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Marathon by Doug Dandridge is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Marathon about?
A short story from The Prometheus Saga. 44 pages The date is 490 BC, the place, the Plains of Marathon, a day's march from Athens. Here has come the fleet of the invading Persians, to be met by the citizen soldiers of Athens and their few allies. Part of the Athenian Army is the playwright Aeschylus and his brother, Cynegeirus. And a stranger by the name of Akakios, a curious man who seems interested in anything and everything. Here will be decided the future of civilization. Tyranny or democracy. INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR Q - What is The Prometheus Saga? A - In The Prometheus Saga, twelve authors unite to interpret how an alien presence would interact with the human condition over a time period that spans from the dawn of man to the present. The stories cross genres and genders, allowing for entirely different narratives and insights on historical events and the human experience. Q - Where should a reader start when selecting a short story to read in The Prometheus Saga? A - Each story is self-contained and can be read in any order. The reader is free to select any of the stories at random to begin their experience. Each short story has a different setting in history. The book de
Who reads Marathon?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Doug Dandridge
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Rating
- 3.43 / 5 (286 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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