Anne Steelyard: The Garden of Emptiness Books

Anne Steelyard and the Garden of Emptiness: An Honorary Man is a historical and mystical adventure that follows the struggles of a female archaeologist in pre World-War I Mesopotamia. Told in a series of three graphic novels, it is the story of an accomplished and courageous woman attempting to find her place in a turn-of-the-century man's world.

The beautiful and adventurous Anne Steelyard is back in The Gate of Dreams of and Starlight. In the second installment of this exciting series, Anne is still searching for the City of Miyah and her ticket to independence from her British, aristocratic family. In the harsh, unforgiving desert, Anne is captured and taken prisoner by a Vizier who does the bidding of an evil wizard who knows Anne s worst fears. While being held hostage, Anne learns of a secret partnership between the Turks and the Germans that will put her country and its allies in terrible danger as World War I looms in the distance. The second in a three graphic novel series, Anne Steelyard and The Garden of Emptiness, Act II: The Gate of Dreams and Starlight, features an exciting script written by bestselling author Barbara Hambly as well as amazing original cover art by Glen Orbik.

In the third and final installment of the Anne Steelyard series, A Thousand Waters, we find Anne still traveling across the desert with the help of Lady Hester s caravan and her friends. As Anne continues her search for the elusive City of Miyah, she discovers something utterly sinister and evil that makes her question everything and question who is worthy of her trust. To protect her country, Anne does whatever it takes to stop the Germans from establishing their secret base and to secure the key to her freedom. Get ready for the most action-packed, surprise-filled book of the Anne Steelyard series! Anne pulls out all the stops as she fights to save her countrymen and the ancient city she believes is the ticket to her independence. Anne soon learns that freedom always comes at a price, but it is a price that she is more than willing to pay.