All that beauty, all that grace – and she was just a mouldy old bone for feral dogs to fight over.Ĭassandra, who has learned not to be too attached to her own prophecies. But the wind has vanished, the seas becalmed by vengeful gods, and so the warriors remain in limbo – camped in the shadow of the city they destroyed, kept company by the women they stole from it. They can return home as victors – all they need is a good wind to lift their sails. So I was thrilled to see this turn up on Netgalley – and even more thrilled to be approved to read it.īLURB: Troy has fallen. While it was a powerful, disturbing read, I have always had a soft spot of Greek myths and this retelling really stayed with me. I encountered The Silence of the Girls last September – see my review – and it blew me away.
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