![]() ![]() ![]() Having freed the city of Athens from the onerous tribute demanded by the ruler of Knossos – the sacrifice of noble youths and maidens to the appetite of the Labyrinth’s monster – Theseus has returned home to find his father dead and himself the new king. The Bull from the Sea continues the story of the hero Theseus after his return from Crete. Her characters live vividly both in their own time, and in ours’ MADELINE MILLER ‘Mary Renault’s portraits of the ancient world are fierce, complex and eloquent, infused at every turn with her life-long passion for the Classics. She shows us their strangeness discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us’ HILARY MANTEL She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. ![]() ‘Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. ![]()
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