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Series
The Timon of Syracuse Mystery sequence begins with Timon as a thirteen-year-old miller’s son during the Athenian assault on Syracuse in 413 BC. His premonitions help the city survive, but public belief in his gift removes him from ordinary life and turns him into a figure whom religious and political factions attempt to influence.
Syracuse Will Burn carries Timon forward to 407 BC, when the advance of Carthage and the rise of Dionysius intensify the city’s internal struggle for power. The murder of General Hermocrates makes Timon an investigator as well as a reluctant seer. Only the first supplied novel is present, so no further volumes or numbering have been invented.
Reading order
Syracuse, 413 BC. Timon, the thirteen-year-old son of a miller, discovers that his disturbing premonitions have a habit of coming true. When he foresees an attack by the Athenian fleet, his warning helps save the city during the Sicilian Expedition. The achievement turns him into the…