The Anger of Achilles Peterson

May, 1927. A young boy finds himself in the center of an epic tale of love, anger, hatred, honor, and merciless fate. A basketball-crazed land is about to witness the final days of the Central New York State Basketball League. Two legendary teams, the Albany Senators and the Troy Trojans are coming together for a final clash. The victor of this playoff series will go down in the record books as the ultimate team of the era. The most skilled players of the age are set to demonstrate the skills that made them famous. The Trojans, led by the heroic shooting guard Hector Price, flanked by his brother Paris and sweet-shooting Andy Apolinar, and anchored in the middle by the ferocious Sammy Zussman, desperately desire to wrest the title from their bitter rivals. The Senators, led by the gigantic center Arthur Atkinson, and driven by the magnificent power forward Alex Telamon and the crafty point guard Otis Lawson, hope to cement their status as the most imposing team ever assembled. But one man overshadows them all, the greatest basketball player of all time… Achilles Peterson. What should be but a series of fantastically entertaining games is forever altered when a momentous argument over women and honor sparks the fire that will plunge them all into disaster. A fire with a name… The Anger of Achilles Peterson. From the game’s first injury to the spiraling catastrophic conclusion, events unfold as if all involved were caught in the very threads of fate. At once the riveting story of two basketball games and a tragic reliving of a thousand years-old war, THE ANGER OF ACHILLES PETERSON tells a tale as old as time itself. The eternal battle of mankind with their passions, which can be channeled into acts of phenomenal skill and beauty, or left unchecked to destroy everything they touch. The futile struggle against destiny. And the desire for eternal glory, even at the cost of life itself.