In Kargil, Maine, Frank Dreavor, a town groundskeeper dies mysteriously, leaving no surviving family or heir. Tanner Cook is called in to clean up the Dreavor estate and while doing so discovers a path to the hidden first drafts of William Shakespeare’s priceless manuscripts.

Guided by secret clues he uncovers within Shakespeare’s writings, Tanner follows a dangerous trail up the rocky coast of Maine, trying to outrun others hunting the treasure, some from around the globe—some deadly violent.

As he digs deeper into the truth behind the clues Shakespeare injected into his works, Tanner realizes that he has unwittingly immersed himself in an ongoing mystery that began in the Elizabethan Era. Within forty-eight harrowing hours, Tanner is betrayed, attacked, and left for dead—while miles away his only brother suddenly disappears.

Decoding the playwright’s secrets and finding Shakespeare’s original drafts become a matter of life or death. Not sure who to trust, Tanner races to save his life and the lives of those closest to him.

In Kargil, Maine, Frank Dreavor, a town groundskeeper dies mysteriously, leaving no surviving family or heir. Tanner Cook is called in to clean up the Dreavor estate and while doing so discovers a path to the hidden first drafts of William Shakespeare’s priceless manuscripts.

Guided by secret clues he uncovers within Shakespeare’s writings, Tanner follows a dangerous trail up the rocky coast of Maine, trying to outrun others hunting the treasure, some from around the globe—some deadly violent.

As he digs deeper into the truth behind the clues Shakespeare injected into his works, Tanner realizes that he has unwittingly immersed himself in an ongoing mystery that began in the Elizabethan Era. Within forty-eight harrowing hours, Tanner is betrayed, attacked, and left for dead—while miles away his only brother suddenly disappears.

Decoding the playwright’s secrets and finding Shakespeare’s original drafts become a matter of life or death. Not sure who to trust, Tanner races to save his life and the lives of those closest to him.

In Kargil, Maine, Frank Dreavor, a town groundskeeper dies mysteriously, leaving no surviving family or heir. Tanner Cook is called in to clean up the Dreavor estate and while doing so discovers a path to the hidden first drafts of William Shakespeare’s priceless manuscripts.

Guided by secret clues he uncovers within Shakespeare’s writings, Tanner follows a dangerous trail up the rocky coast of Maine, trying to outrun others hunting the treasure, some from around the globe—some deadly violent.

As he digs deeper into the truth behind the clues Shakespeare injected into his works, Tanner realizes that he has unwittingly immersed himself in an ongoing mystery that began in the Elizabethan Era. Within forty-eight harrowing hours, Tanner is betrayed, attacked, and left for dead—while miles away his only brother suddenly disappears.

Decoding the playwright’s secrets and finding Shakespeare’s original drafts become a matter of life or death. Not sure who to trust, Tanner races to save his life and the lives of those closest to him.

Jules Verne, the “Father of Modern Science Fiction,” is indeed immortal and eternally young across three centuries. In Masters of the Sea: The Adventures of Jules Verne’s Mathias Sandorf, we pay tribute to Verne, who inspired pioneers throughout the world for generations. Here, we take Verne’s ultimate prediction of communication with our friends of the watery deep to its outer limits. In fact, communication with these friends was heralded throughout the world when, in 2003, America used dolphins to clear mines designed to hamper the invasion from the port of Unn Qasr in southern Iraq.

For the first time, a pioneering research Preface underscores why and how Verne proclaimed Mathias Sandorf his greatest epic science fiction masterpiece. His dedication of the original work claims “…I tried to make of Mathias Sandorf my Monte Cristo of extraordinary science fiction adventures.”

Verne drew his Austrian heroic character, Dr. Mathias Sandorf, from the reality of the battleground of Germany’s conquests of Austria and France during the 30-year period prior to World War I.

Jules Verne, the “Father of Modern Science Fiction,” is indeed immortal and eternally young across three centuries. In Masters of the Sea: The Adventures of Jules Verne’s Mathias Sandorf, we pay tribute to Verne, who inspired pioneers throughout the world for generations. Here, we take Verne’s ultimate prediction of communication with our friends of the watery deep to its outer limits. In fact, communication with these friends was heralded throughout the world when, in 2003, America used dolphins to clear mines designed to hamper the invasion from the port of Unn Qasr in southern Iraq.

