Le 26 octobre de l'an 1585, les barrières de la porte Saint- Antoine  se trouvaient encore, contre toutes les habitudes, fermées à dix heures et demie du matin. A dix heures trois quarts, une garde de vingt Suisses, qu'on reconnaissait à leur uniforme pour être des Suisses des petits cantons, c ... more »

Some twenty and odd years ago there stood a little cabin at the foot of a round hill, that very much resembled a cupola in shape, and which, from its position and height, commanded a prospect of singular beauty. This hill was one of a range that ran from north to southwest; but in consequence of its ... more »

Le 22 mars de l'an de grâce 1718, jour de la mi-carême, un jeune  seigneur de haute mine, âgé de vingt-six à vingt-huit ans, monté sur un beau cheval d'Espagne, se tenait, vers les huit heures du matin, à l'extrémité du pont Neuf qui aboutit au quai de l'Ecole. Il était si droit et si ferme en selle ... more »

Set in the magnificent culture of the Middle East more than four thousand years ago, Lilah is a rich and emotionally resonant story of faith, love, and courage. Living in exile, Lilah is in love with Antinoes, a Persian warrior. They have known each other since they were children, and Antinoes dearly ... more »

A man enveloped in a handsome grey cloak groped through a dark alley which led into the fashionable district of the Rue de Béthisy. From time to time he paused, with a hand to his ear, as if listening. Satisfied that the alley was deserted save for his own presence, he would proceed, hugging the walls ... more »

They called it Fort Supply, the last outpost of the U.S. Army on the boundary of Oklahoma Territory--home to the damned, the disgraced, and the dispirited. Now, Doc McReynolds, a military surgeon who fought his way out of a bloody killing field, has been ordered to establish a redoubt at Cimarron Crossing ... more »

The dramatic and passionate story of Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt during the Eighteenth dynasty. Ancient Egypt 3500 years ago - a land ruled by the all-powerful female king, Hatshepsut. Ambitious, ruthless and worldly: a woman who established Amun as the chief god of Egypt, bestowing his Priesthood with ... more »

In ancient Egypt during the magnificent eighteenth dynasty the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his queen, the strong and beautiful Nefertiti, are engaged in a dramatic battle against the wealthy, corrupt and dangerously powerful priests of Amun. Haunting and full of surprises, Akhenaten: Son of the Sun gives a ... more »

'Tis done. The world is a most confused and unsteady place -- especially London, center of finance, innovation, and conspiracy -- in the year 1714, when Daniel Waterhouse makes his less-than-triumphant return to England's shores. Aging Puritan and Natural Philosopher, confidant of the high and mighty ... more »

Ankhesenamun has never been safe in all her short life - not even with her beloved husband and half-brother, Tutankhamun. Daughter of the Pharaoh Akhenaten and the fabled Nefertiti, and married at one time to her father, Ankhesenamun is made to marry Tutankhamun by the powerful General Horemheb at a ... more »

The ghosts of an ancient past and the specters of a present-day evil are buried in the hot Egyptian sands ... For archaeologist Amelia Peabody and her family, the allure of Egypt remains as powerful as ever, even in this tense time of World War. But nowhere in this desert land is safe -- especially for ... more »

It is now fourteen years since I planned the story related in these volumes, the outcome of a series of lectures which I had occasion to deliver on the period of the Roman dominion in Egypt. But the pleasures of inventive composition were forced to give way to scientific labors, and when I was once more ... more »