myrmidon

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Yet, the longlisting of Eng's previous book five years ago led to Myrmidon starting to be taken seriously as a force to be reckoned with.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2012

He would surely agree, as his panel has this year chosen a Booker shortlist on which half the titles come from tiny independents: Salt, And Other Stories and Myrmidon.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2012

Three of the longlisted titles are published by tiny independent presses: Salt, which publishes Moore, And Other Stories, which publishes Levy, and Myrmidon Books, which publishes Eng.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2012

The Myrmidon spearfighters returned, they say, under the son of lionhearted Akhilleus; and so did Poias’ great son, Philoktetes.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

For in his train am I named, and the same fair galley convey'd me; Born of the Myrmidon blood, in the house of my father, Polyctor.

From Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 by Various