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A tour de force in the tradition of Hawksmoor and Chatterton, Peter Ackroyd’s new novel of deceit and betrayal is a witty reimagining of a great nineteenth-century Shakespeare forgery. Charles and Mary Lamb, who will achieve lasting fame as the authors of Tales from Shakespeare for children...

Bryan Norton and the crew of Independence are on a quest to recover lost artifacts that will prevent a ruling monarch from being deposed. Or so they were told. Soon, they uncover a web of political intrigue that contradicts everything they have been told and reintroduces Enforcer Colonel Wyndom...

Now available as a box set collection, ALICE volumes 1 through 4, newly edited and consolidated into a value pack. Follow the adventures of USMC Captain Jacob Thomas as he emerges from a failed DARPA experiment hundreds of years in the future and under the guidance of an artificial life form...

It's been over fifteen years since Mellaniphe, the Queen of the Nymph, tried to abduct Nixie Rogers with a desire to establish her as the Heir to the Nymph Kingdom crown. A brokered peace deal swapped Emily, the Seattle Wiccan, with the infant, postponing the outcome of the disagreement between Mellaniphe and Nixie's parents, Alex and Cassie. Now on the verge of her sixteenth birthday, Nixie impatiently awaits the foretold arrival of her Nymph Magic, a companion to the wizarding skills already emerging and growing strong.

Continue to follow the adventures of USMC Captain Jacob Thomas as he emerges from a failed DARPA experiment hundreds of years in the future and under the guidance of an artificial life form that has its own agenda.

Alex discovers he has been dropped in the middle of an ancient struggle for power, in a land where magic replaces science. If he can survive the near future, he has the potential to become a great wizard, feared by the very people he needs to protect. 

Bryan Norton's adventure continues as an attempt on his life prompts the crew of Independence to search the universe for a hidden adversary, one intent on their destruction. An unexpected appearance leaves Bryan at odds with his female companions as a new alien female captures his attention, and...

Captain Jacob Thomas USMC is a divorced combat veteran just trying to get his life back on track. Returning to the Marine Corps after a failed attempt at reconciliation with his estranged wife, Jake volunteers for a DARPA experiment that catapults him into a future where humanity has been...

Major Jake Thomas is on a roll. With the help of the Artificial Life: Intelligent Computing Environments, or ALICE systems, he has successfully faced off with the hostile NeHaw three times. With continued support from his inner circle of female recruits, all handpicked by the ALICEs to further...

Colonel Jake Thomas has a mess on his hands. The losses on Klinan have gutted an already short-staffed defense force, and his people are scrambling to prepare for a possible attack, directly on earth. Combined with the seemingly erratic behavior of Sara, his number one go to girl, he is...

Colonel Jake Thomas has found himself at the edge of disaster once more and managed to pull back from the brink. Defeating the alien armada without the use of a recreated doomsday device was a great victory. However, it was a victory tainted by the realization that a new NeHaw leadership was in...

Blackstone Audio presents An American Family Shakespeare Entertainment: Based on Charles & Lamb's 20 Tales From Shakespeare, augmented by miscellaneous scenes and soliloquies from Shakespeare's plays. Featuring Elizabethan songs and dances in new arrangements for stringed instruments.

Les Presses Universitaires de France et Frémeaux & Associés proposent cette biographie de Charles Quint par Jérôme Hélie, agrégé d'histoire, professeur au lycée Henry IV et maître de conférences à Sciences-Po Paris. Modèle du conquérant mégalomane pour Rabelais, esprit dérangé pour Voltaire, héros romantique pour Hugo, Charles Quint a, de tout temps, hanté l'imaginaire français.

Recently divorced Robert Garrison was just looking for a new start in life as his real estate agent led him down the back roads of Florida looking for a new home. A Middle East war veteran, he was in search of a project that he could lose himself in. Unfortunately the only thing that interested him was the decaying Foxworth House. It was family owned and not available, or so he was told. A mysterious hand written invitation, an elderly woman and rumors of a haunted house are just the beginning of a journey that takes Robert back more than 150 years into a Foxworth family secret.

Life aboard Independence was proving very interesting for Bryan Norton, human in exile. With his youthful body returned to him via the magic of the Molecular Reconstruction Transformer, or MRT as it is commonly called, he was experiencing a second life. It is a new chance at something far more interesting and challenging than his first time around in life.

Embark on a timeless journey through myth and adventure as suggested by the captivating title, "Adventures of Ulysses." This podcast celebrates the epic tales of exploration, resilience, and the human spirit, weaving together stories that echo the legendary voyages of Ulysses himself. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, delving into the trials and triumphs faced by characters as they navigate treacherous waters, encounter fantastical creatures, and confront the whims of the gods. This is not a single narrative but a rich tapestry of diverse explorations that invite listeners to ...

Bryan Norton was a loner with a love for shooting, and the vast Arizona desert at his disposal to cater to that passion. A former Marine Captain, he was the beneficiary of an early medical retirement due to a blown knee and now had three hundred and sixty five days of vacation a year, use it or lose it. A chance encounter with a stranger on a desert outing was about to change his life. 

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb is a retelling of 20 of Shakespeare’s most beloved stories. Within the pages of this book, the 19th-century authors bring to life the Shakespearean plots and characters of another age in an easy-to-understand prose of a newer generation.

Have you ever seen a Shakespeare play and come away without fully understanding it? Or wished you had known the basis of the plot before seeing a play by Shakespeare? Are you studying Shakespeare? Would you like to increase your knowledge of the plays without reading the originals? Then these...

Shakespeare se tornou o dramaturgo mais conhecido de todos os tempos por várias razões: era genial com as palavras, entendia a alma humana como ninguém e falava de temas universais. No entanto, parte de sua popularidade se deve aos irmãos Charles e Mary Lamb, que, ao adaptarem vinte peças para o formato de conto, tornaram as histórias do autor inglês acessíveis a pessoas de diferentes idades e gêneros, em diversas partes do mundo. Publicados em 1807, os contos dos Lamb eram destinados apenas ao público infantojuvenil e jovens senhoras....