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"Blood of the Heroes" follows Jason Thanou, an agent of the Temporal Regulatory Authority, who joins an expedition to the Bronze Age Aegean. Arriving just before the catastrophic Santorini eruption of 1628 B.C., he discovers that the myths of Greek gods and heroes hold more reality than he anticipated. The story blends time‑travel intrigue with the ancient world’s mythology, exploring the consequences of witnessing history’s most cataclysmic natural disaster.
First publish date: January 3, 2006
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Steve White
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