{"product_id":"9781399756396","title":"Swords of Troy : A new epic series of ancient myth and historical adventure from the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Anthony Riches\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical adventure\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 July 2026 by HODDER \u0026amp; STOUGHTON in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Swords of Troy Series' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 320 pages, Map to be included\u003cbr\u003e165 x 243 x 31 | 528g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE GREATEST CONFLICT IN OUR SHARED HISTORY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant retelling of the epic legend from an historical novelist at the top of his game!' SIMON SCARROW, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author'I missed my stop reading chapter three. This feels effortless, weightless. Wonderful' CONN IGGULDEN, #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author'A fresh and original recreation of the Trojan War, fast paced with exciting and visceral action sequences' HARRY SIDEBOTTOM, Sunday Times bestselling author'A gripping ancient historical epic from an author who goes from strength to strength' GERAINT JONES, #1 Sunday Times bestsellerFROM AMONGST THE RANKS OF LEGENDARY HEROES, A NEW ONE WILL RISE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Leonteus, bastard son of the former king of Argos, the hegemon of his half-brother King Diomedes' bodyguard is what he has trained for his entire life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the stability of the land of the Achaeans is suddenly rent in two by the abduction of King Menelaus's queen, Helen, by a prince of Troy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgamemnon, Menelaus's brother, calls on all the foremost men who, as Helen's suitors, swore allegiance to defend the man who won her hand a decade before. Honourable Diomedes answers that summons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hundred-thousand-man army of the Achaeans sail for war amidst ill-fated omens, destined either to reduce Troy's great walls to rubble, or die far from home in the pursuit of gold and glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Leonteus, brother of a warrior king, comrade to the wily Odysseus, peerless but troubled Achilles and the grasping, self-centred Agamemnon, will find himself at the heart of the deadliest war ever fought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Sunday Times bestseller and legend of historical adventure Anthony Riches comes a sensational new vision of the Trojan War.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57295300166007,"sku":"9781399756396","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781399756396.jpg?v=1783702424","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781399756396","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}