The Silver Coin

The Silver Coin
140 Pages
ISBN 1620067986

The Silver Coin, book three of the Ancient Elements series, follows Sam as he sails to Tyre to find his uncle. At the same time, Amata, his adoptive sister, remains in Egypt and falls in love with a Phoenician merchant involved in a plot to overthrow the pharaoh. Sam's father, Dagon, travels from Babylon to Tyre by caravan to seek revenge on his son and brother for supposed wrongs they inflicted upon him. When everyone finally meets in Tyre, the mystery concerning a silver coin must be solved that could either bring the family closer together or tear them apart.

Sam sails for Phoenicia before the fighting starts in Egypt, still bent on his quest to find his uncle. On the way to Phoenicia, Sam is captured by Mycenaean pirates, then rescued by princess Ariadné from Crete. Ariadné helps Sam escape from her father, King Minos, by trailing a thread that leads Sam through the maze of their palace at Knossos to a safe exit. From Crete he sails to Cyprus, and finally to Tyre in Phoenicia.

While Sam and Amata face their perilous adventures, Sam’s father is released from prison and joins a caravan from Babylon to Tyre. He plans to get revenge on his brother, Zim, and his son, Sam, because he blames them for all his troubles. On the caravan route, Dagon fights desert bandits and learns a little about the Canaanite religious temples and gods, especially their gods Baal and Dagon, and the Phoenician goddess, Astarte. When everyone finally meets in Tyre, Sam's long-awaited reunion with his uncle turns into a deadly struggle for survival. Will Sam be able to unlock the mystery behind the silver coin hidden in his dagger?

Marie Sontag

About Marie Sontag (Dallas, Texas Author)

Marie Sontag

Marie Sontag loves to bring history to life through historical fiction. With a BA in social science and an MA and Ph.D. in education, she says teaching middle school for over 15 years has kept her young. Her middle-grade series, Ancient Elements, takes place in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Bronze Dagger, The Alabaster Jar, and The Silver Coin. When on author visits, Dr. Sontag is always accompanied by her authenticated 3,500-year-old bronze dagger and alabaster jar, as well as her 2,300-year-old Phoenician coin.

Her YA historical fiction book, Rising Hope, uses both fictional and historical characters to place readers alongside some of the Polish Boy Scouts and Girl Guides that helped the Polish Underground fight the Germans during WWII.

Born in Milwaukee, WI and having lived FOREVER in San Jose, CA, Dr. Sontag currently makes her home North Richland Hills, TX where her favorite pastime is playing trains with her grandson.