David Gemmell

Lord of the Silver Bow

"History and legend combine in an epic recreation of the Troy myth" Conn Iggulden Three lives will change the destiny of nations. Helikaon, the young prince of Dardania, haunted by a scarred and traumatic childhood. The priestess Andromache, whose fiery spirit and fierce independence threatens the might of kings. And the legendary warrior Argurios, cloaked in loneliness and driven only by thoughts of revenge. In Troy they find a city torn apart by destructive rivalries - a maelstrom of jealousy, deceit and murderous treachery. And beyond its fabled walls blood-hungry enemies eye its riches and plot its downfall. It is a time of bravery and betrayal; a time of bloodshed and fear. A time for heroes.

Troy: Lord Of The Silver Bow

Nothing completely new in form of characters or their motivation. The idea of telling the story of the Illeas with a different twist is interesting though, I have to admit that.

André 

Sade A

For all the praise this book has, it would seem Gemmell kept -with the exception of some very shocking revelations- this book very calm. Like he was afraid of his characters exciting readers with too much passion. The author would take you on a high (and by god it was glorious) and just as sudden as that it would taper off. Then you would be left bobbing along, wondering why the heck you're still reading this book and then quite suddenly another high. 

As crazy as the book gets sometimes, too much of it is muted. Too much of the characters actions felt like you were seeing only the surface and not the best they could give. Parts of the story felt like it was happening out of a loop, to be kept at a later date where it could suddenly be patched in. Speaking of characters, Gemmell's insistence on naming every single minor character was tiring, i want to believe that somehow this characters contribute significantly in the large scale of things to come so i'm keeping my fingers crossed for that.
p.s: i hope to see more of Andromache. I felt she had way little page time and it was easy at times to forget that she existed in the book.

Although i will be continuing with the series and as quotable as this book is (there really were some great gems in there) Gemmell characters need more spice.

Allison Francis

Great historical/fantasy find with interesting and realistic characters! A new take on the Trojan war that is probably more historically accurate !

Three lives will change the destiny of nations.Helikaon, the young prince of Dardania, haunted by a scarred and traumatic childhood. The priestess Andromache, whose fiery spirit and fierce independence threatens the might of kings.

Lord of the Silver Bow

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