Bøger af D. W. Frauenfelder

Who will be the next ruler of Rome? Prompted by a frightening omen, Etruscan King Tarquin sends his two sons plus Lucius Junius Brutus, the simpleton prince (and secretly master mage of Rome!) to ask the wisdom of the god Apollo. But the answer is not so simple. Lucius and his Greek friend Demetria want to take back Rome for Romans, Tarquin's princes are squabbling amongst themselves, and in the background lurks a powerful soothsayer who would just as soon have them all out of the way. Who will win out? The secret lies in the prophecy of Apollo!

In 500 BC, the dream of Rome is small enough to fit in the heart of one youth: Lucius Junius Brutus, Master Mage of Rome. But that dream is in jeopardy: Etruscans have stolen King Numa's staff and shield, the sacred symbols that guarantee Rome's future greatness. Lucius and his Greek friend, Demetria, must recover the staff and shield and protect the shrine of Numa, where Lucius has realized the power of the Latin language. Mirror-wielding seers, underworld monsters, and even a goddess of death oppose Lucius and Demetria, but the greatest challenge may be saving Demetria from an arranged marriage. How far will Lucius, Master Mage of Rome, have to go to save both the city of his heart and his dear friend?

Wils Reinhardt is fifteen years old and has it all: famous son of Borschland Hockey League star Sherm Reinhardt, Wils is a genius in science as well as the best young hockey player in the league. But he's also racing against time. Due to his exposure to the tisande, the elixir of the saints of Borschland, Wils may soon join the company of the legendary immortals of the nation. The catch? Saints are active only during the phase shift, when Borschland inhabits another universe. And phase shifts are mostly unpredictable- and short. Wils has joined a secret plot to stop the phase shift and strand it in the universe of the saints. But doing so would cut Borschland off from our earth, never to return. Will the next phase shift be Borschland's last?

After a season of hockey fame, political intrigue, and romantic complications, Sherm Reinhardt is finally settling down. He's happily married, loves his kids, and captains Borschland's most storied ice hockey team. When a homeless man claiming to be the Borschic "Saint of Light" Willem van Noos appears, asking Sherm to protect Borschland's most sacred Flowering Branch, Sherm is more than skeptical. But as swiftly as the Branch blooms after 300 years of dormancy, Sherm's trouble sprout, too: his sister is arrested for treason, he is booted off the team, and a Shadow Saint shows up, this time offering Sherm and his family eternal youth if they drink a tea brewed from the Branch's flowers. Willem assures Sherm that if he follows the Shadow Saints, a cataclysmic war will ensue. But who can pass up the chance for immortality?