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The Hunt for Helen and Paris (Paperback)
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The Hunt for Helen and Paris (Paperback)
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The Hunt for Helen and Paris is the third novel in a series of
seven novels tracking the adventures of Petraeus from slave to
king. Each novel has a different focus. Helen, Queen of Sparta, one
of histories mythical character has absconded with Paris, a
handsome Prince of Troy. Agamemnon, the most powerful king in
Ancient Greece, has commissioned Petraeus to pursue the pair and
bring them back. Petraeus, the Captain General of the fleet, tells
the story of the hunt and the adventures of the fleet as they
travel around the Great Sea. The adventures include solving a
murder, discovering that there is a reward for his head and
fighting off the bounty hunters, surviving a storm at sea, arriving
in a land where Amazons keep the men drugged and here he meets the
child Harmothoe, the daughter of Penthesilea the great Amazon
General. In the port of Rhakotis Petraeus has a confrontation with
Jarha and he learns about trade and commerce and the idea that it
will dominate the world. Petraeus sails up the Nile and meets the
great Pharaoh, Ramasses, who gives him a present of a sword made by
Hephaestus. The fleet sails from Egypt only to run into a battle
fleet that they defeat. They have adventures in Tyre where Petraeus
confronts Ba'al. Petraeus is washed overboard from his ship and is
enslaved to work in a quarry, escapes and is rescued. He makes it
back to Greece but Ba'al has sent an assassin to kill him. Petraeus
is included in the negotiating team of Odysseus, Menelaus and
Palamedes to gain the return of Helen from Troy but the
negotiations fail and war is declared.
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Imprint: |
Authorhouse
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2011 |
First published: |
May 2011 |
Authors: |
Barry Johnson
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4567-7122-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4567-7122-1 |
Barcode: |
9781456771225 |
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