In his quest to solve 'the ever-disquieting riddle of existence', Schopenhauer explored almost every dimension of human existence, developing a darkly compelling worldview that found deep resonance in contemporary literature, music, philosophy, and psychology. This is the first comprehensive biography of Schopenhauer written in English. Placing him in his historical and philosophical contexts, David E. Cartwright tells the story of Schopenhauer's life to convey the full range of his philos...

Camelot 2050: Black Knight is the first instalment in a three-part story that rewrites the ending of the classic legend of King Arthur, and transports the reader to a near-future England ruled over by the ancestral line of Pendragon and the Knights of the Round Table. In this setting we meet Squire Rosalyn Taunton-Savant, struggling to find acceptance amidst jealousy and fierce rivalry. Her life and the lives of everyone around her are thrown into chaos when an ancient ene...

In East Antarctica, a team of scientists drilled a hole in the Vostok ice sheet to take a sample of the subterranean lake 2.2 miles below the surface.It was the deepest drill ever performed through ice anywhere in the world.When the results of the core sample were published, it was highly scientific, and revealed a unique snapshot of the Earth’s atmosphere 15 million years ago.Within hours, elite military teams from the U.S., Great Britain, Russia, ...

Books 19 to 24 in the Sam Reilly series of Action and Adventure Thrillers!19. The Labyrinth KeyFifteen years ago, 8-year-old Ethan Jones watched a stranger bury something in the mining ruins of the Rhyolite Desert, Nevada.Even at his young age, he knew what he’d just seen was important.20. The Obsidian ChamberIn A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted and a small girl raced for her life alon...

On the wild west coast of Ireland, a neolithic burial chamber is uncovered. Inside, and perfectly preserved, is the image of a fabled Nemean lion and its cub drinking from a bubbling fountain of pure fire.The image matched the one found on an ancient scroll that warned of a Celtic Prophecy. It foretold of an approaching disaster of unimaginable scale hurtling toward the modern world… Sam Reilly needs to solve the Celtic Prophecy and find the fabled Nemean Lions, whose secret may be...

Books 29–32 in the Sam Reilly Action and Adventure Thriller series!29. The Medallion of PetraDuring Operation Desert Storm, a secret Special Forces mission uncovers dangerous weapons, ancient artifacts, and a mysterious bronze medallion known as the Medallion of Petra.30. The Relic HunterA private jet crashes in Jackson Hole, killing everyone on board. One passenger was supposed to be studying rare beetles i...

A secret project is about to be reactivated...In the middle of the Pacific Ocean in 1962, at the height of the cold war, the U.S. military experimented with electromagnetic pulses created by detonating high atmosphere nuclear bombs. The project was code named Starfish Prime.The primary objective was to develop the ability to produce an EMP with enough force to knock out an entire nation’s communication systems.The secondary objective, alo...

Books 7 to 12 in the Sam Reilly Action and Adventure Thrillers!7. The Third TempleA mystery wrapped in a myth about the origins of humanity.A race to find an ancient pyramid hidden in plain sight.A secret so dangerous its guardians will kill to protect it.8. The Aleutian PortalA Russian cargo ship sinks in the shallow waters of the Bering Strait, and somehow vanishes without a trace.In the Colorado ...

In the heart of an Atlantic superstorm, the Tahila fights to stay afloat.Amid the chaos, the ship’s collision-avoidance system blares a warning. Radar shows no ship. No signal. No lights. Just a strange silhouette beneath the waves. A searchlight is focussed into the raging sea and the crew spot something impossible: the slanted roof of a house with glass windows and solid walls… adrift in the open ocean more than a thousand miles from land.Lightning flashes – and ...

In 980 AD a Viking fleet, banished from their native Greenland, sailed west across a savage and icy sea.After making the perilous journey, they found a world abounding with lush meadows, rivers teeming with salmon, and wild grapes so suitable for wine that they called the region Vinland.But there was something else they discovered…They weren’t the first Europeans to make the treacherous journey.And they were not alone.

A long-lost airship with a deadly cargo. . .In 1939 a secret airship departed Germany in the dark of night filled with some of the most influential people of its time, each carrying their most valuable possessions. One such item amongst them was as dangerous as it was priceless.The airship never reached its destination.In present day, former Marine troubleshooter Sam Reilly discovers a missing clue about the lost airship,...

An unsolved murder. A lost artifact. A secret buried beneath the floodwaters of history…During the catastrophic Dutch flood of 1953 – the Watersnoodramp – more than 1,800 lives were lost to the fury of the North Sea. But amid the devastation, one death went unnoticed... a murder disguised by disaster.Seven decades later, a skeleton is uncovered in the silted remains of a drowned village. Clutched in its grasp lies a mysterious artifact – one that may unlock...