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After three years, he begrudgingly returns to his hometown with his slave, Marcus, to find his father dying and his city at war with the Romans. Putting his engineering skills to use for the army, Archimedes builds bigger and better catapults, and he is soon being courted for his talent by the good King Hieron. Jealous co-workers and an unexpected betrayal shadow Archimedes's rise to fame as the Archimechanic. But Syracuse is winning the war because of his inventions, and King Hieron gives him the royal treatment in an effort to keep him from accepting a job offer from King Ptolemy of Egypt. Archimedes sets his sights on Delia, King Hieron's half-sister, with whom he shares a love of music, but he must choose between her and the fair city of Alexandria, between a career as a simple engineer and the siren call of pure mathematics.

Bradshaw (Island of Ghosts) is skilled at bringing historical figures to life, and this intriguing and entertaining novel of the boyish dreamer who possessed one of the ancient world's most brilliant minds demonstrates her vivid imagination.]]> 84803 3.85 1064 161 1997 146690 0553299220 9780553299229 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1194112363m/146690.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1194112363s/146690.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146690.Hawk_of_May 3.86 76 84803 3.85 1064 161 1981 223528 0312875959 9780312875954 20 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172853775m/223528.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172853775s/223528.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223528.The_Wolf_Hunt 3.94 81 84803 3.85 1064 161 2001 146686 0553299646 9780553299649 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1209946561m/146686.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1209946561s/146686.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146686.Kingdom_of_Summer 3.78 58 PW. ]]> 84803 3.85 1064 161 1981 146687 0553298992 9780553298994 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1209946464m/146687.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1209946464s/146687.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146687.In_Winter_s_Shadow 3.88 49 However, Lancelot's name does not appear in this work - neither does Merlin's. Bradshaw holds true to the Welsh version of the tale and uses the more traditional characters of Cai and Bedwyr among others.
The end of Camlann comes not with a barge and three queens sailing Arthur off into the sunset...but with how kingdoms truly end and lives along with them.

It is a gripping, exciting read filled with good military strategy for those of you who like that aspect of Arthurian tales. If you like this legend - this is a must read.
--S.E.Kennedy (From Amazon)]]> 84803 3.85 1064 161 1982 146685 0765302292 9780765302298 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172181687m/146685.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172181687s/146685.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146685.Cleopatra_s_Heir 3.86 50 84803 3.85 1064 161 2002 223534 0395436206 9780395436202 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228245618m/223534.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228245618s/223534.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223534.The_Bearkeeper_s_Daughter 3.68 50 84803 3.85 1064 161 1987 146689 0765306549 9780765306548 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172181688m/146689.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172181688s/146689.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146689.Render_Unto_Caesar 3.55 47 84803 3.85 1064 161 2003 771729 0385414668 9780385414661 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1244212674m/771729.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1244212674s/771729.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/771729.Horses_of_Heaven 3.55 42 British novelist Bradshaw ( Imperial Purple ) has created a richly detailed, absorbing historical novel of the ancient world, with strong, well-developed characters and all the right plot elements: love, war, courtly life and the magic of the gods. In 140 B.C., narrator Tomryis, age 18, is chosen by Saka King Mauakes of Ferghana (now Afghanistan), to attend his new wife, Heliokleia, a Greek from the kingdom of Bactra. The marriage is a political alliance, and Mauakes makes it clear that beautiful, intelligent Heliokleia is to have only limited powers. The aloof queen decides to seek her soul's release by being the perfect ruler. Mauakes's grown son Itaz, devoted to his father, is sensitive to both the king's isolation behind the mask of power and Heliokleia's emotional suffering. Eventually Mauakes falls in love with his wife, but he can't demand her affection, which has settled on Itaz. Aided by their sun god patron, Heliokleia and Itaz must confront the paranoid, embittered Mauakes and endure a horrible confrontation with a supernatural creature. Well-researched, interesting details on the cultural and religious customs of the period provide background for the noble characters, who fulfill the promise, good or evil, of their true natures.

Library Journal
Bradshaw continues the tradition of excellence begun in her earlier historical novels ( Imperial Purple, LJ 11/15/88). Here she takes us to the kingdoms of Ferghana and Bactria (present-day Afghanistan) about 140 B.C. The widowed King Mauakes seeks a wife to assuage his loneliness and to create political alliances. Beautiful young Heliokleia of rival Bactria is selected to be the old man's queen. Unfortunately, the young woman, who has studied meditation with Buddhist monks and who prefers prayerful solitude to royal fanfare, seeks escape and serenity through meditation. Mauakes, in his insecurity, refuses to let her function as the queen she was trained to be, and she emotionally slips away from him. This so infuriates the king that he abuses her. Of course, there is an admirable younger son to soothe her, plus ambitious and corrupt council members. Ultimately, the gods reward the just in this satisfying contemporary story about an ancient land. For most fiction collections.-- Joan Hinkemeyer, Englewood P.L., Col.

