But an ancient ceremonial rite between a monk and priestess inside the Pharos lighthouse ignites a forbidden passion. When Hannah becomes the bishop’s target, she is sequestered across the harbor in the Temple of Isis. Risking his life, his family, and his hard-earned fortune, Alizar leads the conspiracy by secretly copying the library’s treasured manuscripts and smuggling them to safety. Hypatia, the library’s charismatic headmistress, summons her allies to protect the world’s knowledge from the escalating violence. But while most citizens submit, a small resistance fights for justice. Meanwhile, the city’s bishop, Cyril, rises in power as his priests roam the streets persecuting the pagans. Her rapturous singing voice destines her to become the most celebrated bard in the Great Library. Hannah, a beautiful Jewish shepherd girl is abducted from her home in the mountains of Sinai and sold as a slave in Alexandria to Alizar, an alchemist and successful vintner. Paganism is declared punishable by death and the populace splinters in religious upheaval. When the Roman Empire collapses in the 5th century, the city of Alexandria, Egypt is plagued with unrest. Now, it’s not only her future, but the fate of all Alexandria that is at stake.Who burned the Great Library of Alexandria? 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 city’s Great Library, where she becomes friends with the famous 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 becomes the property of Alizar, an alchemist and pagan secretly working to preserve his culture.
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