New Releases by Stephen R. Lawhead

Anno Domini 1132. Ein schwarzer Stamm aus verwittertem Holz - das ist der letzte Rest jenes Kreuzes, an dem einst Jesus Christus starb. Für die Ritter im Heiligen Land ist er ein Fanal, das sie zum Sieg führen soll. Für den jungen Duncan ist er das Ziel seiner Träume. Aus dem fernen, nebligen Schottland bricht er zu einer abenteuerlichen Suche auf, die ihn durch die ganze bekannte Welt führt, bis an den Hof des Kalifen.

This first book of the Lawheads'' trilogy goes in depth into the early stages of Agent Hunter''s arrival in New York City and follows him as he searches for a man called Hero, whom the people see as their only hope.

In the second volume of this trilogy, Duncan reunites with an uncle who appears from the East with tales of a holy relic called the Black Rood, the blood-stained remnant of the True Cross that is endangered by ruthless crusader barons. When tragedy strikes Duncan''s life, he sets off to Jerusalem on his own pilgrimage.

It has been foretold: In the hour of Britain’s greatest need, King Arthur will return to rescue his people. In Portugal, the reprobate King Edward the Ninth has died by his own hand. In England, the British monarchy teeters on the edge of total destruction. And in the Scottish Highlands, a mystical emissary named Mr. Embries—better known as “Merlin”—informs a young captain that he is next in line to the throne. For James Arthur Stuart is not the commoner he has always believed himself to be—he is Arthur, the legendary King of Summer, reborn. But the road to England’s salvation is dangerous, with powerful enemies waiting in ambush. For Arthur is not the only one who has returned from the mists of legend. And Merlin’s magic is not the only sorcery that has survived the centuries. AVALON “A rousing postscript to Lawhead’s bardic Pendragon Cycle . . . Playing off snappy contemporary derring-do against the powerful shining glimpses of the historical Arthur he created, Lawhead pulls off a genuinely moving parable of good and evil.”—Publishers Weekly

Picture a world intricately entwined with our own yet separate, pulsing with the raw energy and vivid color of Celtic myth come to life. Picture Albion. And enter Lewis Gillies, an Oxford student whose search for a missing friend leads him through a door to another reality- and unimagined discoveries about life, good and evil, and his own identity and destiny. In an ancient cairn in the wilds of Scotland, Oxford student Simon Rawson vanishes, seemingly into thin air. Where has he gone? Unsettling signs -- a mysterious Green Man, a Celtic circle chalked on the sidewalk -- point his roommate, Lewis Gillies, to an impossible answer . . . and an incredible destiny on the other side of a doorway between worlds. There, where Celtic champions, magic, and treachery weave the beautiful and brutal land called Albion, Lewis finds Simon. And there, schooled as a warrior, he is thrust to the front of a titanic struggle between light and darkness -- a hideous, onrushing darkness that would devour not merely a kingdom, but two worlds.

Llew of the Silver Hand vows revenge against the false High King who cut off his hand and blinded the royal bard, in this reworking of Celtic love.

Quentin must master his fear of entrusting his life to the Most High God in order to save the kingdom of Mensandor from the terrible Nin the Destroyer.

Amidst ancient halls of stone, an age-old evil stirs. With a cunning more potent than sorcery, Nimrood the Necromancer has returned, bent on a monstrous vendetta that would strip Quentin of everything he holds dear. His loved ones, his faith, Zhaligkeer, the sword of his kingship, and ultimately, the kingdom itself, sway in the balance as Quentin, unguarded and alone, races toward a confrontation with his cruelest foe.

A dying knight''s urgent plea propels a disenchanted young acolyte into a deadly mission. On the shoulders of the unsuspecting Quentin rests the course of a kingdom; and ahead of him, a quest that will lead him out of the darkness of the old gods . . . and into undreamed-of spheres of conflict, magic, and light.

No one but Treet and a handful of rebels believe that Dome will carry out its threat to annihilate Fierra. When even his companions from Earth desert him, Treet becomes a solitary figure in a deadly civil war.

Dr. Spencer Reston, dream-research scientist on space station Gotham, finds that he is a vital link in a plot masterminded by the Dream Thief.

Describes the characteristics of angels as well as their purposes and significance in the contemporary world.

Arthur is king, but darkest evil has descended upon Britain''s shores in many guises. Fragile alliances fray and tear, threatening all the noble liege has won with his wisdom and his blood. In this black time of plague and pestilence, Arthur''s most trusted counselor Myrddin -- the warrior, bard, and kingmaker whom legend will name Merlin -- is himself to be tested on a mystical journey through his own extraordinary past. So Arthur must stand alone against a great and terrible adversary. For only thus can he truly win immortality and the name he will treasure above all others: Pendragon.

At a meeting of the Riverbank animals, Anabelle Hedgehog volunteers to drive away an unwanted visitor--a large yellow dog.

When an aurochs, a huge prehistoric ox long thought to be extinct, falls dead in a farmer''s field in Scotland, Simon and Lewis, two graduate students, decide to investigate

Having suffered the misfortune of being hatched white, Timothy Mallard confronts danger far from home and becomes the means for saving his hungry family.

With the help of the Most High God, young Quentin undertakes an important mission to rescue the Dragon King Eskevar from the traitorous Prince Jaspin and the evil necromancer Nimrood.

Here at last is everything you always wanted to know about college life but were afraid to ask your older sister''s boyfriend. Everything from the well-equipped dorm room to studying overseas, from changing schools (why to do it) to breaking rules (why not to do it), from high intensity lamps to ROTC summer camps, from wide receivers to underachievers, from Greeks to freaks, from malnutrition to graduation. It''s all here!

Combining the knowledge of a psychologist and an author of fantasy and science fiction, this book looks at how to overcome personal crisis. A crisis can take the form of a loss of job, serious illness or death of a loved one but does not have to end in tragedy. Up From the Ashes provides help when every other solution has failed. In this book you can learn how to manage painful feelings, take care of your body, change harmful behaviour, thoughts and attitudes.

Orion Treet, an itinerant and often-unemployed writer, is abducted at gunpoint. Then he is offered eight million dollars and the adventure of a lifetime. The mission? To observe and chronicle the growth of a new extraterrestrial colony: Empyrion. Arriving on the planet Fierra, Treet discovers a civilization in decline, fragmented by millennia of mistrust and hatred. To survive, he and his odd assortment of companions must unscramble the mysteries around them ... before time runs out for the settlement.

We wrote this book for anyone who has been devastated by a major crisis--the death of a loved one, the loss of an important relationship, a financial setback, serious illness, traumatic injury, or any of a host of personal catastrophes. We aim for more than simple repair or recovery. Crisis theory points to a remarkable fact of human growth and development: a crisis does not have to end in total loss, but can mark the beginning of newer, more satisfying, and more productive ways of living. A crisis can be conquered. If you are hurting, trying to cope with perhaps the worst ordeal you have ever experienced, this book is for you.

This book is designed to help you exercise your ethics and apply them in tough situations. Includes a leader''s guide with visual aids (SunPower Multiuse Transparency Masters) and student activity booklet (Rip-Off Sheets).