Full name: Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad

Author: Rosemary Sutcliff Year: 1993 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Fiction, Classic, Children, Young adult Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780711215221 9780553494839 055349483X

Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. Rich with arresting imagery and memorable characters, its powerful metaphors still permeate modern culture. This brilliant retelling offers young readers an exciting introduction to the heroes of ancient Greece while providing the complete story of the battle of Troy. The legendary beauty, Helen, is abducted, leading to a decade-long conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take sides and intervene. This is the Trojan War, where the most valiant heroes of the ancient world are pitted against one another. Here Hector, Ajax, Achilles, and Odysseus meet their most formidable challenges and in some cases, their tragic ends. Rosemary Sutcliff makes such extraordinary stories as those of the Trojan horse, of Aphrodite and the golden apple, and of the fearsome warrior women, the Amazons, accessible to contemporary young people. Similar books: The Wanderings of Odysseus by Rosemary Sutcliff The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green The Siege and Fall of Troy by Robert Graves The Luck of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green In Search of a Homeland by Penelope Lively The Light Beyond the Forest by Rosemary Sutcliff Sun Horse, Moon Horse by Rosemary Sutcliff Song for a Dark Queen by Rosemary Sutcliff Flame-Colored Taffeta by Rosemary Sutcliff The Witch's Brat by Rosemary Sutcliff The Sword and the Circle by Rosemary Sutcliff Magical Melons by Carol Ryrie Brink Sue Barton, Student Nurse by Helen Dore Boylston Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner Blood Feud by Rosemary Sutcliff The Black Pearl by Scott O'Dell