Alexander the Great’s efforts toward world unity reflected his spiritual journey, in which Justine Johnston Hemmestad drew from ancient religions and world views to paint a uniquely vivid picture. Alexander’s relationships with his fellow man knew no restrictions, nor did his love of the sublime
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Alexander ascended into heaven in his dreams; indeed, he floated through time, and all secrets were known to him like the pages of a book blown open. For a brief moment he thought he was dreaming, but that moment passed when he melted into his thoughts and all that surrounded him. Truly, he had become his thoughts, he danced in his thoughts, and his thoughts danced in him.
Book I of Southern Swallow Series – 12th Century scholar Li K'ai-men takes command of his first official assignments during a time of political unrest and barbarian invasions.
Autumn 1940. Germany invades Britain. Newport is blitzed. Danny O’Shea’s house is bombed, his wife is killed. While taking his young son Adam to neutral Ireland, they witness an attack on a German convoy. The result is brutal.
Fourth Book in the Southern Swallow Series finds the Academician Li K'ai-men in exile on Hai-nan Island. China has a new invasion threat. A showdown between ingenuity and technology explodes as the Sung Dynasty tries to preserve itself.
