The Shattered Horse - Softcover

S.P. Somtow

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812555155 ISBN 13: 9780812555158

Publisher: Tor Books, 1987

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S.P. Somtow's classic sequel to "The Iliad" returns to the print. Firmly rooted in modern archaeological discoveries about Bronze Age cultures, "The Shattered Horse" paints a vivid picture of a decaying golden age seen through the eyes of the survivors of Trojan War . at the center of the story, Prince Astyanax, heir to the Trojan kingdom, marked for death as a child by the Greek conquerors, escaping perhaps by divine intervention . doomed, perhaps, to repeat history. An astonishing panoply of mythic characters come to life in this book, called by Gene Wolfe "in the true sense, a work of genius."

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In 1986 when this novel first came out, it received rave reviews from the fantasy press. Now that there have been such major films about ancient Greece as Troy and recently released, this is the time for The Shattered Horse to reach a wider market ... history buffs and lovers of classical literature. Not to be missed this time around!

From the Author:

I'm delighted to see this book back in print after almost a decade. It is a story that has lived with me since childhood and years of research went into recreating an uncompromising vision of the Bronze Age ... which was just about as different from the "classical Athens" view of ancient Greece as that Greece is from modern times.

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