'A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. The reader will find themselves on a fun romp through the world's greatest story' DAILY TELEGRAPH as Mythos (2019), Heroes (2020) and Troy (2021), will surely bring in more readers, especially younger ones. 'Fry's knowledge of the world - ancient and modern - bursts through at the seams. Stephen Fry’s impressive trilogy, published in the U.S. *** NOW COMES WITH A PROTECTIVE DUST JACKET *** Troy is a myth in which we seek the truth about ourselves, which Stephen Fry brings breathtakingly to life for our modern age. It is these human passions, written bloodily in the sands of a distant shore, that still speak to us today. In Troy you will find heroism and hatred, revenge and regret, desire and despair. The stage is set for the oldest and greatest story ever told, where monstrous passions meet the highest ideals and the lowest cunning. The Greeks cannot defeat the Trojans - since Achilles, the Greek's boldest warrior, is consumed with jealousy over an ally's choice of lover and will not fight. It is a terrible, brutal war with casualties on all sides. Aphrodite bribes Paris with the heart of Helen, wife of King Menelaus of the Greeks, and nature takes its course. It is Zeus, the king of the gods, who triggers war when he asks the Trojan prince Paris to judge the fairest goddess of them all. It is the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, which sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against that great city, to which they will lay siege for ten whole and very bloody years. Glittering Ilion, the city that rose and fell not once but twice. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. 'An amiable meander through the myth of Troy' TIMES Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER 'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy. Discover the most legendary story ever told in the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller TROY, Stephen Fry's most epic book yet

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