CITY OF THE GODS: FORGOTTEN
CITY OF THE GODS: FORGOTTEN
Kindle Edition: Copyright and TM 2011 by M. Scott Verne and Wynn Mercere.
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental, other than historical facts or persons from before A.D. 1800.
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form, other than quoting a paragraph for review purposes.
First Kindle Edition - June 2011
ISBN-13: 978-0-9836929-4-2
www.CityoftheGods.com
Published by:
RAVEN PRESS
PO Box 2018
Scottsdale, AZ 85252
Acknowledgements
The authors extend their sincere thanks to
Special thanks to proofers Anita, Molly Baker and Jefferson P. Swycaffer all of whom went beyond the call of duty in helping us get this book in readable shape!
Book design and additional graphics by Steve Crompton.
Front Cover Art: Digital collage (Steve Crompton, 2010).
Title Page Art:
Spring
(Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1894).
Back Cover Art: Digital collage based on
The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire
(William Turner Mallord, 1817).
The
City of the Gods Chapbook
(a preview version of this novel) won the 2009 PIAZ Printing Industries Regional Silver award for excellence in Graphic design.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Girl in the Gutter
10
Chapter 2 - Mysterious Attack
.
21
Chapter 3 - Traveling for the Truth
.
27
Chapter 5 - A Night in Buddha’s Retreat
45
Chapter 6 - Delivery for a Cat Goddess
.
53
Chapter 7 - The Altar of Prometheus
.
74
Chapter 8 - Namtar the Slaver God
.
79
Chapter 9 - To Stand Before the Council
83
Chapter 10 - The Education of Aavi
92
Chapter 11 - The High Sulgi’s New Pet
98
Chapter 13 - Clothes for a Princess
.
108
Chapter 14 - The Quest and the Sacrifice
.
119
Chapter 15 - Search for the Tracker
132
Chapter 17 - Hunt in Olympia
.
155
Chapter 18 - The Grand Pyramid of Egyptos
.
168
Chapter 19 - Soldiers on the March
.
175
Chapter 20 - Of Gods and Slaves
.
183
Chapter 21 - The Search Continues
.
192
Chapter 23 - Irresistible Forces
.
226
Chapter 24 - Desperate Measures
.
238
Chapter 27 - Escape from the City
.
262
Chapter 28 - Navigating Rough Waters
.
284
Chapter 29 - Journey to Dioscrias
.
298
Chapter 30 - Preparing for Battle
.
308
Chapter 31 - The Hamadryads’ Enclave
.
326
Chapter 32 - Armies on the Move
.
343
Chapter 33 - Of Snakes and Deer
352
Chapter 34 - The Road to the Fort
364
Chapter 36 - The Dangerous Forest
377
Chapter 37 - D’Molay’s Nightmare
.
388
Chapter 38 - Love Lost and Found
.
396
Chapter 39 - At the Fortress of Ares
.
407
Chapter 40 - The Gathering Storm
..
417