
The Heroines
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In Athens, crowds flock to witness the most shocking trial of the ancient world. The royal family is...
Greek Mythology Trigger warning: Rape

The Mysterious World of the Human Genome
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How could a relatively simple chemical code give rise to the complexity of a human being? How could...
The Fifth Hammer: Pythagoras and the Disharmony of the World
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An ancient tradition holds that Pythagoras discovered the secrets of harmony within a forge when he...

ClareR (5884 KP) rated Face of Glass in Books
Apr 10, 2020
A young slave, ParuMe, finds himself in the right place at the right time, and is handed the role of chief of the tribe. As SatuKe, a God-like chief who never dies, he is forced to protect his tribe and the whole island from an invading force who know the secrets of steel. Help comes in a surprising form - that of a long dormant, ancient power. And as all good storytellers say, these ancient powers can be rather tricky.
This has some great world building, but I did keep trying to place the tribe and the invading forces - I think they’re all a product of the authors imagination though (but I keep thinking that the invaders are Romans - I may well be Descriptions we’re such that I thought they could be based on reality.
It’s a great story - very exciting in places, and I loved the stories that the tribes told one another. As with all tales where God-like creatures are involved, they don’t have happy endings, and are cautionary tales.
I really enjoyed this book, and I’ll be keeping an eye open for any more books by this author. Many thanks to The Pigeonhole and to the author for reading along.

Black Genesis: The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient Egypt
Robert Bauval and Thomas Brophy
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Relegated to the realm of archaeological heresy, despite a wealth of hard scientific evidence, the...
The Practical Art of Divine Magic: Contemporary and Ancient Techniques of Theurgy
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The ancient world of Egypt, Greece, and Rome was home to a set of magical and spiritual...

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An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe in search of visible traces of...

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (The Vampire Chronicles, #12)
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"In my dreams, I saw a city fall into the sea. I heard the cries of thousands. I saw flames that...

The Tiger Warrior (Jack Howard #4)
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Two ancient cultures, a lost treasure from the distant past: what powerful secrets does it...