A Song of War: A Novel of Troy

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From seven masters of historical fictionincludingNew York Timesbestseller Kate Quinncomes a richly imagined anthology of stories whichbring the epic tale of the Trojan War to life.

Troy: city of gold, gatekeeper of the East, haven of the god-born and the lucky, a city destined to last a thousand years. But the Fates have other plansthe Fates, and a woman named Helen. In the shadow of Troys gates, all must be reborn in the greatest war of the ancient world: slaves and queens, heroes and cowards, seers and kings . . . and these are their stories.

A young princess and an embittered prince join forces to prevent a fatal elopement.

A tormented seeress challenges the gods themselves to save her city from the impending disaster.

A tragedy-haunted king battles private demons and envious rivals as the siege grinds on.

Adoomedhero launches a desperate plan to bring the war to a close.

A grizzled archer and a desperate Amazon risk their lives to avenge their dead.

A trickster conceives the greatest trick of all.

A goddesss son battles to save the spirit of Troy even as the walls are breached in fire and blood.

Seven authors vividly recreate the Trojan War: its heroes, its villains, its survivors, its dead. Who will lie forgotten in the embers, and who will rise to shape the bloody dawn of a new age

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Original and ingeniousThe attention to historic detail is superban extremely well-written read. Historical Novel Society on Day of Fire

Author Bio

Kate Quinnis theNew York TimesandUSA Todaybestselling author of historical fiction. A native of Southern California, she attended Boston University, where she earned bachelors and masters degrees in classical voice. A lifelong history buff, she has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books set in the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century withThe Alice Network,The Huntress,The Rose Code,The Diamond Eye, and The Briar Club. All have been translated into multiple languages. She and her husband now live in California with three black rescue dogs.