Macedonian Hazard

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More than a year has passed since the cruise ship Queen of the Sea was transported to the ancient Mediterranean, shortly after Alexander the Great's death. Captain Lars Floden and the "Ship People" are striving to establish modern civilization, facing significant challenges despite an alliance with Alexander's co-regents, his widow Roxane and Eurydice, the wife of his half-brother. They contend with formidable adversaries: Cassander is ruthlessly consolidating power in Macedonia and Greece, while the brutal Antigonus One-Eye seeks dominance in Mesopotamia. Meanwhile, the cunning Ptolemy expands his Egyptian territory toward the Red Sea. The situation is no less complicated in the colony established by cruise ship passengers on Trinidad. President Allen Wiley aims to create a democratic nation, but his collaborators include a mix of future oldsters, local tribesmen, and third-century BCE immigrants from Europe and Africa. The narrative unfolds amidst war, religious conflict, assassinations, espionage, and a touch of romance, as the Ship People’s 21st-century knowledge intertwines with ancient struggles, all in hopes of crafting a brighter future—if they can survive the chaos.