Random Destiny

'Sword of Ages is a novel set amongst the ancient civilizations in the dim world of proto-history, and in a time when fact and magic blurred into an indistinct religion. From the burning wastes of the Arabian desert Yusuf, the six-fingered little orphan boy, is catapulted headlong into trauma and the new life the gods destined for him. Educated in the arcane sciences by his kindly mentor he inherits the Sword of Ages, only to discover the terrible burdens that duty and love can bring. Finding purpose in his search for the fabled Hall of Records and for the love of his life, he travels amongst the bloodshed and beauty of the ancient world as a warrior-prophet in search of his destiny.'

'Sword of War is the story of a man's dream playing havoc with his life. From his early childhood in Berlin Otto Hoffmann burns with the ambition to become a famous archaeologist like his hero Heinrich Schliemann, but runs into one disaster after the other. Fate just does not grant him his wish; in fact, it would seem as if the gods are doing everything possible to break him. After a tumultuous year at Oxford and driven by passion he ventures into Southern Africa at the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War, and gets sucked into the maelstrom of death and suffering. Tested to the limit he clings to the two things that keeps him alive - his plans to excavate the ruins of Zimbabwe, and the love of the sweet English girl whose father is his bitterest enemy. In the end there is only one outcome, and it changes him beyond anything he ever imagined.'

'Sword of Destiny is the continuation of an adventure spanning nearly 4500 years. At the end of the twentieth century the wealthy and somewhat quirky archaeologist James Hoffman unexpectedly comes across the lost journal of his great-grandfather that could help him solve a century-old mystery. At the same time, he finds what he feels is true love, and blindly sets off in pursuit of both, just as the gods of Fate had planned he should. But his quest leads him along a way he never foresaw or intended, with results that would shake him to the core and change his life and destiny forever, if he can manage to stay alive.'