The Legend of Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons For eight years, the besieged city of Troy has withstood the relentless might of the Greek invaders. Now the dread Achilles, mightiest of the Greek warriors, seeks to conquer the fabled realm of the Amazons as well. But one woman stands between him and his ruthless ambition to conquer her homeland. Penthesilea, Warrior Queen of the Amazons, watched her mother die upon Achilles' sword. A fiery, red-haired tigress of tremendous passion and courage, Pentha vows to take revenge on the legendary Greek champion, even if it means leading an army in defense of imperiled Troy. Her lover, Damonides, does not share her eagerness for battle. Once a formidable warrior in his own right, he long ago put away the sword. Now he yearns only to live in peace with the beautiful and ardent Amazon Queen. But can he stand idly by while the woman he loves risks everything for the sake of her people? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Details Wonder Woman's childhood as a warrior princess on a secret, faraway island, and describes why she decides to leave the Amazons and help save the world.

Before she became Wonder Woman, Diana lived as a princess and a warrior on a secret, faraway island. Discover how she trained to become an Amazon warrior and one of the world's greatest heroes!

Before she became Wonder Woman, Diana lived on an island far away from the world we know. There she was raised by fierce warriors who taught her to fight for what is right. But how did Diana come to our world? When did she earn the name "Wonder Woman"? Who are her greatest allies and most fearsome foes?

A tribe of Amazon women have fought a devastating battle with an Indian tribe in the Amazon Basin. Prior to the battle the beautiful blonde leader became pregnant from an encounter with a missionary doctor. She gives birth to a girl who, some day, is destined to be a leader of the clan. An earthquake kills the entire village of Amazon women except for the young girl who goes on to grow and prosper while on a quest to locate her father. Many adventures and pitfalls occur while she travels the rain forest looking for the village where her father is a missionary doctor. Follow her adventures as she too becomes a doctor and searches for a cure to a devastating tropical disease.

Official tie-in books for the new hit movie! Wonder Woman, DC Comics’ greatest heroine, soared to the big screen on June 2, 2017, for the first major motion picture in her 75-year history! The all-star cast includes Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, and more. Before she became Wonder Woman, Diana lived as a princess and a warrior on a secret, faraway island. Discover how she trained to become an Amazon warrior and one of the world’s greatest heroes! Based on the major motion picture, Wonder Woman: I Am an Amazon Warrior is a fully illustrated Level 2 I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.

The Amazons were tribes of warrior women who lived on the edge of the Greek world in ancient times. Greek mythology has the Amazon warrior women and their warrior queens tangling with Greek heroes, such as Achilles and Heracles, and mythical creatures, such as the terrible Gorgons. They also fought famous battles such as the Attic and Trojan wars. Historical records tell of mighty Emperors such as Alexander the Great and Cyrus of Persia, tangling with Amazons. But were the Amazons of ancient Greece the only warrior women ever to exist on earth? Myths, tales, songs, local history from different lands tell of the existence of mighty warrior women and warrior queens since ancient times to the modern era. Without a doubt, the continents of Asia, Europe, America and Africa, at different periods in history, witnessed the existence of Amazon warrior women in nations and tribes. They built cities and towns. Their armies went to battle against men and conquered. Warrior queens ruled mighty kingdoms that defied vast empires; one warrior queen even defeated Alexander the Great in battle! The Amazon warrior women glorified in violence, fighting and sexual freedom. By their brave deeds they rewrote history, but were denied recognition by the male-dominated society of their time, and so the world never heard of them. Today, so many people even doubt if the Amazons ever existed! Who were these mighty barbarian warrior women? Where did they come from and where did they go? In this well researched, far reaching, and well-illustrated book, author Gorge Kennedy presents a comprehensive account of Amazon warrior women and warrior queens throughout history from ancient times to present era, from the lands of ancient Greece and the Black Sea to the rainforests of Central and South America, from the old lands of Africa to the ancient lands of Central Asia, China and the Japans. Kennedy tells of the history and myths of Amazon women from different lands and eras, the warrior queens and mighty warrior women, their armies, nations and tribes. He reveals facts never known before, including evidence, such as astonishing new archaeological discoveries, that proves warrior women weren't just fabrications of human imagination. Combining historical facts, classical art and myth, oral and local traditions, and scientific proof, he reveals original details and insights about amazons lives and legends, which comprises all the Amazon women throughout world history. Kennedy separates fact from fiction as he shows how real-life warrior women who lived in different parts of the world at different times were mythologized as Amazons, the equals of men. Amazons live and legends. The fascinating history, tales and proof in one book! Tags: amazon warriors, amazon warrior women, warrior women, amazons lives and legends, female warriors, Greek mythology, ancient Greece, warrior queen, Amazon women, Amazon women warriors. Amazon women tales, Amazon women in history. warrior women in history, female warriors, female warriors in history, female warriors amazon women. .