Xenos: A foreigner.
Xiphos: A straight-bladed sword, often leaf-shaped and sometimes made of folded steel.
Zone: A belt, often just rope or finely wrought cord, but could be a heavy bronze kidney belt for war. Also a place near modern Alexandroupolis in what is now Greece. It was Thrake in 210 BCE.
About the Author
Christian Cameron is a writer and military historian. He participates in re-enacting and experimental archaeology, teaches armoured fighting and historical swordsmanship, and takes his vacations with his family visiting battlefields, castles and cathedrals. He lives in Toronto and is busy writing his next novel.
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The Commander Series
The New Achilles
The Chivalry Series
The Ill-Made Knight
The Long Sword
The Green Count
Sword of Justice
The Tyrant Series
Tyrant
Tyrant: Storm of Arrows
Tyrant: Funeral Games
Tyrant: King of the Bosporus
Tyrant: Destroyer of Cities
Tyrant: Force of Kings
The Long War Series
Killer of Men
Marathon
Poseidon’s Spear
The Great King
Salamis
Rage of Ares
Tom Swan and the Head of St George Parts One–Six
Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade Parts One–Seven
Tom Swan and the Last Spartans Parts One–Five
Other Novels
Washington and Caesar
Alexander: God of War
The Traitor Son Cycle
The Red Knight
The Fell Sword
The Dread Wyrm
A Plague of Swords
The Fall of Dragons
Masters and Mages
Cold Iron
Dark Forge
Bright Steel
Copyright
First published in Great Britain in 2019
by Orion Books,
an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd
Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment
London EC4Y 0DZ
An Hachette UK Company
Copyright © Christian Cameron 2019
Map copyright © Steven Sandford 2019
The moral right of Christian Cameron to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
All the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 978 1 4091 7658 9
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Table of Contents
Dedication
Title Page
CONTENTS
Map
Book I
Chapter One
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Book II
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Book III
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Book IV
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Book V
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Epilogue
Author’s Note
Glossary
About the Author
By the same author
Copyright
Table of Contents
Dedication
Title Page
CONTENTS
Map
Book I
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Book II
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Book III
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Book IV
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Book V
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Epilogue
Author’s Note
Glossary
About the Author
By the same author
Copyright