I’m so excited to announce the publication of Stealing Fire by Jo Graham. Jo Graham has written two novels with Orbit previously: Black Ships and Hand of Isis.   A historical writer in the tradition of Judith Tarr and Marion Zimmer Bradley, Jo writes about characters whose voices echo down the ages.  Her writing is absolutely lyrical and Stealing Fire was an absolute pleasure to read.

Lydias of Miletus was once a solider of Alexander’s. But now that Alexander the Great is dead, Lydias has thrown his lot in with Ptolemy, one of Alexander’s generals who has grabbed Egypt as his personal territory. Aided by the eunuch Bagoas, the Persian archer Artashir, and the Athenian courtesan Thais, Ptolemy and Lydias must take on all the contenders in a desperate adventure whose prize is the fate of a white city by the sea, and Alexander’s legacy.