The King Must Die Av Mary Renault

<p><b>''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. Her characters live vividly both in their own time, and in ours'' Madeline Miller, bestselling author of <i>Circe</i></b><br><br><b>''Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers'' Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of <i>Wolf Hall</i></b><br><br><b>''This brilliant retelling of the story of Theseus, the king of Athens, brings Greek mythology vividly to life and remains "one of the truly fine historical novels of modern times"'' <i>New York Times</i></b><br><br>Theseus is the grandson of the King of Troizen, but his paternity is shrouded in mystery - can he really be the son of the god Poseidon? When he discovers his father''s sword beneath a rock, his mother must reveal his true identity: Theseus is the son of Aegeus, King of Athens, and is his only heir. So begins Theseus''s perilous journey to his