Beowulf battles to the death with the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Michael Alexander's eloquent verse translation is published in full in Penguin classics....
Synopsis Cuckoos Hollow is a beautiful valley, green and tranquil, with a winding river and a great lake. In this wilderness there are many creatures big and small, all very different, living near to each other yet not together.For five of these youn...
Anglo-Saxon poetry was produced between 700 and 1000 AD for an audience that delighted in technical accomplishment, and the durable works of Old English verse spring from the source of the English language. Michael Alexander has translated the best o...
For eleven year old Holly, the last six weeks have been the worst of her young life. Her mother lies in a coma following a car accident, the doctors unable to say when, if ever, she might regain consciousness. With Christmas just one week away, Holly...
It would be fair to say that 13 year old Alec's life is definitely not going to plan. His wheelchair bound dad is suffering more each day, and three bullies seem determined to make things as difficult as possible for him at school. Then, the discover...
On the happiest day of her life, Xela's world falls apart thanks to the actions of her brother Fael. Her fiance and father are dead and now she only harbors vengeance in her heart. But in her quest to exact revenge for her lost loved ones, she will b...
Detective Nick McCallister investigates a rash of suicidesthree on the south end and three on the west end, his own son Justin among them. Something evil is happening in the city. McCallister comes face to face with that evil when Satans personal ass...
Jerell is dead, Raynor is defeated, and Xela has left in search of answers. 3 long years of searching have been fruitless. But a chance encounter with the God of Time means Xela has another chance to be happy. The catch: a girl must die. Little does ...
Until Then is the journey of Matthew Abbington, his search for success and what it truly means to be successful. Like most sons, Matthew longs to hear his father say, "I'm proud of you." He has devoted his life to make his father proud and he thinks ...
Part of a new series Legends from the Ancient North, The Wanderer tells the classic tales that influenced JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings'So the company of men led a careless life,All was well with them: until One beganTo encompass...
When arson is needed to steal rare Babylonian artifacts revealing the location of an antediluvian treasure deep within one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Phoenix, Los Angeles’ most courageous fire fighter, is blackmailed into doing the ...
Nothing in my past indicated I would be any different from my neighbors and especially become the savior of our world. My childhood had been uneventful until I reached the age of eighteen tahuns. Sure, I had fooled around with my best friend in secre...
MINECRAFT - BATTLE OF THE LEGENDSWanna see some nail biting, pulse racing action! Don't wait. Grab this book! This is the ultimate saga where 'Minecraft Ninja' & 'Minecraft Agent' series merge together. It is one of the rarest adventure that happened...
Love-Lies-Bleeding launches the Legends of Elysium series, one that explores the lives of the supporting characters who drive events in Michael Alexander’s Thieves of Elysium saga. Here readers meet Conradin, the tragic leader of an Elysium Shad...
Risen from Ashes, the first in the Thieves of Elysium series, introduces Phoenix, a courageous firefighter and honorable family man, blackmailed into going against all he believes in.
After an age-old secret society known as The Guild force...
This is the first part of Minecraft Agent series. Jack is chosen by Notch for an extremely secret mission called 'Project Z'. This mission is very dangerous and there is no promise of success but this mission is essential for the future of the Minecr...
Families, Friends, & Outcasts is an engrossing account--funny as well as sad--of life, love, and race relations in a small North Carolina town in the early twentieth century. As the townspeople navigate their way through the Great War, the Roaring...
Drosselmeier is obsessed with his goddaughter, Clara. When Clara's parents discover the physical and emotional abuse their daughter has endured, they flee in hopes of escaping the sinister sorcerer. But after years of hiding, Drosselmeier has found t...
Galius and Spiuso's adventures continue in this second book of the series. Fleeing the barbaric Touktaians from the bonds of slavery, the two lovers survive the arduous journey to reach civilization. Suffering the indignities of slavery and prostitut...
Nick often wondered what his life might have been like if he hadn’t been discovered by his father. The only difference between selling himself on Boy Rent and then to truckers was the fact that Nick had to do the latter to survive. There had al...