In a world rooted in Mediterranean history and mythology, Andrion, son of a warrior-king and an Amazon queen, thinks his crown is secure. But he has no heir, and mysterious figures are attacking his allies. He must set aside his crown to face not only a supernatural enemy but a precocious child, his own nephew Gard. These books are a fine series which shows a good historical background.Timothy Lane Fantasy that is woven upon a weft of solid classical knowledge, yet is also colored by a creative imagination of great scope and power. An alternate reality that will live inside the mind long after the book is finished.Ardath Mayhar
A child of the American heartland, Lillian Stewart Carl graduated from grade school in Missouri, from high school in Ohio, and from college in Texas. She should have a Bachelor of Arts in History, but inadvertently found herself with a Bachelor of Science in Education. Either way, she's now pursuing one of the few jobs that can be done with a background in history and English--writing fiction that invokes a legendary past, even in contemporary settings.
It's no surprise that Lillian and her long-suffering husband have wandered countless British single-track roads, from Orkney to Dover and back again. Also, just for variety, she has excavated the Biblical city of Gezer in Israel, worn a pink and mauve sari to a wedding in Hyderabad, India, searched for Middle Earth in New Zealand, and sung "Waltzing Matilda" in a haunted cottage in the Australian outback.
Being generally a mild-mannered individual, Lillian has yet to throw anyone across the room with her tai chi skills. Nor has she stabbed anyone with her knitting needles or slammed anyone's fingers except her own in the cover of her piano keyboard.
