Out of the Lion's Maw

High Adventure in the Ancient Mediterranean

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Pub Date 15 May 2022 | Archive Date 17 May 2022

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Description

570 BC. Carthage, Sicily, Crete, Egypt.

An elderly Zoroastrian priest and his teenage apprentice, a dark plot to foment a civil war. Can the two thwart it?

The Old Mountain Lion, the predatory king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, has destroyed empires, razed cities, driven whole nations into slavery. Now, he sews discord to soften up another victim for a surprise attack -- Egypt. It is up to the two unlikely heroes to try to foil the plot. They race against the clock across the Mediterranean, pursued by spies, assassins, and eventually the whole state apparatus of Pharaonic Egypt.

A classic tale of high adventure, full of white-knuckle twists and turns, cliffhangers and last-minute escapes, engaging characters, and sparkling humor. Continuously in print across Eastern Europe since 1946, it has been compared to The Treasure Island and The Three Musketeers.

570 BC. Carthage, Sicily, Crete, Egypt.

An elderly Zoroastrian priest and his teenage apprentice, a dark plot to foment a civil war. Can the two thwart it?

The Old Mountain Lion, the predatory king of...


Advance Praise

Out of the Lion's Maw has been a perennial bestseller in Eastern Europe, in print continuously since 1946. Now for the first time in English.

Out of the Lion's Maw has been a perennial bestseller in Eastern Europe, in print continuously since 1946. Now for the first time in English.


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ISBN 9789998791633
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This was the discovery of a book set in the Ancient World, a book that I think it's a classic. I loved this story and I travelled in time with the characters.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

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This was a moment of self realisation. For one, I never thought my knowledge of ancient civilisations was. . . ah . . . poor. I waded through different Mediterranean nations along with our protagonists with no idea of their present identities. When it comes to the Gods, the footnotes helped a lot. And here I am, awfully glad that I chanced upon this wonderful Polish work because of a random search in NetGalley recommendations.
Since the blurb above doesn't give much on the story, let me enlighten you. Nehurabhed is a Medean high priest and envoy of the King and he is being held captive in Carthage. He escapes with the help of a Greek sailor, Kalias. Before fleeing Carthage they both save a boy who was sold to slavery. Melicles was captured by the pirates and had tried to escape from his plight many times. Finally Gods had answered his prayers. Nehurabhed finds in him an ally and helper and so the adventures of the duo begin.
The combination of a wise, old man and a young, naive boy makes this story really a marvel. Nehurabhed's strange ways of finding solutions to each crisis make for many humorous and surprising twists while sixteen-year-old Melicles has a penchant for helping others. The journey opens new worlds to him and we, the readers, share his wonder and joy.
There is no doubt that this is a timeless classic for both young and the old. Thanks to Tom Pinch we finally have an English translation. Highly recommended!

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