title: The Scholar, the Sphinx and the Threads of Fate (The Scholar and the Sphinx) (Volume 3)
author: A.R. Cook
description: <span>&quot;An amazingworld of imagination, nightmares, myth, and delusion wrapped into a tale totake you to a place where madness is the best thing that can happen toyou. Part the curtain, step inside, andenjoy the ride.&quot; -</span><span><span><i></i></span></span><i><span>Chris A. Jackson, award-winning author of Pathfinder Tales &quot;Pirate&apos;s Honor&quot; and &quot;Pirate&apos;s Promise,&quot; the</span><span>Weapon of Flesh</span><span>trilogy, and the</span><span>Scimitar Seas</span><span>series</span></i><br /><br /><span>-<span></span></span><br /><br />&quot;Adventure awaits! Combining history, mythology, danger, and mystery,<i>The Scholar, theSphinx, and the Threads of Fate</i>is a thrilling tale that you&apos;ll gladlygive up sleep to stay awake and finish.&quot;-<i>Shaun Hutchinson, author of YA novels &quot;The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley&quot;, &quot;FML&quot;and &quot;The Deathday Letter&quot;</i><br /><br />&quot;A.R. Cook is a terrific writer. I was pulled in by the plot, whichfeatures a powerful cast of extraordinary characters. The characters are not only endowed with extraordinary abilities, they are thrust into awar against a powerful lord of the darkness, the kind that gives meaning to their existence and shapes a civilization. The story is bothcharacter and conflict-driven and there is no moment when the readerdoesn&apos;t feel compelled to read on. The Scholar, the Sphinx and theThreads of Fate is a spellbinding fantasy that will entertain readersand leave them wanting more.&quot; - <i>Romuald Dzemo of Readers&apos; Favorite</i>, <b><i>5-Star Review</i></b>
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  CONTENTS
  
  > [Prelude: The Sphinx](index_split_003.html#filepos4425)
  
  [Part One](index_split_005.html#filepos31363)
  
  [SPRING 1944: EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE](index_split_005.html#filepos31363)
  
  > [1\. Tehran](index_split_007.html#filepos32068)
  
  > [2\. “I Want to Sleep and Sleep Twelve Hours a
  > Day”](index_split_008.html#filepos178040)
  
  > [3\. Escape, Part 1](index_split_013.html#filepos241049)
  
  > [4\. Escape, Part 2](index_split_014.html#filepos324693)
  
  > [5\. “This Is the Year 1944”](index_split_015.html#filepos386651)
  
  > [6\. “Could We Be Granted Victory This Year,
  > 1944?”]