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Born blind in the 17th century, a young boy named William endures tremendous physical and mental challenges. In order to escape a broken home and his tragic life, he sails half way around the world from London to the West Indies.

Warmaiden Ima has survived the cataclysm sparked by the Alemanni. Now she finds herself in an alien world. The walls of Rome are the only haven for the German refugees, but the Romans have other plans. The refugees are being sent away, and Ima--as their self-appointed defender--must guard her charges against the dangers of the unknown frontier. Meanwhile, destinies intertwine as the last survivors of a dying race fight annihilation and a familiar pirate returns in glory to a changing land.

In the aftermath of a celestial war, Lucifer, the fallen angel, stands bloodied but unbroken, grappling with the heavy cost of his decisions. Amid the ancient ruins and cosmic turmoil, a hidden truth emerges that promises to change everything.

Brad Peterson is a highly trained Special Forces operative with less than a month of military service left. He is looking forward to a bright future in the civilian sector. But when his last mission in Afghanistan goes horribly wrong, Brad is injured and his best friend dies. Back in the United States and recuperating from his injuries, he soon immerses himself in gambling and alcohol in an effort to erase the guilt he feels over his best friend's death. Only after he finds himself in jail following a bar fight, he sees the light and creates the Peterson Foundation.

Alexander Vale has lived for a 1,000 years. He has seen the human race fall prey to the immortals, and now, as a member of the ruling Archon class, he is responsible for his own people - both the older and more powerful Archontes as well as the hunger-driven Subalterns - and the mortal Esnes. The law is his safety; he helped create the ruling class hundreds of years ago to quell revolt and provide a measure of calm in a world that was ravaged by cruelty and harsh conditions.

Detective Joe Hogarth is hunting for the killer who stole the life of a young Christian girl. Its two weeks since the body was found abandoned in a beach hut. Evidence is slim, leads are exhausted and DI Hogarth is feeling the strain...But the murder of young Helen Brimelow isn’t the only crime troubling Hogarth. A well-connected man called Drawton has gotten away with far more than he should. Has Drawton struck again? Hogarth suspects he might. This time, Hogarth won’t let him get away with it.

After the Norman Conquest, fate throws a studious monk and a bluff mason together for a lifelong friendship. The monk, Thurgot, senses Kenrick’s destiny, a man who saves him from drowning near the Farne Isles. His Christian beliefs entwine with Kenrick’s pragmatic talents to overcome the obstacles of revolt, persecution, and hardship that these turbulent times present. Each is able to leave his mark in late 11th- and early 12th-century Northumbria.

Philosopher Sigmund has found rare company as court writer and close friend to Caesar Julian. He is party to the intrigues of the imperial court, but he finds himself increasingly torn between his loyalty to Julian and the demands of his gentle conscience. Meanwhile, tensions are on the rise between Julian and his estranged cousin Emperor Constantius II. Sigmund is the fourth novel in the Barbarians series of Ancient Rome. It has been two years since the Battle of Argentoratum, but threats to the Empire are only escalating.