How much would you give for a ticket to Paradise? How much would you give for the chance to start anew, without the stresses and strains of modern life? John Carlton and his family just won the trip of a lifetime and they can't wait to get started in the brave new world that awaits them. Simon Swanson wishes he had a ticket. He dreams of walking on fine coral beaches with the sun burning overhead, but for now he watches, happy that some, at least, have the hope of a good life. Michael Judd is going to save the world and he won't let anything stop him. Five lives intertwine in a tale of hope,...

The Adarnan Empire has endured for a thousand years, a beacon of civilisation shining out to the world. Its glory is undimmed, but of late there are rumours... A horde of savage warriors has overrun the south, destroying legions with ease, leaving the very heartlands of the empire under threat. In the capital there are whispers in the bars and taverns... Republic... they urge, and the name that is whispered is always the same... Martius. General Felix Martius has been charged with ending the threat from the horde, but the emperor's orders came late and there has been little time to gather an...

The Twelfth legion are no more. Fifty one innocent men lie dead on the unforgiving flagstones of the capital. Accused of insubordination, Conlan Danson's fate hangs in the balance. He will live or die on the whim of an aristocrat he neither knows nor trusts. Republic. The rumour is growing in the streets and alleys of the capital. Many say that only one man can save them... Martius. Meanwhile, dark forces are rising in the capital... A self-proclaimed prophet preaches the return of the Gods and the doom of all. A paranoid and erratic Emperor sits on the throne. And in the south, hidden from...

Sometimes the hunter becomes the prey. Sometimes a man must bend the rules in order to survive. A great evil grows in the south, but who will rise to face the threat? 'The Great Bear' concludes the first volume of the epic 'Adarna chronicles', an action packed fantasy set in a world of epic grandeur and political intrigue. It follows the fate of the Empire through the eyes of those who could ultimately save it, or doom it to destruction.