I have just finish reading the last books from David Gemmell about the legend of troy: Lord of the Silver Bow, Shield of Thunder and Fall of Kings . David Gemmell was one of Britain's top hero fantasy writers and died in the 28th of July 2006. When he died, he had only finished two of the Troy books and the last one was co-authored by his wife Stella Gemmell who finished the book.
This trilogy provides a more "human" (as in non-goddish) look over the legend of Troy where the giants of the pass such as Hector, Odysseus and Akhiles are non-linear characters accompany the whole story - despite the fact that the main story floats around two characters named Helikaon and Andromache. I've found these three books to be very (very) good. Despite the fact that the story of troy is well known, David and Stella Gemmell are able to introduce a different and surprising look over the old story with some unexpected twists. Excellent.
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