Vicky Alvear Shecter

Victoria Alvear aka Vicky Alvear Shecter is the author of multiple books set in the ancient world. She writes for adults as Victoria Alvear and for children as Vicky Alvear Shecter. Her adult novels include THE CLEANSING: BASED ON A TRUE STORY, which tells of the true story of a Vestal Virgin falsely accused of having sex and facing a death sentence. Others include A DAY OF FIRE: A NOVEL OF POMPEII, A SONG OF WAR, and A YEAR OF RAVENS. Her YA novels include CLEOPATRA'S MOON, based on the life of Cleopatra's only daughter, and CURSES AND SMOKE: A NOVEL OF POMPEII. She has written a mid-grade series on mythology (ANUBIS SPEAKS, HADES SPEAKS, and THOR SPEAKS) as well as two award-winning biographies for kids. She is a docent at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Antiquities at Emory University in Atlanta.