A European bestseller, in print continuously since 1946.In extraordinary times, twelve-year-old boys must act like men.Greece 562 BC. For insolvent debtors, the price of bankruptcy is slavery. When his mother and siblings are seized for unpaid debts, little Diossos must run to fetch help. He must cross mountains, forests, and stormy seas, brave wild animals, slave-catchers, pirates, and police. He has a month to achieve his quest, only days to grow...

"Irresistibly charming. There's something of The Wind in the Willows, something of The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions, something of Swallows and Amazons, and something uniquely its own as well," A goodreads review.A cult classic tale of life in the forest, a European best-seller, never out of print, 52 editions in 102 years, now for the first time in English.Three women spend each summer in a remote cottage in the last virgin...

First eight chapters of the first volume of a best-selling European series, un-put-downable since 1946!Imprisoned in the city of Carthage, the Median envoy -- an elderly Zoroastrian priest -- slips his jailers and flees for the shores of Egypt, to continue his mission. He is pursued by the Carthaginian navy, her secret agents and assassins sent to stop him from fulfilling his mission. His only defenses are his guile and his teenage Greek apprentice.Continuo...

A European bestseller, in print continuously since 1946, now for the first time in English.Can an elderly Zoroastrian priest and his young apprentice foil a dark plot to foment civil war in Egypt?570 BC. Carthage, Sicily, Greece, Egypt, Libya. Two heroes rush across the Mediterranean on a secret diplomatic mission followed by spies and assassins, the Carthaginian navy, and eventually -- the whole state apparatus of Eternal Egypt. All they have to survive and accomp...

A European action-adventure best-seller, never once out of print for 80 years, now for the first time in English.A boy, a dog, and a flight to freedom.Greece 562 BC.For insolvent debtors, the price of bankruptcy is slavery.When his mother and siblings are seized for unpaid debts, little Diossos must run to fetch help.He must cross mountains, forests, and stormy seas, brave wild animals, slave catchers, pirates, and... the la...

A European Best-seller classic, continuously in print since 1946, now for the first time in English.570 B.C.They slip their jailors in Carthage and rush across the Mediterranean pursued by enemy agents and assassins: a mysterious oriental priest and his Greek apprentice.Their mission: to prevent the outbreak of a civil war in Egypt.Their opponents: the Great Phoenician Council and the entire state apparatus of Eternal Egypt.Their res...

"Irresistibly charming." "I will never stop reading this." "I'm stunned and enraptured; you will be too." "A book about love, in its purest form, for anything and everything." "In my personal hoard of comfort reads." "Gorgeous writing. What a joy."Turn of the 19th century. The last virgin forest in Europe. Three women spend their summers in a remote cottage deep in the wilderness. This summer their teenage cousin from the city joins them.This is a book like...

A European bestseller, in print continuously since 1946, now for the first time in English.They slip their jailors in Carthage and race across the Mediterranean to fulfill their secret diplomatic mission, pursued by agents and assassins: an elderly Zoroastrian priest and his young teen apprentice.Their mission: to prevent the outbreak of a civil war in Egypt. Their opponents: the Great Phoenician council and the entire state apparatus of Eternal Egypt. Thei...

In extraordinary times, twelve-year-old boys must act like men.Greece 562 BC. For insolvent debtors, the price of bankruptcy is slavery. When his mother and siblings are seized for unpaid debts, little Diossos must run to fetch help. He must cross mountains, forests, and stormy seas, brave wild animals, slave catchers, pirates, and the power of the state. He has a month to complete his quest, only days to grow up.The Heroes of Out of the Lion’s Maw return for an en...

The Serapeum destroyed, the emperor murdered, pagans raise a revolt!The six years 389-395 AD were a turning point in the Mediterranean world. They saw many dramatic historical developments:the destruction of the temple of Serapis in Alexandriathe first excommunication of an emperor ever (many more to come)the first murder of an emperor at the hands of his Germanic bodyguards (many more to come)an imperial edict prohibiting all practi...

She has the worst wizard’s apprenticeship ever. And that was before the android showed up.On a moon in the middle of nowhere, in a damp and crumbling tower, with a befuddled Master Wizard who forgets she exists, there’s no way that Ninienne Lightcaster’s year could get any worse.But when an android arrives to take her place, Ninienne’s plans for the future are shattered. If she can’t be a magical creature healer, then who is she?Not to mention the o...

From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations.One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeAfter James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tr...