Award-winning author Scott Mackay delivers an “intriguing alternate history” of conquest, rebellion and the destiny of humanity... (Booklist). Two thousand years ago, as the Roman Empire beat back the rise of Christianity, the saviors of mankind arrived. And they weren’t Jesus of Nazareth or his Disciples. They were the Benefactors. They appeared as heavenly beings on a mission of hope, convincing the people of Earth to accept their kindly dominion by hi-jacking the insurgent Christian Movement and turning it into an instrument of control. When the mighty Roman Empire refused to bow down, it was destroyed. Ever since, the Benefactors have guided and led, and humankind has followed and prospered, but at a price. In an alternate 1947, the truth behind the Benefactors’ origins and motives are about to be discovered. And unless three ordinary people can find the courage to fight against everything they’ve been taught to believe and obey, the end of humanity may already be inevitable... With this “riveting drama,” Scott Mackay once again proves himself a writer of rare talent and captivating imagination in the realm of science fiction (Locus).

Featuring essays from a broad range of contributors this book is a treasure for anyone interested in theological reflection from an African perspective and is a necessary resource for theologians and scholars working in a church that is steadily moving its center to the Global South.

THE ACCLAIMED BOOK, NOW IN PAPERBACK, with a reading group guide and a new afterword by the author. At the height of the Cold War, JFK risked committing the greatest crime in human history: starting a nuclear war. Horrified by the specter of nuclear annihilation, Kennedy gradually turned away from his long-held Cold Warrior beliefs and toward a policy of lasting peace. But to the military and intelligence agencies in the United States, who were committed to winning the Cold War at any cost, Kennedy’s change of heart was a direct threat to their power and influence. Once these dark "Unspeakable" forces recognized that Kennedy’s interests were in direct opposition to their own, they tagged him as a dangerous traitor, plotted his assassination, and orchestrated the subsequent cover-up. Douglass takes readers into the Oval Office during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, along on the strange journey of Lee Harvey Oswald and his shadowy handlers, and to the winding road in Dallas where an ambush awaited the President’s motorcade. As Douglass convincingly documents, at every step along the way these forces of the Unspeakable were present, moving people like pawns on a chessboard to promote a dangerous and deadly agenda.

This richly illustrated biography, revised and updated in light of his beatification, tells Oscar Romero's courageous story, beginning with his humble origins and his early life as a relatively conservative priest and bishop, to the astonishing transformation that occurred in the last three years of his life.

The Orbis Pictus is an early picture book by Johann Amos Comenius. Known as the first illustrated book for children, it makes use of marked illustrations and associated sections to present the names of ordinary objects.

This book reassesses the role of the Franks in the early medieval world by studying their relationship to Byzantium and the significance attributed to the Roman heritage that they both shared. The book offers new insights into this key subject of the early Middle Ages, offering a broad overview on important questions related to Mediterranean travels and connectivity, notions of empire, the reception of Antiquity, the use of Greek and Latin, religious community and controversies, and Roman and Byzantine features in Frankish culture.

A conclusion to the series that includes Virus on Orbis 1 finds Scion protector Johnny Turnbull training to become a Space Jumper against the wishes of his girlfriend and wondering if he will ever learn the truth about his destiny.

"When all is lost, I will guide the way." Hugh Geber has found himself at a dead end. Robert J Smithson is hot on their heels, and the Elf King is on the move once more. The book he and Barrington are desperate to find is missing, with a mysterious note in its place. Left with no other choice, they have to head home to Portis-Montis empty handed, knowing they are not the only ones seeking the book. Hugh wants to bury his problems, but when he opens a letter from his presumed-deceased father, his decision to ignore his troubles comes back to bite him. A meeting with Balinas Collins in the university library adds to his woes, causing Hugh and Barrington to follow the path being laid in front of them. Now they must continue searching for the missing book, but also try to carry out a task Balinas has set them, all whilst trying to evade the long arm of the law. Will they find the book first? Or will Smithson beat them to it? Will the Elf King regain his seat, and the power he so desperately yearns for? Only time will tell, but that time is running out. Fast!

With contributions on geography, travel, rare books, booktrade, collectors and libraries by C. Koeman, G. Schilder, R. Breugelmans, K. van der Horst, F.A. Janssen, C. Reedijk, J. Storm van Leeuwen, E. Braches, E. Cockx-Indestege, I.H. van Eeghen, H. de la Fontaine Verwey, L. Hellinga-Querido, P.F.J. Obbema, B. van Selm, a.o