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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780345477026
ISBN number: 0345477022
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 512
Printing Date: December 26, 2007
Publishing house: Ballantine Books
Release Date: December 26, 2007
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The second novel in David Gemmell’s bestselling Troy trilogy. Interlacing myth and history, and high adventure, this is epic storytelling at its very best.
War is looming, and all the kings of the Great Green are gathering, each with their own dark plans of conquest and plunder.
Into this maelstrom of treachery come three travellers: Piria, a runaway priestess nursing a terrible secret; Kalliades, a warrior with high ideals and a legendary sword; and his close friend Banokles, who will carve his own legend in the battles to come.
Together they journey to the fabled city of Troy, where a darkness is falling that will eclipse the triumphs and personal tragedies of ordinary mortals for centuries to come.
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Excellent follow-up and bridge to the third novel. This one is a can't-miss purchase for any historical fiction fan.
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Sheer delight for historians, history buffs, or those simply interested in complex and engrossing plots set in ancient Greece. Extraordinarily literate; original and creatve reworking of Homer's epic poem on the fall of Troy.
Same comments apply to Book I of Trojan trilogy, Lord of the Silver Bow and Book III, Troy: Fall if Kings. Equally commendable, two novels on rise of Philip of Macedon (Lion of Macedon) and that of his "golden child," Alexander the Great (Dark Prince).
Very quickly transmuted "curious reader" into devotee of late author's impressive literary output. Gemmel can easily pass from an "interest" to an "addiction."
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as with Lord of the Silver Bow, Gemmell has written a very engrossing and highly addictive novel with Sheild of Thunder.
The focus of this book shifts from that of Andromache and Hlikaon to shifting loyalties in the lands around Troy and the people who seek to do it harm. The primary characters in this book are two soldiers from the very first book as well as Odysseus and and old acquaintance of Andromache's. Hektor is also fleshed out in this book.
Friendships are tested, loyalties shift and traitors are unmasked in this fantastic sequel to Lord of the Silver Bow.
A real page turner that entertains from beginning to end!
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Finally, you can put all the Greek history you learned in school to good use. 'Troy: Shield of Thunder' is the amazing conclusion to David Gemmell's tale of the events surrounding the Trojan War. It's creative, witty and funny, and I believe this is easily Gemmell's best work.
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It is amazing how Gemmell manages to infuse much realism into the characters that it is easy to be drawn into their personal struggles and dilemmas. Perhaps Homeric scholars may blanched at the inaccuracies but this is supposed to be fiction after all, and the story is so riveting that they might just forgive him for that.
The title refers to Andromache, who has been prophesised to bring forth the Eagle child who will not be defeated. So of course, King Priam wished to have that guarantee for Troy and hoped the child would be sired by Hektor. But of course, this being Gemmell at his creative best, there are unexpected turns to that part of the plot which will keep readers committed to the very end.
Readers are also introduced to Achilles, and his 'exhibition duel' with Hektor makes for one of the interesting moments in the novel. But what keeps me reading Gemmell's Troy is how he develops his characters. He reveals the personalities of his main characters not through their own actions, but what others speak of them, which to me, makes a greater vouch for realism than any other method. For example, when Andromache dismisses her personal guard's comment of how great a man Hektor is, because she thinks she has already heard it before - great warrior and all that, and then it is revealed that it was not that that he meant, but that Hektor cares for the welfare of even the lowest ranking foot soldier, we get an insight into Hektor's character which lifts that veil of indifference (as well as Andromache's own) that we have of Hektor as he has only been mentioned, not actually materialising as a character as much as Aeneas or Odysseus in the very first book.
It is a page-turning read and this trilogy is a good stepping stone to exploring Homer's Iliad or Virgil's Aeneid.
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