For The Immortal - Emily Hauser

Thousands of years ago, two remarkable women found themselves swept up in one of the greatest legends of all...and discovered the price that must be paid for immortality...

Desperate to save her dying brother, Admete persuades her father, the king of Tiryns, to allow her to accompany Hercules on one of his celebrated twelve labours. They travel to the land of the Amazons in the hope of finding a cure - but their arrival causes tension with the infamous female warriors. Hippolyta, the revered queen of the tribe, sees their presence as a threat - both to her people and to the long-guarded secret she has been keeping from them.

As battle lines are drawn between the Greeks and the Amazons, Admete and Hippolyta soon learn the inevitable truth - that in war, sacrifices must be made; especially if they protect the ones they love most...