2008-07-03 A very exciting read

I've read the book and thought it was absolutely fantastic - I couldn't put it down. I enjoyed the characters, the storyline and the historical detail. It's a bit bloody in places, but they were violent times and I thought the battle scenes were compelling and well done. Although I'm not a "classicist" like the previous reviewer, I love the Greek myths and thought the book did an excellent job of bringing them to life. It's a brilliantly told story and I would recommend it to anybody!