In five short centuries, the mighty Empire of the Méxica, descendants of the ancient Aztecs allied with Imperial Japan, has spread out to conquer the Earth, left the homeworld, and set its sights on the stars. But the universe is a dangerous place, filled with hidden powers and the relics of ancient civilizations. The Méxica are only the latest of the great Imperial powers to reach for the stars.But that doesn't stop Imperial Méxica from claiming control.Xenoarcheologist Gret...

In what would be A.D. 600 in our history, the Roman Empire still stands, supported by the Legions and Thaumaturges of Rome. Now the Emperor of the West, the Augustus Galen Atreus, will come to the aid of the Emperor of the East, the Augustus Heraclius, to lift the siege of Constantinople and carry a great war to the very doorstep of the Shahanshah of Persia. It is a war that will be fought with armies both conventional and magical, with bright swords and the darkest necromancy.Again...

In this epic science fiction series opener, an archaeologist searches for a missing survey team only to uncover a dangerous threat.Led by the ambitions of the powerful, world-girdling Empire of the Méxica, the human race has spread out among the stars, only to discover a perilous universe once ruled by vast interstellar civilizations that suddenly vanished, leaving behind their mysterious artifacts.Dr. Gretchen Andersson, a xeno-archeologist and second-class ...

Tom Harlan brings his Oath of Empire series to a shattering conclusion in T he Dark Lord.In what would be the 7th Century AD in our history, the Roman Empire still stands, supported by the twin pillars of the Legions and Thaumaturges of Rome. The Emperor of the West, the Augustus Galen Atreus, came to the aid of the Emperor of the East, the Avtokrator Heraclius, in his war with the Sassanad Emperor of Persia. But despite early victories, that war...

It's a small change in our history: imagine that the Japanese made contact with the Aztec Empire. Instead of small-pox and Christianity, they brought an Imperial alliance, samurai ethics, and technology. By the time of these books, the Emperor in Mexico City rules not just the entire planet Earth, but a growing interplanetary Empire. But the Galaxy is not a hospitable place, and there are other powers, both new and very very old, who would stop the spread of the power in Anuhuac.A w...

The great three-sided war continues, Rome against Persia against the tribes of the desert now commanded by Mohammed of Mekkah. The tide is turning against the Eastern Empire--the Emperor Heraclius lies bedridden in Constantinople and his brother Theodore has lost a great battle to the tribes. In the West, Rome lies devastated by the long-pent eruption of Vesuvius. And in the hidden valley of Damawand, the Persion sorcerer Dahak plots his revenge.Among the lost are the Princess Shiri...

«Mein Sohn, ich glaube, ich habe Dich verstanden»Im April 1964 ruft Veit Harlan, Regisseur des nationalsozialistischen Propagandafilms «Jud Süß», seinen Sohn Thomas nach Capri an sein Sterbebett. Doch für das Gespräch, das mit diesem Satz hätte beginnen können, ist es zu spät. Drei Tage dauert das Sterben, drei Tage erinnert Thomas Harlan sich an die gemeinsame Geschichte.«Veit» will Abbitte leisten dafür, dass der Sohn den Vater zwanzig Jahre lang alleingelassen hat, und wil...

The Gate of Fire continues Tom Harlan's remarkable fantasy epic, following the increasingly dangerous conflicts both military and sorcerous. The sorcerer Dahak plots from his hidden citadel to regain the Peacock Throne. Prince Maxian, having raised both Julius Ceasar and Alexander the Great from the dead, now considers how to use them to free Rome from the curse of the Oath. Thyatis has fled with the widowed Queen of Persia to a hidden island; Dwyrin's thaumaturgic unit is shatter...

Von Geisterstädten, doppelten Leben, vergeblichen Lieben1937 trifft Stalin eine Entscheidung, die es den Feinden schwermachen soll, Wotkinsk, Geburtsort Tschaikowskis und Mittelpunkt der russischen Rüstungsindustrie, zu zerstören. Er läßt die Stadt ein zweites Mal erbauen, 52 Kilometer entfernt von der ersten, mit zweitem Schwanensee, mitsamt zweitem Geburtshaus Tschaikowskis, zweitem Klavier, Bett und zweiten Originalpartituren – nicht aber den riesigen Munitionsfabriken, die nur u...

Die Bibel als akustisches KaleidoskopDie Bibel ist voller Geschichten von Wundern, Helden und Widersprüchen, die seit jeher zur künstlerischen Auseinandersetzung eingeladen haben. In diesem großangelegten Projekt des Hessischen Rundfunks erzählen Schriftsteller und Künstler die biblischen Geschichten aus einer gegenwärtigen Perspektive. Sie lassen einen Philologenkongress mit einem Pfingstwunder platzen, schicken Abraham mit seinen beiden Frauen Sarah und Hagar zum ...

A host of horror and fantasy’s top authors captures the spirit of supreme supernatural storyteller H. P. Lovecraft with eighteen chilling contemporary tales that would have made the master proud.“The Barrens” by F. Paul Wilson: In a tangled wilderness, unearthly lights lead the way to a world no human was meant to see.“His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood” by Poppy Z. Brite: Two dabblers in black magic encounter a maestro of evil enchantment.

A scientific and historical study of crops and their age-old relationship with human civilizationThe cultivation and harvesting of crops have been at the heart of human culture and development for thousands of years. As we have grown from hunter-gatherers into agrarian societies and industrial economies, our ongoing relationship with the plants that feed us and support our manufacturing has also evolved. So too, of course, have those plants themselves, with the com...