'Wry and droll, fascinating and funny, by bringing us Alexander's nether parts this novel gives momentous matters unforgettable life' - Ross Leckie

'Witty, ironic ... and achieves a deeply felt authenticity' - New York Times

Two thousand, seven hundred and seventy-six years ago a group of men ran between two piles of stones, and invented sport. If, that is, its history can be believed.

The first ever Olympic Games in 776BC were apparently so memorable that all Western chronology is based on them. All we know about them is the name of the man who won the race. Over two and a half millennia later, it's about time somebody told the story.

OLYMPIAD is an enthralling and beguiling historical novel full of adventure and misadventure. It will confirm Tom Holt's place as an innovative, challenging and wonderfully entertaining writer of historical fiction. Essential reading for all fans of Tom Holt and historical fiction.

A compelling historical novel from the acclaimed author of THE WALLED ORCHARD.

Books by Tom Holt:

Walled Orchard Series

Goatsong

The Walled Orchard

J.W. Wells & Co. Series

The Portable Door

In Your Dreams

Earth, Air, Fire and Custard

You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps

The Better Mousetrap

May Contain Traces of Magic

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages

YouSpace Series

Doughnut

When It's A Jar

The Outsorcerer's Apprentice

The Good, the Bad and the Smug

Novels

Expecting Someone Taller

Who's Afraid of Beowulf

Flying Dutch

Ye Gods!

Overtime

Here Comes the Sun

Grailblazers

Faust Among Equals

Odds and Gods

Djinn Rummy

My Hero

Paint your Dragon

Open Sesame

Wish you Were Here

Alexander at World's End

Only Human

Snow White and the Seven Samurai

Olympiad

Valhalla

Nothing But Blue Skies

Falling Sideways

Little People

Song for Nero

Meadowland

Barking

Blonde Bombshell

The Management Style of the Supreme Beings

An Orc on the Wild Side