Goodreads asked Erica Verrillo:

What are you currently working on?

Erica Verrillo I am currently working on a historical fantasy set on the eve of the battle of Gaugamela, the battle that marked the fall of the Persian Empire to Alexander the Great. I've taken some liberties with events, and have included Alexander's burning of the magnificent palace of Persepolis, which he supposedly did after a beautiful courtesan, or princess (history is a little vague), said "Burn it." I've built an entire book around that phrase.

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