The Forgotten Odyssey

Troy is behind him. Ithaca is still far away. Driven south by storm and hunger, Odysseus and his surviving fleet are captured by the forces of Sennak, a usurper king who rules the river-city of Napur through fear, betrayal and the terror hidden beneath a black temple. They are called the Akaru. No one will say what they are. Only that armies have broken at the sound of their cries, and that those taken below the temple are rarely seen again. To free his men and recover his ships, Odysseus must forge an uneasy alliance with Kasa, an exiled prince determined to reclaim the throne stolen from his family. But another king's war is the last thing the exhausted Greeks want, and Eurylochus is no longer willing to follow without question. As rebellion spreads through Napur, Odysseus is drawn into a mystery of bronze collars, forgotten names and an old woman who seems to know far more about him than any stranger should. To escape Irem, he must outwit a tyrant, survive the creatures beneath the city and decide how many more lives can be sacrificed on the road home. Because some prisons are built from stone. Others are built from fear. And beneath Napur, something is waiting to remember what it once was. The journey continues in a dark and forgotten chapter of the Odyssey.