The Shield (Paperback)

"I will speak to you of war, battles, love, hatred, heroism, self-denial and betrayal, of a dead man who will save a living man. "Of a weapon, a gift from the gods, a shield, of a narrow pass and a plain where the fate of the world will be judged." This is the prophecy revealed to the seer Megistias from Zeus. It will be fulfilled by the brave and noble Spartan, Teleutias, the genial and faint-hearted Athenian, Nausinous - whose friend's example will lead him to unparalleled heroism - the Persian commander-in-chief Mardonius, the beautiful Spartan woman Helen and the slave from Miletus, Dianeira, who will fight for her freedom and whose heart is torn between two Greeks. You will run with Teleutias in Olympia, you will attend the brilliant symposia of Mardonius and the sensual dance of Dianeira, you will hear Leonidas and Themistocles deliver speeches at the council of the Isthmus of Corinth, you will travel with the royal trireme of Xerxes to Tempe, you will sail with Nausinous and the Athenian fleet. You will feel the fear and horror of battle with the weight of the shield in the left hand and the spear, slippery with perspiration and blood, in the right.You will fight in the phalanx at the battles of Thermopylae and Plataea, "where the assault is a faceless beast with hundreds of heads but only one soul, where the earth trembles at its steps, where the sun shines on the bronze breastplates and helmets and the colourful crests made of horses' manes and tails quiver, where the painted shields approach united and the well-polished metal tips of the spears are Death itself. " "The Shield" brings together the magic of the novel and a profound historical knowledge, making the reader feel what it meant to be a Greek during antiquity. It is a moving epic, but also a very human story, where the grandeur of the spirit freely chooses the ultimate sacrifice and clashes with hatred, passion, intrigue and betrayal.

General

Imprint:	Authorhouse Uk Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	October 2005
Authors:	Nicholas Snow
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-1-4208-6892-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN:	1-4208-6892-6
Barcode:	9781420868920

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