The Pericles Commission |
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| Author:
| Corby, Gary |
| ISBN: | 978-1-74253-161-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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| Imprint: | E-Penguin |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | AUD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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Athens, 461BC. A dead man falls from the sky, landing at the feet of a surprised Nicolaos. It doesnt normally rain corpses. This one is the politician Ephialtes, who only days before had turned Athens into a democracy. The rising young statesman Pericles commissions Nicolaos to find the assassin. Nico walks the mean streets of Classical Athens in search of a killer, but whats really on his mind is how to get closer - much closer - to Diotima, an intelligent and annoyingly virgin...
More DescriptionAthens, 461BC. A dead man falls from the sky, landing at the feet of a surprised Nicolaos. It doesnt normally rain corpses. This one is the politician Ephialtes, who only days before had turned Athens into a democracy. The rising young statesman Pericles commissions Nicolaos to find the assassin. Nico walks the mean streets of Classical Athens in search of a killer, but whats really on his mind is how to get closer - much closer - to Diotima, an intelligent and annoyingly virgin priestess, and how to shake off his irritating twelve year old brother, Socrates.