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To Luca, the story of Sicily was like an old movie made modern. From black-and-white to sepia and then to color, the old man Vito’s narration of the island’s ancient history kept Luca spellbound. Originally a trip to his parents’ homeland, Luca’s journey was now one of a deeper history. From the time of Julius Caesar to the present day, the history of Sicily is the history of Western Civilization. Crossroads of the Mediterranean takes the listener on the journey with Luca in discovering the roots of this true melting pot, the island in the Middle Sea.

When Luca went to Sicily in search of his parents’ roots, he didn’t count on meeting Vito: a wizened old man who seemed to embody the history of the island in his bones. He also didn't count on Vito taking him back centuries – millennia – to the ancient times when Sicily was settled by seafaring people, and fought over by warring tribes and invaders.

In Abnormal Beginnings, we join Cole as his guild has been stripped from him, and he has been left for dead. Who is the culprit of such a heinous crime? His brother. Join Cole on his epic journey of vengeance as he crosses a wasteland of a planet to get revenge on the man he trusted most. What lies ahead? Will Cole get his revenge? Can he get back what he lost? Is his journey as simple as it seems?

Nathan Oreb isn’t a hero. He’s used to working under the shadow of silence, skirting under the wrong side of the law, and getting a paycheck soaked in blood. Nathan Oreb is a hitman and he’s just taken on his biggest hit yet: His own boss, Julio Vasquez - the head of the largest drug cartel in North America. Who orders this hit? Rachel Evans, a timid teenager and daughter of an addict. Nathan recruits several superpowered people - known to the world as "Elites" - to aid in his mission, including his long-term rival, the city’s resident superhero The Speedster.

Is Anastasia dead? History Professor Alex Balfour confidently knew that the daughter of Tsar Nicholas and her family had been executed on July 16, 1918. Of course, he hadn’t witnessed it with his own eyes...yet. But Alex had been having bizarre dreams, dreams so lifelike that he once awoke with mud on his shoes, with Rasputin’s sable coat on his back. Had he really traveled back in time? His rational, scholarly mind rebelled at the thought, until a beautiful woman comes into his life with a strange theory.

The world will end with the sounding of Tarinel's Song—or so the prophecy claims. Yet when the prophecy is fulfilled and the world continues on, it becomes clear that there is more to the prophecy than is commonly known.