The Shepherds of Shadows

Featuring many of the characters that appeared in Petrakis' earlier book "The Hour of the Bell," "The Shepherds of Shadows" depicts the horrors of war in battle scenes that that echo the visceral starkness of conflict found in Homer's "Iliad." The novel also includes a vivid portrayal of Lord Byron who, through his poetry, supported the cause of Greece's fight for independence, inspiring the world to provide aid and volunteers for the struggle. Byron himself traveled to Greece to join the w...