As such, we cover all the familiar ground: Helen of Troy, Paris, the Gods involvement, Agamemnon, Menaleus, Achilles, Odysseus, that giant wooden horse ...
I have to say, however, for such a well know story this is probably the first time I've ever seen (or heard) a straight retelling of it: we normally get either the Gods left out entirely (see the early 2000s film 'Troy'), a slow and plodding retelling that leaves it up to you to decide whether they were involved or not (BBCs 'Troy'), or a reworking/reimagining where the wooden horse is reworked into a metaphor for something completely different (I'm most familiar with those by David Gemmell, such as in his trilogy beginning 'Lord of the Silver Bow').
Having said that, this also has a bit of an abrupt ending, leaving it - I feel - open for a retelling of The Odyssey to come next!
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I love the characters.
I love the world they live in.
I love the gods and goddesses of both the large and tiny details of everyday life within this world. I mean, just WHY would they want to get rid of them?!
Ok, ok, I did read the last book, I know the reasons!
There’s a lot more world-building in this novel than the first (until everything REALLY kicks off!), and the three main characters of Inara/ Skediceth (they come as a unit, after all), Elogast and Kissen are separated. And for very good reasons.
We can see the scope of the problem with these gods - or is it a problem with humans as well? I mean, power seems to corrupt both equally.
There are some cracking twists, and the end has left me greedy for more. I’m not one to rush an author (1. They wouldn’t listen; 2. I don’t want to mess up the process anyway!), but I can’t wait to find out what happens next - because it’s going to be BIG!!