Whispers of Atlantis Anthology

How the Books are Connected

If you want to read about the author’s suggested reading order, check out this post

A map of the anthology

The books, in order — and how they're linked

Follow the spine from Book I to Book VII. The badges on each card show when the story is set and how it connects to the rest.

  1. ~323 BCE

    I The Atlantis Papyrus

    Europe · Egypt · the borders of India

    Where the anthology begins. A sweeping journey from Europe through Egypt to the edges of the known world — and back. Meet Deon and Eurydice, the pair at its heart.

    • Deon & Eurydice Book
  2. ~324 BCE · same era as Book I

    II Sinister Sands

    Egypt

    The characters of The Atlantis Papyrus return; the backstory to what they face is told in The Curse of Ammon (Book V). Reads perfectly on its own.

    • Deon & Eurydice Book
    • ↳ Returns characters from Book I
    • ↳ Backstory in Book V
  3. ~323 BCE

    III Maurya

    India

    A diabolical mission across India on behalf of a man with world-conquering ambitions.

    • Deon & Eurydice Book
    • ↳ Returns characters from Books I & II
  4. ~1500 BCE · a thousand years before Book I

    IV The Wrath of God

    Egypt · the Great Green Sea

    A clash of kingdoms and an apocalyptic event — the backstory behind certain discoveries in Book I.

    • ↳ Backstory to Book I
  5. 524 BCE

    V The Curse of Ammon

    Persia · the Western Desert · Egypt

    March with Cambyses II's 50,000-strong army across the desert to raze the temple of the Oracle of Ammon.

    • Standalone
    • ↳ Backstory to Book II
  6. 2000 BCE, Ancient Sumer · Sweeping murder mystery

    VI The Death Pit

    Ur of the Sumerians, Mesopotamia

    A royal scribe in the great Sumerian city of Ur, whose life is about to get very complicated.

    • Standalone
  7. ~1330 BCE

    VII The Crimson Aten

    Egypt — the court of Akhenaten

    A thief holds the keys to the kingdom during the final months of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten's reign

    • Standalone

Each book, in reading order

The full description of every book in the anthology.

I: The Atlantis Papyrus

The best place to begin. It takes place ~323 B.C, and spans Europe, Egypt, all the way to the borders of India, and back. This is where you meet Deon and Eurydice, the pair at the heart of the anthology.

II: Sinister Sands

Set in Egypt around the same time as The Atlantis Papyrus, this story brings back its characters. The backstory to what they face here is told in The Curse of Ammon (Book V) — but this reads wonderfully on its own.

III: Maurya

While this story stands on its own, it brings back the principal characters from Books I and II. Travel to India on a diabolical mission on behalf of a man with world-conquering ambitions.

IV: The Wrath of God

A standalone set about a thousand years before The Atlantis Papyrus. You needn’t have read that book, but here you’ll discover the backstory behind some of its discoveries. You will journey to Egypt and a mighty neighboring empire in the Great Green Sea, take part in a clash of kingdoms, and witness an apocalyptic event.

V: The Curse of Ammon

A complete standalone set in 524 B.C. — it tells the backstory behind Sinister Sands (Book II), which is what ties it into the anthology. You will sweat and go thirsty as you walk with the Persian army of 50,000, sent by King of Kings Cambyses II, to the remote Western Desert, to raze the sacred temple of the Oracle of Ammon and enslave its people.

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VI: The Death Pit

This story is a standalone that predates the rest, and takes you to world of danger and desperation in ancient Mesopotamia. Come to the great city of Ur of the Sumerians in this story of a royal scribe whose life is about to get very complicated.

VII: The Crimson Aten

This is a standalone set during the final months of Pharaoh Akhenaten and is set in Egypt ~1330 BCE. It retains the familiar style of the anthology.