Russ
Wallace is life-long student of history, religion, politics, and social issues.
As an instructor, he came to value the critical thinking so necessary to
navigate the minefields of propaganda while searching for truths. As a world
traveler, Russ learned the opposing views and prejudices underlying many of the
problems in human society, ancient and modern.
He employs
a vivid imagination to fill in the life of Zenobia, a real historical figure
and one of the most fascinating women who ever lived. He is working on future
books in the Zenobia book series.
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In the 3rd century a girl of uncommon abilities was born in the desert wilderness of Syria. Rescued from death by her courageous mother, Zenobia masqueraded as a boy to stay alive. She grew up to become one of the toughest, deadliest women who ever lived. Brilliant and beautiful, Zenobia carried the greatest female military mind in history. She eventually came to control the second most powerful army in the world. When her love of justice brought her into conflict with the strongest empire on earth, she set her sights on the greatest conquest of all - Rome.
This book traces Zenobia's life from age nine to fifteen, setting the stage for her amazing rise to power. It includes the beginnings of her legend and her budding romances.
No one who reads her captivating story will ever forget Zenobia.
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Snippet
Zenobia
- Birth of a Legend, Chapter One:
At
a surprisingly early age, Zenobia had grasped and embraced the role laid out
for her preservation. This lit a fire that would burn deep inside her for the
rest of her life, a desire to prove that a girl could be just as valuable as a
boy, and a woman just as valiant and skilled as a man.
Zenobia
- Birth of a Legend, Chapter 25:
Suddenly it came – a roar reverberating the
ground. Jumping up she yelled, “Bethy, come!” She did not want her mare to bolt
in panic through the fence and straight into the fangs and claws of a lion.
Bethy trotted over nervously and Zenobia said, “Good girl. Bethy, hold!”
Several of the horses began to whinny and run around the corral, but Bethy held
her place by her mistress. Zenobia moved into the corral while straining to see
into the darkness. Then she saw them – spread out before her three sets of
large yellow eyes glowing in the darkness. It was the most threatening sight
she had ever seen
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