Book description
Formerly published as TALISMAN OF TROY, this novel has been retitled.
A castaway tossed onto a deserted beach is the last survivor of a world
that no longer exists. He has a terrible, fascinating story to tell -
the true reason for which the Trojan War was fought ...
The protagonist of this tale is Diomedes, the last of the great ancient
Greek Homeric heroes, who seeks to return to his beloved homeland after
years of war against Troy. But destiny has other plans for him. Betrayed
by his wife, who plots to murder him and persecuted by hostile gods, he
has no choice but to turn his sails west, towards Hesperia, the
mysterious mist-shrouded land that will one day be called Italy. He
ventures boldly into this new world, for he carries with him the magic
Talisman of Troy, a mysterious, powerful idol that can make the nation
that possesses it invincible ... Valerio Massimo Manfredi is professor
of classical archaeology at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan. He has
published nine works of fiction, including the 'Alexander' trilogy,
which has been translated into 24 languages in 38 countries. He has
written and hosted documentaries on the ancient world and has written
screenplays for cinema and television.
