"Father of a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife and I shall have my vengeance in this life or the next" When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by a corrupt prince, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

"Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong" Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.

"Just one can kill seven." A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.