The second novel in David Gemmell¿s bestselling Troy trilogy.\nInterlacing myth and history, and high adventure, this is epic\nstorytelling at its very best. War is looming, and all the kings of\nthe Great Green are gathering, each with their own dark plans of\nconquest and plunder. Into this maelstrom of treachery come three\ntravellers: Piria, a runaway priestess nursing a terrible secret;\nKalliades, a warrior with high ideals and a legendary sword; and\nhis close friend Banokles, who will carve his own legend in the\nbattles to come. Together they journey to the fabled city of Troy,\nwhere a darkness is falling that will eclipse the triumphs and\npersonal tragedies of ordinary mortals for centuries to come.

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