Bücher der Reihe Empyraeum Novellas

"There shall be no victory for the wolves, there is only me!"¿Marcos the Spartan, later known as Lupernikes; said the be so dour he makes Kalliades look cheerful. He enjoys his laconic reputation. He has earned it. A brutal punishment which he metes out for a terrible crime catches Alexander's attention and becomes, in part responsible for Marcos being made a great offer; to become the first of the Ten Thousand. What he does not know is that he will also be the guinea pig for The Ritual of the Kalshodar. Learn about the actual Ritual although you might want to skip that part. First he cooks lunch for Sham, then he causes him lose it....¿The gaps are starting to be filled in and, of course there are other novellas coming but; how much will get answered and how much will just lead to even more questions?

Shamshir Naik, itinerant holy man and former prince in the mould of Siddhartha? Meddler and spymaster? Master manipulator and mover of events? Teacher and mentor? True and honest friend doing what he can to preserve those he loves with all the talents he has? Which, if any, of those is he? Who knows? Come on this journey; from rural Kolkata, across the Himalayas, to modern day Alexandria-Upon-Thames to find out. As he meets Alexander on the banks of the river Indus and travels to Babylon what is his purpose? When Alexander almost dies in that Royal City is it Sham who saves him or that mysterious visitor nobody quite remembers seeing? Does Sham know that mystery man? After the Empyraeum is safe and claimed; Sham, afraid of what will happen if Alexander discovers the immortality he kept secret from him, flees and is thought dead. Where does he go and what does he do until Neshaa sees him on the moon all those years later? Follow the path of the Charmer and everyone's favourite bad mannered, cigar smoking joker who always has a laugh ready. Remember he is always where he is supposed to be but how does he know?

How does a pacifist become a soldier? How does a brilliant yet undisciplined mind become wise? When Alkemas Neshaa, The Persian, one of the many Persians to joined Alexander's campaign at Susa, following Darius' defeat at Gauagamela, little did he imagine where that decision would lead him. Preaching to a dragon about his Zoroastrian faith was never something he could have anticipated... Follow the curious character of neshaa through some of History's most intriguing moments, from one side of the galaxy to the other, and help him unravel some of the most complex mysteries of the Empyraeum itself.