A young warrior named "Alkaios" hears the tale about the men who built the hot gates, the place where Herakles became the patron of the hot springs and the 300 Spartans sacrificed their lives. He learns that the men who fashioned Thermopylae are also responsible for the disappearance of warriors who have fought there over the centuries. He also learns that his knowledge of these mysterious men has caused a shift in the order of things, and that he has no choice but to become a warrior and fight a dark army: "They say that history has been repeated. Warriors have gone to Thermopylae and never returned. Each of them went there to achieve glory, but they vanished in the shadows. The men who built the hot gates always appeared before them, looking into their eyes and determining whether history will remember their names. But the Spartans fought at the hot gates and sacrificed themselves. Their sacrifice was closely observed by the men lurking in the shadows, the men who built the gates." This collection features the novels Fall of the Immortals and Rise of the Lion.
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