The Scribe
by Robin Ballard
Price: Free! 12000 words.
Published on June 26, 2012. Fiction.
‘The Scribe’ is a collection of twelve letters included in ‘The Archivist’.
Egypt 1420 BC...Sepedet has kept secrets from her son, Ahmose. Now that he has been summoned to the temple of Amun in Thebes to begin his studies as a scribe, she decides to tell him about the tragic events of the past: including the demise of her father, an archivist.
Location: Switzerland
Member Since: Oct. 14, 2011
Robin Ballard
Biography
Robin Ballard was born in Los Angeles, California. A graduate of The Cooper Union School of Art, she published her first picture book in 1991. Since then, she has written and illustrated numerous books for children including, "My Day, Your Day", "Tonight and Tomorrow" and "I Used To Be the Baby". Robin Ballard lives and works in Switzerland and her most recent addition is "Zeig mir ein Tier", her first picture book in German. She has also completed the first two novels in her young-adult series based in ancient Egypt: "The Archivist" and "The Sage". The final book in the series "The Singer" will be published in 2014.
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The Sage
by Robin Ballard
Price: $3.99 USD. 52680 words. Published on June 26, 2012. Fiction.
In Book Two, Ahmose continues the archivist’s legacy. Egypt prepares for war. Strife with the Sand-Dwellers to the east threatens stability and even Ahmose and Kai’s friendship is put to the test. In the midst of conflict, the archivist’s murderer returns and he is looking for revenge. He would like nothing more than to silence Ahmose –– forever.
Price: $3.99 USD. 52680 words. Published on June 26, 2012. Fiction.
In Book Two, Ahmose continues the archivist’s legacy. Egypt prepares for war. Strife with the Sand-Dwellers to the east threatens stability and even Ahmose and Kai’s friendship is put to the test. In the midst of conflict, the archivist’s murderer returns and he is looking for revenge. He would like nothing more than to silence Ahmose –– forever.
The Archivist
by Robin Ballard
Price: $3.99 USD. 73090 words. Published on October 14, 2011. Fiction.
Egypt 1420 BC....The shadow of a dead man is summoned to the world of the living. On the moonlit banks of the Nile he watches as his grandson, Ahmose, is pursued by his own murderer. The boy is trapped, but soon all will be revealed –– who Ahmose's grandfather really was and the powerful, but all too dangerous document he had once archived.
Price: $3.99 USD. 73090 words. Published on October 14, 2011. Fiction.
Egypt 1420 BC....The shadow of a dead man is summoned to the world of the living. On the moonlit banks of the Nile he watches as his grandson, Ahmose, is pursued by his own murderer. The boy is trapped, but soon all will be revealed –– who Ahmose's grandfather really was and the powerful, but all too dangerous document he had once archived.