Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow - David Gemmell

Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow

By David Gemmell

  • Release Date: 2005-09-27
  • Genre: Epic Fantasy
Score: 5
5
From 69 Ratings

Description

With this first masterly volume in an epic reimagining of the Trojan War, David Gemmell has written an ageless drama of brave deeds and fierce battles, of honor and treachery, of love won and lost.

He is a man of many names. Some call him the Golden One; others, the Lord of the Silver Bow. To the Dardanians, he is Prince Aeneas. But to his friends, he is Helikaon. Strong, fast, quick of mind, he is a bold warrior, hated by his enemies, feared even by his Trojan allies. For there is a darkness at the heart of the Golden One, a savagery that, once awakened, can be appeased only with blood.

Argurios the Mykene is a peerless fighter, a man of unbending principles and unbreakable will. Like all of the Mykene warriors, he lives to conquer and to kill. Dispatched by King Agamemnon to scout the defenses of the golden city of Troy, he is Helikaon’s sworn enemy.

Andromache is a priestess of Thera betrothed against her will to Hektor, prince of Troy. Scornful of tradition, skilled in the arts of war, and passionate in the ways of her order, Andromache vows to love whom she pleases and to live as she desires.

Now fate is about to thrust these three together–and, from the sparks of passionate love and hate, ignite a fire that will engulf the world.

Reviews

  • Outstanding!

    5
    By ᏯᏍᏜ
    Gemmell is a master author and proves it with this retelling of the Trojan war. This version is much more exciting than the Iliad.
  • Wonderful!

    5
    By Jose C Colon
    This unique retelling of the Trojan War was instantly one of my favorite adventures. It mixes real Historical facts to reshape the myth into something more down to Earth, and yet still manages to add more excitement.

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