The Exile of Zanzibar

<p>Claire built a device to fold space and time. It had a flaw...</p><p> </p><p>When the smoke clears she finds herself halfway across the world thousands of years in the past and no device in sight.</p><p> </p><p>In bronze-age Florence war has lasted for generations. All Claire wants to do is get home but she'll need help from the locals. She wins an ally in Marcus Diophantus a pickpocket turned soldier turned general who hopes to turn into something more than just her champion. Together they broker peace between Florence and its enemy.</p><p> </p><p>If Marcus is going to help Claire he'll have to survive. Peace has upset the balance of power in the capital city. The king stands increasingly alone against: the Constantines a commercial enterprise as much as a clan who aim to profit from peace as they have from war ­- the warrior nobles descended from the founders of Florence and quick to turn against a weak throne - and Reburrus the high priest of Florence convinced Claire answers to hostile foreign gods. As the city comes to a boil Claire and Marcus - and Marcus's formidable army - will have to decide where their allegiance lies.</p><p> </p><p>Claire becomes a reluctant participant in a savage campaign. While Marcus leads the battles she tries to gain control of the unimaginably powerful Ctesiphôn - a ghost tower in the heart of Florence shrouded in magic and myth.</p>