A Spy Ring in the Empire’s Capital is Uncovered in Enlil’s Adventures: Clay Tablets & Mari Spies, the Third Volume of Novelist Marie Sontag’s Ancient Elements Series of Middle Grade Historical Fiction Novels
WordCrafts Press and Amazon.com bestselling author Marie Sontag are pleased to announce the release of Enlil’s Adventures: Clay Tablets & Mari Spies, the third volume in her ambitious Ancient Elements Series of middle grade historical fiction novels.
Enlil wants to travel like his friends Sam and Amata, but he’s stuck in Babylon working in his family’s bakery. He wants to someday train as a caravan driver, but, since his older brother, Lurs, is a captain in Hammurabi’s army, it’s Enlil’s responsibility to one day take over the family business. Between his bakery deliveries, Enlil secretly watches Lurs train recruits. When he and a friend spot someone bury a clay tablet, they dig it up and discover a coded message from a Mari spy. Decoding the tablet, they leave their own deceptive message, hoping to throw off the spies.
Intrigue, half-truths, and lies result in mistrust, kidnapping, and near death. Will Enlil ever reach his dream of becoming a caravan driver? Will he ever see his friends again?
“I wrote Enlil’s Adventures: Clay Tablets & Mari Spies, Book 3 of the Ancient Elements series, to engross 10 to 14-year-olds in a fun, fast-paced adventure that places them in the historical setting of ancient Babylon,” explains author Dr. Marie Sontag, a professional educator. “Ancient Mesopotamia is a social studies curriculum strand for this age group in many states. This series makes an ancient subject come alive. As readers get wrapped up with this story’s characters finding a spy’s tablet, decoding it, and then leaving their own deceptive message, I hope to instill within students a love for using their wits to solve the mysteries of things they don’t understand.”
The novel is already capturing the attention of fans as Enlil’s Adventures debuted at Number 1 on Amazon.com’s New Releases in Teen & Young Adult Middle Eastern Historical Fiction category and climbed to Number 2 on the New Releases in Teen & Young Adult Ancient Historical Fiction category. The title also captured the Number 24 spot on the online retailer’s Bestsellers chart in Teen & Young Adult Middle Eastern Historical Fiction, followed by the first book in the series, The Bronze Dagger & The Stolen Jewels, which still holds the Number 30 position on that bestseller list more than a year after its initial release from WordCrafts Press.
About Marie Sontag
Marie Sontag enjoys transporting middle grade and young adult readers to various time periods and locations by creating stories that bring the past to life. Her 15 years of teaching middle school and high school have given her insight into what students find entertaining, and her B.A. in social science and M.A. and Ph.D. in education provide her with a solid background for writing historical fiction.
Born in Wisconsin, she spent most of her life in California, but now lives with her husband in Texas. When not writing, she’s often found playing princesses with her granddaughter, or super heroes with her grandson.
Connect with Marie online at mariesontag.com/
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