The Siren's Song
2019
First Published
4.25
Average Rating
53
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Aglaope was born on a barren island, trapped by the gods and cursed to sing passing ships to their doom, that she and her mother and grandmother might live on the sailor's scavenged food and supplies. But the times of plenty are behind them. The great war between Achaea and Troy has ended, and the heroes who for so long sailed in such large numbers have returned home at last, leaving few ships to answer the call of Aglaope's song. Worse still, the sirens have angered the witch-goddess Circe by unwittingly crashing one of her own supply ships upon their rocks. Starving, forsaken, and lost, still Aglaope sings. She sings for a ship with a hero brave enough to sail his way through the rocks of her island. A hero favored by the gods who might rescue her from a life that is no life at all. She sings for Odysseus-Akheloios. And until he arrives, she must do everything in her power to survive. This novella was originally published as part of A SEA OF A NOVEL OF ODYSSEUS. This re-release is revised and expanded to bring it into the world of HELEN OF SPARTA and TAMER OF HORSES.
Avg Rating
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Author
Amalia Carosella
Author · 9 books
Amalia Carosella graduated from the University of North Dakota with a bachelors degree in Classical Studies and English. An avid reader and former bookseller, she writes about old heroes and older gods. She lives with her husband in upstate New York and dreams of the day she will own goats (and maybe even a horse, too). For more information, visit her blog at www.amaliacarosella.com. She also writes myth-steeped fantasy and paranormal romance under the name Amalia Dillin. Learn more about her other works at www.amaliadillin.com.
