Walking Shadows
Glorious Exploits
By Ferdia Lennon
27 Feb, 2026
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Ferdia Lennon’s 2024 Glorious Exploits is a stand-alone historical novel.
The victory presented Peloponnesian League ally Syracuse with a challenge. What to do with seven thousand enemy prisoners of war? The Athenians were crowded into handy unused quarries, where they were free to die of exposure, starvation, or brutal attacks from vengeful Syracusans.
What was an annoyance for Syracuse is a marvelous opportunity for unemployed potters Lampo and Gelon.