For the first time, a pioneering research Preface underscores why and how Verne proclaimed Mathias Sandorf his greatest epic science fiction masterpiece. His dedication of the original work claims “…I tried to make of Mathias Sandorf my Monte Cristo of extraordinary science fiction adventures.”

Verne drew his Austrian heroic character, Dr. Mathias Sandorf, from the reality of the battleground of Germany’s conquests of Austria and France during the 30-year period prior to World War I.

Novemus Opimius Validus was mortally wounded while serving as a tribune in Rome’s legions in Old Judea during the first century AD—and was then touched by the healing hand of Jesus Christ himself. After that momentous occasion, his life forever changed; his inspirational story is one of undying faith, indomitable perseverance, and courage unlike any other ever told.

Validus witnessed Christ’s fabled and momentous Sermon on the Mount and became a secret Christian, embarking on an astounding journey that puts him in close proximity to other monumental historical figures, including Christ’s devoted apostle, Peter. He encounters the young and demented Emperor Gaius Caligula, his unlikely successor and uncle; the stuttering, physically crippled, and oft ridiculed but kindly Emperor Claudius; and Claudius’s lifelong friend, the illustrious King Herod Agrippa.

From the lowly depths of the gladiatorial arena to the grand halls of the Roman Senate and later to the Roman Emperor’s chair, Validus changes the path of Roman history, making a distinct connection between faith and empire.

VALIDVS is the first installment in a classic four part series. With this novel author C. Martinez Landrau offers a fascinating, alternative look at what ancient Rome might have been like had a man destined to become its greatest emperor also been one of Christianity’s first Roman coverts – albeit secretly…

Novemus Opimius Validus was mortally wounded while serving as a tribune in Rome’s legions in Old Judea during the first century AD—and was then touched by the healing hand of Jesus Christ himself. After that momentous occasion, his life forever changed; his inspirational story is one of undying faith, indomitable perseverance, and courage unlike any other ever told.

Validus witnessed Christ’s fabled and momentous Sermon on the Mount and became a secret Christian, embarking on an astounding journey that puts him in close proximity to other monumental historical figures, including Christ’s devoted apostle, Peter. He encounters the young and demented Emperor Gaius Caligula, his unlikely successor and uncle; the stuttering, physically crippled, and oft ridiculed but kindly Emperor Claudius; and Claudius’s lifelong friend, the illustrious King Herod Agrippa.

From the lowly depths of the gladiatorial arena to the grand halls of the Roman Senate and later to the Roman Emperor’s chair, Validus changes the path of Roman history, making a distinct connection between faith and empire.

VALIDVS is the first installment in a classic four part series. With this novel author C. Martinez Landrau offers a fascinating, alternative look at what ancient Rome might have been like had a man destined to become its greatest emperor also been one of Christianity’s first Roman coverts – albeit secretly…

In the face of dwindling approval ratings and growing criticism, President George W. Bush is impeached and thrown out of office near the end of his second term. He returns home to Texas, bewildered and humiliated, his political career in ruins.

Meanwhile a deeply respected but poorly reviewed Bob Dylan finds his Never Ending Tour odyssey grow tired and stale as fans and critics alike view him more a traveling museum than dynamic performance artist. Bob retires from music altogether, disillusioned and unsure of his place in the music industry.

As the sun fades on these two men, each of them struggles to find their place in the increasingly fickle American cultural landscape. Both of their worlds come together in strange and unpredictable ways, demonstrating how seemingly opposite ends of life’s spectrum may not be far apart from each other after all.

In the face of dwindling approval ratings and growing criticism, President George W. Bush is impeached and thrown out of office near the end of his second term. He returns home to Texas, bewildered and humiliated, his political career in ruins.

Meanwhile a deeply respected but poorly reviewed Bob Dylan finds his Never Ending Tour odyssey grow tired and stale as fans and critics alike view him more a traveling museum than dynamic performance artist. Bob retires from music altogether, disillusioned and unsure of his place in the music industry.

As the sun fades on these two men, each of them struggles to find their place in the increasingly fickle American cultural landscape. Both of their worlds come together in strange and unpredictable ways, demonstrating how seemingly opposite ends of life’s spectrum may not be far apart from each other after all.