It was a hot-weather whirlwind coursing across the upper plains. But unlike all the others, this one shifted course and veered into the shepherds' camp. The first hut it hit it destroyed, sucking-up the grass thatch roof and the cooking fire. The dried grass and other debris immediately burst into flames. It was an unfathomable occurrence. According to science, the Earth had not seen the likes of it for over 65 million years, not since the extinction of the last intelligent life on the planet. More recently, Satan wasn't able to get man to destroy himself through nuclear proliferation. Fear,...

The nightmares began in my childhood... Since then, they have grown stronger. Horrific dreams of blood and death, of dark specters and betrayal haunt me. Mother wants me to become a seer in the temple of Minerva. I would much rather marry the dashing military commander, Pilate, instead. Every augur that sees me, fears me. They know, as I do, that something is different about me, something I cannot control, and that will haunt me until a Jewish messiah takes my hand in Judea. Not even he can save me from what lies ahead in Rome, nor, I fear, can he save Pilate from a choice that will change...

Seventeen-year-old Evangeline is about to discover what is different about her. She has had suspicions all along, but it is not until an aunt she never knew about turns up that her life tumbles into an adventure. Now, she is in the northern wood... a place where nothing is as it seems, where the ancient house of Dragonspire shifts its rooms around, and an unknown evil lurks nearby. All she wants are answers to her questions. If she is not a witch, what is she? What is the creature that continues to follow her to and from school? Why has her mother never told her about her aunt until now? Has...

Have you ever wondered why "The Lord of the Rings" so resonates with your soul? It's not a coincidence that a tale of good and evil, heroism and sacrifice, friendship and love touches you as intensely as it does. J.R.R. Tolkien didn't set out to write an allegory, but his faith is woven into his characters and the situations they encounter. Director Peter Jackson set out with no agenda other than to transcribe some of these wonders to the big screen. Little did he know what truths translated from the page to the screen. Maybe some of the symbolism you're already familiar with. Gandalf as a...

The city of Belfast in 1911 bustles with activity. The RMS Olympic is about to set out on her first sea voyage, and the RMS Titanic is sliding off her dry dock into the channel for the first time. However, Lord Pirrie and Thomas Andrews have other things on their mind... a robbery without anything missing, a mysterious child with a sadistic gift, and a secret hidden for decades threatens to overshadow the success of the shipyard. And when a dockside accident amid the roar of the watching crowd reveals a greater threat among the workers of Harland & Wolff, they have no choice but to rely on an...