The Adventures of Heron

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The Adventures of Heron

When the Magistrate of the Rhakotis District calls on Heron of Alexandriaâ€”the greatest inventor the city has ever knownâ€”to help him solve a series of crimes, he learns the unexpected value of the inventor's unique knowledge.

While the "Alexandrian Saga" books detail the clash of empires over technologies unleashed from the Temples never-ending pursuit of coin, these five tales are from a quieter - and earlier - time when Heron helped her friend, the Magistrate of the Rhakotis District, solve strange and varied crimes.

Come along and learn how numerologists court disaster, or how the value of gold can be a fickle thing, or that the ichor of the gods can bring danger and love, or that madness is a perfectly sane business venture, or in the end that curses can bring blessings to those patient enough to wait.

Come along and witness how strange a place the world is, and in that same breath, how very not...

Five Mysteries from Ancient Alexandria

The Price of Numbers
The Weight of Gold
The Blood of the Gods
The Virtues of Madness
The Curse of the Gorgon

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