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Selene of Alexandria    by Faith L. Justice
Price: $5.99 USD. 129450 words. Published on May 17, 2010. .

Set in AD 412 Alexandria, Egypt and based on historical events, this story of ambition, love and political murder brings to life colorful characters and an exotic time and place. A young woman, Selene, and her patron Hypatia, the famous Lady Philosopher of Alexandria, are drawn into a deadly rivalry between Bishop Cyril and Prefect Orestes. Can they survive riot, plague, and political intrigue?
Hypatia: Her Life and Times    by Faith L. Justice
Price: $2.99 USD. 22940 words. Published on March 19, 2012. .

Hypatia of Alexandria. Who was she? A brilliant 5C scientist murdered by a religious mob? An aging academic killed by a rival political force? A sorceress who kept Alexandria in thrall through satanic wiles? Innovative mathematician or a geometry teacher? Discover the answers to these questions and more through this collection of essays on the life and times of Hypatia, Lady Philosopher.
Garaaga's Children: Scrolls    by Paul Cooley
Price: $2.99 USD. 29040 words. Published on August 30, 2012. .

Rashim the Hunter killed the beast. The Keepers kept the legend alive. The Macedonians uncovered the ancient book. And now, in the Library of Alexandria, the greatest storehouse of human knowledge, one scribe discovers the truth about the god Garaaga--this is not a legend. Scrolls, book four in the Garaaga's Children saga, ties together the previous tales in a fiery conclusion.
How Christianity was Invented    by Samuel Butler
Price: Free! 1820 words. Published on November 9, 2012. .

A research paper on the Origins of Christianity