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King of Ithaca

Book 1 of the Adventures of Odysseus series

Eperitus, a young Greek warrior, encounters a group of men being attacked by mercenaries. In helping the outnumbered soldiers, he unwittingly comes to the aid of Odysseus, Prince of Ithaca. And so begins the friendship - and the adventure - of a lifetime.

Genre
ancient worldhistorical fictionfantasymythologymyths and folklore
Setting
ancient greeceancient historygreece
Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 382 pages

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