The Lion Slayer

<p class=ql-align-center><strong>The Lion Slayer</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong>A Tale of Ancient Phoenicia</strong></p><p></p><p>In the heart of the Bronze Age a young Phoenician boy longs to prove himself to his father. He sets out to slay a man-eating lion on the White Mountain of ancient Phoenicia-and returns victorious to Gebal (Byblos) bearing the lion's hide. He earns not only his father's respect but a new name: Aleon-Tabah the Lion Slayer. But his trials are far from over. Forced into an arranged marriage with a woman who despises him Aleon-Tabah must navigate personal turmoil the schemes of a corrupt high priest and a deadly plague. Set in a brutal world of sacred prostitution ritual human sacrifice and stormy Mediterranean seas his journey transforms him from an ambitious youth into the most feared pirate of the Bronze Age.</p>