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Quest for the Simurgh    by Marva Dasef
Price: $0.99 USD. 37840 words. Published on August 7, 2009. .

The village magician, Wafa, has gone missing. His star pupil Faiza convinces her three classmates that they must seek the help of the Simurgh to find their teacher. She leads the boys on a difficult journey into the mountains in search of the elusive birds. Spirits, gods, and demons confront the four friends, who have a much larger task: saving humankind from Armageddon.
Rumo às Colinas de Aço    by Y.N. Daniel
Price: $2.99 USD. 64330 words. Published on June 30, 2010. .

A glória do Egito virou pó. O império Persa está desmoronando. Com suas tropas, um novo conquistador está varrendo todos os reinos do mundo antigo. Neste cenário, depois de cem anos de sono, aquela que já foi chamada de Arrukzalanokai e Tiamat, renasce. E agora, levando consigo o nome de Isabela, ela deve encontrar a resposta para um enigma: "O que é aquilo que se basta?"
on the Trail of the Real St George    by Oliver Hayes
Price: $4.99 USD. 20780 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on September 8, 2010. .

Dragon-slayer, English hero, martyr, warrior, soldier and saint — St George has been all these things. But who was the real St George? This fascinating book draws on the most recent academic research into folklore and legends to put together an accurate account of St George’s original life story, and how he has developed in folklore and legend to become what he is today.
The Achievements and the Days Book II. from Tribes to Empires    by Roland Maes
Price: $5.99 USD. 103140 words. Published on April 14, 2011. .

The second book follows the evolution of hominids to homo sapiens, their socialization and humanization and the development of the early pre-Christian empires. There are extensive discussions that start at pre-history and proceed through written history ending at the present. Interesting facts and observations are interspersed throughout; these points certainly add spice to the presentation.
Pale Queen's Courtyard    by Marcin Wrona
Price: $2.99 USD. 112950 words. Published on April 24, 2011. .

Kamvar, a soldier, has lost his way. Leonine, a thief and sorcerer, has forgotten that he had one to lose. When the daughter of a High Priest finds herself exiled and hunted across the entirety of conquered Ekka, both men will remember who they are, and the country's invaders will learn that memories, unlike temples, are not so easily torn down.
Predestination (and Other Games of Chance)    by J. Daniel Sawyer
Price: $5.99 USD. 124010 words. Published by AWP Books  on April 25, 2011. .

When leaving Earth to escape a contract on his life, Joss Kyle finds his poker habit gets him caught up in a struggle for control of the entire solar system. He just wants to build a new life, but in the looking-glass world above the gravity well, survival, like poker, is just another sport. And in this contest, it isn’t whether you win or lose, it's how you rig the game.
Alexander the Great: Tactician or Eagle?    by John J. Donnangelo
Price: Free! 10380 words. Published on April 25, 2011. .

Was Alexander the Great a Tactician or an Eagle? In addition to being skilled in the tactics of planning and coordinating military forces in battle, he also possessed the keen vision of an eagle by “seeing” what his adversaries might be planning and then to counterattack. Was he a military genius or a lucky adolescent? Let us delve deeper into his life and examine the factors.
Mirror From Stone    by Kourosh Keshavarz
Price: $0.99 USD. 89780 words. Published on July 6, 2011. .

Mirror From Stone is the memoir of Kourosh, as he adjusts to post revolution life in Iran before and during the war.
All about Iran    by Students' Academy
Price: $1.99 USD. 10490 words. Published by Raja Sharma  on August 11, 2011. .

History of Iran has been intertwined to the history of a larger historical region, Greater Iran, which consists of the area from the Euphrates in the west to the Indus River and Jaxartes in the east and from the Caucasus, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea in the north to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the south.
Carthaginian Empire 13 - Desert Rats    by David Bowman
Price: $1.29 USD. 3530 words. Published by Bluewood Publishing on August 30, 2011. .

Unsettled by the Persian advances into Africa and threatened by the increased Persian military presence along the East Coast of the Mediterranean from the Dardanelles all the way to Egypt; Carthage must act. The Persians are expecting a naval attack from a naval power so when the Carthaginians strike from the desert surprise is paramount. It is 339BC and Carthage faces its greatest enemy yet.