From six bestselling authors, including New York Times bestseller
Kate Quinn, comes a vividly imagined anthology of stories following the
lives of those in ancient Pompeii on the fateful day Mount Vesuvius
erupts.
Pompeii was a lively resort flourishing in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius
at the height of the Roman Empire. When Vesuvius erupted in an explosion
of flame and ash, the entire town would be destroyed. Some of its
citizens died in the chaos, some escaped the mountain's wrath . . . and
these are their stories:
A boy loses his innocence in Pompeii's flourishing streets.
An heiress dreads her wedding day, not knowing it will be swallowed by
fire.
An ex-legionary stakes his entire future on a gladiator bout destined
never to be finished.
A crippled senator welcomes death, until a tomboy on horseback comes to
his rescue.
A young mother faces an impossible choice for her unborn child as the
ash falls.
A priestess and a prostitute seek redemption and resurrection as the
town is buried.
Six authors bring to life overlapping stories of patricians and slaves,
warriors and politicians, villains and heroes who cross each other's
paths during Pompeii's fiery end. But who will escape, and who will be
buried for eternity?
