Historical fiction is not a genre I read a lot of, but when I do I invariably enjoy it, and this is no exception.

I appreciate how an author can take historical figures and events and weave a story that is enjoyable, fascinating and educational, which this does to great effect.

The story is set around twenty years after the events at Themopoly and mostly follows two Athenian figures and their involvement in historical events which I was unaware of.

There is a good mix of characters, with many of the names being ones I recognised from other books, documentaries or films I have read or seen.

On reading the historical notes at the end of the book I realised that this is not the first novel in this series, though the blurb on the Amazon site said it was, I also realised that the title of the book refers to one of the character, but it wasn't the one I thought it would be.

This is an interesting story set in a fascinating period that has me hooked, so I will be reading both the preceding and following books in the series.