THE CITY OF SECRETS SERIES
His avoidance and her pursuit set off an unexpected series of events. Or is he?Įver’s lonely existence is upended by when Hannah, the daughter of the building’s owner, shows up and spots the orphan in hiding. He’s got his job: stay out of sight and protect the safe hidden deep in the maze of the building. Some of the nicer young women who work there give him food on the sly. All Ever knows is that what’s in that safe protects the city and that his father was killed because he wouldn’t give up the secret of the safe.Įver is resigned to living on his own in the swtichboard building, where he knows every nook and cranny, and all the cranks and levers that operate the complicated complex. He’s the last of a family that’s guarded a precious safe–contents unknown–for generations. A noirish, deeply felt novel of intrigue and identity written in O'Nan's trademark lucent style, City of Secrets asks how both despair and faith can lead us astray, and what happens when, with the noblest intentions, we join movements beyond our control. The large number of discoveries and the exposure of structures require numerous conservation measures respecting the interrelationship between the natural landscape and the cultural heritage, as this connection in particular is a central challenge at the UNECSO World Heritage Site.Can one boy keep a secret–and save a whole city? An action-packed read for middle-grade fantasy and graphic novel fans!Įver Barnes is a shy orphan who lives in a puzzle-box building (think an architectural Transformer) that is also a multi level switchboard center, the communications hub of his city. Through excavations in the Archaeological Park of Petra, an increasing number of Nabataean cultural heritage is exposed to environmental impact. Since then, regular archaeological excavations and research into the Nabatean culture are part of today’s UNESCO world cultural heritage. A noirish, deeply felt novel of intrigue and identity written in ONans trademark lucent style, City of Secrets asks how both despair and faith can lead us astray, and what happens when, with the noblest intentions, we join movements beyond our control.
However, it was not until the end of the 19th century that archaeological researchers systematically approached the ruins. Since the rediscovery of Petra by Johann Ludwig Burkhard aka Sheikh Ibrahim in 1812, the cultural heritage has attracted a large number of interested people who share an interest in the ancient history and culture of the Nabataeans, such as travelers, pilgrims, painters and scientists. Petra is a place at the crossroads of natural and cultural heritage that forms a unique cultural landscape. Unfortunately, during the pandemic, the number of tourists dropped, but again in 2021, Petra had almost 300,000 visitors, which is an impressive figure if we consider the problems in tourism caused by the pandemic itself. Statistics maintained by the Ministry of Tourism show that the number of tourists who visited Petra peaked in 2019, when there were over a million tourists. Petra is a symbol of Jordan, as well as the most visited tourist attraction of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Within its winding streets and shadowy back alleys. At the beginning of the 21st century, more precisely in 2007, Al-Khazneh was declared one of the new 7 wonders of the world. Excelsis is the city of secrets, a grand and imposing bastion of civilisation in the savage Realm of Beasts. UNESCO described this world heritage in 1985 as “one of the most precious cultural assets of human cultural heritage”. Known for its stone-carved architecture and plumbing system, Petra is also called the “City of Roses” because of the color of the stone from which the entire city is carved. To approach the Petra city, one must pass through a 1.2 kilometer long gorge called the Siq, which leads directly to Khazneh.
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