Pythia – Title currently held by Cassie. The official seer of the Arkana.
Rhonda – Antique store owner and Sybil’s former business partner. Surrogate big sister to Cassie.
Sage Stone – Mythical Minoan relic which is reputed to possess great power. Nephilim prophecy reveals that this relic must be acquired by Abraham if his secret plan to orchestrate a global apocalypse is to succeed.
Scion – Nephilim title given to the diviner’s successor and heir-apparent. Daniel currently holds the position.
Scouts – Field agents of the Arkana deployed around the globe. Individuals tasked with assisting in the retrieval of Bones of the Mother. In order of appearance: Fred (Turkey-MM).
Security Coordinator – Title currently held by Erik. He reports to the operations director.
Sentinel – Watchers posted by the ancient Minoans to guard the location of each artifact until the arrival of the Arkana team. In order of appearance: Iker Mendiluze (Spain-DW).
Sybil Forsythe – Cassie’s sister. Late pythia of the Arkana.
Trove – Arkana collection point for artifacts related to a specific geographic region or culture.
Trove Keeper – Person appointed to manage the collection of artifacts at a particular location or trove. In order of appearance: Xenia Katsouros (Minoan-GK), Aydin Ozgur (Anatolian-MM), Stefan Kasprzyk (Kurgan-MM), Thea Xara (Maltese-DW), Ortzi Exteberri (Basque-DW), Ochanda Exteberri (Basque-DW), Grace Littlefield (Haudenosaunee-DW).
Tyro – Title which refers to an apprentice agent of the Arkana.
Vault – Another name for the Central Catalog.
Zachary – Faye’s teenage descendent—often referred to as her “great-great-something-or-other grandson.” He has ambitions to join the Arkana.
AUTHOR BIO
"There's a 52% chance that the next Dan Brown will be a woman ... or should we just make that 100% now?" --Kindle Nation Daily
Nancy Wikarski is a fugitive from academia. After earning her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, she became a computer consultant and then turned to historical mystery and adventure fiction writing.
She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, the Society of Midland Authors, and has served as vice president of Sisters in Crime - Twin Cities and on the programming board of the Chicago chapter. Her short stories have appeared in Futures Magazine and DIME Anthology, while her book reviews have been featured in Murder: Past Tense and Deadly Pleasures.
Her novels include the Victorian Chicago Mysteries set in 1890s Chicago. The series has received People's Choice Award nominations for best first novel and best historical. The seven-volume Arkana Archaeology Adventure Series is an Amazon bestseller.
BOOKS BY N. S. WIKARSKI
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The Fall of White City (Victorian Chicago Mysteries #1)
A socialite stalks a murderer against the backdrop of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
Shrouded in Thought (Victorian Chicago Mysteries #2)
A drowned factory girl provokes a labor riot during the Pullman Strike of 1894.
The Granite Key (Arkana Archaeology Adventures #1)
The murder of a shopkeeper over a stone artifact known as the granite key sparks a 3,000-year-old treasure hunt.
The Mountain Mother Cipher (Arkana Archaeology Adventures #2)
When clues to the Bones of the Mother lead from Greece to Turkey, the Arkana team struggles to stay one step ahead of its rivals.
The Dragon’s Wing Enigma (Arkana Archaeology Adventures #3)
A puzzle in the sky leads the treasure seekers to some unexpected places and unforeseen allies.
Riddle of the Diamond Dove (Arkana Archaeology Adventures #4)
An even more cryptic astronomical riddle sends the relic hunters and their foes to Africa. What they discover there will have far-reaching consequences for both sides.
Into the Jaws of the Lion (Arkana Archaeology Adventures #5)
A new clue draws the Arkana team to India where a rift among the trio threatens to destroy the relic hunt altogether.
Secrets of the Serpent’s Heart (Arkana Archaeology Adventures #6)
In China, both teams compete for the final clue which will reveal the location of the Sage Stone. On the home front, disaster befalls the Arkana.
The Sage Stone Prophecy (Arkana Archaeology Adventures #7)
In the series finale, the factions square off in a final confrontation with both sides pinning all their hopes on a prophecy that might not mean exactly what it says.
FUTURE PROJECTS
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Victorian Chicago Mysteries #3 – The amateur sleuths from the Victorian Chicago Series cross paths with a previous generation of Arkana agents over a mysterious artifact at the Chicago Natural History Museum in 1895.
The Trove Chronicles – A new spin-off series of standalone adventures featuring Arkana agents past and present.
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