Autumn of 26 B.C. brings Guiamo Durmius Stolo sailing back to Britain. Hoping to quietly raise his infant son, Sétanta, unnoticed by gods and men, he seeks to find refuge among his most trusted Pritana friends at Din-Gwrygon. But the goddess Clíodhna observed his flight and she has schemes of her own. Combining legitimate legends with actual historical events, Best weaves an epic story that portrays the ancient world as it might have been, a world which the ancient historians recorded as fact; a time when gods ruled the earth and strange creatures dominated the land. It is the era of civilized conquerors exploring distant and primitive new lands. Scant recordings left to us today only touch on the fringe of the fantastic and brutal reality that existed in those distant lands of the west. Into this age, Guiamo enters the world stage as the great game-changer, and by his hand the gods and beasts become destined to disappear into myth and legend.