![]() ![]() In writing The Moon Riders, Tomlinson drew on a mixture of Greek mythology, such as The Odyssey and The Iliad, as well as archaeological and historical works, such as a BBC2 Horizon programme called The Ice Maiden and Lyn Webster Wilde's book On the Trail of the Women Warriors. Yildiz also dies, but she dies avenging her family's deaths, mainly that of her mother. Tomi is killed while they lead the slaves away from Troy. ![]() She marries her childhood friend Tomi and has a baby girl by him. Later in the book she becomes aunt to Phoebe and Yildiz - who she adopts. Myrina is daughter to Gul and is the younger sister of Reseda. As the 'Snake Lady' she acquires a gang of four young orphans who travel with her, until all but one have been killed. She becomes friend and confidante to Cassandra the prophetic princess of Troy. Myrina joins the Moon Riders when she is 14. The main character is Myrina, who joins the Amazons in her teenage years and becomes one of the very prestigious moon dancers. This story is about the Moon Riders, known historically as the Amazons. There is also a second book in this series called The Voyage of the Snake Lady. ![]() The Moon Riders is a young adult historical novel by Theresa Tomlinson, first published in 2002. ![]()
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