WHAT IF?
by D. Kershaw , Ben Thomas
Synopsis
Travel through time and discover how the magical world has shaped our history. Uncover the truth behind the events in our past. Fifteen talented authors bring you a dynamic collection of alternate history fantasy epics in one amazing collection. AN ALTERNATE HISTORY OF THE WORLD 30 BC With her husband dead, her country invaded by the Romans and herโฆ Travel through time and discover how the magical world has shaped our history. Uncover the truth behind the events in our past. Fifteen talented authors bring you a dynamic collection of alternate history fantasy epics in one amazing collection. AN ALTERNATE HISTORY OF THE WORLD 30 BC With her husband dead, her country invaded by the Romans and herself imprisoned by Emperor Octavian, Cleopatra slowly brings, to her lips, the poison that will end the pain. But, Cleopatra's hand is stayed by her loyal handmaiden Na'eemah. With promises of miracles, Na'eemah has just one day to beseech the ancient gods to liberate Egypt from servitude. Cleopatra by Stephen Herczeg 120 AD Drusus and the Second Legion build the Emperor's wall block by block, day by day, while the Pictish warriors and witches watch and wait for their chance to bring it all tumbling down. The Turf Wall by Raven Corinn Carluk 1447 AD Traded to the enemy in exchange for a tenuous peace, the young prince Vlad grows to become a killer of great renown--but he is so much more. A close brush with death, and a chance encounter with a beautiful, dark witch, changes not only him, but the fate of Wallachia forever. Son of the Devil by Zoey Xolton 1945 AD As the second World War nears its end, two escaped American prisoners of war make a desperate journey to the city of Hiroshima, where a creature slumbering deep underground may be the only thing that could save it from destruction. Orochi by Jonathan Inbody 1986 AD When Russian nuclear experimentation awakens dormant apocalyptic beasts, the Allied Ministry of Paranormal Defense send in their top two agents to stop Armageddon. Chernobyl's Awakening by Matt Lucas And more! The Night Witch by Blake Jessop My Father's Daughter by Cindar Harrell The Red, Grey, Black and White by Gabriella Balcom Of Desperate Measures and Victory by Jo Seysener Prisoner of War Number One by J. Motoki Powers of Earth and Hell by Matthew M. Montelione Roman Hibernia by Owen Morgan Monsters i
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