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The Matador's Crown [Dramatized Adaptation]

An invitation too irresistible to refuse from the Museum of Cadiz leads archaeologist Annja Creed to the sun-drenched southern coast of Andalucia, Spain. In a region rich in Moorish and Roman ruins, she leaps at the chance to join a dig across the Bay of Cadiz, where she unearths a bronze bull statue that makes the entire trip worth every minute. Until the day after her discovery, when she sees the same artifact beside the body of a dead Spaniard, killed by the estocada, the final sword thrust used by bullfighters to bring down the bull. Whoever killed the man left clear signs of having taken something. And yet the bronze bull remained. What was so valuable the murderer chose it over a priceless artifact? How had her find come into this dead man's hands? With few leads and a growing body count, Annja's investigation takes her through a colorful world of flamenco and bullfighting to a renowned matador and an illegal-and deadly-collection of Visigoth votive crowns.

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Bradley Smith, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, Evan Casey, James Keegan, Jonathan Watkins, Kimberly Gilbert, Matthew Bassett, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford (Narrator)

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City of Swords [Dramatized Adaptation]

It was the kind of internet posting guaranteed to attract the attention of the American cable TV show Chasing History's Monsters: 'Dog-headed men sighted by tourists in Avignon.' Drawn to France to explore the myth of Saint Christopher and the cynocephalus, or the dog-headed, archaeologist and television host Annja Creed finds herself repeatedly and inexplicably targeted by vicious mercenaries. Her best defense is to trace this brutal violence back to its source, which she soon discovers to be a millionaire and self-professed descendant of King Charlemagne. Caught up in a romantic and ruthless sixth-century world, the man is convinced that if he collects mankind's most precious and holy swords, he can fulfill his medieval ancestor's failed goal to build the City of God. And he's stealing the priceless relics one by one to arm his modern-day paladins. Now he has his eye on a very special sword-Annja's. And he'll have to kill her to get it.

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Allison Thomas, Bradley Smith, Christopher Sheeren, Colleen Delany, Danny Gavigan, David Coyne, Elizabeth Jernigan, Eric Messner, Evan Casey, James Konicek, Jonathan Watkins, Ken Jackson, Kimberly Gilbert, Matthew Bassett, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard, Nick Depinto, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Steven Carpenter, Thomas Keegan, Tim Getman, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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The Third Caliph [Dramatized Adaptation]

A holy war. An ancient scroll lost in history... until now. During a dig in Morocco, archaeologist Annja Creed and her companions are nearly buried alive when the khettara ceiling collapses, revealing a 1,300-year-old corpse. But when Bedouin bandits raid the camp, Annja barely escapes with her life...and half of a scroll in ancient Kufic script. Her companions' survival now depends on her. The scroll dates back to 656 AD, when Muslim raised sword against Muslim and the assassination of the third caliph left no clear heir to Muhammad's teachings. It's a coveted find. Annja quickly finds herself caught between a devious terrorist whose family honor depends on destroying what she possesses and a ruthless CIA team. Both believe the end justifies the means. And that Annja cannot allow.

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Alexander Strain, Bradley Smith, Christopher Graybill, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, Danny Gavigan, David Coyne, David Harris, Dylan Lynch, Elizabeth Jernigan, Evan Casey, Gary Telles, James Lewis, Jeff Allin, Ken Jackson, Lily Beacon, Matthew Bassett, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Nanette Savard, Nick Depinto, Nora Achrati, Richard Cutting, Richard Rohan, Scott Mccormick, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Thomas Keegan, Tim Getman, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Staff of Judea [Dramatized Adaptation]

After decoding an ancient scroll-one that purports to pinpoint the treasure of the Jewish Temple, lost for two thousand years-archaeologist Annja Creed agrees to lead the party to recover the find in Judea. It's a perilous desert journey through sandstorms and bandits, and complicated by mysterious sabotage within the group, to arrive at a long-forgotten fortress deep beneath a mountain. Only then does Annja discover that this archaeological expedition is really one man's quest for the mystical Staff of Aaron, one of the Bible's holiest and most powerful relics-a weapon they say can do incalculable harm in the hands of the wrong individual. She must try everything humanly possible to prevent the staff from being used for selfish purposes. Even if it puts her in the mightiest battle yet-sword against staff.

