"I will speak to you of war, battles, love, hatred, heroism, self-denial and betrayal, of a dead man who will save a living man. "Of a weapon, a gift from the gods, a shield, of a narrow pass and a plain where the fate of the world will be judged." This is the prophecy revealed to the seer Megistias from Zeus. It will be fulfilled by the brave and noble Spartan, Teleutias, the genial and faint-hearted Athenian, Nausinous - whose friend's example will lead him to unparalleled heroism - the Persian commander-in-chief Mardonius, the beautiful Spartan woman Helen and the slave from Miletus,...

?Let us make love as we make philosophy? is the theme of Plato's revisionist final dialogue?the imaginative core of the novel. Plato's Last Love transports the reader from today's France and England to medieval Provence and Spain as well as ancient Greece of the fourth century, setting of the dialogue, The Erotic. The work has been lost for centuries but resurfaces in Provence and today's world ?like a submarine in mid-ocean, ? creating a chain of events related to three spectacular love stories. The action involves the brilliant, amorous professor, Philip Platner, the stunning but love-shy...

?Let us make love as we make philosophy? is the theme of Plato's revisionist final dialogue?the imaginative core of the novel. Plato's Last Love transports the reader from today's France and England to medieval Provence and Spain as well as ancient Greece of the fourth century, setting of the dialogue, The Erotic. The work has been lost for centuries but resurfaces in Provence and today's world ?like a submarine in mid-ocean, ? creating a chain of events related to three spectacular love stories. The action involves the brilliant, amorous professor, Philip Platner, the stunning but love-shy...

Malaya, 1941 - a fool's haven from the devastating war raging elsewhere in the world

Sent to Singapore towards the end of 1941 to evaluate the intentions of the Japanese Empire, Lieutenant Andrew Bond finds himself embroiled in a series of events accelerating towards all-out war in the region. The city, a heady, exotic blend of cultures teeming with intrigue, is oblivious to what lies ahead. Facing betrayal, incompetence, Japanese spies, and the Yakuza underworld, Bond manages to gather a band of trustworthy companions, including the striking beauty Liu-Yang. In a desperate race...