The Sacred Land - first US edition

by H. N. Turteltaub

The third installment in the tales of those Grecian adventurers, Sostratos and Menedemos. The time is 308 B.C.E., not too long after the death of Alexander the Great. Greece is in turmoil, politically and socially, but our heroes are getting away from it all, traveling by sea to Phoenicia, where they intend to spend a few months trading, but things aren't going according to plan. There's the matter of their ship's unwanted cargo, olive oil they are supposed to dispose of (coals to Newcastle). There's the matter of the unwanted guests on the voyage, a band of sailors who are supposed to protect them from various dangers. And, well, the whole adventure is just full of misadventure..

Book has black boards with the title stamped in silver on the spine. Jacket is price intact at$25.95, mylar protected, featuring the artwork of John Blackford (Written under the pseudonym of Harry Turtledove.)