Gregory Keng Strasser

Greece in the age of Heroes: Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles.

Achilles, “best of all the Greeks,” is everything Patroclus is not—strong, beautiful, the child of a goddess—and by all rights their paths should never cross. Yet one day, Achilles takes the shamed prince under his wing and soon their tentative connection gives way to a steadfast friendship.

As they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something far deeper—despite the displeasure of Achilles’ mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.

Fate is never far from the heels of Achilles. When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate.

Computer genius Kim Tae-Jin, a Chōsen (North Korean) Zainichi (Korean born and raised in Japan) is sick of the entrapment by the Japanese government and his domineering father. Since before his mother died, his family’s shop is constantly being extorted by police and government alike, and the bills are piling up. Tae-Jin is looking for a way out. Or better yet, a new destiny, entirely.

Princeling Park Jin-Hyuk, a Pyongyang native who was educated in the west is looking for a way to liberate North Korea, and even maybe himself, on the digital stage and beyond. He’s been put on a highly secretive taskforce, the Lazarus Group, to carry out cyberattacks across countries for the purpose of restoring glory to the DPRK. Park needs talent, pronto, but North Korea doesn’t have the labor.

When the two meet, Park and Kim develop a unique, if conditional, friendship that leads them on a high-stakes chase for millions across the Philippines, Japan, China, Sri Lanka, the Dark Web, and beyond.

Philip and his family of miners have been on strike for over 500 days against a coal facility, deep in the heart of West Blocton, Alabama. His greatest wish is that his only son will rally to their cause, but upon returning home, Bobby has a green new deal set in his sights. Inspired by true events, one family struggles with their loyalty to their union, their legacy, and their home in face of a shifting political environment around climate change and the American worker.