Salamis

Name: Salamis
Rating: 4.6 (1293 reviews)

by Christian Cameron Book 5 in the The Long War series.

First published 2015

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In 480 BCE, Xerxes advances into Greece with an army and fleet assembled from across the Persian Empire. Arimnestos, now an experienced sea captain, joins the coalition struggling to defend communities whose rivalries have not disappeared simply because invasion threatens them all.

The confrontation at Salamis turns strategy, deception and seamanship into the means by which the smaller Greek fleet can survive. Ancient grudges and unpaid debts accompany the ships into the narrows, and Arimnestos must fight for a shared freedom while recognising that victory will not erase the political divisions waiting beyond the battle.