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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  **JUDITH**
  
  
  **From: _The Researcher’s Library of Ancient_**
  
  
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  **THOMAS HORN**
  
  
  **DEFENDER**
  
  
  **Crane, MO**
  
  
  Defender
  
  
  Crane, MO 65633
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover illustration and design by Shim Franklin.
  
  
  **CHAPTERS**
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  
  [Chapter 2 ](index_split_001.html#p6)
  
  
  [Chapter 3 ](index_split_002.html#p7)
  
  
  [Chapter 4 ](index_split_003.html#p8)
  
  
  [Chapter 5 ](index_split_004.html#p9)
  
  
  [Chapter 6 ](index_split_005.html#p10)
  
  
  [Chapter 7 ](index_split_006.html#p12)
  
  
  [Chapter 8 ](index_split_007.html#p14)
  
  
  [Chapter 9 ](index_split_008.html#p16)
  
  
  [Chapter 10 ](index_split_009.html#p17)
  
  
  [Chapter 11 ](index_split_010.html#p18)
  
  
  [Chapter 12 ](index_split_011.html#p20)
  
  
  [Chapter 13 ](index_split_012.html#p21)
  
  
  [Chapter 14 ](index_split_013.html#p22)
  
  
  [Chapter 15 ](index_split_014.html#p24)
  
  
  [Chapter 16 ](index_split_015.html#p25)
  
  
  **Judith**
  
  
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  ## CHAPTER 1
  
  
  **1** In the twelfth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, 