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Alexander's Odyssey
Alexander's Odyssey
Alexander's Odyssey
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Alexander's Odyssey

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Alexander the Great might well be on his way to conquering the world, but when he decides to explore underwater in a glass-windowed wooden barrel, he enrages Poseidon. The other gods may debate Alexander’s fate and make their deals on Olympus but the ocean deity is determined to frighten the young King out of the watery realm. Will Poseidon defeat Alexander and prevent future deep-sea exploration by mortals, or can a single clever Macedonian outwit a god?

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Release dateMar 28, 2011
ISBN9781452453927
Alexander's Odyssey
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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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    Alexander's Odyssey - Steven R. Southard

    Contents

    Copyright Page

    Acknowledgements

    Dedication

    Chapter 1

    Chapter 2

    Chapter 3

    Chapter 4

    Chapter 5

    Chapter 6

    About the Author

    Alexander’s Odyssey

    Book Three of The What Man Hath Wrought Series

    by

    Steven R. Southard

    All rights reserved

    Copyright © March 23, 2011, Steven R. Southard

    Cover Art Copyright © 2011, Charlotte Holley

    Gypsy Shadow Publishing

    Lockhart, TX

    www.gypsyshadow.com

    This eBook is based on some actual historical figures; however, the characters and incidents depicted in this e-Book are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

    No part of this e-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.

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    ISBN: 9781452453927

    Published in the United States of America

    First eBook Edition: March 28, 2011

    Acknowledgments

    This story first appeared in the anthology Magic & Mechanica by Ricasso Press in 2009, but has been edited and expanded since that time.

    Dedication

    To the other members of my critique group. They made all my stories better and became close friends along the way. Andy, Kelly, and Margery—thanks for being such helpful companions as we travel on our writing journey.

    Chapter 1

    Poseidon wondered if the mortals were, once again, up to no good.

    The sea-god knew several ways to monitor their activities, but preferred appearing among them in human form. Mortals reacted in a more natural way, and revealed more, when among their own kind. Therefore, when he’d been informed by an alert dolphin about an odd construction project on a beach in the eastern Mediterranean, he had decided to investigate it himself.

    While walking toward the large, barrel-like object he thought it did appear most unusual. He frowned as he smelled a burnt, oily odor spoiling the salt breeze. Four humans worked on the upright cask, a couple of them standing on stools to reach its upper

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