With war on the horizon, his path to greatness will be revealed. Bristol, England, 1618. Kit Faulkner is a young vagrant orphan, taking life as he finds it in the rough world of the docks. But after a chance encounter with two men while out scavenging for food, his fortunes are changed forever. Kit is taken aboard the Swallow, a large merchant ship partly owned by the two men, and after spotting some promising qualities in him they decide to train...

No.1 bestselling author Conn Iggulden takes on the story of the mighty Kublai Khan. An epic tale of a great and heroic mind; his action-packed rule; and how in conquering one-fifth of the world's inhabited land, he changed the course of history forever. A scholar who conquered an empire larger than those of Alexander or Caesar. A warrior who would rule a fifth of the world with strength and wisdom. A man who betrayed a brother to protect a nation. From...

As the millennium approaches, "Southie" is still a place where little distinguishes mob bosses from pillars of industry, the bullied from the bullies, and the pious from the pitiful. In this tough Boston neighborhood, six lives are about to converge: Jimmy, an alcoholic writer, whose life is unalterably changed after witnessing an accident; Jeanmarie, a teenage runaway, whose quest for independence leads down a dark path; Christopher, a young Catholic...

The son of an influential father who runs an orphan work camp, Pak Jun Do rises to prominence using instinctive talents and eventually becomes a professional kidnapper and romantic rival to Kim Jong Il.

Rose Kauffman struggles with her feelings for Nick Franco, the bishop's foster son, who left the Amish community under suspicious circumstances, while her sister, Hen, tries to mend her marriage to her estranged "English" husband.

Charged with stopping an imminent terrorist attack, the Taskforce pursues leads to Egypt, where Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill find themselves in charge of a mission involving a weapon of unprecedented destruction.

A strange new werewolf, the murder of a college student, and a missing girl all get in the way of werewolves Elena Michaels and Clayton Danvers' attempt to have a traditional, normal Christmas for their two children.

Andy Sommerville has always been guided by the "Old Man," his personal angel, but after he is injured during a robbery at his gas station the "Old Man" disappears and Elizabeth, a counselor, helps Andy deal with his past.

After escaping death in "Gideon's Sword", nuclear scientist and ex-thief Gideon Crew wants to return to his cabin in New Mexico and go fishing. Fate intervenes: a colleague of Gideon's, Reed Chalker, has taken an innocent family hostage and is ranting about government conspiracies. Gideon tries to talk him down, but Chalker kills one of the hostages and is gunned down by a SWAT team.