Sacred Band: The Sacred Band (Series #8) (Paperback)

from drardavis

More exciting than Homer! Reading this story is like studying a complex mosaic whose tiles please the eye individually and then resolve into larger fantastic images of warriors, gods, goddesses, witches, mages, priests, wizards and more. But the fantastic is made real by the details; the snorting...

from Uvi_Poznansky

The Sacred Band is an epic story, based on Plato's Sacred Squadron, which consisted of pairs of male lovers that formed the elite force of the Theban army in the 4th century BC. The authors open it without wasting any time to hint that some of the characters, like Tempus (AKA the Riddler) have mu...

from Andy

Tempus Thales, long-time leader of the Sacred Band of Stepsons, intervenes at the heroic and historical battle of Chaeronea to ensure the survival of 23 pairs of fighters from the Scared band of Thebes. His intention, to incorporate them into his own unique force of fighting men. Little does he r...

from PeruEditor

"The Sacred Band" is a classic work of heroic fantasy. This novel takes place deep within the established rules of Janet Morris's Thieves World, and I like that it doesn't waste any time on throwaway passages designed to "catch up" those readers who are new to the realm. This is a sink or swim ty...

from drardavis

More exciting than Homer! Reading this story is like studying a complex mosaic whose tiles please the eye individually and then resolve into larger fantastic images of warriors, gods, goddesses, witches, mages, priests, wizards and more. But the fantastic is made real by the details; the snorting...