{"product_id":"troy-shield-of-thunder-9780345477026","title":"Troy: Shield of Thunder","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe great David Gemmell's epic reimagining of the Trojan war - a must-read in light of Christopher Nolan's awesome new film, \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is how the oldest tales should be read and known. Gemmell is a master of plot, but his triumph is creating men and women so real that their trials are agony and their triumph is glorious' - CONN IGGULDEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[A] vivid, inspirational re-creation of the Troy myth' - MANDA SCOTT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best book that I have ever read' - ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The characters are rich, engaging and easy to visualize . . . perfect historical fiction' - ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e****************************************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe war of \u003cb\u003eTroy\u003c\/b\u003e is looming, and all the kings of the \u003cb\u003eGreat Green\u003c\/b\u003e are gathering, friends and enemies, each with their own dark plans of conquest and plunder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto this maelstrom of treachery and deceit come three travellers; \u003cb\u003ePiria\u003c\/b\u003e, a runaway priestess nursing a terrible secret, \u003cb\u003eKalliades\u003c\/b\u003e, a warrior with a legendary sword, and \u003cb\u003eBanokles\u003c\/b\u003e who will carve his own legend in the battles to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTroy: Shield of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader back into the glories and tragedies of \u003cb\u003eBronze Age Greece\u003c\/b\u003e, reuniting the characters from \u003ci\u003eTroy: Lord of the Silver Bow; \u003c\/i\u003ethe dread \u003cb\u003eHelikaon\u003c\/b\u003e and his great love, the fiery \u003cb\u003eAndromache\u003c\/b\u003e, the mighty \u003cb\u003eHektor\u003c\/b\u003e and the fabled storyteller, \u003cb\u003eOdysseus\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story concludes in \u003ci\u003eTroy: The Fall of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e. Have you read the previous title \u003ci\u003eTroy: Lord of the Silver Bow\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"STANDARD","offer_id":62250339828099,"sku":"9780345477026","price":23.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/8456\/3587\/files\/9780345477026.jpg?v=1785417950","url":"https:\/\/shopcomics.eu\/products\/troy-shield-of-thunder-9780345477026","provider":"Shop Comics EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}