“He returned her gaze, yearning for sentimental solace; love which emanated from a familiar source, mattered little how bedevilling. They shared an… — A. H. Septimius Betrayal Copy Share Image
“Above all, he loathed men who beat women; for, real men didn’t exercise their strength on frail creatures, they joined the army… — A. H. Septimius Army Copy Share Image
“Educated and ambitious, with their own forthright opinions, the women of the Garvey set did more to determine political direction than many… — A. H. Septimius Antiquity Copy Share Image
“The world needed gentle men to rule if the people were to live in peace, not the warmongers and conniving men she… — A. H. Septimius Peace Copy Share Image
“To discover what becomes of men who do not pay debts owed to Ratilla, one must visit the underworld.” — A. H. Septimius Crime Copy Share Image
“A continent once described as the white man’s grave, can now be suitably dubbed the white man’s harem.” — A. H. Septimius Africa Copy Share Image
“What had, moments ago, appeared a dangerous gambit, now seemed an elegant coup de maître.” — A. H. Septimius Art Copy Share Image
“Do not try to be your father boy, it is a hopeless pursuit, particularly when you, like I, have a father of… — A. H. Septimius Family Copy Share Image
“I consider my wife and children in all things; yet, I must consider Amara also.” — A. H. Septimius Children Copy Share Image
“Those who looked with revulsion at the oppressive might of her arms, were obliged to marvel at the egalitarian nature of her… — A. H. Septimius Arms Copy Share Image
“If they succeed, you will not be packed off to some idyllic farm, where you can write bad poetry, we will both… — A. H. Septimius Death Copy Share Image
“If a moment could transform a lifetime, much time remained to weep over its implications.” — A. H. Septimius Life Copy Share Image
“Thirty years of marriage to Erasto had taught her much, namely that men were reckless by nature, full of bluster, most incompetent,… — A. H. Septimius Hate Copy Share Image
“As the map of the Great Plain was being redrawn by a young Shazarian councillor, the ageing Shylonian king interrupted mid-speech to… — A. H. Septimius Duplicity Copy Share Image
“They will not be swayed, they have power in their sights and are blinded by its alluring glister.” — A. H. Septimius Control Copy Share Image
“The debauched reign of Tiberius now looks almost irreproachable, the riotous city of ancient Babylon seemingly incorruptible, and the old harems of… — A. H. Septimius Lust Copy Share Image
“She was beholden to no man, held her tongue for none, she would stand before the gods themselves and inform them of… — A. H. Septimius Independent women Copy Share Image
“Yet Theo had become engrossed in his own tale, transporting himself back to the night of which he spoke. In the distance,… — A. H. Septimius Death Copy Share Image
“The cold surface somehow enabled him to remain calm; he kept his eyes upon the summit, awaiting the arrival of reinforcements. The… — A. H. Septimius Bravery Copy Share Image
“Came they, in their droves, one after the other, hundred after hundred, thousand after thousand, engulfing all before them, each line a… — A. H. Septimius Army Copy Share Image
“Throughout the empire, it was whispered that although the husband waded through mud, the wife walked upon water. She, it was said,… — A. H. Septimius Gentle touch Copy Share Image
“What is rank if not protection from the consequences which fall upon common men?” — A. H. Septimius Rank Copy Share Image
“If their social institutions were abhorrent, their unwritten constitution bordered upon the absurd. The absolutist monarchs of the ancient kingdoms of Amara… — A. H. Septimius Constitution Copy Share Image
