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What might the coordinated behavior of ant colonies, where no individual ants are in charge, have to do with ancient notions of spirit and soul? Vainglorious Sun is a philosophical adventure at the cutting-edge of science and the mystical unknown. Famed biologist Xavier del Rojo Reino is an environmentalist, a genius, and a direct descendent of the last Mayan kings. He is also, quite possibly, insane. Recognizing a link between the modern concept of "swarm intelligence" and ancient notions of "spirit" and "soul," Dr. Rojo Reino has come to believe he can commune with the spirits of the forests. He has heard their desperate pleas for mercy. He has become consumed by their wailing cries for revenge. He intends to perform "the ultimate sacrifice" to restore balance and harmony to the universe. Documentary film maker Jared Foster travels to Guatemala to save his beloved rainforests from development. With the help of his beautiful but volatile lover and a loyal anthropologist friend, he gathers clues to an unfolding prophecy of apocalypse. People have been mysteriously disappearing from the region, the Mayans predict the end of time, and a satellite dish atop a remote jungle ruin hints at the resurgence of a conquered race. Though Jared travels to save the environment, he will be forced to make an unexpected decision. Nature, it seems, has already found a champion and it is no longer the rainforests that are in danger. **Previously published as The Shaman: Science, Nature, Prophecy**

Who's got two thumbs, a lute, and magical powers?This guy. The decidedly anonymous bawdy bard is a man who seems to have it all: more ale and wenches than a hedonistic degenerate knows what to do with. All is well in his world - at least when he rolls into Io's Breath, a frozen city on the edge of the kingdom of his birth.When a commission for a fancy new lute leads the bawdy bard into a meeting with the Duke of Io's Breath, the bard's silver tongue and carefree attitude gets him selected for the job of a lifetime. In the shadow of an impending war, the foul-mouthed musician must decide whether the lure of position and riches is worth dredging up his past.As the memories - and identity - of a life he left behind come rushing back, the bard treks across the land to meet his destiny. Is his musical magic strong enough to put diplomatic end to a war before it's even begun? And what of the battle that rages within? Can our man in fancy tights deal with demons of days gone by with a song and a dance?Hold on to your floppy feathered hats.The Bawdy Bard: A Gutter Sonata is the first in the Bawdy Bard comedic fantasy series. If you like dirty humour, potent magic, and strong flatulence, you'll love Andrew Marc Rowe's obscenely fascinating adventure.Get your copy of The Bawdy Bard to break into the bardic scene today!

It''s Hammer Time!Pitted against a perverse pantheon of warring deities, Gudleik Sigbjornsson and Rosmerta O''Ceallaigh are two dreamers living worlds apart, hoping to create a better life for themselves by following their dreams. It won''t be easy: Gudleik''s soul is the battleground between two gods of Asgard. And Rosmerta is supposed to do as her parents have done: offer her life to the service of an ancient Celtic fertility god. But the gods are only half of it... the biggest foes the two will face are to be found within their own minds.Can Gudleik overcome the ugly blessing of a trickster god and prevent Ragnarok? Will Rosmerta find the courage to forge a new path? Will there be a whole load of jokes and comments on the human condition?Yes, there will be... to that one, the third question.Also, check dis out: there is a bunch about Merlyn and King Arthur of Camelot, a Goblin King, an ancient fell jellyfish god, encroaching Christian zealots, characters whose proclivities are too crude to mention here, because, well, gotta make the advertising copy pop, you know?An epic fantasy comedy as blue as the cover art, get your copy of The Hammer Of The Gods today!

Want To Bet?Gudleik, son of the Skati of the Bear Clan of Freyr''s Land in Midgard, dreams of becoming a skald. From a powerful family and surrounded by success, he should have it all - instead he is shunned for being Loki-cursed and knows his doom is coming. Still he plucks his lyre...On the other side of the known world, Rosmerta, daughter of Keandre, bloodsworn druid of the horned god Cernunnos of the Blessed Isles, is expected to follow in her father''s footsteps. But her own dream of following the bardic path seems just as out of reach as Gudleik''s. Her lute lies dusty in her cottage...Cue the music: things go bonkers when the gods get revved up and start wreaking havoc throughout the Celtic and Norse countryside, calling our heroes to adventure. A weary Merlyn of Camelot sits in the middle of it all, forced into the mix by fate (and a rather inconvenient curse).A real divine mess, the whole of creation gone sideways. A new beginning or the end of days? The souls of our heroes are on the line - it''s time to place your bets!And get your free copy of the prequel to Andrew Marc Rowe''s epic and outrageous bawdy tale, The Druid Trilogy... that, as well.

Pain is both the Key and the DoorDarkness is descending on the world of Clovir. Andrew Cardiff has disappeared, leaving broken Knight Simon Tomley to fend for himself in the jungle of exotic Atika. Having abandoned her co-conspirators and the Red Tradition, enigmatic Mage Kathryn must make a choice of where she stands. Can the two find their answers within themselves in time?What’s more: in Isha, the King of Thrairn has locked himself away, leaving his people to fend for themselves. Former ally Erifracia makes ready for war. And what of hated Liseria? And Patricia? And Queegan? As Chaos bristles through from the opened Rift and Demons ravage their way across the countryside, the only thing certain is that change is coming.Unity or Separation: there is only room enough for one in the realm…Γ£╢ Γ£╢ Γ£╢ Γ£╢ Γ£╢Finished The Yoga of Strength? Dying to know what happens with Kathryn and Simon? Need to see what’s next for Andrew?The Yoga of Pain continues the story of Clovir, this time focusing on Kathryn and Simon’s perspectives. The story examines the two wounded heroes and asks questions about the nature of pain: why do we feel its sting? Why isn’t the world just sunshine and rainbows all the time? What can pain teach us about liberation?Like The Yoga of Strength, The Yoga of Pain is both an adventure story and a parable about life. It delves into the emancipation of the divine feminine and the letting go that we all must do to become content while we are still breathing. 

Que Sera, SeraAn Empire without peer on the face of Clovir, suddenly and utterly destroyed by treachery most foul. Four survivors, Warriors all, desperate to find a reason to go on. One Druidess with a secret so powerful, it just might make things right in the world again. Two powerful Mages, hunting them all.Before the rise of the Kingdom of Thrairn, there breathed the Heraclytan Empire. Its Emperor, Traximus, was a man of great power and ambition, and he desired Liberty for all of his subjects. He was the creature who gave the gift of magic to everyone who had the inclination to seize it. Knowing the potential for abuses, his Coloured Companies were tasked with keeping Order in a world where Chaos was suddenly in the ascendant. But not everyone was happy with the change of the dynamics of power. Those that grieved the old hierarchies were not prepared to simply accept the new paradigm. And so the Red Tradition was born…A prequel to The Yoga Trilogy, The Amaril Company is a novella set on the world of Clovir. The events that transpire within set the tone for the world into which our heroes in The Yoga Trilogy are thrust.Powered by Caritas (poweredbycaritas.com)