David Bowman

Set in the 1950's, this epic, Warholian novel presents a brilliant and wholly original take on the years leading up to the Kennedy assassination. Where were you when you first heard President Kennedy had been shot? This is a question most people can answer, even if the answer is "I wasn't born yet." In this epic novel, David Bowman makes the strong case that the shooting on November 22nd, 1963 was the major, defining turning point that catapulted...

Nine years ago, Hansro led his punitive expeditions against the tribes west of the Rhine. Now the Emperor is on the scene, and his huge army is intent on crushing the Goths once and for all. As the campaign starts, Hamilcar III is surprised and ambushed in the Tutenberg forest. Instead of plunging his forces into despair as the Gauls had wanted, his death finally galvanizes the Carthaginian armies into brutal action. For many generations that followed,...

One sorry for himself, Athenian philosopher and mathematician. Exiled from Athens on pain of death. Banned from teaching. But for Carthage, he holds a key. His theories could lead to a navigation system that will enable them to extend their supremacy. Anaxagoras has a choice. Help the natural enemies of Athens or fade into obscurity? Hanno wants his man and the secrets to accurate navigation his brain may hold. But does he owe loyalty to the city...

Hanno has made friends with the local tribe and even married the chief's daughter, but can he get home? He needs to repair his ships, but his tools don't work so well on the local oak. Can he turn this to his advantage? Meanwhile, what of the trader; can he be trusted? Could he be dealt with without offending his father-in-law? Should he do so anyway? What is this mysterious fortress, Mai Dan? Could these be allies?

Hanno's grandson has a problem. Carthage wants control of Sicily. So does Athens. Only the port of Syracuse holds out against Carthage's ambitions. But it has held out for four long years. Carthage is sick of war. Carthage wants its son's home. Can his final desperate plan succeed in breaking Athens' final holding in the Western Mediterranean? It's 409 BC. Can Handro meet and make his destiny?

With the Roman fleet at the bottom of the Mediterranean and Hannibal's mercenary army marauding down the east coast of Italy, Rome is up against it. When the entire Roman army is butchered at the battle of Cannae and Hannibal's brother lands another army in the Bay of Naples, Rome is given a choice. Surrender or be sacked. It is 216 BC and the last challenger against Carthage's reign is on her knees.

When two mighty empires meet, history dictates that only one will stand and the other must fall. Persia covers more land area than all of Carthage's territory. Carthage controls the Mediterranean and its wealth from shore to distant shore. As the two empires confront each other in a hundred little skirmishes, one will survive and one will fall. It is 330BC and if Persia falls only one small emerging state will stand in the way of Carthaginian suzerainty.Rome...

Phillip would be king of Macedonia if the Carthaginians hadn't arrived. Now he must lead a last desperate rebellion against the overlords from across the sea. Is it still his destiny to rule, or has Carthage the wit and might to destroy the dynasty before Alexander is even born? It is 359 BC, and the nexus of history is upon them.

Sparta and Athens are fighting again. But which one does Carthage want to win? Sparta's fleet is small and presents no real threat at sea. Her army is large and superb. Athens' fleets control the eastern Med. How long can Carthage allow this state of affairs to continue? Is it time for Handro to involve Carthage in the internal affairs of the Greek city-states? If so, on which side? Handro will play his own game at this table. It's 405 BC, and Greece...

With the installation of a new dynasty and the end of the civil war, Carthage hopes to rebuild the peace it had prospered in for so long. Sensing weakness, others have different ideas. Suddenly the brave yeomen with their longbows that had stood their ground and won the civil war must fight a different enemy. Out of the east, across the Danube, comes a new enemy. The Parthians are the undisputed masters of horse archery. Finally, the northern longbow...