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Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
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514 pages : map ; 23 cm
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"This is the epic retelling of Troy, the most famous war in myth or history, in which four strong yet misunderstood women take center stage, their stories so intricately and beautifully woven together that the result is an utterly spellbinding and immersive historical novel"--
The women of Troy take center stage -- and their stories will outlast us all. Andromache is cast as the doting wife of Prince Hector, yet her Amazon warrior name means "battler...
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340 pages ; 22 cm
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"Trojan princess Cassandra is cursed by Apollo with the gift of prophecy, and must try to find her place in a world that she knows to be perilous; years later, will her friendship with a young Amazon princess named Rin help her to avert a disastrous end to their war?"--
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Myth-o-mania volume 9
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In this updated version of Greek mythology, Hades, King of the Underworld, reveals the truth about Helen of Troy and the Trojan War.
31) Homer's Iliad
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92 pages ; 24 cm.
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Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.
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223 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps, genealogical table ; 28 cm
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The second in a graphic novel series detailing the events of the mythological Trojan War, this volume tells of Helen's arrival in Troy, Kassandra's prediction of doom, the relationship that shapes Achilles' destiny, and Agamemnon's choice to sacrifice his daughter.
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Three thousand years ago a war took place where legends were born -- Achilles, the greatest of the Greeks, and Hector, prince of Troy. Both men were made and destroyed by the war that shook the foundations of the ancient world. But what if there was more to the tale of these heroes than we know? How would the Trojan War have looked as seen through the eyes of its women? Krisayis, the ambitious, determined daughter of the High Priest of Troy, and...
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175 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 27 cm
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The Trojan plain fills with death as Achaean forces clash in blood with the Trojan army. In the city of Troy, Pandarus pulls the strings to put Troilus in Cressida's bed. But when Cressida is ripped away to the enemy camp, how far will Troilus fight to recover her?
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175 pages : chiefly illustrations, genealogical tables ; 27 cm
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The Trojan plain fills with death as Achaean forces clash in blood with the Trojan army. In the city of Troy, Pandarus pulls the strings to put Troilus in Cressida's bed. But when Cressida is ripped away to the enemy camp, how far will Troilus fight to recover her?
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A retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of its women follows the stories of a vigil-keeping Penelope, an Amazon princess rival of Achilles, and three goddesses whose feud sparks a tragic conflict.
Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen. From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope...
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223 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps, genealogical tables ; 28 cm
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Draws on ancient myths, medieval romances, and modern scholarship to offer a graphic novel portraying the Trojan war, from the kidnapping of Queen Helen by Paris to the gathering of the ancient kings of Greece to retrieve her.
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