Would you be disappointed to find out that Helen of Troy was not beautiful?
Wow ~ what an epic! It was so enjoyable it kept me up into the wee hours. For those of you who do not know, this Trilogy (LORD OF THE SILVER BOW, SHIELD OF THUNDER and FALL OF KINGS) is David Gemmell’s take on the Trojan War. Like Homer’s ILIAD, this tale has plenty of […]
Do you think this novel suffers from a tacked-on ending?
While Volume One of this Trilogy LORD OF THE SILVER BOW had a raucous energy that brought the events of the Iliad and the Odyssey to life, this novel didn’t succeed as well. The problem as I see it is that it changed mood and tone so dramatically that I felt as if the ending […]
