{"product_id":"the-amazon-and-the-warrior-0765349361-used","title":"The Amazon and the Warrior","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0765349361\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand, Judith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the AuthorJudith Hand has made the transition from left-brained scientist to right-brained novelist. Before she began writing fiction some twelve years ago, she was teaching Animal Behavior and Ornithology in the UCLA biology department.She is the author of several novels and two screenplays. Her epic of the Minoan civilization, Voice of the Goddess, has won numerous awards. Her contemporary romantic thriller, Code Name Dove, features a female spy whose day job is to lead adventure tours and whose great personal love is photography. In all of her stories, she writes of strong, bold women, women who are doers and leaders.An avid camper, classical music fan, and birdwatcher, she currently lives in Rancho Bernardo, California.Product DescriptionThe Legend of Penthesilea, Queen of the AmazonsFor eight years, the besieged city of Troy has withstood the relentless might of the Greek invaders. Now the dread Achilles, mightiest of the Greek warriors, seeks to conquer the fabled realm of the Amazons as well. But one woman stands between him and his ruthless ambition to conquer her homeland.Penthesilea, Warrior Queen of the Amazons, watched her mother die upon Achilles' sword. A fiery, red-haired tigress of tremendous passion and courage, Pentha vows to take revenge on the legendary Greek champion, even if it means leading an army in defense of imperiled Troy.Her lover, Damonides, does not share her eagerness for battle. Once a formidable warrior in his own right, he long ago put away the sword. Now he yearns only to live in peace with the beautiful and ardent Amazon Queen. But can he stand idly by while the woman he loves risks everything for the sake of her people?Excerpt.  Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.The Amazon and the WarriorPART 1MEETINGPROVINCE OF THEMISKYRA, HOME OF AMAZONS--SOUTHERN COAST, EUXINE SEA, 1217 BC1ALONE AND AT PEACE, DAMON HAD SPENT AN hour checking his traps above Two Sisters Falls. The hour was late. The midsummer sky looked dark and bruised; rain would come before nightfall.Little Wolf, still awkward at eight-weeks old, bounded along behind him on the narrow trail that, on Damon's left, sloped gently downhill to a boulder-strewn stream. When they reached the spot where, from between two great pines, a man could take a last glimpse of the fall's thundering waters before the trail turned, Damon stopped to look back, stroking his beard as he contemplated the water's beauty. The wolf pup ran under his legs and bumped one of his feet. Damon tripped. He and Little Wolf went over the side.Damon slammed onto his back. Pain shot through his chest. His breath whooshed out, and he rolled head-over-tail once then twice more like a log until his left side landed in the water. Little Wolf slid to a stop beside him.Clearly thinking this was great fun, the pup leaped onto Damon's chest, wagging his tail. Damon burst into laughter.The eager young thing leapt back onto solid ground and bowed, rump in the air, his tail still waving, inviting more marvelous play. Damon crawled from the water, his linen trousers and tunic clinging coldly to his skin. He took a similar stance, rear up and shoulders down, and the two of them tumbled, the pup growling and Damon laughing.Damon stopped the game by picking up Little Wolf and staring him down with a somber gaze. Then he settled the soft ball into his lap and stared upstream to the waterfall.For a moment he simply listened, scratching the wolf behind the ears. In Damon's head, the sound of cascading water created an aura of exquisite colors--unending swirls, patterns never repeated--of the deep purples and gentle pinks of a glorious sunset.\"Do you see the colors, too?\" he said. He closed his eyes and let the sound of the fall and the swirling purples and pinks pleasure his mind. Earlier he'd been reminded of his difference from other people, of his oddity, by the chattering of squirrels. Their sounds evoked much the same ugly aura and nausea in h\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68055638147360,"sku":"USED0765349361","price":8.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51qVtlpNWfL.jpg?v=1793320619","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-amazon-and-the-warrior-0765349361-used","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}