Sons of Zeus

Sons of Zeus launches an epic series set in 431 BC during the "Pearl Harbor" of the Ancient World-the treacherous sneak attack that started the bloody war between the democracy of Athens and the tyranny of Sparta. Between these superpowers sits the independent city-state of Plataea, where the young Nikias dreams of glory in the Olympic games as he studies pankration-the no-holds-barred ultimate fighting of the era.An act of violence in defense of his beloved threatens to send Nikias into exile, but before his trial can take place, a traitor opens the city gates to a surprise attack, and the citizens are trapped inside their own fortress. As Nikias seeks to discover the identity of the traitor, he makes a daring escape, gathers an army, and leads his ragtag band into a suicidal battle at the gates of the citadel-a battle that will decide the fates of his family, his friends, and the woman he loves.