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?
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
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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