The Scarlet Fig

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The Scarlet Fig (2005, The Rose Press) is the third and final novel of Vergil Magus sequence by Avram Davidson (see full Wikipedia entry on Avram Davidson). Following The Phoenix And The Mirror and Vergil In Averno, The Scarlet Fig follows Vergil's adventures in an alternate ancient Mediterranean world where harpies, basilisks and satyrs co-exist with Rome, Cathage and the Punic Wars.