The greatest mystery of the ancient world remains the identity of who set fire to the Great Library in Alexandria. One hundred years later, Heron of Alexandria—the city’s most renown inventor and creator of Temple miracles—receives coin from a mysterious patron to investigate the crime. Desperate to be free of the debts incurred by her twin brother, she accepts and sets in motion a chain of … chain of events that will shake the Roman Empire and change the course of history forever.
Series Order
Book One – Fires of Alexandria
Book Two – Heirs of Alexandria
Book Three – Legacy of Alexandria
Book Four – Warmachines of Alexandria
Book Five – Empire of Alexandria
Book Six – Voyage of Alexandria
Book Seven – Goddess of Alexandria
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Loved the storyline and characters. Had a hard time putting this book down.
Great historic perspective. The details are fascinating and the action moves along well. This looks like the start of a great series.
Good for very young kids
Unreadable!
Somewhat interesting story but the characters did not seem believable to me. I did enjoy a glimpse into the times.
Good
This book was not what I expected. I was looking for an insight into Egyptian culture and a serious story about why the library may have been burned. Instead I found a bit of a whimsical romance that I found hard to get into very deeply.
With a promising start, I was ready to be enthralled with a story that should have a good plot and provide me with a historical background to hold my interest. I was, unfortunately, quite disappointed. The idea of the plot was good, but the execution was boring. I am not an engineer and found that the overly detailed explanations of the …