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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2002
Pressfield (Gates of Fire, Tides of War) offers yet another epic tale of the ancient world. Equal parts scholarly research and fictional retelling of the mythologies of ancient Greece, as handed down to us by Homer and Plutarch, this new novel re-creates the final days of a race of warrior women. In approximately 1250 B.C.E., Theseus, King of Athens, embarks upon a journey to the Amazonian homela...Log In or Sign Up to Read More