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    Against All Gods
    Against All Gods
    Against All Gods
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    Against All Gods

    By Steven R. Southard

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    In ancient Athens, trireme commander Theron and the woman he loves, Galene, have each earned the wrath of jealous gods. To marry Galene, Theron must voyage to all seven of Wonders of the World. At every stage the immortal gods test their love with all the power and magic at their command. While Galene suffers anguishing torment in Athens, Theron faces overwhelming challenges at every Wonder from Ephesus to Rhodes to Babylon. Theron and Galene may be devoted to each other, but it’s doubtful whether mere mortal love can survive...against all gods.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC
    Release dateJul 30, 2012
    ISBN9781619500778
    Against All Gods
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    Steven R. Southard

    Growing up in the Midwest, Steven R. Southard always found the distant oceans exotic and tantalizing. He served aboard submarines and now works as a civilian naval engineer. In his stories, he takes readers on journeys of discovery in many seas and various vessels. Steve has written in the historical, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and steampunk genres. Come aboard at http://sites.google.com/site/stevenrsouthard/ and voyage with his intriguing characters in tales of aquatic adventure.

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      Against All Gods - Steven R. Southard

      Contents

      Copyright Page

      Dedication

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      About the Author

      Against All Gods

      by

      Steven R. Southard

      All rights reserved

      Copyright © July 18, 2012 by Steven R. Southard

      Cover Art Copyright © 2012, Charlotte Holley

      Gypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC

      Lockhart, TX

      www.gypsyshadow.com

      Names, characters and incidents depicted in this book are products of the author’s imagination, or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author or the publisher.

      No part of this book may be reproduced or shared by any electronic or mechanical means, including but not limited to printing, file sharing, and email, without prior written permission from Gypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC.

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      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      ISBN: 978-1-61950-077-8

      Published in the United States of America

      First eBook Edition: July 30, 2012

      Dedication

      To my brother Stewart and my sister Anne, my shipmates in our shared voyage of growing up. Within each of them throbs the heart of an adventurous romantic; their senses of wonder helped shape this story.

      Chapter 1

      Piraeus Harbor near Athens, 7th day of Hekatombion, Year of Archon Lysitheides (253 B.C.)

      Galene loved Theron and—equally wondrous—knew he loved her, too. When he went on his voyages, she missed him each day until his return. This separation would be for several weeks, but when his ship came home this time, they could marry. Yet even that knowledge didn’t cheer her. Her sweet Theron would soon sail away from her again. She brushed away a tear before he could see it.

      They stood together on a pier in the Athenian port city of Piraeus. Moored sailing ships rocked with the lapping waves; sea-birds swooped among the rocky crags of the shore; and a salt breeze wafted out of the evening sky. Behind them, servants of her father watched both her and Theron, ready to report to her father anything inappropriate such as holding hands, embracing, or—worse—kissing.

      Avoiding such contact required all of Galene’s self-restraint. She’d been pursued by, and resisted many men, but this one, Theron, stood out like a horned buck among wild boars. She adored his personality, a pleasing combination of kindness, commanding presence, and wit. His handsome face framed with curly black hair and beard, his broad shoulders and powerful chest, had not escaped her attention either.

      You’re being brave, Theron spoke in his sonorous baritone. You grieve, but do not cry. He smiled with warmth. Still the most amazing woman I know.

      Gazing at his blue eyes, Galene didn’t know how much longer she could stay her tears. By the gods, she would miss him so much. Please, just don’t speak about leaving, she said. I’ve cried enough about it already, alone at night. Speak only of your return when we’ll be together again. Here, I made this for you. She held out one of her arrowheads with a leather cord to go around the neck. Wear it and remember to return to me.

      Theron smiled and took the gift. I will wear it always, though I need no arrow to remember my huntress. Here, take this and never forget me. He handed her a small, spiral sea shell on its own leather cord.

      Galene could hardly wait to put it around her neck and thought it looked beautiful.

      Don’t forget, Theron said, "When I return,

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