The Gryphon's Skull

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The Gryphon's Skull
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First edition
Author H. N. Turteltaub
Cover artistRichard B. Farrell
LanguageEnglish
Series Hellenic Traders
Genre Historical novel
Publisher Tor Books
Publication date
2002
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages384
ISBN 0-312-87222-4
OCLC 52079813
813/.54 21
LC Class PS3570.U758 G79 2002
Preceded by Over the Wine Dark Sea  
Followed by The Sacred Land  

The Gryphon's Skull is a historical fiction novel written by H.N. Turteltaub (a pseudonym of Harry Turtledove). It was first published in hardcover by Tor Books in December 2002, and in paperback by the same publisher in December 2003. [1] The book was reissued under the author's real name as an ebook by Phoenix Pick in March 2014, and as a trade paperback by the same publisher in April of the same year. [1] It is the second book in the Hellenic Traders series. [2] [3]

Contents

Plot summary

The book follows the adventures of Menedemos and his cousin, Sostratos, seafaring traders from Rhodes in the eastern Mediterranean in the years after Alexander the Great. The plot centers around the discovery of an apparent gryphon skull (in reality a skull from a dinosaur), and the efforts of Sostratos to get the skull back to scholars for study.

Reception

The book was reviewed by K. V. Bailey in Vector 227, January 2003, and Peter Heck (2003) in Asimov's Science Fiction, May 2003. [1]

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