The ambitious prior of Kingsbridge, England, dreams of building the greatest Gothic cathedral in the world, and the struggle to construct it leads to a battle between good and evil in twelfth-century England.
Relates the author's experiences as an embedded reporter with Battalion 2-16. telling the story of the surge from the perspective of the someone who worked the soldiers every day.
Chronicles the wars, campaigns, and battles throughout history, including eyewitness accounts from soldiers and civilians, image galleries of weapons and armor, and profiles of great leaders.
After the assassinations of the president, vice president, and the secretary of defense, political unrest in the United States causes a second civil war, with one side having high-technology weapons and the other with an army of foot soldiers.
A collection of tales about mythical figures, legends, and gods from Greece, China, Rome, and elsewhere, including Theseus and his battle with the Minotaur and the story of Geriguiaguiatugo, from the oral tradition of the Bororo people of Brazil.