RU, UA. Novel, 2011.

Heroic mythological fantasy; Ancient Greece.

It is a heroic epic fantasy novel based on Ancient Greece mythology. The first book is completely translated into English and edited. The second book is also completely translated into English, but it’s editing is in progress.

The novel is based on true Ancient Greece mythology, not on modern literary or cinema interpretations. The main character of both books of the novel is Amphitryon, the grandson of legendary Ancient Greece hero Perseus, and a future father of another great Ancient Greece hero Hercules.

The second book. More than 10 years passed. Amphitryon became a warrior and a leader in war. He returns to his native town Tiryns as a winner in the war against pirates. Than he comes to Argos where his uncle Electryon governs. Amphitryon is rich and well-known war leader, he goes to merry Electryon’s daughter Alcmene. All in his life is good.

But Electryon’s sons die in the battle against sons of pirate leader Pterelaus. Electryon takes the oath from Amphitryon: he’ll revenge for the Electryon’s sons death, he’ll kill Pterelaus. Than Amphitryon’s friend Triton kills Electryon in an occasional quarrel. Amphitryon takes Triton’s fault to himself to save his friend. So, Amphitryon becomes an exile, he leaves Argos with Triton, Alcmene and his little nephew, Electryon’s bastard.

Amphitryon tries to find someone who’ll purify him from murder’s pollution. He wanders from town to town, but nobody wants to purify him. Also he must to execute his oath and to kill Pterelaus. According Electryon’s words, Alcmene will never give birth to Amphitryon’s child until the oath will be executed. But Pterelaus leads a large army of pirates. Amphitryon can’t fight against him alone. Also Pterelaus is invulnerable in battle. His father is Olympic God Poseidon, and he gives to his son such magic ability.

Finally Amphitryon comes to Thebes. The ruler of Thebes agrees to purify Amphitryon if he’ll kill a monstrous Teumessian Fox, the creature of Dionysus and the curse of Thebes. Amphitryon kills Teumessian Fox with the help of his father Alceus, his old friend Cephalus and Cephalus’s magic dog. The ruler of Thebes purifies him from murder’s pollution, and Amphitryon becomes a new war leader of Thebes army.

Amphitryon musters a large army to fight against Pterelaus and his pirates. Some battles happened. In one battle Pterelaus kills Amphitryon’s friend Triton. After all Amphitryon meets Pterelaus face-to-face and kills him after hard fighting. Pterelaus’s daughter steals father’s artifact of invulnerability before the final duel. She loves Amphitryon and wants to become his wife. But Amphitryon rejects her love and kills her for father’s betrayal.

Now Amphitryon goes home, to Thebes where Alcmene waits for him.

Published 2012 (Russia).

The novel “Perseus’s Grandson” by H. L. Oldie received the National Award of Ukraine in the field of fantastic literature as The Best Novel of 2012; Kiev, Ukraine, 2013. The novel also received the "Ursa Major" Great Prize at the "Aju-Dag Constellation Convention"; Crimea, Ukraine, 2012.