A powerful general and proconsul in the Roman republic is given absolute authority and given the Roman equivalent of kingship. Certain senators take offense at such arrogance of Caesar and set a plan in motion to assassinate him on the Ides of March. When the plan is executed, the people and Caesar’s closest friend Marc Antony turn against the conspirators and wage a civil war against them. ... [click here for more]
When the aloof King Lear has his thrown stripped from him by those he trusts, him and his court fool wander the English countryside looking for meaning in the things around them. Strange allies in the King of France come to give Lear his throne back but it may already be too late for Lear and his family. ... [click here for more]
When Macbeth is convinced by his wife to go along on an assassination plot so that he can take the throne, three witches warn him of the tragedy that is to come. Disregarding the warnings, Macbeth ascends to the throne unprepared for the backlash that is to follow as former friends and allies seek to put a proper king on the Scottish throne. ... [click here for more]
When two star-crossed young people meet and fall in complete love with each other, they realize there is going to be a problem with their families that are currently warring with each other. When they secretly get married and are about to start their life together, a friend is murdered and the battle between the two families intensified causing the two young people to have to go to extreme measures... [click here for more]
Emil Petaja (1915 - 2000) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer whose career spanned seven decades. He was the author of 13 published novels, nearly 150 short stories, numerous poems, and a handful of books and articles on various subjects.
Though he wrote science fiction, fantasy, horror stories, detective fiction, and poetry, Petaja considered his work part of an older tradition of... [click here for more]
Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 - April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese artist, poet, and writer.
He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book "The Prophet," an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. This volume collects 43 of Gibran's classic works.
Included are:
THE MADMAN: HIS PARABLES AND... [click here for more]
After the brutal war with the Trojans and the mourning of the death of Achilles, the heroic king Ulysses sets course for home but in the process insults the god Poseidon. The angry god causes Ulysses and his crew to wander the sea for years as they get tempted by banished gods, fight off mighty monsters and even descend to the gates of the Greek hell, Tartarus, to rescue a wayward crew member. Meanwhile... [click here for more]
The definitive 10-volume set of Robert E. Howard's weird fiction and poetry (with all texts meticulously restored to the original versions as published in Weird Tales and other magazines) kicks off with Shadow Kingdoms.
This volume begins with "Spear and Fang," Howard's first professional fiction sale, and concludes with "Red Thunder," a poem. Included are:
Two-Gun Musketeer:... [click here for more]
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