Terra Nostra is one of the great masterpieces of modern Latin American fiction. This ambitious novel by Carlos Fuentes covers 20 centuries of European and American culture and prominently features the construction of El Escorial by Philip II.

The title, Latin for "Our Earth," is modeled on James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, and shifts unpredictably between the sixteenth century and the twentieth. It seeks the roots of contemporary Latin American society in the struggle between the conquistadors and indigenous Americans.

Fuentes skillfully blends a wide range of literary forms, stories within stories, Mexican and Spanish myth, and famous literary characters. This novel is both a historical epic and an apocalyptic vision of modern times.

Terra Nostra is a total work of art—a voyage to the edge of what only a novelist can see and say.

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus is a thought-provoking novel by Orson Scott Card that deftly intertwines a compelling portrait of Christopher Columbus with the intriguing tale of a future scientist. This scientist believes she possesses the ability to alter human history, transforming it from a saga of bloodshed and brutality into a world brimming with hope and healing.

As the narrative unfolds, readers are taken on a journey that explores the power of scientific innovation. The novel opens a window to the past, allowing researchers to send an individual onto a slightly different path, leading to unexpected repercussions for both the present and future.

Pastwatch is a masterful blend of historical reimagination and speculative science fiction, challenging readers to ponder the profound impact of individual actions on the course of history.

Lonely and out of place in the 21st century, Olivia Keller finds her escape in books, especially romances set in the distant past. When a series of unexpected happenings places her in the very time she's always dreamed of, she is struck with the old wisdom to be careful what you wish for.

Cast into a world she could not have understood if she'd read a thousand books, fantasies are abandoned and survival remains the only goal. It soon becomes apparent, however, that survival is just one of the many challenges she'll face as she experiences the ancient world through the members of the Deer Clan.

She is reviled by the sardonic clansman, Trabor, who has convinced members of the clan that the solution to their misfortune is the conquer and pillaging of neighboring clans. Befriended by Jalen, hunter of the Deer Clan, and its eldest member, Yani, her arrival is seen as the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy to unite the Clan with its deer brothers.

To others, she is an outsider, cursing the clan and dividing its members between those who choose Trabor's path of war and those who cling to reunification and a return of prosperity.

As the hailed Caller of the Deer, Olivia bears witness to Earth's mystical past, as the realization of her true mission is revealed, and she is granted the extraordinary power to change the course of Earth's history.