The War at Troy (The Troy Quartet, Book 2)

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PART TWO OF THE TROY QUARTET

Bringing ancient myth to life with passion, humour, and humanity, Lindsay Clarke vividly retells the story of Troy and of the heroes who fought there.
Enraged by the betrayal of Helen and Paris, Menelaus and his brother, the High King Agamemnon, gather their allies and set out to conquer the city of Troy.

Aboard their ships and behind the citys walls are figures whose names and deeds echo through history the wily strategist Odysseus, the Trojan champion Hector, and the fiercely proud, impetuous warrior Achilles.

An engaging retelling of the whole story, neatly blending mythic archaism with modern psychodrama and satire
Mary Beard

1 A PRINCE OF TROY
2 THE WAR AT TROY
3 THE SPOILS OF TROY
4 THE RETURN FROM TROY

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An engaging retelling of the whole story, neatly blending mythic archaism with modern psychodrama and satire
Mary Beard, GUARDIAN

Im awed by the web youve spun. Not only the beautiful complexities of it but the fine texture of the threads
Ted Hughes

A triumph of retelling the ancient storya readable and freshened version that keeps one turning the pages
Alan Sillitoe

Wonderfully clear and dramatic
OBSERVER

Expertly handled, drawing on the best of this classic tale and shaping it into a riveting page-turner well-suited to our times
DAILY MAIL

Author Bio

Lindsay Clarke is one of Britains best known modern novelists. He is author of The Chymical Wedding, and won the Whitbread Prize for literature in 1989. He works extensively with mythology and legend in both his writings and in workshops in the UK and abroad.