Orestes, son of Agamemnon, is ready to reclaim his birthright as king of Mycenae, and avenge his father’s murder—by killing his own mother. His only hope of redemption lies in trial by sanity, an ordeal which will take him to the very edge of terror. Will he survive as a whole man, and receive ritual purification in order to claim his throne, or will he perish in the attempt?
