The Beast in the Labyrinth
Product details
| Management number | 201807009 | Release Date | 2025/10/08 | List Price | $10.64 | Model Number | 201807009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | |||||||||
The Beast in the Labyrinth is a story of sly and pitiless ambition, where Hieron, the tyrant of Syracuse, struggles to chart a course between the warring empires of Rome and Carthage, and his eccentric cousin Archimedes is his only close confidante. Dion, the kingdoms most brutal warrior, is surrounded by smiling enemies and menaced by the rival empires, and his mental stability comes under increasing pressure.
Format: Hardback
Length: 576 pages
Publication date: 28 May 2023
Publisher: The Book Guild Ltd
“I, Archimedes, the mathematician, son of Phidias, the astronomer, prostrate myself before the goddess of wisdom. May Athena restore our people to her favor and see us through the descending storm.
So begins The Beast in the Labyrinth, a story of sly and pitiless ambition. Hieron, the tyrant of Syracuse, is struggling to chart a course between the warring empires of Rome and Carthage. His only close confidante is his eccentric cousin, Archimedes. But Hieron is ninety years old, and his nobles are scheming in the shadows. The two old men turn to Dion, the kingdoms most brutal warrior.
Surrounded by smiling enemies, and menaced by the rival empires, Dion's mental stability comes under increasing pressure. Will he prove the kingdoms salvation or its destruction?
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781915853776
Bestseller ranking
Historical Fiction
Correction of product information
If you notice any omissions or errors in the product information on this page, please use the correction request form below.
Correction Request Form