"The universe requires sacrifice. It always has, and it always will, because the universe is sacramental."Broken and scattered, the survivors of the strange events in the Taklamakan Desert are trying to make sense of what happened while the rest of the world tries to recover its balance by scapegoating the artilects.The Process--an ancient, alchemical plan to transform human consciousness--goes far deeper than anyone thought, and only the artificial magnetic shield develope...

A disgraced priest makes a final pilgrimage to a poisoned Holy Land, encountering mysterious strangers and horrific visions along the way.

For fans of Douglas Adams, PG Wodehouse, Monty Python, and Dennis Taylor.It’s one thing to know that the End is coming, quite another to know the exact date and time right down to the nanosecond.Such is the unhappy fate of the inhabitants of Rexos-4, a once-thriving planet that has lived under the doom of an inevitable apocalypse for millenia. Their entire philosophy of life may be summed up by the phrase “Mxtlpicam’ bnak ooligapn,” which in most languages ...

Gill Smith is a swim parent. Her life is spent as a taxi service ferrying her two children around as they compete in swimming competitions and galas. Life is hectic and there is much to think of, forms to fill in, bags to get ready and food and drinks to have in readiness for hungry and thirsty little swimmers.In her funny little book, Gill shares her observations of life as a parent whose life is full of their children's activities.

The Blacksmith in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg: An Account of His Life & Times and of His Craft offers a vivid and detailed portrait of the blacksmith’s essential role in colonial Virginia. Drawing on historical records, period illustrations, and firsthand accounts, the book immerses readers in the daily life, skills, and social standing of Williamsburg’s blacksmiths during the 1700s. It explores the blacksmith’s workshop, tools, and techniques, revealing how these craftsmen forged ever...

When the greatest joys she has ever known are stripped away, the first woman must find the courage to face an unknown futureThe first time she opens her eyes, Eve gazes on one whose beauty nearly blinds her, whose breath is in her lungs. Her Creator takes her hand and gives her to another like her and yet different. Together, she and Adam experience pure joy as they explore Eden. Her favorite moments are when the Creator comes to walk with them, day after day....

She has prayed for deliverance from Egypt. But perhaps the greatest liberation happens within the heart.From the very beginning, Miriam has lived in her younger brother's shadow. Thrust into the role of protective older sister before Moses was even born, she will grow up into a woman who not only keeps her family's secret but bears the burden of leading a new nation.In her mind, she knows that she is serving both her God and her people. But in her heart, Mi...

She's been pulled up from the depths of despair--but what happens when the hope she has found slips from her grasp?From her earliest days, Mary Magdalene has known fear and loss at a level so deep she has no hope of surfacing. Bound to the demons within her and incapable of freeing herself, Mary walks in shadow--until one day she encounters a healer, a rabbi who is radically different from the religious leaders and family members who could do nothing to help her. O...

Two brothers. One betrayal.The patriarch Jacob has made it no secret that young Joseph is his favorite son. Growing up as the pampered heir to his father's legacy, Joseph thrives under the praise of his father but struggles with the disdain of his older brothers, especially Judah. When a chance comes along to rid themselves of Joseph, his brothers sell him to slave traders and deceive their father about his fate.Joseph, now serving the captain of Pharaoh's ...

When famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife Naomi and their sons to Moab. For a while, it appears the Lord is blessing Elimelech's family, and his sons marry two lovely Moabite women. But calamities strike, one after another, leaving Naomi alone in a foreign land with only her childless daughters-in-law for comfort. When news reaches Naomi that the famine in Bethlehem has lifted, only Ruth will hazard the journey to her mother-in-l...

After years of darkness, Eric Livna, newly appointed lord of Tsaftown, returns from the battlefield ready to properly assume his title and become a true husband and father to his family. His marriage to Lady Viola, though arranged and built on mutual duty, has lacked the warmth of true affection, but Eric is hoping to bridge the emotional distance between them.For too long Lady Viola Livna has silently endured the injustices woven into Tsaftown’s laws—laws she believes will threate...

Hannah and her husband, Elkanah, share a deep and abiding love, for each other, for their God, and for his tabernacle at Shiloh. Greatly disturbed by the corruption of the priests, they long for restoration and pray for a deliverer. But nothing changes as the years pass. Years that also reveal Hannah to be barren.Pressured by his family to take another wife, Elkanah marries Peninnah, who quickly begins to bear children. Disgraced and taunted by her husband's new wife, Hannah turns ...