Dostoevsky was one of those writers of the nineteenth century who came to be regarded by many readers in the following century as a prophet. How does he remain prophetic for us now, in the early twenty-first century? Remembering the End explores and assesses Dostoevsky's critique of modernity, with particular focus on the Grand Inquisitor (in The Brothers Karamazov), where his prophetic vision finds its most intense expression. The authors write to elucidate the spiritual realism of Dostoevsky's biblically charged literary art, and to show how it can help us to remember who we...

Time passed in relative prosperity of the frontier regions. With few if any real indications of the passing of time. Alas though there were changes that went almost unnoticed. First the druids slowly faded from prominence in society. There were even rumors of a division in their ranks called the shadow circle. A circle of druids who wanted to retain control and status in society or took a stance on a more militant attitude towards the populace and its abuses of nature. They remained just a secretive rumor about the elusive druids. Now word of an artifact which could achieve their ideals comes...