Description
| Product ID: | 9780008371043 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Troy Quartet |
| Title: | A Prince of Troy |
| Authors: | Author: Lindsay Clarke |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Historical adventure fiction, Historical adventure, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Myth & legend told as fiction, Ancient Greece, BCE to c 500 CE |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating PART ONE 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. PART ONE OF THE TROY QUARTETBringing ancient myth to life with passion, humour, and humanity, Lindsay Clarke vividly retells the story of Troy and of the heroes who fought there.When the mortal Paris settles a contest between the gods, he is promised the love of Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world.But Helen is already married, to the powerful Menelaus of Sparta, and the kings of many cities have sworn to defend their union. Paris’s divine gift threatens to set his world aflame.‘An engaging retelling of the whole story, neatly blending mythic archaism with modern psychodrama and satire’Mary Beard1 – A PRINCE OF TROY2 – THE WAR AT TROY3 – THE SPOILS OF TROY4 – THE RETURN FROM TROY |
| Imprint Name: | HarperCollins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-05-14 |
