Troy

By Adele Geras

A goddess intervenes in Troy's siege, altering destinies amid war's chaos.

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340 pages· 89,216 words· Est. 8.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

In a city besieged for a decade, Aphrodite grows weary of war's monotony. She turns her gaze to sisters Marpessa and Xanthe, whose lives intertwine with divine whims. As food dwindles and death looms, the sisters face love's unpredictable power. With gods watching from Olympus, can they navigate the chaos and find hope? Discover a tale where mortals and deities collide, and the fate of Troy hangs in the balance.

From the publisher

The classic struggle between Greece and Troy brought to life by a panoramic chorus of voices both humble and high, human and divine. The siege of Troy has lasted almost ten years. Inside the walled city, food is becoming scarce and the death toll is rising. From the heights of Mount Olympus, the Gods keep watch. But Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, is bored with the endless, dreary war, and so she turns her attention to two sisters: Marpessa, who is gifted with God-sight and serves as handmaiden to Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world; and Xanthe, who is kind and loving and tends the wounded soldiers in the Blood Room. When Eros fits an arrow to his silver-lit bow and lets it fly, neither sister will escape its power. With vitality and grace, Adele Geras breathes personality, heartbreak, and humor into this classic story. This is truly an inspired novel, told through the eyes of the women of Troy, in which the Gods move among mortals and an ancient city is brought to life.”