Book description
The siege of Troy is in its ninth year.
The Greeks, with Achilles at their head, have inflicted numerous
defeats on the Trojans, but Troy itself still stands. When
Agamemnon is threatened with mutiny by a disillusioned army wanting to
return home he changes his tactics by ordering a series of attacks on
the allies of Troy, thus depriving the city of reinforcements, trade and
supplies. But even this cannot draw the Trojans out from behind their
walls.
Odysseus, Eperitus and their men have become hardened soldiers. Tired
and bitter about the war, Odysseus just wants to return home to his
island Kingdom of Ithaca. But while Agammenon is still determined to
revenge himself upon Troy for the theft of Helen by Paris, then Odysseus
is held by the oath that he himself created. Eperitus is tormented by
his own oath: sworn to protect the very man who murdered his daughter.
As the war continues, Odysseus realises that sheer numbers will never
overwhelm Tory, if he is ever to return home, then he must use cunning
and guile to bring about its downfall . . . Glyn Iliffe studied
English and Classics at Reading University where he developed a passion
for the ancient stories of Greek history and mythology. Well-travelled,
Glyn has visited nearly forty countries, trekked in the Himalayas, spent
six weeks hitchhiking across North America and had his collarbone broken
by a bull in Pamplona.
He is married with two daughters and lives in Leicestershire.
The adventures of Odysseus began in King of Ithaca
and continued with The Gates of Troy
- have you read them?
