The Homeric “long-haired Achaeans” were part of the Mycenaean culture of Greece (1600 BC – 1100 BC). They were a Bronze Age people who were quite removed in time and culture from the Classical period (5th – 4th centuries BC). In this novel a young Achaean prince is captured in a raid. His younger brother Orfeo, and a group of warriors, are sent on a mission to look for him. Telemon, a legendary warrior, and Zurga, an elderly member of a group called the Wanderers, are soon joined by Clarice, a girl who is a master of disguise. To their dismay they find that the kidnapped prince has been made a galley slave and that the maritime power of Thera plans to conquer the entire Mediterranean. Can they avert disaster?

The story starts just before the eruption of Thera in about 1600 BC. This cataclysm destroyed the lavish Minoan culture of Crete. It also allowed the Mycenaeans to expand throughout the eastern Mediterranean. The Mycenaean culture – while originally warlike and rather rustic – developed vibrant cites, such as Pylos. This era was the setting for Homer’s epic poems about the Trojan War (perhaps 12th or 11th century BC).

Five years into their marriage, Ariadne Silver, Lucien Valier and Eugenia, Lucien’s daughter, seem very happy in their new surroundings in Phoenix, AZ. Eugenia’s medical condition is well looked after while her music studies are progressing beautifully. However, when Eugenia is kidnapped and held for ransom, the couple’s happiness crumbles under the pressure. Although the ransom is paid on time, there’s no sign of Eugenia. Three years later, Ariadne suffers a heart attack when she receives a photograph in the mail. Will Ariadne recover from her sudden illness? Will Eugenia ever be found?

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Join Hyden Hawk Skyler, and some great new friends, on an adventurous quest, over land and sea, to find the Silver Skull of Zorellin. Fight with Mikahl, Ironspike, and fierce King Jarrek as they try to free the enslaved people of Wildermont from King Ra’Gren and his Dakaneese Overlords.