When gods contest in strife, mortals may be caught in the chaos.Korax the magician has returned to his home island of Rhodes. He wishes only a peaceful life, in service to his family and city.But times in Rhodes are hard. Bad weather and pirates have combined to ravage the shipping trade. Guided by the Goddess Athene, Korax uses his arts to protect the family's vessels. But this draws the enmity of the sea god Poseidon.Korax also finds enemies closer to home. His cousin, Amynias, and the other young men who betrayed Korax into slavery see his return as a threat. To remove the threat, the cunning and treacherous Amynias will stop at nothing.From the glorious capital of Rhodes to the pirate-infested coasts of Crete, Korax's follows his strange and winding fate. Will it lead him to failure and death, or the perfect culmination of his art?A novel of mythology, action, and magic, set in the time of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.