Troy: Lord Of The Silver Bow

The great David Gemmell's epic reimagining of the Trojan war - a must-read in light of Christopher Nolan's awesome new film, The Odyssey . . . 'History and legend combine in an epic recreation of the Troy myth' - CONN IGGULDEN 'David Gemmell carries us away to a four-cornered, wholly convincing cosmos' - STEVEN PRESSFIELD 'What a masterly imagining of Bronze Age Greece' - ***** Reader review 'The story is thrilling and once you start, you can not stop' - ***** Reader review 'Epic . . . was impossible to put down' - ***** Reader review ****************************************** Three lives will change the destiny of nations. Helikaon , the young prince of Dardania, haunted by a scarred and traumatic childhood. The priestess Andromache , whose fiery spirit and fierce independence threatens the might of kings. And the legendary warrior Argurios , cloaked in loneliness and driven only by thoughts of revenge. In Troy they find a city torn apart by destructive rivalries - a maelstrom of jealousy, deceit and murderous treachery. And beyond its fabled walls blood-hungry enemies eye its riches and plot its downfall. It is a time of bravery and betrayal; a time of bloodshed and fear. A time for heroes. The story continues in Troy: Shield of Thunder .

The great David Gemmell's epic reimagining of the Trojan war - a must-read in light of Christopher Nolan's awesome new film, The Odyssey . . . 'History and legend combine in an epic recreation of the Troy myth' - CONN IGGULDEN 'David Gemmell carries us away to a four-cornered, wholly convincing cosmos' - STEVEN PRESSFIELD 'What a masterly imagining of Bronze Age Greece' - ***** Reader review 'The story is thrilling and once you start, you can not stop' - ***** Reader review 'Epic . . . was impossible to put down' - ***** Reader review ****************************************** Three lives will change the destiny of nations. Helikaon , the young prince of Dardania, haunted by a scarred and traumatic childhood. The priestess Andromache , whose fiery spirit and fierce independence threatens the might of kings. And the legendary warrior Argurios , cloaked in loneliness and driven only by thoughts of revenge. In Troy they find a city torn apart by destructive rivalries - a maelstrom of jealousy, deceit and murderous treachery. And beyond its fabled walls blood-hungry enemies eye its riches and plot its downfall. It is a time of bravery and betrayal; a time of bloodshed and fear. A time for heroes. The story continues in Troy: Shield of Thunder .