Artaban is a young Magus (Wise Man) who desires to follow the star to the birthplace of the coming King, against the counsel of his friends and family. Carrying three precious jewels to give to the baby Messiah, Artaban and his reluctant servant Orontes set off to join the caravan of the three other wise men. They miss the caravan, but Artaban continues the search for his King, always one step behind. Artaban spends much of his remaining wealth and all of his energy helping the poor and unfortunate people he meets, until at the end of his life he finally finds Jesus--at His trial! Has Artaban wasted his life in a foolish quest? Will he ever get the chance to present his gifts to the King?
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although...
A story set in Tsarist Russia, set in a manor house. The main character is the mute Gerasim, who liv...
Commissioner Bartošek is visited by Dr. Goldberg, who reports the disappearance of his friend, the f...
A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with ...
A young man befriends the last surviving Civil War veteran, intending to rob him of $50,000.
Based on four of the six short stories compiled in Murakami Haruki's anthology, After the Quake expl...
A pilot carrying a valuable amulet is shot down over China by a ruthless Russian agent, who also wan...
In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely stor...
The abusive professional relationship between Luis, an intransigent painter, and Ágata, his traumati...
Young Ursula plays in a tree and ruins her fancy dress. Her elderly mother teaches her a cruel lesso...
Teenage Peter doesn't get along with his strict father. And when his father sells his beloved bitch ...
Emma Zunz, who is planning a crime, intends to get away with it by presenting an audacious alibi.
Young Ellen Neal gets work as a servant with the wealthy Fullerton family. She falls in love with th...
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control...
On the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinc...
An unconventionally seen story from the period of the Slovak National Uprising will especially inter...
Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicki...
Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highl...