≈ Waters In the Desert ≈

Raqmu—she was the New Atlantis…

Waters In the Desert is Brock Meier’s series of explorations into the first century desert Kingdom of Nabataea. What were the Nabatu like, and how did they live? What were their great passions? Their deep trials and doubts?

The series will weave stories of intrigue, triumph, defeat, love and death, all swirling around the magnificence and glories of the Nabatean Kingdom.

The Stone Cutter

Book one, The Stone Cutter, tells of the rapid ascent in the art-world of the boy named Nahor, who had been abandoned by his father in the capital, Raqmu. Follow his life as it becomes entangled in the allure of an exotic songstress, and later as a tragic accident destroys his career. Walk with him through his adventures to the Far East as he searches for the mysterious object known as the Shamir, which he believes will resurrect his career. Love gained, love lost, love cast aside, permeate his life as Nahor attempts to find the belonging he craves.

The next novels of the series will look into the lives of Nabataean royalty, pirates, horse breeders, astrologers, and skilled artisans—

 Shuqilat: Queen of Words

Book two follows a queen on the fast-track to spiritual power in service to Isis. She encounters a foreigner fleeing his own fall from religious heights, who brings a strange new truth, complicating her life. Their interaction confounds the royal court, awash with scandal and the demand for deadly sacrifice. An undercurrent of family secrets threaten to banish her from the kingdom.