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The Moon Riders
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Moon Riders: Book 1

The Moon Riders (2006) (edit title/settings)

by Theresa Tomlinson (Author) (edit contributors)

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Myrina has prepared for thirteen years to join the Moon Riders—learning the sacred dances, the art of using a weapon, and listening to her mother and grandmother's tales of their time spent with the Moon-maidens. Finally, the day arrives when she will leave her family and devote herself to the... read more

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  • Myrina: Add a description of this character.
  • Atisha: 'the Old Woman'
  • Cassandra: Princess of Troy. The daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her beauty caused Apollo to grant her the gift of prophecy. When she did not return his love, Apollo placed a curse on her so that no one would ever believe her predictions. She is a figure both of the epic tradition and of tragedy, where her combination of deep understanding and powerlessness exemplify the ironic condition of humankind.
  • Apollo: In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of light and the sun, truth and prophecy, healing, plague, music, poetry, and more. Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto, and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis.
  • Helen of Troy: Queen of Sparta and wife of Menelaus. The most beautiful woman in the world and cause of the Trojan War.
  • Penthesilea
  • Hati
  • Priam: King of Troy. Husband of Hecuba and father of Hector, Paris and Cassandra.
  • Agamemnon: The son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus. When Helen, the wife of Menelaus, was abducted by Paris of Troy, Agamemnon commanded the united Greek armed forces in the ensuing Trojan War.
  • Clytemnestra: The wife of Agamemnon, king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Mycenae or Argos. She was a femme fatale who murdered her husband, Agamemnon and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom he had taken as war prize following the sack of Troy.
  • Iphigenia: Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Sacrificed by her father to the goddess Artemis.
  • Paris: Trojan prince, brother of Hector. His stealing of Helen precipitated the Trojan War.
  • Hector: Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War.
  • Chryseis
  • Yildiz
  • Phoebe
  • Aeneas
  • Isatis
  • Mazagardi
  • Gul
  • Mcibie
  • Maa
  • Tomi
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First Sentence edit see section history

The night was cool on the grassy lowlands by the southern shore of the Black Sea.

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This is book 1 of 2 in Moon Riders. (standard series)

Followed by Voyage of the Snake Lady.

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  1. Theresa Tomlinson (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Eos
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0060847360
Page Count: 400

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