A sudden war alert sends the Trident submarine U.S.S. Phoenix down to the ocean's floor. All communications from the outside world mysteriously vanish--including messages from the President of the United States canceling the alert. In six hours, the submarine commander will unleash an arsenal of devastating nuclear missiles--unless someone can stop him.

Have you ever wondered if a simple circle of life is your only purpose for the universe? What if death is not the final destination, but a new beginning? Have you ever wondered where does the energy go when your carbon is wasted? The omnipresent element in the universe connecting everything here and beyond is sometimes called: Destiny. We are all bound to her by the same fate: we are born to live, to thrive and to die. Arkkhen found himself caught into the spiderweb of destiny. He received the call he did not ask for. The road was paved for him to answer for the future of his galaxy, his universe and the Underverse. Will he overcome evil and reunite the universes? Will he be able to come back to those he loved and carry the torch of light to the far corners of the multiverse? This is the story of Arkkhen, the phoenix of Medderah, who'll have to break the established laws and lead the revolution that will reshape the known universe. Together with his companions, he will challenge the odds. Join them through the path to ascension. Become a phoenix of Medderah, challenge the Old Gods and Death itself to make your way into eternity.

'Down in Flames' is an exploration of mental illness through the lens of fantasy. Arien Vlahos is a depressed soldier with a history of trauma and suicidal tendencies, but when a two-thousand-year-old shapeshifter offers him a chance for a life worth living and a death worth dying, Arien will try to save the world to end his pain.

A study companion to Homer's "Odyssey" containing historical and mythological background; discussion of Homeric values and the plot, themes, and literary features of each of the epic's books; a character index; and suggested activities and classroom projects.

This is the long-awaited work on Homer's Odyssey by one of our foremost teachers and scholars of the classics--John H. Finley, Jr. Already, generations of students at Harvard have benefited from his knowledge and understanding of Homer's words and world. Now his thoughts on the Odyssey are woven together in this remarkable volume. Finley begins by arguing the unity of design in the Odyssey, and shows the connection between the actions of three main characters: Telemachus' maturity brings Penelope to her long-delayed decision for remarriage, which, by producing the bow as marriage-test, gives the unknown Odysseus his means of success against the suitors. Finley also suggests that the poem is a kind of half-divine comedy. About an older man's glad return, it contrasts to the Iliad's story of young man's death far from home. It is a comedy to the Iliad's tragedy and, like Shakespeare's Tempest, it brings the absent king to knowledge which, though initially unwelcome, proves his and others' happiness. Throughout his book, Finley applies a lifetime's learning to a work that is universally recognized as one of the highest achievements of our civilization. At a time when Homer is in danger of being swallowed by specialists, it is important to recognize and uphold the poet's basic concern for life and myth and legend. Such sympathy combined with knowledge is Finley's fine achievement.

When Elissa, a healer's apprentice, becomes a pawn in a battle for a royal's kingdom, her quest for freedom and the truth about her past leads to questions about the future and whether she truly is the key to the prophecy of the Phoenix.

In this thrilling sequel to ‘Down in Flames’, Arien Vlahos must traverse the past and the future to prevent the Fall, the destined end of the world, and hold back rise of Utopia, or all gods and men will be subject to an existence lacking choice or heart. Without aid of friend nor ally, Arien is thwarted at every turn by his craving for Eitr, the primordial blood from which all life arose. If he cannot overcome his desire, the Fall will come and end what it means to be human. The ‘Apocalypse Then’ shall be our fate.

A few short years of peaceful cohabitation are once again suddenly interrupted by yet another kidnapping, but this time the intentions are far more brutal in nature and the hopes of a second liberation require the entangled spells of mortal and immortal alike, in a battle of wit and magic to rescue the monarch and others from a perverse fate worse than death itself.

“This magnificent diplomatic memoir-history by the American ambassador to Panama at the time should be required reading for every diplomat . . . A classic.” —Foreign Affairs The Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 were the most significant foreign policy achievement of the Carter administration. Most Latin American nations had regarded the 1903 treaty and its later minor modifications as vestiges of “American colonialism” and obstacles to any long-term, stable relationship with the United States. Hence, at a time when conflicts were mushrooming in Central America, the significance of the new Panama treaties cannot be overestimated. Former Ambassador to Panama William J. Jorden has provided the definitive account of the long and often contentious negotiations that produced those treaties. It is a vividly written reconstruction of the complicated process that began in 1964 and ended with ratification of the new pacts in 1978. Based on his personal involvement behind the scenes in the White House (1972–1974) and in the United States Embassy in Panama (1974–1978), Jorden has produced a unique living history. Access to documents and the personalities of both governments and, equally important, Jorden’s personal recollections of participants on both sides make this historical study an incomparable document of U. S. foreign relations. In sum, this is a history, a handbook on diplomacy, a course in government, and a revelation of foreign policy in action, all based on a fascinating and controversial episode in the US experience. “Jordan’s closely knit account of those negotiations brings the whole question of colonialism into stark focus . . . a vivid account of diplomacy in action.” —The Christian Science Monitor