William Bowden

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” - Arthur C. Clarke There are many ways to test humanity to destruction. Serving tea and cakes is one of them. And it is over tea and cakes that the enigmatic Mr. Day makes his proposition to skeptical diplomat Thaddeus Maine. The offer is for the United Kingdom to become the sole distributor of technology so advanced as to be out of this world. A conduit, delivering wonders to the rest of the globe. Naturally, the United Kingdom will want to attach a premium, to cover their costs and so forth… But when it comes to a sufficiently advanced technology, we are so conditioned by what we see at the movies that the real thing no longer seems magical. And unfortunately, that’s exactly what happens.

Port State

A mind born out of innocence can be a terrifying weapon. And just such a mind has been found in the laboratories of the failed corporation Cantor Satori. A machine-mind coveted by a powerful General in the Pentagon. Eminent psychologist Lucius Gray has been drafted in to investigate the mysterious machine-based intelligence. Through earning its trust Lucius forms a deep bond with the shy and secretive machine, a bond that not only reveals the machine’s startling true nature, but threatens the General’s plans to gain control of it. A Child Of Our Time is a technological thriller, a story of Man and Machine, each forced to confront the other’s predicament, each faced with the hardest of choices.

A Child Of Our Time

The universe, and what passes for reality, has its dark secrets—for those that dare to seek them out. But understanding the nature of reality holds no interest for Evyline Marron—she has only a shallow sense of its significance. Evyline’s pursuit is the human condition, one that finds her peering into the deceased heads of others, of which there has been something of a dearth of late. Then, quite out of the blue, the cerebral cortex of a notorious individual comes her way. An individual once possessed of some very peculiar notions indeed. Reality, it seems, is a façade behind which all manner of horrors can be hidden, horrors discoverable by only the most particular of minds. And that’s exactly what happens.

Any Alt

If you want something hidden, consider hiding it in plain sight. Unfortunately, stumbling across such a something came close to getting Nathan fired. An innocent when it came to the discovery, to be sure, but it would nevertheless be fair to say that Nathan wasn’t entirely blameless in the matter, having run roughshod over all manner of military regulations. Despite the repeated screw-ups, Nathan remains an asset to the auditing firm, Mace Forensics. So, in a last ditch effort to keep him out of trouble, the firm banishes Nathan to a relic of the Cold War, a third-rate air base situated somewhere in the Nevada desert. Nathan is a forensic accountant, and he is to audit said base until every pencil, and every paperclip has been entered into the ledger. There he will be safely out of sight, and out of mind. Welcome to Area Zero, Nathan.

Area Zero

A Focus on the Origin and Early Disposition of Sin

Comparative Study of Hamartiology in Milton's Paradise Lost and in the Old Testament

Richard Hodges

In his assessment of the transformation of the Roman World Henri Pirenne assigned little significance to the sixth century, seeing it primarily as a period of continuity. In this volume twelve scholars assess the period in the light of new evidence and new perspectives. The result is an infinitely complex picture, covering Scandinavia and Central Europe as well as the western Mediterranean, in which continuity and change exist side by side.

Production, Distribution, and Demand

The Sixth Century

Kosta Lako

Maskwork is a new way of looking at the art of masks and mask-making: a unique combination of ethnography, design and practical advice. Jenny Foreman's book for teachers and practitioners of drama, art, design and technology grew out of a research bursary from the UK's National Society for Education in Art and Design. They received her report with great enthusiasm as "one of the very best projects . . . likely to make a valuable and useful contribution" to both specific and cross-discipline school and college courses as well as to adult performing groups. The first part explains the anthropology, nature, use and meaning of masks around the world, from prehistory to modern times. Richly illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs, this section introduces the ethical implications of free use of masks which have ethnographical connections - an important aspect completely neglected elsewhere. The second part comprises eight theme workshops, including theory, background and instructions for mask-making, supplemented by photographs of assembly and use by groups of people from all age-ranges. Materials are inexpensive and easy to acquire, while line drawings aid step-by-step construction. A bibliography and reference section helps readers go on to even greater understanding and achievements.

Excavations and Surveys 1994-99

Byzantine Butrint

Luke A. Lavan

An exploration of theoretical frameworks, methodology and field practice suited to the late antique Mediterranean. Broad themes such as long-term change, topography, the economy and social life are covered, but in terms of the issues and problems being tackled by scholars of late antiquity.

Theory and Practice in Late Antique Archaeology

The Mollos had come to England to start a new life, buying a small farm in the heart of Devon, only to have their dream cruelly snatched from them. Now their teenage daughter has risked the family farm in a desperate attempt to preserve her parents’ legacy, betting everything on a new type of crop. But the country is in the midst of a financial crisis, and with more trouble looming, a Machiavellian mandarin has cooked up an outlandish scheme to manage what might otherwise be a difficult situation, threatening the young girl’s plans. Shortfall is a fictional tale inspired in some small part by real events now thought lost to time.

Shortfall

Adam Gutteridge

Carlos Machado

This collection of papers, arising from the conference series Late Antique Archaeology, examines the social and political structures of the late antique period and the ways in which they are manifested in the archaeological and textual record.

William Bowden

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