430 BC.
Darius, orphaned by the plague in Athens, joins his Uncle Alcmaeon, a Spartan army general.
The ruthless Spartans think him worthless until his uncle falls sick and only Darius can find a cure.
Now a hero, his uncle offers Spartan opulence but Darius finds the brutal Sparta too much and wants to return to Athens.
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Town mouse and the spartan house, paperback/terry deary
