Alexandria Reborn: Book 2 of The Alexandria Rising Chronicles

He can't go home.
He's dead in the real world. Everything has changed. Forever. In, 'Alexandria Reborn,' the anticipated sequel to 'Alexandria Rising,' Rand O'Neal rises from the ashes to join an elite team in an effort to shift the power struggle set in motion by control of the alchemistic Slendoc Meridian. From the mountains of Austria to the woods of Alabama, Rand's adventures continue at a breathtaking speed as he rekindles old connections, makes new friends and discovers more layers to the secrets held in the Library of Alexandria.

As a preacher's son, Mark Wallace Maguire spent his childhood crisscrossing the South soaking in the lilting dialects, oral traditions and cultural idiosyncrasies. After a brief career in music, he settled behind the desk as a reporter at the Marietta Daily Journal and has spent the last 20 years as fixture in the metro Atlanta media scene. He has been honored for his writing by several organizations including The Associated Press, The Society of Professional Journalists and The Georgia Poetry Society. In 2005, he was named the Berry College Outstanding Young Alumni of The Year. In 2017, he was nominated for Georgia Author of The Year and Independent Author of The Year for his first novel, "Alexandria Rising: Book 1 of The Alexandria Rising Chronicles." The sequel, "Alexandria Reborn: Book 2 of The Alexandria Rising Chronicles" was published in 2017. "Letters from Red Clay Country: Selected Columns" was published in 2015 and features the best of his award-winning newspaper and magazine columns. He currently serves as director of Cobb Life magazine and Cobb Business Journal. His writing has been published in many regional and national publications including Snake Nation Review, Reach of Song, Cobb Life magazine, Neighbor Newspapers and The Blood and Fire Review. When he's not writing, Maguire produces musical projects inspired by his favorite authors and books as well as painting, gardening and making Star Wars puns with his sons.