YOUNG HERACLES: A Novel of the Ancient World

Heracles is fifteen years old. The son of a noble household in Bronze Age Thebes, he is stronger than any boy alive - and that strength terrifies him.When a moment of uncontrollable rage costs the life of his beloved music tutor, Heracles is exiled into the wilderness, certain he is a monster. There he meets a runaway servant who, against all reason, is not afraid of him. Together they survive bandits, hostile villages, an ancient horror in the caves beneath the hills, and a monstrous lion stalking the lands around Mount Cithaeron.But the hardest battle is the one Heracles must fight against himself. This is where the legend began. Long before the Twelve Labours, a boy first had to master himself.For readers 12 and up who love mythic adventure, monsters, and stories about heroes who must conquer themselves before they can conquer the world.

Pages: 252, Paperback, Independently published