The legendary King Arthur and his most chivalrous knight, Sir Gawain, star in this classic Middle English romantic poem relating a haunting tale. The work combines Christian themes with earlier literary traditions, tests of courage and the ability to resist temptation.Prof. Wayne emulates the original poet's style, admired for its use of strong physical and visual imagery, alliteration and internal rhymes, and the metrical form called the ‘bob and wheel.’The legendary King ...

A fresh new translation of Faust, the greatest work by Germany's greatest writer, brings us the immediacy, power and passion of Goethe in modern language.Part One, the shorter, simpler, more recognized section, contains the Gretchen story and the famous blood pact between Faust and Mephistopheles. Part Two is symbolical, allegorical, and experimental; even Germans find it unintelligible without hundreds of scholarly footnotes, a notion which Goethe himself scorned....

Over 2 million sold in series!If you're brave, follow cousins Beth and Patrick to Libya in the 13th century. The town of Silene is being terrorized by a vicious animal that is eating livestock. The townspeople believe it's a dragon sent by the devil. In order to appease the beast, the people believe they must offer a human sacrifice—a young girl named Sabra. When Beth tries to help Sabra escape, she too is tied up as an offering for the dragon. Meanwhile, Patrick a...

Demian is generally considered to be Hermann Hesse's finest novel. This classic is a landmark in literature, a standout among traditional stories of the journey to the self. This fresh new translation faithfully reproduces the lively style and impact of Hesse's original writing.The work is autobiographical, and as Hal Hager has observed, "In Demian, published under the pseudonym of its protagonist and narrator, Emil Sinclair, Hesse succeeded for the first time in bringing ...

Book #1 in a trilogy from fantasy author Wayne Thomas Batson explores the concept of dreams and their effects on us.People are fascinated by dreams, and the Bible has a great deal to say about them. From Jacob’s dream of the heavenly stairway in Genesis 28 to angels visiting Joseph during dreams in Matthew 1 to the Apostle John’s “waking dream” from which he obtained the book of Revelation—dreams have been powerful ingredients of God’s plan as revealed thro...

Thomas Wayne presents a fresh new translation of this classic that is a particular favorite of young adults confronting lifes deepest questions and equally liberating for readers facing a mid-life crisis. Basil Creightons 1929 version (revised in 1963 by Joseph Mileck) is the best-known version in English; it skips words, smoothes out long, involved passages, unnecessarily improves the text all things Thomas Wayne refuses to do. As with his already published translations of Nietzsche...

Welcome to Fuzzle World, a bright and whimsical land where soft, fluffy creatures live in a valley powered by kindness, curiosity, and a magical heartstone called the Glowstone. When this glowing core suddenly goes dark, the cozy world begins to fade and a small, brave Fuzzle named Sparkle decides to find out why.Joined by Pip, a tiny floating puffball sidekick, Sparkle travels beyond Cozy Valley into marshmallow meadows, giggleber...

Over 2 million sold in series!It's 1852 and cousins Patrick and Beth sail to Fiji on the HMS Calliope under the command of Captain James E. Home. They arrive at the islands to find that the Christian Fijians are at war with the non-Christian Fijians. Missionary James Calvert is trying to make peace and suggests that the captain allow peace negotiations on board the British vessel. Patrick and Beth learn about sacrificial living when they observe Calvert's ...

Book #2 in a trilogy from fantasy author Wayne Thomas Batson explores the concept of dreams and their effects on us.Fourteen-year-old Archer Keaton discovers he has the ability to enter and explore his dreams. He is a dreamtreader, one of three selected from each generation. Their mission: to protect the waking world from the evil lurking in the Dream.The Nightmare Lord has been thrown down, but his throne is no longer empty. Rigby Thames has taken...

Book #2 in a trilogy from fantasy author Wayne Thomas Batson explores the concept of dreams and their effects on us.Fourteen-year-old Archer Keaton discovers he has the ability to enter and explore his dreams. He is a dreamtreader, one of three selected from each generation. Their mission: to protect the waking world from the evil lurking in the Dream.The Nightmare Lord has been thrown down, but his throne is no longer empty. Rigby Thames has taken...

One Need not Be a Hero to Make Heroic Choices.When villainy strikes, when harm threatens, when nature takes its brutal unsympathetic course, true heroes take their stand in an instant, without thought, and chose to act on the side of good, despite risk. Not because of glory, or for reward, but because it is right.Of course, some who are hailed as heroes are nothing of the sort,and what we perceive as villainy is at times simply misunderstanding....

Blinded by Love is a fictional story of a positive-spirited woman who is in love with her boyfriend. She wants to settle down and marry him, but it seems that the things coming into their relationship are causing her to have doubtshis coming in late, her finding phone numbers of women in his pants, his talking to her best friend behind her back. She is faced with making a decision. A tragic accident changes her life and the peoples lives around her. Before hope is lost, she turns her faith...