Anyone who insults the gods or the king of a city state must expect revenge. In Greek dramas, everything happens for a reason. However ingenious these tales may be, this means it can take a long time for the action to get going. If you want to hear the captivating love story of Theseus and Ariadne, you need to have quite a lot of patience before the highlight of the story comes: the labyrinth and the monster.

Linda Dielemans takes her readers to the bottom of the North Sea, where around a million years ago there were forests and people roamed around. This passionate archaeologist alternates between fascinating non-fiction chapters and exciting fictional accounts. Supported by Djenné Fila’s evocative pictures, this results in a vivid depiction of the place known as Doggerland.