Cameron Christian
Killer Of Men
Killer Of Men
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Description: In the epic clash of Greece and Persia a hero is forged - a monumental novel from the author of the Tyrant series. Arimnestos is a farm boy when war breaks out between the citizens of his native Plataea and their overbearing neighbours Thebes. Standing in the battle line for the first time alongside his father and brother he shares in a famous and unlikely victory. But after being knocked unconscious in the melee he awakes not a hero but a slave. Betrayed by his jealous and cowardly cousin the freedom he fought for has now vanished and he becomes the property of a rich citizen. So begins an epic journey out of slavery that takes the young Arimnestos through a world poised on the brink of an epic confrontation as the emerging civilization of the Greeks starts to flex its muscles against the established empire of the Persians. As he tries to make his fortune and revenge himself on the man who disinherited him Arimnestos discovers that he has a talent that pays well in this new violent world - for like his hero Achilles he is 'a killer of men'.
Title: Killer Of Men
Author(s): Cameron Christian
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Barcode: 9780752883939
Pages: 496 Pages
Publication Date: 8/2/2011
Series: The Long War
Category: Historical Fiction
Description: In the epic clash of Greece and Persia a hero is forged - a monumental novel from the author of the Tyrant series. Arimnestos is a farm boy when war breaks out between the citizens of his native Plataea and their overbearing neighbours Thebes. Standing in the battle line for the first time alongside his father and brother he shares in a famous and unlikely victory. But after being knocked unconscious in the melee he awakes not a hero but a slave. Betrayed by his jealous and cowardly cousin the freedom he fought for has now vanished and he becomes the property of a rich citizen. So begins an epic journey out of slavery that takes the young Arimnestos through a world poised on the brink of an epic confrontation as the emerging civilization of the Greeks starts to flex its muscles against the established empire of the Persians. As he tries to make his fortune and revenge himself on the man who disinherited him Arimnestos discovers that he has a talent that pays well in this new violent world - for like his hero Achilles he is 'a killer of men'.
Title: Killer Of Men
Author(s): Cameron Christian
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Barcode: 9780752883939
Pages: 496 Pages
Publication Date: 8/2/2011
Series: The Long War
Category: Historical Fiction
