The Pharaoh and the Librarian

Written by Amber Polo

Narrated by Elaine Stone

What if Cleopatra faked her death and escaped on a pirate ship? While her sister sailed for Wales with the most valuable ancient books from her Library of Alexandria? And they both landed in an imagined new world filled with crypto-creatures and historical humans?

Trekking the desert of 1st century New Mexico, Cleo from the Yucatan and Alex from Nova Scotia, they’d need bravery and help from friends and lovers to evade inner demons and determined villains across an uncharted wilderness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Sep 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094416946

Amber Polo

Amber Polo is best known for her Shapeshifters’ Library series, a light urban fantasy filled with dog-shifting librarians and book burning werewolves. Released, Retrieved, Recovered, and Reprinted.Amber's love of books drew her into a career as a librarian- and later a writer. One day a plane flew past her office window and she turned her pen to her own Arizona airpark backyard and Heads in the Clouds was the result. Hearts in the Vortex, a Sedona paranormal romance, was also is set in amazing Arizona.Following her trail back to libraries, The Pharaoh & the Librarian imagines what would have happened if Cleopatra had faked her death and escaped on a pirate ship? While her sister sailed for Wales with the most valuable ancient books from her Library of Alexandria? And they both landed in an imagined new world filled with crypto-creatures and historical humans?In addition to her novels, she is proud of Relaxing the Writer: Guidebook to the Writer’s High which offers hundreds of tips to help writers and readers relax and her self-produced Relaxation One Breath at a Time, an audio that uses her voice to teach relaxation to calm your body and mind and/or help you fall asleep.

Reviews for The Pharaoh and the Librarian

[Jenny Taylor · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Interesting take on historical trivia, now I'm wondering what really happened to Cleopatra

[Becki Basley · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A Great Little Story about Cleopatra and her twin sister in an alternate reality. With both of them eventually settling in the new land and finding what they were missing.

[judiththorne · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

More more more more more more more more more please

[beccah Maud · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Awful narration. Painful to listen to. I think it was the voice on my navigation.

[Jenna Vaughn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Definitely better than I expected it to be. The author pretty much threw everything, including the kitchen sink into this unique fantasy book. But it was fun and I love when the characters grow as the story others and both Alex and Cleo do exactly that!

[Denise · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The author threw in everything but the kitchen sink. Main characters were placed in almost every typical plot imaginable. Very little time devoted to fleshing out supporting characters and settings.

[Pat Horan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

IThis book is everything I thought I wouldn't like and ended up so appealing. " Zany" is the perfect description and I even scrolled through a thesaurus! What a fun read and virtual travel experience. Amber Polo paints evocative imagery with her descriptions of natural wonders. These illustrattions come through plot action, not dry recitations of their physical features.
The narration was also quite good. Enjoyable in oh so many ways!