This was a hard book to get through. The story was fantastic. The book was a little hard to follow for me because the author told stories told by different characters and the time line was not smooth. I hope someday, that evidence is found that the Amazons did in fact exist.

Another solid book by Speven Pressfield, though this is far from my favorite, it still has merrit and was a fun read. In it we get a story told from multiple view points and multiple time periods, while the technique can be effective, here I found it overly complicated and I thought it took away from the flow of the story. What we have here, in essence, is a clash between complete freedom in a beautiful, if savage, race of warrior plainswomen, who do not farm, nor build, but hunt and do battle, and whatever else they so desire, and Athens; the city progress and organization; yet a group of people who have given up much freedom and wildness in exchange for stability and order. When the groups meet Sparks fly and idiologies careen off one another, but there are a few from each side who are intrigued by what the other offers, and therin lies our prime conflict. The queen of the Amazon's is enamored by the magnetism of King Theseus, and he, in awe of her indomitable strength (of mind, body and character). While we see interesting themes at play, such as the ones already listed as well as the change from a civilization of honor towards one if practically, and questions of ownership vs enslavement to ones possessions, all mixed into an exciting story, rife with chases, battles, oration, intrigue, betrayal and honor.

The characters were interesting, but honestly, I found myself least interested with each character when it was his or her turn to give narration; when they were being described, they had depth, but being inside each of there heads, added little.

Not his best work, but if you have read everything else of his (and some of them more than once) and are looking for more, fresh Pressfield, it is worth checking out.

As Steven Pressfield points out, there are few ancient references to the mythical Amazons, the mythical warrior women of the ancient world. Since Schliemann's discovery of Troy, however, many scholars have come to believe that real history lies behind myth.

Presented through the eyes of several invented characters, Pressfield brings to life Theseus, the nearly mythical father of Athens, and his love affair with Antiope, war queen of the Amazons.

Pressfield's guesses as to what the Amazon culture must have been like to have been able to exist and to thrive in a world of warrior men are convincing. Answering questions as to how it was that the tribes consisted entirely of women, how new generations were propogated, the organization of the tribes, what happened to male babies, and how they managed to remain free of male dominance, Pressfield succeeds in presenting a consistent, fascinating, and sympathetic picture.

As no evidence exists to the contrary, Pressfield's version might as well be true. At the very least, the story is sufficiently plausible and entertaining so as to make at least one reader forget quite frequently that it is grounded in conjecture alone. For my part, I'll take convincing conjecture over an unimaginative historical account any day.

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