Böcker av John Carney

Two poetry collections in one convenient paperback! Icarus and If You Give Up feature both classical and contemporary poems, covering subjects like classical heroes, cars, the changing seasons, hallucinogenic mushrooms, love, and heartbreak.

"Aichmalatoi; or, The Captives" - A New Comedy about the suicides of Cleopatra and Marcus AntoniusWhile Cleopatra and Marcus Antonius hide in their palace at Alexandria, Octavian leads the legions of Rome to Egypt. The outcome of their conflict will decide no less than the future of the Roman Empire, but it will also decide the fate of the child-pharaoh Caesarion, deemed a threat to Roman succession. Who will make it out alive?"The Atlantiad" - A Tragedy about the lost city of Atlantis and its last king, TheodosiusIn a time when the Gods of Olympus walk among mortals and Achilles sails the seas in search of fame and conquest, Atlantis vies for supremacy. Mighty Zeus offers his protection, but the cost of his alliance is high. Yet, the city''s most potent threat may come from her most powerful citizen.

A thrilling and highly newsworthy military adventure in the burning rubble of Islamic State.