Books Details
Author : Madeline Miller Pages : 378 pages Publisher : Ecco Language :
ISBN-10 : 0062060619 ISBN-13 : 9780062060617
Books Descriptions
The legend begins...Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward
young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia to be raised in the
shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. ?The best of all the
Greeks??strong, beautiful, and the child of a goddess?Achilles is
everything the shamed Patroclus is not. Yet despite their differences, the
boys become steadfast companions. Their bond deepens as they grow into
young men and become skilled in the arts of war and medicine?much to the
displeasure and the fury of Achilles? mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess
with a hatred of mortals.When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been
kidnapped, the men of Greece, bound by blood and oath, must lay siege to
Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles
joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus
follows. Little do they know that the Fates will test them both as never
before and demand a terrible sacrifice.Built on the
