Written in the Ashes by K. Hollan Van Zandt

Her lyrical writing style and breakneck storytelling kept me riveted to the very last page.

Harris, Academy Award-Winning Producer (Crash, Gods and Monsters) Van Zandts vivid description of the Great Library instantly transported me to a lush fifth century Alexandria. Tom Robbins, Bestselling Author of Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life and Villa Incognito A stunning epic about the burning of the Great Library of Alexandria, Egypt from a brilliant young novelist whose depiction of the ancient world is sure to capture the hearts of readers everywhere. Fans of The Mists of Avalon will find this romantic/alchemical/feminist/spiritual epic equally captivating. Review Quotes Written in the Ashes is one of those rare novels that sets history afire, to bathe readers in the glow of a greater, hotter truth. Now, its not only her future, but the fate of all Alexandria that is at stake. Returning to Alexandria, Hannah finds a city engulfed in violence, even as her own romantic entanglements come to a head. On this odyssey that leads her to the lost oracles of Delfi and Amun-Ra and to rediscovered ancient cities and rituals, Hannah will experience forbidden loves, painful betrayals, and poignant reunions. Determined to help them uphold pagan culture and traditions, Hannah embarks on a dangerous quest to unite the fractured pieces of the Emerald Tablet-the last hope to save the pagans and create peace. Revered for her beautiful singing voice, the young slave is invited to perform at the citys Great Library, where she bes friends with the revered mathematician and philosopher, Hypatia, as well as other pagans who curate its magnificent collections. After she is abducted from her home in the mountains of Sinai, Hannah is enslaved and taken to Alexandria, where she bes the property of Alizar, an alchemist and pagan secretly working to preserve his culture. Fans of The Mists of Avalon will find this romantic/alchemical/feminist/spiritual epic equally captivating.-Tom Robbins, bestselling author of Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life and Villa Incognito In the bloody clash between Christians and pagans in fifth-century Alexandria, a servant girl bes the last hope for preserving peace in this evocative and thrilling tale-a blend of history, adventure, religion, romance, and mysticism reminiscent of The Mists of Avalon. Book Synopsis Written in the Ashes is one of those rare novels that sets history afire, to bathe readers in the glow of a greater, hotter truth.

Written in the Ashes by K. Hollan Van Zandt