Spiritual warfare is on the increase in Christian circles. Unfortunately, there have been casualties due to ignorance in how to wage war successfully. Let's take a fun and informative look back at a time when striving for excellence in character was the norm, and all was done for the glory of God. As we examine the Age of Chivalry, the game of chess, and historical battles that changed nations, we will learn that strongholds will crumble and a field of victory is assured when all of the players work together in unison.

"All may seek, and all may buy, the Great Pearl of price so rare, But it will cost all you possess, So let the buyer beware." Thus begins the riddle that leads young Marcus Maximus on the quest of a lifetime. In a single day his world was destroyed when he was seized and sold into slavery, his father's estate confiscated by the government, and his parents thrown into prison. And he discovers that during his slavery his one true love has turned to another: his closest friend, who is now a rival for her hand. Now a ruthless Empress demands that Marcus find and bring to her a legendary and...

"You will never defeat the kingdom of darkness unless you conquer the chambers of your own heart." Thus had their mentor Xenon warned Marcus Maximus and his friends in Quest For the Kingdom Part I The Legend of the Great Pearl. Now as they continue their journey at the mercy of the will of the River Zoe, they are about to discover just how true those words will prove to be. For each learns they must conquer the darkest chambers of their hearts before they can confront the evil Astra who haunt their steps, and are determined to hinder their quest. For Marcus the quest itself threatens his...

"Your task, Marcus, is to travel far and wide and bring back to me four objects that I desire most ardently: I want the Fountain of Youth, a star from the Heavens, the Rays of the Sun, and the secret of life. That is your task. There is one more thing I require of you, Marcus: do not fail me a second time." Four unobtainable objects to be found and brought back to the Empress Aurora is the impossible quest assigned to Marcus Maximus. Failure would bring his own death and the continued imprisonment of his beloved parents. Accompanied by his faithful friends and guided by the River Zoe, they...

"Do you remember what charge we laid on the Eirini? We told them to keep sacred trust with Dominio, for if they did not but fell back into their old ways, the Astra would return. Someone must have turned back to their idols, and that is why the Astra are back " In a desperate race against time a woman and her son pursue an enemy through strange and exotic lands, seeking the recovery of a treasure beyond price, taken for a motive known only to the thief who stole it. As they encounter obstructions and hidden perils, they fear that every moment lost ensures its loss forever. Marcus Maximus...

"The very structure on which the Valeriun Empire was built had crumbled, and a new kingdom was rising in its midst. But not Dominio's Kingdom of Heaven: no, the Emperor was taking the name of Dominio in vain and implementing a terrifying abuse of power that would bring death to untold thousands, all in the name of God." In Valerium the Emperor Iacomus implements a terrifying regime that destroys the foundations of the Empire, and sets himself up in the place of God. Marcus Maximus is forced to hide from the wrath of the Emperor, with help coming from an unlikely source, as his children face...

A stranger fleeing from his past. Two sisters married to the same man, now bitter rivals for his love. A family torn apart by the deception of the father, who holds the lives of all he loves in his hands. Jacob - a man who fled for his life from the brother he cheated. Leah - a woman disfigured from a childhood disease, now forced to obey her father and deceive both her sister and the man she loves. Rachel - the love of Jacob's life who waits patiently for their marriage, only to end up having to share him with her own sister. Laban - the wily old man who pulls the strings to control those he...

"Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God." Widowed and left destitute, Ruth must choose whether to remain with her people in Moab where she will enjoy security and may find a husband, or to accompany her beloved widowed mother-in-law to Israel, where her future is uncertain. What fate awaits her in Israel? Will she find safety and happiness? Will she ever find love again? Or will her neighbors shun the alien in their midst? From L. M. Roth, the author of A Dance In the Desert The Story of Leah, Jacob, and Rachel, A Star...

"It had happened again. He woke up in a cold sweat. The nightmare had returned. The nightmare of hands reaching out to clutch him, hands coming from a grave, hands that seemed to transcend the tombstone, the tombstone whose name could not be read. He tried to run but the hands came after him, clutching him, threatening to stop him. He woke just as he fell while hurtling over a headstone, the wind knocked out of him, turning behind him to find the hands ever nearer, coming closer, determined to catch him. Mike Matthews sat up in bed. He woke with a gasp, sweat pouring from his forehead, and...