword Song tells the story of Englands making. ...