Monsters beneath the waves. Gods who have abandoned their temples. A voyage across the Black Sea where every harbor may be the last. When Orestes learns that his sister Iphigenia-believed sacrificed years ago-is alive in the distant land of Taurica, he embarks on a desperate rescue that will carry him through corrupted oracles, forgotten kingdoms, and seas haunted by powers older than the Olympian gods.
Hunted by Scythian warriors, pursued by the Furies, and burdened by a cursed relic that feeds on rage and blood, every mile brings him closer to a truth the gods never intended him to discover. But when Orestes finally finds Iphigenia, he discovers she has never been waiting to be rescued. For seventeen years she has survived as the High Priestess of Artemis, learning how to turn ritual, superstition, and belief itself into weapons.
Her freedom will not be won by force of arms. It will be won by deception. As brother and sister flee across the Inhospitable Sea, storms, monsters, and ancient beings that answer to no god close in around them. Every escape demands another impossible choice. Every victory costs another piece of their humanity. A trial awaits in Athens. The gods will offer no defense. No prophecy will excuse the blood already spilled.
In the end, Orestes must face the only judgment that has ever truly mattered-not whether he obeyed the gods, but whether he can live with the man he has become. Perfect for readers of epic Greek mythology, dark fantasy, morally complex heroes, and sweeping adventure filled with monsters, sea voyages, ancient mysteries, and relentless action.
Monsters beneath the waves. Gods who have abandoned their temples. A voyage across the Black Sea where every harbor may be the last. When Orestes learns that his sister Iphigenia-believed sacrificed years ago-is alive in the distant land of Taurica, he embarks on a desperate rescue that will carry him through corrupted oracles, forgotten kingdoms, and seas haunted by powers older than the Olympian gods.
Hunted by Scythian warriors, pursued by the Furies, and burdened by a cursed relic that feeds on rage and blood, every mile brings him closer to a truth the gods never intended him to discover. But when Orestes finally finds Iphigenia, he discovers she has never been waiting to be rescued. For seventeen years she has survived as the High Priestess of Artemis, learning how to turn ritual, superstition, and belief itself into weapons.
Her freedom will not be won by force of arms. It will be won by deception. As brother and sister flee across the Inhospitable Sea, storms, monsters, and ancient beings that answer to no god close in around them. Every escape demands another impossible choice. Every victory costs another piece of their humanity. A trial awaits in Athens. The gods will offer no defense. No prophecy will excuse the blood already spilled.
In the end, Orestes must face the only judgment that has ever truly mattered-not whether he obeyed the gods, but whether he can live with the man he has become. Perfect for readers of epic Greek mythology, dark fantasy, morally complex heroes, and sweeping adventure filled with monsters, sea voyages, ancient mysteries, and relentless action.