School Library Journal
YA-- A fine story, set in Central Asia 200 years after the time of Alexander the Great. Warring barbarians want their rulers to conquer and rule as Alexander had once done. Faction against faction sets the region on fire with war. One ruler, stronger and smarter than the others, tries to secure his borders by treaties and royal marriages. His Greek border is peacefully aligned to his kingdom by his marriage to the sister of the Greek ruler. All is fine until she arrives; not only is the princess mounted on elephants that terrify even the soldiers and their horses, but she is beautiful, too. The tale begins as the aging ruler, amidst great pagentry, marries the young princess. His lack of personal hygene offends her, but loyalty to her people and a great sense of duty keep her from fleeing or killing herself. The story takes on new dimension when the son of the king falls in love with his stepmother, and she with him. Colorful ceremonies and romance set against antiquity's landscapes make this involving historical fiction. --Linda A. Vretos, West Springfield High School, Springfield, VA]]> 84803 3.85 1064 161 1990 223535 0517674785 9780517674789 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223535.Imperial_Purple 3.62 34 84803 3.85 1064 161 1988 223532 0727860976 9780727860972 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172853800m/223532.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172853800s/223532.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223532.Alchemy_of_Fire 3.32 31 84803 3.85 1064 161 2004 223531 0441010970 9780441010974 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172853799m/223531.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172853799s/223531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223531.The_Wrong_Reflection 3.33 27 84803 3.85 1064 161 2000 2930662 0727866419 9780727866417 9 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2930662.The_Sun_s_Bride 3.32 19 84803 3.85 1064 161 2008 479585 0688105750 9780688105754 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238476749m/479585.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238476749s/479585.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/479585.The_Dragon_and_the_Thief 3.39 18 84803 3.85 1064 161 1991 1137926 0727865242 9780727865243 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181292790m/1137926.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181292790s/1137926.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1137926.Dark_North 3.80 15 84803 3.85 1064 161 2007 223533 0688113575 9780688113575 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1243962112m/223533.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1243962112s/223533.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223533.Beyond_the_North_Wind 3.82 11 The Dragon and the Thief. ]]> 84803 3.85 1064 161 1993 223527 0688105769 9780688105761 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172853775m/223527.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172853775s/223527.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223527.The_Land_of_Gold 3.70 10 The Dragon and the Thief, Princess Kandaki, about to be fed to the god of the marshes, is rescued by Prahotep and his trusty companion, Hathor, a dragon in search of a mate.]]> 84803 3.85 1064 161 1992 223536 0727857576 9780727857576 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172853800m/223536.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172853800s/223536.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223536.Dangerous_Notes 3.50 10 84803 3.85 1064 161 2001 2029133 0413556700 9780413556707 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2029133.Down_the_Long_Wind_Hawk_of_May_Kingdom_of_Summer_and_In_Winter_s_Shadow_ 4.40 5 84803 3.85 1064 161 1980 479586 0727859277 9780727859273 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175107126m/479586.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175107126s/479586.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/479586.The_Somers_Treatment 3.57 7 84803 3.85 1064 161 2003 1336526 0727863088 9780727863089 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182838671m/1336526.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182838671s/1336526.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1336526.The_Elixir_of_Youth 2.80 5 84803 3.85 1064 161 2006 146688 0727864203 9780727864208 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172181687m/146688.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172181687s/146688.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/146688.Bloodwood 2.80 5 84803 3.85 1064 161 2007 6502939 0727867962 9780727867964 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6502939-london-in-chains 3.25 4 84803 3.85 1064 161 2009 479581 3125149037 9783125149038 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175107125m/479581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175107125s/479581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/479581.Caminos_Tl_2_2_Audio_CDs_zum_Lehrbuch_f_r_Fortgeschrittene 5.00 1 84803 3.85 1064 161 2000 4775303 8478887253 9788478887255 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4775303.El_faro_de_Alejandr_a 5.00 1 84803 3.85 1064 161 2001 479580 0734400810 9780734400819 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/479580.Shock_Monday 4.00 1 84803 3.85 1064 161 2000 479577 846662435X 9788466624350 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175107109m/479577.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175107109s/479577.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/479577.Ciudadano_del_Imperio 3.00 1 84803 3.85 1064 161 2005 44929 041317610X 9780413176103 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44929.Down_the_Long_Wind 0.0 0 84803 3.85 1064 161 1988