An atomic bomb is dropped from a US plane into the Gulf of Chania without exploding. Until it is retrieved, the radiation that escaped reactivates Talos, the mythical robot that - according to ancient writers - was gifted by the god Hephaestus to King Minos to guard Crete. The giant, invulnerable to modern conventional weapons, emerges from the sea and, faithful to a programming done 4500 years ago, uses the formidable arsenal it possesses and mercilessly kills anyone it encounters, spreading terror in modern Crete. The young Greek-American nuclear physics professor Michael Jordan will lead the efforts to neutralize Talos, and together with Ethel, a beautiful American journalist, they will risk their lives to save humanity from the Terror that came from the Past. A thrilling novel that masterfully combines mythology with science fiction. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]