<p><b><i>''</i></b><b><i>If I vanished </i></b><b><i>he wouldn''t notice, if I died he </i></b><b><i>wouldn''t care. I think of him all </i></b><b><i>the time, and he thinks of me not a</i></b><b><i>t all. I love him, and my love </i></b><b><i>torments me. There are times </i></b><b><i>when I feel like a ghost beside him; </i></b><b><i>as if he alone is real, and I''m just </i></b><b><i>a daydream.''<br></i></b><br>This is the story of two brothers. One is impassioned and one reserved. One is destined to go down in history and the other to be forgotten. <br><br>In Pullman''s hands, this sacred tale is reborn as one of the most enchanting, thrilling and visionary stories of recent years.<br><br><b>The Myths series brings together some of the world''s finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith