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From her home in the distant north, Pelia, daughter of Talakhonsu, continues the story of the world her father knew, a world dominated by the Persian Empire, where the past glories of ancient Egypt are already fading into history. Talakhonsu, a slave from the kingdom of Kush, escapes his captivity on the farm of Siamun the overseer and finds freedom as an oarsman on a Greek trading ship bound for the great Middle Seas. As Talakhonsu forges a new life of adventure for himself, the dark clouds of war are gathering in the north. The Persian King Xerxes is plotting a massive invasion of the Greek mainland to crush once and for all the defiance of Athens and Sparta. Only the gods know what fate will await Talakhonsu and the crew of the Kallisto in the times that are to come.For readers who appreciate David Gemmell, Wilbur Smith and Bernard Cornwell. 'Beyond the Pyrene' is Book II in The Chronicles of Talakhonsu and follows on from Book I, 'Beyond the Black Earth'

From her home in the distant north, Pelia, daughter of Talakhonsu, tells the story of the world her father knew, a world dominated by the Persian Empire, where the past glories of ancient Egypt are already fading into history. Talakhonsu, then a young boy destined for the priesthood of Amun of Kush, is taken captive in an Egyptian raid that fills the night with terror. Together with other prisoners he endures a torturous journey along the Great River (the Nile) into the lands of his people's age old enemies, leaving behind forever the life he once knew.Yet Egypt herself is now subject to the rule of the Persian Empire and its Satraps. While the Egyptian nobles plot to free themselves from the yoke of King Xerxes, Talakhonsu finds his life in peril once more as his master, Khaemwaset the evil one, seeks glory through the blood of the innocent.For readers who appreciate David Gemmell, Wilbur Smith and Bernard Cornwell.The Chronicles of Talakhonsu continue in Book 2 - 'Beyond the Pyrene'.