Howard Fast

Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 BC, is well known today because of the 1960 movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier....

His popular history brings the history of the Jewish people into focus, from Genesis to contemporary times.....

In The Establishment, Howard Fast pulls the listener into the turbulent and passionate lives of the Dan Lavette family story....

Dan Lavette lost his parents but launched a stormy and brilliant career as a result of the great San Francisco earthquake....

This is a love story of great beauty and great tenderness, the kind of love story that entangles the listener in the lives of the characters....

Barbara Lavette and her family get embroiled in the issues of the turbulent 1960's....

The story of Moses, who grew from orphan to adopted prince to leader of the oppressed people, is worthy of many retellings....

Barbara sets in motion a series of adventures that brings her back to the excitement of the times, to a renewal of romantic love, to mortal danger as a reporter in Central America, to loss, tragedy....

The unforgettable novelistic recreation of the night before Christmas when General Washington and a rag-tag army slipped across the Delaware to surprise the Hessians and forge a nation....

It was everywhere. You couldn’t talk about the revolution without using the word freedom in the same breath....

In this unforgettable final chapter of the Immigrants series, Howard Fast follows the trials and joys of the wealthy Lavette matriarch, Barbara, whose life has been a selfless journey powered by an unshakable faith in the human spirit....

Best-selling author Howard Fast’s straightforward introduction to Zen meditation....

A dog's murder leads detective Masuto to a most unusual poisoning case....

A murder investigation at a high-priced hotel reveals a deadly plot reaching the highest seats of power....

Bestselling author Howard Fast's riveting portrait of Israel's strong and beautiful Queen Berenice, whose life story is one of the ancient world's greatest romances....

My Glorious Brothers is the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of Israel, a stirring tale of courage....

The residents of Beverly Hills tend to underestimate a Buddhist homicide detective, and Masao Masuto is happy to let them make that mistake....

Here is Fast’s powerful denunciation of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, and a remarkable historical document of Spain’s fight for freedom from governmental oppression....

Among Howard Fast's historical fiction, Citizen Tom Paine occupies a special place....

A collection of Fast’s best short fiction, from science fiction and fantasy to philosophy and suspense....