When Proteus crawls from the sea, brain damaged in a fight with a
terrible giant, all he can put together from his shattered memory is
that he was sent to aid Jason and the Argonauts on their perilous
mission. As he joins them on their quest, Proteus soon discovers that
he is not like the other members of the crew. He is capable of
inhuman strength; he seems never to grow tired; he has unexplainable
control of the sea that surrounds him, and he is able to see things
that no one else can. But there seems to be a dark side to his past
that he still can't remember, for a number of enemies sent by Jason's
archnemesis, King pelias, seem to recognize Proteus as being one of
them.
As Proteus struggles to discover the truth about his past, he and
the Argonauts embark on a series of phenomenal adventures. From
fighting terrifying creatures to encountering a score of intriguing
characters both friend and foe. Jason and the Argonauts search for
the elusive and mysterious GOLDEN FLEECE, and Proteus for an
astonishing truth behind his real identity.
With the style and skill that distinguieshes him as a master of
the genre, Fred Saberhagen translates a classic myth for the new
millenium.
