n this final installment, Cleo's modern origins are revealed. A funeral is held for a dear old friend, and there's enough blame to go around for everyone. Matilda leaves on bad terms. Tony tries to keep Cleo from descending into a deep depression. And right when things get about as bad as they possibly can, the Heart Shaped Killer moves in to finish the job he started. Cleo faces the fight of her life, and a new TidalWave hero is born.

A caring mother reaches out to ancient Rome and makes a grim prediction. In exchange for Cleopatra's death, Augustus offers a reward beyond imagining. Meanwhile, with the help of Chicago's finest, Matilda connects the dots and comes to a terrible conclusion. But she could be too late. On the other side of the city, the Professor takes a gamble and faces off with Cleopatra's would-be assassin...alone.

Conjured from the pages of The Legend of Isis, TidalWave introduces its newest female force-- Cleopatra. From the swirling mists of time emerges an ancient queen besieged by a host of modern problems. The clock is ticking as Cleo and her hard-as-nails bodyguard, Tony, discover a murderous plot by a mysterious threat. Meanwhile, a demented killer makes his presence know in the bowels of the city. The book included the two "Legend of Isis" issues that started off the hit series.

Conjured from the pages of The Legend of Isis, TidalWave introduces its newest female force-- Cleopatra. From the swirling mists of time, emerges an ancient queen besieged by a host of modern problems. The clock is ticking as Cleo and her hard as nails bodyguard, Tony, discover a murderous plot by a mysterious threat. Meanwhile, a demented killer makes his presence know in the bowels of the city.

What happens when a young man travels abroad seeking knowledge, only to find himself sinking into loneliness?In Disillusion, a semi-autobiographical novella by modern Chinese author Yu Dafu, a Chinese student in Japan struggles with alienation, desire, and identity. He longs for love, but finds only silence. He yearns for friendship, but sees only closed doors. Caught between cultures, rejected by others, and increasingly at odds with himself, he descends ...

Through the foam of time, the Ides of March make their intentions known and reach out to guide the hand of their murderous instrument. A heartless killer reveals his own motives as well as a few lingering doubts, while, from the shadows, a loving mother offers encouragement and lays down the final challenge to claim Cleo's head. Meanwhile, Tony and Cleo arrive in Alexandria, Egypt to procure an ancient conduit of good for the coming battle against an ancient evil.

Check out the new series conjured from the pages of Legend of Isis. TidalWave introduces its newest female force-- Cleopatra. From the swirling mists of time, an ancient queen emerges, besieged by a host of modern problems. The clock is ticking as Cleo and her hard-as-nails bodyguard, Tony, discover a murderous plot by a mysterious threat. Meanwhile, a demented killer makes his presence known in the bowels of the city.

A late-period masterpiece by Yu Dafu. The protagonist attends the wedding of his old friend Weng Zesheng and, in the mountain home of the Weng family, encounters Weng Lian, the friend's widowed sister. Having endured many hardships, she remains pure and resilient, like the late-blooming osmanthus. Amid days spent in the mountains, where the fragrance of osmanthus fills the air, the protagonist's worldly restlessness is quietly washed away, and his turbulent heart returns to clarity. The st...