Delta and the Lost City

A sweeping historical-adventure novel following a wolf dog’s perilous journey in ancient Pompeii (AD 79) — blending animal perspective with historical catastrophe

In the year 79 AD, young wolf-dog Delta bears witness to a brutal crime inside her family’s villa near the thriving city of Pompeii. Forced to flee, she runs for her life alongside her eagle companion Bellona across a landscape teetering on the edge of catastrophe as trembling earth hints at something far worse to come. As ash and danger loom from the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Delta must navigate treacherous terrain, evade predators and thieves, and race to warn her family — before it’s too late.

“‘…ought to be the children’s hit of the summer’ — i Paper

“Ambitious and wonderful” — Michael Morpurgo