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Alexander Strain, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, Eric Messner, James Keegan, Jeff Allin, Joe Brack, Joel David Santner, Ken Jackson, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Patrick Bussink, Richard Rohan, Scott Mccormick, Terence Aselford, Thomas Keegan, Tim Getman (Narrator)

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The Vanishing Tribe [Dramatized Adaptation]

When archaeologist Annja Creed attends an auction in Botswana featuring personal effects of an infamous explorer, she purchases a small and seemingly unremarkable piece of art. It's not until the explorer's son makes a desperate attempt to steal it that Annja uncovers the secret of the painting...or rather, the secret map behind the painting. The map points to the Lost City of the San tribe, bushmen who had long ago disappeared off the face of the planet and whose city-so legend has it-was once littered with diamonds. But is the map an epic archaeological discovery or a fantastic work of fiction? Compelled to find out, Annja must face not only the perils of the African bush, but a treacherous son determined to take back his father's greatest legacy...no matter what the cost.

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Bradley Smith, Colleen Delany, Danny Gavigan, Dylan Lynch, James Lewis, Joe Brack, Ken Jackson, Kenyatta Rogers, Michael Glenn, Nanette Savard, Patrick Bussink, Terence Aselford, Thomas Keegan, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Clockwork Doomsday [Dramatized Adaptation]

It started in 48 B.C. when a centurion on a rescue mission for Julius Caesar went down with the ship in a storm. With his last breath, he saw the object of Caesar's seafaring excursion-an accursed, mechanical minotaur-hit bottom...and start to walk away. While taping an episode of Chasing History's Monsters, TV host and archaeologist Annja Creed learns that her sometime friend and protector Garin has acquired an ancient butterfly key artifact, the kind once used to wind automatons, clockwork-style devices. Except, this key comes with a rumor attached, a story that it once worked a god-touched device both rare and unbelievably powerful. No sooner does Garin hold the key than it's snatched from his hands by a freewheeling historian who plays by her own rules. And she wants ultimate power, which could happily include the sword of Joan of Arc. The quest for the key and the mythological automaton reunites Annja, Garin and his old mentor Roux in Genoa, and pits them in a race across Europe to beat a foe as resourceful and skilled as Annja herself.

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Alexander Strain, Casie Platt, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, Dawn Ursula, Dylan Lynch, Eric Messner, Evan Casey, James Konicek, James Lewis, Joe Brack, Kimberly Gilbert, Michael Glenn, Nanette Savard, Richard Rohan, Scott Mccormick, Steven Carpenter, Ted Stoddard, Terence Aselford, Thomas Keegan, Tim Getman, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Blood Cursed [Dramatized Adaptation]

Deep in the Bavarian forest, archaeologists unearth a medieval human skull with a brick stuffed in its mouth. When Annja Creed catches wind of the strange discovery, the TV host and archaeologist rushes to join the dig. But the superstitious locals are furious, fearing the excavation has angered one of the chewing dead-those who rise from their graves to feast on human flesh and blood. And soon she and her colleagues are facing down violent mobs and death threats. As far as Annja is concerned, though, the vampire myth is a load of bunk. Then a child goes missing. Suddenly ensnared in the Czech Republic's black market underworld, Annja has no trouble believing that someone wants blood. But in this world, evil comes in human form, and Annja has no choice: she must wield Joan of Arc's sword to protect the innocent....

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Alexander Strain, Christopher Graybill, Colleen Delany, Eric Messner, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, James Keegan, James Lewis, Joe Brack, Lily Beacon, Matthew Keenan, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Nanette Savard, Patrick Bussink, Richard Rohan, Scott Mccormick, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Sunken Pyramid [Dramatized Adaptation]

The note from her friend and colleague had read 'I have quite the monster for you to chase, dear Annja.' And then before she could speak to him, he'd been found dead in the hotel's stairwell. It didn't seemed possible. Annja Creed had been looking forward to three days of geeking out at the archaeology conference in Madison, Wisconsin, and then this tragedy strikes. And his is only the first death over the long weekend. Determined to investigate her friend's death-and find out why another colleague she trusts is arrested as the prime suspect-Annja starts gathering the pieces of a cryptic puzzle. A small collection of Mayan gold medallions. The death of a potter. The violent appearance of a teenaged girl with a strange green knife. And at the center of the puzzle, an ancient mound pyramid purportedly hidden at the bottom of a Wisconsin lake. That's a discovery that could completely rewrite Mesoamerican history. With each puzzle piece Annja Creed discovers, the mystery grows more dangerous. And what she knows can-and probably will-kill her.

