Selene of Alexandria

by Faith L. Justice
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Publish Date: May 16, 2010
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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?

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Faith L. Justice

Faith L. Justice is a science geek and history junkie who has worked as a lifeguard, paralegal, computer systems analyst, human resources executive, and college professor. She writes in her historic land marked home "The Suffragette House" in Brooklyn, New York where she lives with her husband, daughter and the required gaggle of cats. For fun, she likes to dig in the dirt - her garden and various archaeological sites.

Ms. Justice's award-winning short stories and poems have appeared in such publications as Circles in the Hair, Alternate Realities, Pirate Writings Magazine and Beyond Science Fiction and Fantasy. She's published over fifty articles in such venues as Salon.com, Writer's Digest, The Copperfield Review and A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism. Ms. Justice is a frequent contributor to Strange Horizons, Associate Editor for Space and Time Magazine, and a co-founder of a writer's workshop which celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2010.

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