The Shards of Heaven (50 page)

MICHAEL LIVINGSTON
holds degrees in history, medieval studies, and English. He is an associate professor of English at the Citadel, specializing in the Middle Ages. His short fiction has been published in
Black Gate, Shimmer, Paradox
, and
Nature
.

 

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C
ONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Preface

Family Trees

Map of the Mediterranean

Map of Alexandria

Epigraph

Prologue: The Boy Who Would Rule the World

PART I:
THE TRIDENT OF POSEIDON

  
1.
A Weapon of Many Gods

  
2.
The Last Quiet Moments

  
3.
Among the Sons of Caesar

  
4.
News from Rome

  
5.
One Must Die

  
6.
Cleopatra's Daughter

  
7.
The Scrolls of Thoth

  
8.
The Librarian's Door

  
9.
A Show of Power

10.
Calm Before the Storm

PART II:
THE BATTLE OF ACTIUM

11.
The Waiting City

12.
Cleopatra's Plan

13.
The Tomb of Alexander

14.
The Traitor

15.
The Great Library

16.
The Storm of War

17.
Octavian's Glory

18.
A Meeting of Minds

19.
The Hand of an Angry God

20.
Return to Alexandria

PART III:
THE FALL OF EGYPT

21.
A City Besieged

22.
The Temple of Serapis

23.
The Librarian's Choice

24.
The City Falls

25.
The Enemy of My Enemy

26.
The Ark of the Covenant

27.
One Fatal Mistake

28.
The End of a Kingdom

29.
The Power of a Shard

30.
The Lies of a Scholar

Epilogue: The Girl Who Would Fight the World

Glossary of Characters

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Copyright

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE SHARDS OF HEAVEN

Copyright © 2015 by Michael Livingston

All rights reserved.

Cover photograph by Larry Rostant

Cover design by Peter Lutjen

Maps by Rhys Davies

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First Edition: November 2015