In Search of Myths and Heroes

In Search of Myths and Heroes
Written by Michael Wood

Over the last twenty years, Michael Wood has captivated readers and viewers alike with his romantic journeys into the past from In Search of the Trojan Wars to his epic journeys in In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great and The Conquistadors.

In this compelling new book and TV series, In Search of Myths and Heroes, Michael goes in search of four of our most powerful myths: Shangri-la, the Golden Fleece, the Queen of Sheba, and the Holy Grail.

His adventures take him to some of the most remote and exciting places on earth including Western Tibet, the mountains of Georgia and Caucasus, the plains of the Southern Iraq, to the coasts of Ethiopia Yemen and the Horn of Africa. (Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestori)