{"product_id":"return-to-lesbos-lin-sten-9781537463797","title":"Return to Lesbos","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReturn to Lesbos\u003c\/i\u003e, during the Peloponnesian War in Classical Greece, just after Athens (the city-state) quells the revolt of Lesbos in 427 BC, Athens' initial impulse is to put to death every male in Mytilene, on Lesbos, and to sell all the women and children into slavery. At this very time, Arion must return to Mytilene to retrieve the family estate from his treacherous uncle, find his mate and free her, and then return to Athens to make an enormous payment against the (illicit) enslavement-collateral contract held by his longtime nemesis, the banker\/pirate Smerdis, or face a return to the mines in Laurion. He has eight days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo assist potential readers in making good choices about whether or not to purchase any of the four volumes of Arion's Odyssey, I offer the following additional information about this tetralogy, which is set in Classical Greece, with the city-state (polis) of Athens as one protagonist and Arion (a human) as the other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each volume of Arion's Odyssey is a combination of historical novel, ancient travelogue, ancient poetry, mythology, religion, and history. If you would enjoy a saga as detailed as Melville's \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, as kaleidoscopic as Michener's \u003ci\u003eIberia\u003c\/i\u003e, and as expansive as Hugo's \u003ci\u003eLes Miserable\u003c\/i\u003e, you might love this tetralogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegarding Athens and its empire, the following portion of each novel is similar to an ancient travelogue: one third of \u003ci\u003eLife After Death at Ipsambul\u003c\/i\u003e (volume 1); one fifth of \u003ci\u003eAegean Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (volume 2); one tenth of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Battle of Naupaktos\u003c\/i\u003e (volume 3); one tenth of \u003ci\u003eReturn to Lesbos\u003c\/i\u003e (volume 4).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the ancient Mediterranean world, Arion's Odyssey is an adult story about Arion, a sensitive Greek (boy becoming a man) from a wealthy mercantile family on the Greek island of Lesbos. It begins fourteen years prior to the inception of the Peloponnesian War, and ends during that war: it spans the period from 445 BC to 427 BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to experience life in the ancient Mediterranean world, then you will probably enjoy this adult story about coming-of-age there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lin Sten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1537463799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781537463797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Lin Sten","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459412439295,"sku":"9781537463797","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d799a16-2a18-487d-8856-f3fb3ba6e5fc.jpg?v=1777409539","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/return-to-lesbos-lin-sten-9781537463797","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}