Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow: A Novel: 1 (Troy Trilogy) - Softcover

Gemmell, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345494571 ISBN 13: 9780345494573

Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc., 2006

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

Advance praise for Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow

"This is how the oldest tales should be read and known. This is the grand style of storytelling. Gemmell is a master of plot, but his triumph is creating men and women so real that their trials are agony and their triumph is glorious."
-Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series

"I can say of David Gemmell, that he's the only writer of historical fiction or heroic fantasy whose prose I actually study, line by line, trying to decode how he produces the effects that he does. Hail to Lord of the Silver Bow! Bravo, Mr. Gemmell!"
-Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire and The Virtues of War

Praise for David Gemmell

"I love David Gemmell's work. He's one of the best out there today, and one of the reasons that fantasy is alive and well."
-R. A. Salvatore

"Passionate, cleanly written prose, imaginative plots, and, above all, terrific storytelling."
-Time Out London

"Gemmell not only knows how to tell a story, he knows how to tell a story you want to hear. He does high adventure as it ought to be done."
-Greg Keyes

"Clean, swift action and a rich undercurrent of human understanding support Gemmell's characters at each turn of the tale."
-Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher:

Compelling, unputdownable novel of love and hatred, ambition and rivalry, peace and war by Sunday Times bestselling David Gemmell.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0345494571
• ISBN 13: 9780345494573
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496