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Alex Tarapowski

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in Brazzaville, Congo

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https://alextarapowski.com

Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror

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January 2026

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Alex Tarapowski was born in Africa to a Soviet diplomat's family, which may explain why he has never been able to stay in one place — or under one flag — for long.

A historian by training, he spent years between archaeological digs, library archives, and the Mediterranean coastlines where empires left their bones. The combination left him with a deep appreciation for the way civilizations rise, betray their ideals, and crumble — usually in that order.

The idea for The Sleeping Goddesses came to him in the ruins of forgotten Italian colonies on the shores of the Eastern Mediterranean — places where great Venetian houses once ruled the sea, made fortunes, betrayed each other, and vanished. The Scaligers and the Cornaros really existed. They rul ...more

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Average rating: 4.56 · 36 ratings · 13 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Sleeping Goddesses (The Sleeping Goddesses, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rebel Goddesses (The Sleeping Goddesses, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Goddesses Crucible (The Sleeping Goddesses, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Goddesses War (The Sleeping Goddesses, #4) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Alex Tarapowski and 1 other person liked Missfit's review of The Goddesses Crucible (The Sleeping Goddesses, #3): "‎"ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇꜱ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀʀɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ.” ‎— 𝕸𝖆𝖗𝖐. ‎ ‎💚 War, war everywhere ‎💚 Divine intervention ‎💚 Third person multiple POV ‎💚 Humans falling like flies ‎💚 A journey to the Underworld ... And the cost of it ‎💚 A new" Read more of this review »
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Alex Tarapowski made a comment on Missfit’s review of The Goddesses Crucible (The Sleeping Goddesses, #3) " After all, I’m the one who decided to publish the series at such a fast pace 😄. Just read it whenever it’s convenient for you, and take as much time a ...more "
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Alex Tarapowski liked Sneha's review of The Rebel Goddesses (The Sleeping Goddesses, #2): "This series is so good because nobody feels untouchable. Every victory comes with grief, every character is carrying emotional baggage, and even the goddesses are flawed and exhausted. The ending basically said “the war is far from over” and now I ne" Read more of this review »
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