Showing results by narrator "Kenneth Bryant" in All Categories

The Spartans. The famous warrior society of ancient Greece. Renowned for their ferocity in battle, rigid self-discipline, and their legendary wit and terseness. These rugged, crimson-clad soldiers knew a lifestyle that few of us today could imagine or endure. Both Spartan men and woman, from the day they were born, to their often early deaths, constantly trained their bodies and minds to be as hard and immovable as stone.

On the Island of the Gods, expedition leader Hiram Kane is on holiday after a long season guiding in the Peruvian Andes. When a good friend’s greed leads him to betray Bali’s most notorious gangster, their peaceful community is left shell-shocked after the six-year-old daughter of its leader gets kidnapped in a vicious and violent raid. What follows is a whirlwind race across the paradise island to rescue the girl before "The Rooster" takes his sadistic revenge, and with the waking giant of volcanic Mt. Agung threatening to destroy them all, Kane risks everything.

Expedition leader Hiram Kane is in Japan when the storm of the century hits. He joins the rescue mission as flash floods cause chaos, death and destruction. Yakuza boss Katashi Goto is retiring from the mob. Before he does, there is one more thing to achieve: revenge over a centuries old enemy. When their two very different worlds collide, Kane is forced to make a choice.

In the Andes searching for a lost Inca city, Hiram Kane's team is infiltrated by two different terrorist factions seeking legendary Inca gold to fund strikes against their enemy. The expedition devolves into the deadliest of treasure hunts and a lethal race against time. When the lives of Kane's loved ones are threatened, it becomes personal. Catholics versus Incans. Kane must defeat them both.

Expedition leader Hiram Kane is holed up in his native England recovering from wounds both physical and mental, when his family receives a mysterious anonymous letter that dredges up nightmares from the past. Could it also offer a ray of unexpected hope? Across the globe beneath a forgotten Aztec pyramid, a disillusioned archaeology professor is about to unleash his wrath. How? Brutally murdering a dozen innocent victims in an ancient sacrificial ritual.

Hiram Kane travels to India to honour the life of his murdered best friend. But Kane's world is soon plunged into turmoil when a psychotic people trafficker kidnaps Alexandria Ridley, the love of his life, and disappears into the mighty Himalayas. What begins as a risky rescue mission turns into a chilling foray into the world of weapons and drugs trading, sexual slavery and human trafficking - and culminates in a deadly race against time across the top of the world into Chinese-occupied Tibet.

Raif Harrison, former commander of the Star Chasers on Avalon, finds his life and everything he thought he knew changes the instant an enigmatic stranger arrives with knowledge about Raif and his true origins. Raif is set on a path that will bring him face-to-face with an age-old evil that is rising and the secret sect that has sworn to stop the prophecy, no matter what the cost. With time running out, Raif must fight an unimaginable horror that threatens his family, the woman he loves, homeworld, and beyond. The war has begun...but who will survive it?

Daniel Harper surfaces from a coma that has robbed him of two years of his life only to find himself thrust into a world threatened by an outbreak that could wipe out all mankind. Forming an uneasy alliance, Daniel is assisted by James Edmunds, the top genetic research scientist at the privately run research centre that currently holds him prisoner, while trying to discover the secrets to the Resurrection program. On the run and running out of time, can Daniel stop the approaching apocalypse?

Two souls ripped from their world, lost. Raif and Ash must face their own demons in order to face what is coming. In the aftermath of the events on Avalon, Sofia takes refuge and tries to piece together what occurred and an uneasy alliance is formed with the man who tried to kill her and the one who came to rescue her. One survivor finds refuge in an unlikely place and may well hold the key to raising a force strong enough to take on the threat of the brotherhood and even the Immortal itself. Can they face up to the growing strength the Immortal poses to all living things across this universe?

Is Stonehenge a stone hinge? As early as 10,000 years ago, early man knew of parallel universes. Not from quantum theoretical models but from face-to-face interaction with their denizens. Over the last 30 years, television series and movies focused on the public's thirst for inexplicable phenomena. The growing number of books devoted to works explaining everything from UFOs to Stonehenge are testaments of continuing and increasing interest.

Discover history's greatest quotes from warriors around the world, from past to present. Whether from the bloody fields of Cannae to the shores of Normandy, discover 365 of the most inspirational military quotes from history. From the generals to the grunts, from the Marines to the Spartans, from Japan to Africa to the United States and everywhere in between. Bear witness first-hand to the glory and horror of war.

Texas is a solid red state. Or trending purple. Or soon to be blue. One thing is certain: As Texas looms ever larger in national politics, the makeup of its electorate increasingly matters. At a critical moment, as migration, immigration, and a maturing populace alter the state’s political landscape, this book presents a deeply researched, data-rich look at who Texas voters are, what they want, and what it might mean for the future of the Republican and Democratic parties, the state, and the nation.