This thrilling historical fantasy set days before Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii is a meet
cute with an explosive fallout. This limited First Edition hardcover includes metallic foil
on the jacket and a hidden illustrated case! An exploration of ambition and class autonomy
and religion survival and love Vesuvius combines the romantic angst of They Both Die at the
End and the blended magic and history of The Song of Achilles to show readers that it is never
too late to change your fate—or change the world. Clever thief Felix slips from city to city
to survive the present and escape a past he can’t remember. When Felix steals a divine
artifact—Mercury's helmet—from a temple in Pompeii pieces of his forgotten past begin to
surface. Loren an ambitious temple attendant has seen Felix in his apocalyptic nightmares
for years. The last thing Loren expects is for his dream to stumble headfirst through his
temple doors moments after an earthquake rocks the city. When Felix shows Loren the helmet
Loren sees the world coming to an end. He knows they have mere days to uncover Felix’s ties to
the relic and to Loren’s visions if they have any hope of saving the city. But Ancient Rome is
ruled by bloody politics and unstoppable destinies and now that Loren and Felix are
intertwined their lives aren’t all they risk losing. When all has turned to ash and rubble
the boys will have to piece together their fates to make it out of a burning city alive. One
of Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books
