The world has become a giant battlefield in the wake of Alexander the Great's death, as his generals fight over the huge but chaotic empire he created. Choosing sides
- & knowing when to switch
- is a matter of life & death. Twins Satyrus & Melitta, heirs to a rich kingdom on the Black Sea, must learn quickly. As they are betrayed & soon become desperate fugitives. Accompanied by their tutor, the Spartan Philokles, they must head west on a perilous journey to the safety of Alexandria while merciless assassins are not far behind. But instead of sanctuary the twins find themselves caught in a tangled web of alliances, plot & counterplot building towards one final, monumental confrontation...