Elyse DeBarre Books In Order

Publication Order of King of the Jews Books

Publication Order of Priests and Magi Books

Elyse DeBarre is an Australian-Canadian classical archaeologist, classicist, Doctor of Medicine candidate, and world traveller who has travelled to 65 countries on every continent and lived in a few of them on four continents. She has lived in and travelled through most of the regions in which her historical novels take place.

The Tower of Malatha: A Novel of Ancient Rome. This is a historical espionage novel with elements of ancient historical medicine and slowburn romance, and involves a Roman woman medica (physician) who becomes caught up in political intrigue and murder mystery when she arrives in the Rome of Tiberius Caesar and the praetorian prefect Sejanus. Through her eyes, the reader also sees the rise of an important but lesser known historical figure of the Julio.Claudian family who was influential in crucial political events. This is an extensively researched novel and series whose researched involved the consultation of over 200 ancient historical and scholarly sources and travel throughout most of the regions in which the story takes place. The writes is a classical (Roman) archaeologist and Doctor of Medicine candidate.

King of the Jews series: Based on the classical archaeologist and MD candidate author’s perusal of over 200 ancient and scholary sources, this espionage mystery series with ancient medicine and slowburn romance elements involves events taking place during the Julio-Claudian era in Rome and follows the rise and career of a lesser known but outstanding and influential Roman figure through the eyes of the female physician protagonist.

The Oracle of Delphi: That Which is Hidden. This is Book 1 of the series, Priests and Magi, written by a classical archaeologist and Doctor of Medicine candidate. This character- and plot-driven espionage mystery novel with elements of ancient medicine and slowburn romance and unique ancient gothic elements takes place in Greece, Lydia, and Persia during the rise of Cyrus the Great (Kourosh Shah). It begins with an account of Herodotus in which the high priestess of Delphi gives an ambiguous prophesty, leading to war. In this story, Thalia, a coerced priestess, escapes the Temple of Apollo in Delphi and flees to her assigned protector in Lydia, little knowing that he himself has secrets and complexities of his own. She must then decide which political side to support.

Priests and Magi series: This character- and plot-based espionage mystery series with ancient medicine and slowburn romance elements takes place during the reign of Cyrus the Great (Kourosh Shah) in Persia. It concerns several Greek agents in Greece, Persia, and associated nations, and the rise of a Median magus cabal bent on assassination.