Book One of the Kaphtu Trilogy Chryseis' adventures take her to the legendary Isle of Kaphtu, where she enters an ancient world of Bull Leapers, gods and half-gods. "A magical patching together of fact and myth and sorceries, until what comes clear is not of stone and timbers, but the soul of the place....It's a book I wish I had written. It has magic; there are gods and mortals, and the kind of golden haze about it all which belongs to that age." C.J.Cherryh "These pages bring our gods and mythological creatures back to us." Baryon. "Purtill's version/vision of the Olympians is a fresh and interesting one, and their involvement with the story of the Minotaur, Minos, and Ariadne is equally so. George Barr's cover and interior illustration complement the book beautifully." Algis Budrys. The Kaphtu Trilogy: The Golden Gryphon Feather The Stolen Goddess The Mirror of Helen