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Stone the builder who erects a house that falls on its occupants. Sever the hands of the criminal who pilfers livestock or grain or another's garment. Whip the child who defies an elder. For such is the law and the law must be obeyed. For generations, these ironclad rules had governed the people...

Upon the end of days, Lucifer, the Fallen One, that Infernal of Infernals and Murderer of Hope, wonders if his Father will bother to raise another race after Armageddon. After all, he'll only have to tempt them - again - to certain death. Their choice, not his. On God's behalf, Archangel Michael responds. So begins a series of letters between two brothers, at once cordial and combative, about their purpose, their fears, their familial estrangement, and their Father's great folly: the human race.

The New Atlantis (1627) is a utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon in which he describes a vision of the future of human discovery, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humanity. The novel portrays a utopian world where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the dominant qualities of the inhabitants.

Der Heiland ist zurückgekehrt. Und zwar in das Spanien auf dem Höhepunkt der Inquisition. Er wirkt Wunder und man erkennt ihn wieder, aber er wird trotzdem angeklagt. Was bildet sich der neue Jesus eigentlich ein zu einer Zeit zurückzukehren, in welcher die Kirche endlich die weltliche und staatliche Macht zusammen in sich verkörpert? Noch nie wurden die Gesetze Gottes so gut koordiniert wie jetzt und dann erscheint plötzlich dieser Unruhestifter. Heiland hin Heiland her - dabei muss es sich um einen zeitlichen Irrtum halten und dieser muss aufgeklärt werden.