An action-packed tale of betrayal and revenge set amid the war between
Alexander the Great's generals and climaxing in the most spectacular
battle of the ancient world.
Satyrus and Melitta, twin heirs to a rich kingdom on the Black Sea,
become desperate fugitives when their mother, the Scythian
warrior-princess Srayanka, is cut down in a savage act of betrayal.
Accompanied by their tutor, the Spartan Philokles, they must make a
perilous journey west, pursued by ruthless assassins, to find sanctuary
with the army of their father's closest friend, Diodorus.
But Diodorus is caught up in the tangled web of alliances, betrayals and
intrigue that followed Alexander the Great's death, as his generals
fought over the huge empire he had created - and soon the twins will
have their first taste of real battle as two Macedonian warlords clash.
In this violent and unstable world, they must choose sides carefully, as
Antigonus One-Eye, and his brilliant son Demetrius, prepare to take on
the might of Ptolemy's Egypt, and the forces gather for the biggest and
most spectacular battle the world had ever seen - Gaza.