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|title=The King and the Slave

|sort=King and the Slave, The

|publisher=Atlantic Books

|date=September 2014

|website=http://www.tim-leach.co.uk/

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|summary=The continuing adventures of Croesus the slave-king, as he serves Cyrus' unstable son Cambyses and watches helplessly as he descends into madness.

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The scene is set: a group of the king's closest acquaintances sit feasting around a table in almost total darkness. Wine flows freely. This is a place for political games, a place where the tension in the air is palpable. Wise men learn to play the rules; to be 'shadow men' under the ever-watchful gaze of a suspicious king who sees treachery in every smile. Invisibility is key to survival.