The Land Beyond is a contemporary fantasy set in the twenty-first century. This is the second book of The Land series. Readers see Josie, the protagonist, pursuing more unusual adventures in the lands beyond. Parallel to her adventures is Josie’s interaction with the other characters in the story. She discovers as she grows older, that friendship love and trust are never constant. Attitudes and lifestyles also change. In her interaction with others, there are moments when Josie realises that she must make choices This causes her to re-think her relationship with some of the people she interacts with.

Based on three case studies from the Middle East, The Land beyond the Border advances an innovative theoretical framework for the study of state expansions and state contractions. Johannes Becke argues that state expansion can be theorized according to four basic ideal types—a form of patronage (patronization), the imposition of a satellite regime (satellization), the establishment of territorial exclaves (exclavization), or a full-fledged takeover (incorporation). Becke discusses how both irredentist ideologies and political realities have shaped the dynamics of state expansion and state contraction in the recent history of each state. By studying Israel comparatively with other Middle Eastern regimes, this book forms part of an emerging research agenda seeking to bring the research fields of Israel Studies and Middle East Studies closer together. Instead of treating Israel's rule over the occupied territories as an isolated case, Becke offers students the chance to understand Israel's settlement project within the broader framework of postcolonial state formation.

Filled with drama and battle, tragedy and romance, Sharon Penman’s The Land Beyond the Sea tells the epic tale of a clash of cultures that will resonate with readers today. 1172. The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as Outremer – the land beyond the sea. A young realm, Outremer was baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in 1099. The crusaders who stayed have adapted to an utterly new world: a landscape of blazing heat, exotic customs and enemies who are also neighbours. Seeking retribution for the massacre in 1099, Saladin, leader of the vast Saracen army, launches a campaign to reclaim the sacred land from its current ruler, Baldwin IV. But while the young king proves to be intelligent, courageous and dedicated to the welfare and protection of his people, he lives his life under the terrible affliction of leprosy which has plagued him from an early age. While the scheming of rival factions and fierce political deception plague the halls of the royal court, the ever-present threat from Saladin weighs heavily on the young king’s shoulders. Furthermore, there are few that Baldwin can trust, including the archbishop William of Tyre and Lord Balian d’Ibelin, a charismatic leader who has been one of the few to maintain the peace. But war is coming . . .

The Land Beside is the third book in The Land series. The storyline depicts unusual adventures of Josie, the protagonist, in the land beside her family house, where among her meetings with strange people she confronts persistent robots and aggressive shamans. Josie has more adventures in her visits to Mongolia, Dubai, Shanghai (China), and outer space. Alongside this, readers get to know the different communicative strategies she uses in her relationship with the good, the bad and the ugly people she meets. Values of trust, gratitude and friendship resound throughout the book.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.