A young Achaean prince (from northern ancient Greece) is captured in a raid. His younger brother Orfeo, and a group of warriors are sent on a mission to look for him. Telemon, a legendary warrior, and Zurga, an elderly wanderer, are soon joined by Clarice, a girl who is a master of disguise. To their dismay they find that the kidnapped prince has been made a galley slave and that the maritime power of Thera plans to conquer the entire Mediterranean. Can they avert disaster? Dr Murray Eiland Jr is a retired psychiatrist and a scholar of Oriental Carpets. Although he has traveled extensively for his avocation, he now lives in California with his wife. His son is an archaeologist. They now all enjoy fictional worlds.