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Young Joash was a slave until the champion Herrek freed him from bondage. Now he trains as a chariot runner, dreaming of glory in Elon’s host. But ancient evil stirs. The Nephilim—sons of fallen angels—have found primeval weapons capable of slaying Heavenly beings. They plan to storm Eden, eat from the Tree of Life and rule as gods. First, they need expendable humans to trip the deadly traps that guard Paradise. When Herrek’s band falls under a Nephilim spell, Joash must find the courage he never knew he had. Like the mouse that freed the netted lion, this former slave will have to save his newfound family from a hideous fate—or watch them become pawns in a war between Heaven and Earth. GIANTS launches the Lost Civilizations Series, chronicling the war between Nephilim and men in the days before the oceans overran the Pre-Cataclysmic World.
Joash and his companions have escaped the shores of Giant Land where they learned a terrible secret—Tarag of Sabertooths and Mimir the Wise have found weapons to slay the guardian of Eden so they can eat from the Tree of Life and rule as gods. The seafarers have no idea that in the depths something ancient stirs at the Nephilim’s call. Soon, a creature of nightmare rises from the abyss. With nowhere to run, Joash and his friends face their darkest hour. What hope do mere mortals have against the terror from the deep? LEVIATHAN continues the Lost Civilizations Series, chronicling humanity’s desperate war against the Nephilim in the days before the oceans overran the Pre-Cataclysmic World.
The final battle for Earth draws near. The giants have gathered otherworldly weapons to defeat the guardian Cherub before the Tree of Life. If they win, they will rule the world as gods. Lord Uriah marches with a hardy band of warriors to stop them. He has little hope for victory, but he prefers to die fighting. Hope rests on young Joash, a prisoner of the giants. They need him to complete a last task. He meanwhile seeks the answer to the riddle of their power. THE TREE OF LIFE tells of the grim confrontation between Nephilim and men at the gate to the Garden of Eden. THE TREE OF LIFE is a fantasy novel by best-selling author Vaughn Heppner.
Keros is a crippled leper crawling through the streets of pirate-haunted Shamgar, enduring a life of misery. Then Gog’s soldiers march the legendary Lod through the city in chains. Before the vast throng, Lod touches the broken man and declares him healed in Elohim’s name. Nothing happens... at first. But when ruffians come to kill Keros that night, he rises up with impossible strength, slaying them and claiming their stolen Bolverk-forged sword. The healing has begun. Gog learns of this miracle in his city. Enraged, he orders his minions to drag Keros to the Catacombs, there to rot beside Lod until he dies. Keros has other plans. Lod healed him—now he must return the favor. Even if it means facing the son of a fallen angel in his own dark domain. GOG continues the Lost Civilizations Series, chronicling humanity’s war against the Nephilim in the days before the oceans overran the Pre-Cataclysmic World.
Joash is a prisoner of the giant Mimir the Wise and Tarag of Sabertooths. The Nephilim have found ancient weapons capable of killing angels, and now they march toward Eden—to slay the guardian and eat from the Tree of Life. If they succeed, they will become immortal gods, ruling over a world of endless darkness. Mimir has discovered Joash’s secret: the inner fire that can resist Nephilim sorcery. Worse, the cunning giant plans to use that power to help breach Eden’s defenses. Lord Uriah pursues with his warriors, but he’s too far behind. Everything now rests on a young former slave who must choose between survival and sacrifice. For if the guardian falls, the Nephilim’s reign of demonic evil will never end. EDEN concludes the opening trilogy of the Lost Civilizations Series, as humanity makes its final stand before the Great Flood drowns the ancient world. *EDEN was formerly titled THE TREE OF LIFE.
Gog wants vengeance against the world—and against Lod, who blinded him in their last battle. His plan: send his Nephilim son Dagon to the Sea of Nur to find and tame the legendary Behemoth. With the great beast under his control, Gog will crush all who oppose him. Lod is no longer a young warrior. Twenty years at the slave oar have twisted his frame into a mass of corded muscle, and his eyes burn with righteous fire. Driven by visions from Elohim, he races to stop Dagon before the monster can be claimed. Both are unaware that something else waits on the Isle of the Behemoth—a stolen flame of Heaven that will change everything. In the shadow of the great beast, two enemies will face their ultimate destiny. BEHEMOTH continues the Lost Civilizations Series, chronicling humanity’s war against the Nephilim in the days before the oceans overran the Pre-Cataclysmic World.
Lod the fanatical pit slave ranges the Pre-Cataclysmic Earth, hunting the Nephilim—the monstrous offspring of fallen angels. They possess supernatural size, strength, and dark magic. He has only a sword, a knife, and his blazing fury. But visions from Elohim burn within him, driving him to rise up and challenge the invincible. In the Stadium of Swords in Nod, he faces a god who watches slaughter for sport among his beauties. In the wilderness camp of a giant seeking the perfect vessel for his Nephilim seed, Lod enacts terrible vengeance. At the cursed Tree of Death, he dares retrieve a woman to love. Here are three thrilling tales of heroic fantasy’s mightiest warrior storming through the savage prehistoric world. LOD THE WARRIOR is the sixth book in the Lost Civilizations Series, featuring the white-haired champion readers call “addictive.”
Lod the fanatical pit slave ranges the Pre-Cataclysmic Earth to confront the Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels. They have supernatural size, strength and mystic powers. He has a sword, a knife or merely his fists. But in him burns visions from Elohim, giving him the courage to rise up and fight the invincible. He begins in the canals of Shamgar, used as bait for giant rats. Years later, he toils in the galleys of Poseidonis, a chained beast rowing to face the dreaded fire ships that always destroy their foes. Lod faces the duel of his life on the Isle of the Dead, assassin’s attacks and the heart-freezing terror of the kraken. Heroic fantasy’s mightiest warrior storms his way through five thrilling tales from prehistoric times. LOD THE GALLEY SLAVE is the seventh book in the Lost Civilizations Series, a fantasy by best-selling author Vaughn Heppner.
Gog the Oracle rules Shamgar, a pirate lair run by Nephilim who raid and enslave others with impunity because of their supernatural size and strength and through Gog’s prophetic sight. Now, men emboldened by Lod join together, desperate to end the nightmare of Shamgar. But they need more than just stout hearts. Joash with his unique abilities is gathering mammoths to unleash against the Nephilim on the battlefield. Cunning Gog enlists Cain the Wanderer, the first murderer, to infiltrate Lod’s host as a secret killer and kidnapper. Gog has decided to slay these meddlers and capture Lod for good. The battle rages in CAIN, the eighth book of the Lost Civilization Series, a tale of sword versus sorcery, men against Nephilim, before the oceans overran the Pre-Cataclysmic World.
Fierce Nephilim riding giant reptilian beasts burst out of the Red Desert. They raid the villages of the Negara Hills, collecting the young men as spears slaves and the women as harlots. In Armod, Brand’s mother resists, receiving a sword in the guts for her courage. With bloody hands imploring Heaven, she curses the Nephilim before dying. It makes Brand a target during the savage training, leaving him lonely and afraid, as all his friends abandon him. Although terrified, Brand yet has a spark of courage left. He escapes into the grasslands, meeting Lod, who claims his mother’s curses have brought him to teach Brand how to fight. Knowing Nephilim hunters are coming, the two seek an ancient ghost-city from the time angels warred on Earth. Lod hopes to find supernatural weapons to slay the evil ones. Is Brand going to die hideously or is Lod right? Can men really defeat the sons of fallen angels? Find out in THE BLADE OF ELOHIM, the ninth book of the Lost Civilization Series, set in the prehistoric world.