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Colleen Delany, David Jourdan, Dylan Lynch, Gregory Gorton, James Konicek, Joe Brack, Lily Beacon, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard, Richard Rohan, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Thomas Keegan, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Treasure of Lima [Dramatized Adaptation]

For archaeologist and TV show host Annja Creed, a restful vacation in Costa Rica is as elusive as a rare artifact. Days into her sojourn, Annja's peace is interrupted by a woman with a mysterious-and enticing-tale. Weeks earlier, her husband led an expedition into the rain forest, in search of the lost treasure of Lima, and hadn't returned. The priceless hoard was smuggled out of Peru during the country's nineteenth-century revolt against Spain. But it disappeared when a ship captain went mad with greed. Twenty-six expeditions have gone after the treasure. And twenty-six expeditions have vanished. Sympathetic to the woman's distress, Annja agrees to head up a rescue party for her missing husband. And Annja can't deny her own interest in the lost hoard. Now the fates of two expeditions are at stake, along with a fortune in gold, silver and jewels rumoured to be exquisite. But the dense jungle of Cocos Island guards its primitive secrets well. Danger lurks beneath the ancient green canopy. And this time, Annja doesn't see it coming...

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Andy Brownstein, Bradley Smith, Christopher Graybill, Colleen Delany, Damyon Richardson, David Coyne, Elizabeth Jernigan, Eric Messner, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Ken Jackson, Michael Glenn, Nanette Savard, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Tim Getman, Tim Pabon (Narrator)

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River of Nightmares [Dramatized Adaptation]

The secrets of the dead inspire the deadly intent of the living on the banks of the Amazon... Deep in the Amazon jungle, a tribe holds the key to the truest form of dreaming-where the human spirit walks the petal-thin line between life and death. In an elaborate ceremony, the dreamer ingests a toxic brew, then submerges herself in an herbal bath that turns human skin a vivid shade of midnight-blue. And the experience changes the dreamer forever.... Archaeologist Annja Creed has a full crew in tow as her TV show, Chasing History's Monsters, prepares for an in-depth exploration of the rain forest's most guarded secrets-including a magical child and a slothlike beast with two mouths and a single eye. But an opportunity to tread off the beaten path proves too tempting to ignore, and Annja leads her crew into an uncharted world that's both alien and dangerous-a world that attracts the morally corrupt with promises of wealth and power. A world that will steal the one thing Annja needs to survive: herself.

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Andy Brownstein, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, David Jourdan, Eric Messner, Gary Telles, James Lewis, Jefferson A. Russell, Ken Jackson, Kenyatta Rogers, Laura C. Harris, Michael Glenn, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Sasha Olinick, Terence Aselford, Tim Carlin, Tim Getman, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Grendel's Curse [Dramatized Adaptation]

A sword of legend in the hands of an extremist... Skalunda Barrow, Sweden, has long been rumored to be the final resting place of the legendary Nordic hero Beowulf. And there's something of Beowulf's that charismatic and zealous right-wing politician Karl Thorssen wants very badly. Intent on getting his hands on the mythical sword Nægling, Sweden's golden-boy politico puts together a team to excavate the barrow. A team that American archaeologist Annja Creed manages to finagle her way onto. She wouldn't miss this possible discovery for anything. With Nægling at his side, Thorssen could be invincible...a Nordic King Arthur. What his followers don't know-and Annja is beginning to suspect-is just how far Thorssen will go to achieve his rabid amibitions. When Thorssen marks Annja for death, she quickly realizes that this is much more than a political game. And the only way to survive is to match Thorssen's sword with her own.

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, Dylan Lynch, Eric Messner, Evan Casey, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Jacob Yeh, James Lewis, Kurt Elftman, Lily Beacon, Margie Tompros, Michael Glenn, Nanette Savard, Richard Rohan, Sasha Olinick, Scott Mccormick, Terence Aselford, Thomas Keegan, Tracy Lynn Olivera, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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The Devil's Chord [Dramatized Adaptation]

Da Vinci's greatest and most dangerous legacy... In the midst of a lovers' quarrel on a Venetian bridge, a pair of art thieves loses a priceless, stolen Lorraine cross to the canal's murky waters. Suspecting a connection between the cross, Joan of Arc and da Vinci, Annja Creed's former mentor, Roux, sends the archaeologist to oversee the search for the missing artifact. But someone else knows about the cross...knows enough to kill for it. Despite several vicious attacks during their underwater expedition, Annja and Roux's hired diver recovers the cross. But when the diver's loyalties are called into question and he disappears-along with the treasure-Annja is certain there's more to the ancient object than Roux is letting on. She soon discovers the cross is only one piece in an intricate enigma-a key that, when combined with a series of musical notes, may unlock one of Leonardo da Vinci's most fantastical inventions. But the price Annja must pay to stop this key from falling into the wrong hands may be her life.

Alex Archer (Author), A Full Cast, Andy Clemence, Bradley Smith, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, David Jourdan, Eric Messner, Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey, Gregory Gorton, Ken Jackson, Kimberly Gilbert, Nanette Savard, Patrick Bussink, Ren Kasey, Richard Rohan, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Tim Getman (Narrator)

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