Brad McHenry is having, by far, the worst Christmas vacation in his life. His neighbors won't stop arguing, he's hung-over and sick, and to make things worse, a close friend has been accused of murdering his own brother. Now he has to go through hell to clear his friend's name.

On the planet Litressa, a planet of swords, sorcery and technology, all is usually peaceful, until one day, during a knighting ceremony, when a guard suddenly loses his senses, and attempts to take the life of a young King, Vorst Lupis, who was about to knight his best friend. Compelled by duty, the young knight promises to find the cause of the knight's madness, but instead is asked to find the king's missing brother, and enlists the aid of Saphius Ulen Martok, a man whom you would never ...

This textbook explores vital networks and relationships among geographies and cultures that shaped medieval societies. Designed for students new to the subject, this second edition has been fully updated to include expanded coverage of Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Korea, and Jewish cultures.The expert author team advances a global view of the period, introducing the reader to histories and narratives beyond a European context. A new chapter called “Perspectives” has been adde...