Now fate is about to thrust these three together-and, from the sparks of passionate love and hate, ignite a fire that will engulf the world. Scornful of tradition, skilled in the arts of war, and passionate in the ways of her order, Andromache vows to love whom she pleases and to live as she desires. Andromache is a priestess of Thera betrothed against her will to Hektor, prince of Troy. Dispatched by King Agamemnon to scout the defenses of the golden city of Troy, he is Helikaon's sworn enemy. Like all of the Mykene warriors, he lives to conquer and to kill. Argurios the Mykene is a peerless fighter, a man of unbending principles and unbreakable will. : Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow (9780345458353) by Gemmell, David and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. For there is a darkness at the heart of the Golden One, a savagery that, once awakened, can be appeased only with blood. Strong, fast, quick of mind, he is a bold warrior, hated by his enemies, feared even by his Trojan allies. Some call him the Golden One others, the Lord of the Silver Bow. 'Clean, swift action and a rich undercurrent of human understanding support Gemmell's characters at each turn of the tale.With this first masterly volume in an epic reimagining of the Trojan War, David Gemmell has written an ageless drama of brave deeds and fierce battles, of honor and treachery, of love won and lost. He does high adventure as it ought to be done.' 'Gemmell not only knows how to tell a story, he knows how to tell a story you want to hear. 'Passionate, cleanly written prose, imaginative plots, and, above all, terrific storytelling.' He's one of the best out there today, and one of the reasons that fantasy is alive and well.' Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire and The Virtues of War Hail to Lord of the Silver Bow! Bravo, Mr. 'I can say of David Gemmell, that he's the only writer of historical fiction or heroic fantasy whose prose I actually study, line by line, trying to decode how he produces the effects that he does. Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series

Gemmell is a master of plot, but his triumph is creating men and women so real that their trials are agony and their triumph is glorious.' 'This is how the oldest tales should be read and known.

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