I will always be grateful to Todd Whitelaw, Professor of Aegean Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, for patiently reading and commenting on each manuscript, and providing me with many helpful pointers on various aspects of Bronze Age life. I also want to thank my editor at Puffin Books, Ben Horslen, for his lively and imaginative response to the story of Hylas and Pirra. Finally, as always, my thanks to my wonderful and immensely talented agent Peter Cox, for his never-failing commitment and support.
MICHELLE PAVER, 2016
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First published 2016
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