364 B.C. After a century of power, Sparta is falling. A punitive massacre of innocent Helot slaves precipitates a chase whose result could spell the end for this martial society. Three slaves run for their lives. Pursuing them are three hundred of their Spartan masters. Can the workers hope to escape the greatest warriors the world has ever known?

"Originally printed in single magazine form as THREE issues 1-5"--Title page verso.