Poseidon's Spear
The Long War, Book 3
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Narrated by:
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Peter Noble
About this listen
Arimnestos of Plataea is a man who has seen and done things that most men only dream about. Sold into slavery as a boy, he fought his way to freedom - and then to everlasting fame: standing alongside the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon where the Greeks crushed the invading Persians.
Sometimes, however, a man's greatest triumph is followed by his greatest sorrow. Returning to his farm, Arimnestos finds that his wife Euphoria has died in childbirth, and in an instant his laurels turn to dust. But the gods are not finished with Arimnestos yet. With nothing left to live for, he throws himself from a cliff into the sea, only to be pulled by strong arms from death's embrace. When he awakes, he finds himself chained to an oar in a Phoenician trireme.
And so begins an epic journey that will take Arimnestos and a motley crew of fellow galley slaves to the limits of their courage, and beyond the edge of the known world, in a quest for freedom, revenge - and a cargo so precious it's worth dying for.©2019 Christian Cameron (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group
Critic Reviews
"Brilliantly evoked." (Sunday Times)
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- Scott
- 27-09-2019
Exciting, heart-wrenching, inspiring and great fun
I was sceptical of this book when I first bought it, I don't know much about the seas or sailing and I've never been able to engage fully with tales of the sea. But this book, this book engaged me more then many I've listened.
The author has managed to make the complexities of ancient sea combat not only understandable but fun and action packed, with a personal flair that pulls you in and gets your heart racing.
The narrator is superb as always, his ability to channel different characters and accents and even genders is fantastic, and his delivery often left me teary eyed or fired up by turns.
If you love adventure, exploration, action, triumph and despair, of sailing out of the known world to mythical Islands, of revenging loved ones and making horrific mistakes. This book is a must. Bloody fantastic.
The only qualm I had was that sometimes there seemed to be about half a second missing from new chapters. So that abruptly you could be half way through a word and be left a tad confused. Not sure if that's an issue with the production or a muck up during downloading. Anyway.
Absolutely fantastic, Arimnestos of platea is a bloody inspiration.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-09-2020
historical fiction
I am loving this long war series. great tales told in a cool way. I'm totally hooked!
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- Anonymous User
- 19-08-2021
Good but not amazing
I am a fan of Cameron, and Long War series so far, but in saying that, book 3 is bit disappointing. Story is good however I feel that Cameron just wanted to fill up years between Marathon and Salamis with some adventures and I'm bit concerned about book 4 to be honest
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- Michael
- 30-06-2023
Love this series.
Very well written and wonderful story telling by Perter Noble.
My favourite book and I listen to it at least twice a year.
Can’t get enough.
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