EAN: 9780063459960

MILLER MADELINE THE SONG OF ACHILLES DELUXE EDI...

This deluxe edition features elegant sprayed and stenciled edges  sparkling gold foil 
endpapers featuring a map of Homer’s Greece  a guide to Greek gods  mortals  and heroes  essays
by Madeline Miller  and discussion questions. A thrilling  profoundly moving  and utterly
unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of 
Circe. A tale of gods and goddesses  kings and queens  immortal fame and the human heart.
Achilles  “the best of all the Greeks ” son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary
king Peleus  is strong  swift  and beautiful—irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an
awkward young prince  exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought
together by chance  they forge an inseparable bond  despite risking the gods’ wrath. They are
trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine  but when words comes that Helen
of Sparta has been kidnapped  all the heroes of Greece are called upon to 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 cruel
Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.

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