Tells the early life of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes from his education at Ptolemy's Museum in Alexandria to his home in Syracuse, as he gains fame and fortune as a royal engineer.
Sequel to: Hawk of May and Kingdom of summer. Chronicles the downfall of Arthur's empire, brought about in part by Arthur's bastard son and the Queen's love affair with Arthur's close friend.
In the second century A.D., Ariantes is forced to leave his country and join the Roman forces, but instead of adapting to his new country, he fights the Romans to keep control of his own life.
The time is several generations after the death of Alexander the Great; the setting, the Central Asian remnant of his sprawling empire, where legend and history are one, where men and women lead lives of nobility and fierce passion.
Gwalchmai journey's to the safety of his uncle King Arthur and his court to escape from the evil magic of his mother, Morgawse, a bitter enemy of Arthur's.
Tells the early life of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes from his education at Ptolemy's Museum in Alexandria to his home in Syracuse, as he gains fame and fortune as a royal engineer.
