Book description
The war of Troy is looming, and all the kings of the Great Green are
gathering, friends and enemies, each with their own dark plans of
conquest and plunder.
Into this maelstrom of treachery and deceit come three travellers;
Piria, a runaway priestess nursing a terrible secret, Kalliades, a
warrior with a legendary sword, and Banokles who will carve his own
legend in the battles to come.
Shield of Thunder takes the reader back into the glories and
tragedies of Bronze Age Greece, reuniting the characters from Lord
of the Silver Bow; the dread Helikaon and his great love, the
fiery Andromache, the mighty Hektor and the fabled storyteller, Odysseus.
David A. Gemmell's first novel, Legend, was first
published in 1984 and went on to become a classic. His most recent
Drenai and Rigante novels are available as Corgi paperbacks; all are
Sunday Times bestsellers.
Widely regarded as the finest writer of heroic fantasy, David
Gemmell lived in Sussex until his tragic death in July 2006.
