The Sacred Cycle Creator Resources

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Resource Information

  • Resource Type: Creator Resources
  • Work: The Sacred Cycle
  • Audience: Reviewers, journalists, bloggers, librarians, educators, book clubs, content creators, and media outlets
  • Spoiler Level: Moderate
    • This page contains discussion of themes, settings, and major story elements that some readers may prefer to discover while reading the book.

Purpose

This page provides supplemental information and media resources for creators and reviewers covering The Sacred Cycle.

Resources include:

  • High-resolution cover images
  • Setting information
  • Major themes
  • Marketing descriptions
  • Reviewer summaries
  • Usage permissions

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Additional Resources

Downloadable Cover Images

Available Images

2D Cover

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  • High-resolution version available

3D Book Cover

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3D eBook Cover

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3D Combined Cover

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Complete Image Package

  • ZIP archive available
  • Includes all cover graphics and promotional images

Major Settings

Novel

United Kingdom

London

  • Mile End
  • Clapham
  • The West End
  • Saint Christopher’s Place
  • The Tube

Major Destinations

  • British Museum
  • The Queen’s Walk
  • London Eye
  • Westminster Abbey
  • Stonehenge
  • Sea Life London Aquarium

Egypt

  • Cairo
  • Desert regions
  • Old Kingdom pyramid complex

Select Edition Stories

United Kingdom

London

  • Mile End
  • Clapham
  • Finsbury Park
  • Willesden Green

Major Destinations

  • British Museum
  • Victoria Tower Gardens South
  • Stonehenge
  • Sea Life London Aquarium

Major Themes

The story explores these ideas through character actions, dialogue, relationships, decisions, and outcomes.

  • Loss and redemption
  • Friendships and families
  • Comparative religion
  • Cultural critiques of past and present societies
  • Foundations of civilization
  • The relevance of history
  • The role of historians and historical scholarship
  • Ancient Greek philosophy

Historical and Social Topics

  • Artifact appropriation
  • Colonialism
  • Immigration
  • Assimilation

For deeper exploration of these subjects, see:

Marketing Descriptions

Tagline

A past she can’t escape. A destiny she can’t refuse.

One-Sentence Summaries

Version 1

An ancient Egyptian takes on modern-day London, with results that are touching, tragic, and hilarious.

Version 2

This gripping thriller crashes the Egypt of the Great Pyramid into modern-day London, with results that are equal measures hilarious, touching, and tragic.

Version 3

A story of eons-old intrigue invading our modern world, The Sacred Cycle explores fate, destiny, and generation-spanning human connections.

Version 4

The Sacred Cycle is a thrilling story that answers the question: Can fragile human connections endure when you are four millennia and four thousand miles from home?

Version 5

Can a daughter of the Nile ever escape the grip of the ancient cycle of birth, death, and resurrection to change her own destiny?

Long Descriptions

Fate and Human Connection

A story of eons-old intrigue invading the modern world, The Sacred Cycle explores the conflict between fate and personal destiny, and the responsibilities of the faithful when a powerful god issues a call that echoes across millennia.

The novel asks:

  • Can fragile human connections endure across four thousand years?
  • Can someone ever find a sense of home in a place where they do not belong?

Historical Fiction Framing

A young woman revived 4,600 years after being murdered and mummified in the Egypt of the Great Pyramid struggles to adapt to life in modern-day London.

When an ancient god refuses to release her from the cycle of birth, death, and resurrection, she must decide whether redemption is worth risking the new life and relationships she has built.

The Sacred Cycle is historical fiction set in the present and incorporates humor, emotional stakes, and insights into life in ancient Egypt.

Extended Reviewer Description

Opening Hook

“I have my lying, cheating, tightfisted ex-husband to thank for the fact that I got the cheapest possible mummification package.”

The last thing Teppi remembers is drinking poisoned wine.

The next thing she remembers is an eager Egyptologist opening her mummified body in the basement of the British Museum more than 4,600 years later.

Character Overview

Teppi helped build the Great Pyramid.

Modern London quickly discovers that she is intelligent, resilient, fearless, and exceptionally difficult to discourage.

Despite her strengths, adapting to modern life proves challenging.

She must navigate:

  • Contemporary hygiene
  • Public transportation
  • Employment
  • Social expectations
  • Modern culture

Central Conflict

Painful memories from her former life refuse to stay buried.

An ancient god calls her toward a destiny she thought had ended long ago.

As a woman displaced by both time and geography, Teppi must choose between:

  • The life she has built in modern London
  • Redemption for mistakes made thousands of years ago

Tone

The novel combines:

  • Humor
  • Emotional depth
  • Historical detail
  • Character-driven drama
  • Ancient Egyptian perspectives
  • Modern British settings

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