Breath of Ash
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Last published Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Tremors have forced the elite of Pompeii to flee the city, leaving everything they own behind.
Quintus Poppaeus is one of the elite to take to the seas, but not without safeguarding his riches. He has trusted his most loyal slave Caius to keep watch over his treasure room in case thieves try to take advantage of his absence.
Caius is not alone. Three other slaves are with him, but they are not too eager to stick around and see what Vesuvius has in store.
Inspired by true events, Breath of Ash looks into the lives of Pompeii's forgotten citizens right up until the city's destruction. Breath of Ash reads quickly, and keeps the tension high as one of Earth's most destructive forces gets ready to go off.
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