Some three thousand years ago in a time before history the warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the greatest expedition the world had ever seen One woman fought alongside them Abandoned at birth on the slopes of Mount Pelion Atalanta is determined to prove her worth to the father who cast her aside Having taught herself to hunt & fight & disguised as a man she wins a place on the greatest voyage of that heroic age with Jason & his band of Argonauts in search of the legendary Golden Fleece & it is here in the company of men who will go down in history as heroes that Atalanta must battle against the odds
- & the will of the gods
- to take control of her destiny & change her life forever With her unrivalled knowledge & captivating storytelling Emily Hauser brings alive an ancient world where the gods can transform a mortal's life on a whim where warriors carve out names that will echo down the ages & where one woman fights to determine her own fate