BOOK BLURB:
Kineas, the Athenian cavalry commander, has come a long way since being dismissed from the army of Alexander and vengefully exiled by his own city. Together, his mercenary force and their Scythian allies have defeated a mighty Macedonian army at the Ford of the River God, and his adopted city of Olbia is now free once more. But his destiny will not allow him to enjoy the fruits of victory for long. Far to the east, at the farthest edge of the Sea of Grass, Alexander is threatening to crush the Scythian hordes once and for all. The Lady Srayanka of the Cruel Hands, the Scythian warrior-princess who spurned a king's love to be at Kineas's side, is pledged to take her tribe east to help stop 'the monster' - and Kineas knows he has no choice but to follow, even if it means embracing the violent death in battle that he has seen prefigured in countless dreams. But long before he can confront the might of Alexander's army alongside his beloved Srayanka, he must undertake an epic journey, of breathtaking daring, taking an army through hundreds of miles of hostile terrain - towards his own appointment with fate.
REVIEW:
I arrived late to the camp of Christian Cameron when I only got round to his original novel in June (when it was released in January) last year. Swiftly spotting my original error with the quality of writing of the first piece I made a note on my calendar of the release of the second tale in the series and thus more or less mugged the posty when he tried to deliver this tale.
As a fan of historical fiction you’ll generally find me gripped in the earlier histories as I’m fascinated with the warcraft as well as the strategies and emotional context of the times, here Christian delivers everything in spades that really does give the reader a cracking story along with all the action they can handle. A true joy to read and a book that I’m sure will impress that historical lover in your life. However don’t make the error of bypassing the original as without it, some of the events won’t have quite the same impact.
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