The Talisman of Troy

Ever wanted to travel back through the centuries to a time when gods were real? To a time when real heroes achieved great things rather than just played football or appeared in concert? To the time of Ilium, or as it is known to us today, Troy? Then this is the book for you. The destruction of Troy is over. Achilles and Ajax are dead. Ulysses has disappeared. Having sacrificed his daughter before setting out to wage war on Troy, Agamemnon is about to set sail to his home, to death at the hand of his wife Clytemnestra. Diomedes returns to Argos, only to suffer betrayal by his wife. To save himself and his men, he takes to the seas, knowing the cased object tied to the mast will protect him. Together they face foes which defy description in their quest to find a new kingdom. The war began because of the abduction by Priam of Troy of the fabled Helen, wife to Menelaus. However, years later, this accepted reason is questioned by the story of a stranger who has been cast up by the sea - a witness to the destruction of Troy and to the diverse and often violent adventures of the participants after the war ended. What was the true reason? Why did Menelaus take back Helen without exacting revenge on her? What is the Talisman of Troy? Taking up where the history books leave off, this is a real page-turner to the end. (Kirkus UK)