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In a time when the world seems to have gone insane, when things look hopeless and everything feels like it’s heading downhill, it’s more important than ever to look on the bright side. To know that, no matter how dark things may appear, there is hope for a better tomorrow. Four stories, inspired by current events. Four challenges, set by life and technology. And four people – some extraordinary, others less so – prepared to face them with their heads held high …Sparks of Hope, Volume 1
Pax Romana: Silence Over Rome
What if ... the fate of ancient Rome had been different?
In the third century A.D., two hundred years after the invention of the steam engine, the Roman Empire is a peaceful, technologically advanced nation. In order to avert an impending energy crisis, experiments are being conducted with alternative sources of electricity. But one day a nuclear explosion occurs, destroying Rome and plunging the empire into chaos. The sudden loss of the telephone network leads to the collapse of public order. The whole of Italy is uninhabitable. A civil war breaks out in Gaul over the remaining oil reserves. The talented blacksmith Nora Faber develops a new type of weapon that makes her a pawn of the few remaining powers. Together with her mentor and her new friends, she embarks on a journey that will decide the fate of Europe...
Pax Romana: Fire Over Massilia
A fleet of steel warships lands on the coast of Hispania: the Maya from distant Calakmul. The fragmented remnants of the Roman Empire are confronted with a force unlike any other. Highly industrialised, organised and equipped with weapons that the Romans could only dream of, the Maya begin making their way northwards, seemingly unstoppable.
The Roman heroine of Vienna and Siscia, Nora Faber, is increasingly haunted by her demons after the successful battles. Disillusioned, she withdraws and vows never to produce a weapon again. However, when her friends come under threat, she is forced to take up the fight once again. This time against none other than the Mayan high priest himself ...