Smoke Over Alexandria

Alexandria is burning.During the Roman campaign of Julius Caesar, a fire erupts in the ancient city, spreading from the harbor into districts that hold centuries of accumulated knowledge, including collections tied to the Library of Alexandria. Ordered to protect ships and supplies, not scrolls and scholars, Roman auxiliary Marcus Sabinus expects to survive the chaos by following orders.Instead, he saves a book.Written years earlier by his grandfather, the strange manuscript is no ordinary record. As Marcus deciphers its meaning, he realizes it was created in anticipation of collapse, designed to hide knowledge in plain sight and scatter it beyond the reach of any empire. What the fire fails to destroy, power now seeks to control.As Roman authority tightens and fear turns allies into informants, Marcus becomes the unwilling guardian of a secret others would kill to possess. To protect it, he must disappear, ensuring that while Alexandria burns, something essential escapes the flames. Smoke Over Alexandria is a fast-moving historical adventure about secrets, survival, and the dangerous truth that knowledge does not belong to empires. Read more