Atlantis: The legend of a lost city

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Floating on the emerald seas is a small rocky island belonging to the mighty sea-god Poseidon. Gradually he transforms the island into a rich and fertile place with underground canals a race course a silver-pinnacled temple and a palace fit for a god. But as the golden years pass his descendants start to act less like gods and more like men...This retelling based on Platos Timaeus and Critias with a note on Atlantis by Geoffrey Ashe echoes one of the most haunting themes of humankind. Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal 1999