Victoria Alvear
Author of historical fiction set in the ancient world for adults, from the pyramids of Egypt to the forum of Rome.
Historical Fiction for Adults
Vicky Alvear Shecter
Award-winning author of YA Historical Fiction and Middle-Grade Mythology and Biography.
Children’s Books
About The Author
Vicky/Victoria is the author of multiple books set in or about the ancient world. She writes as Vicky Alvear Shecter for children and Victoria Alvear for adults.
A lifelong fascination with ancient history led to her first book…[READ MORE]
Latest Posts from The Author’s Blog.
Amazon/UK Optioned our Book for a TV Series!
More than ten years ago, I joined Stephanie Dray, Kate Quinn, Sophie Perinot, and Eliza Knight for drinks at the Historical Novel Society conference when someone brought up and interesting idea: What if we collaborated on a novel? What if we each picked a character and then everyone’s else’s characters would weave in and out […]
Unexpected POV Wins Short Story Contest!
Rob Cain of Ancient Rome Refocused challenged those of who love ancient Rome to write a short story about the arguably emotional pre-Raphaelite painting, “The Romans Leaving Britain,” by Sir John Everett Millais (mid19th-century). And what a scene it is! The Roman soldier’s body-language is one of despair and pain, and the woman’s appears shocked […]
