Title: The Song of Achilles
Description: This is the story of the seige of Troy from the perspective of Achilles best-friend Patroclus.  Although Patroclus is outcast from his home for disappointing his father he manages to be the only mortal who can keep up with the half-God Archilles.  Even though many will know the facts behind the story the telling is fresh and engaging.
Subjects: Trojan War, Achilles (Greek mythology), Male friendship, Fiction, Gay love, Thetis, Greeks, History, Trojan War. fast (OCoLC)fst01157294, Friendship, fiction, Fiction, historical, Fiction, war & military, LGBTQ historical fiction, Stonewall Book Awards, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2020-08-30, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, historical, general, Amitié masculine, Romans, nouvelles, Guerre de Troie, Gay fiction, Long now manual for civilization
Places: Troy, Phthia, Turkey, Troy (Extinct city), Greece
People: Achilles, Patroclus, Chiron
Time periods: Ancient Greece, To 146 B.C.