num_pages: 352
description: 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 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, Adèle 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.
language: English
title: Troy
titlecomplete: Troy
genres: Classics, Retellings, Historical, Fantasy, Young Adult, Greek Mythology, Historical Fiction, Romance, Mythology, Fiction
ratings_count: 4600
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Audie Award
category: Children's Titles Ages 8-12, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: North East Teenage Book Award
publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books