www.maximusandthegoldeweb.com for maximus table of contents synopsis - maximus and the golden web chapter one - the lion of persia chapter two - laws of the circle chapter three - rising from the tigris chapter four - phantom tapestries chapter five - blinding darkness chapter six - the stone of ea chapter seven - flame on the hilltop chapter eight - mirror fragments chapter nine - holders of the sacred trust epilogue - the smile of a bedouin boy book two - essitam : custos of the one rule about the author license synopsis maximus and the golden web 1837 : dreams inspired by village myths of ancient reservoirs , waters buried by centuries of shifting bedouin sands , draw a persian boy into the desert to stumble upon a stone lid .