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Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold

Troy: Our Greatest Story Retold

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Pre-order Stephen Fry's bewitching retelling of the legend of Troy - a tale of love and war， passion and power - following his sensational bestsellers MYTHOS and HEROES

'Troy。 The most marvellous kingdom in all the world。 The Jewel of the Aegean。 Glittering Ilion， the city that rose and fell not once but twice 。 。 。'

The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen， a queen celebrated for her beauty， sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against that great city， to which they will lay siege for ten whole and very bloody years。

It is Zeus， the king of the gods， who triggers war when he asks the Trojan prince Paris to judge the fairest goddess of them all。 Aphrodite bribes Paris with the heart of Helen， wife of King Menelaus of the Greeks， and naturally， nature takes its course。

It is a terrible， brutal war with casualties on all sides。 The Greeks cannot defeat the Trojans - since Achilles， the Greek's boldest warrior， is consumed with jealousy over an ally's choice of lover， the Trojan slave Briseis， and will not fight 。 。 。

The stage is set for the oldest and greatest story ever told， where monstrous passions meet the highest ideals and the lowest cunning。

In Troy you will find heroism and hatred， love and loss， revenge and regret， desire and despair。 It is these human passions， written bloodily in the sands of a distant shore， that still speak to us today。

Troy is a myth in which we seek the truth about ourselves， which Stephen Fry brings breathtakingly to life for our modern age。

PRAISE FOR MYTHOS AND HEROES:

'A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods。 Fry is at his story-telling best 。 。 。 the gods will be pleased' Times

'A head-spinning marathon of legends' Guardian

'An Olympian feat。 The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit' Evening Standard

'An odyssey through Greek mythology。 Brilliant 。 。 。 all hail Stephen Fry' Daily Mail

'A rollicking good read' Independent

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Reviews

Nicolas Naudts ，

Het verhaal van Troje leest vlotter dan de opsomming van de goden en de helden in de eerdere boeken。 Het verhaal is bekend uit films， maar doet je kritisch nadenken over de chronologie。 Leuk boek om in de sfeer van de oude Grieken en Trojanen te komen！

Silvi ，

📖Troy🖋Stephen Fry This book is written in such a way that it becomes extremely easy to read。 Fry so skillfully and calmly manages to unravel the Gordian knot from the kinship of each character that the reader does not bother to remember names unnecessarily， because if necessary he will be reminded。Imperceptibly， piece by piece， he puts the whole puzzle together in front of the reader's eyes 。。。Whatever I add will be a little。Respect for the overall work of Stephen Fry👏👏👏。Here are some quotes fro 📖Troy🖋Stephen Fry This book is written in such a way that it becomes extremely easy to read。 Fry so skillfully and calmly manages to unravel the Gordian knot from the kinship of each character that the reader does not bother to remember names unnecessarily， because if necessary he will be reminded。Imperceptibly， piece by piece， he puts the whole puzzle together in front of the reader's eyes 。。。Whatever I add will be a little。Respect for the overall work of Stephen Fry👏👏👏。Here are some quotes from the book to give you an idea of ​​Fry's writing style。。📜How strange is this longing for glory in us mortals。 Perhaps this is the only way for people to feel equal to the gods。 We achieve immortality not thanks to ambrosia and ichor， but thanks to the history and the name we have created。。🏅We worship different kinds of courage and achievement: the radiant glory of Achilles is amazing， but the unconditional loyalty， unwavering courage and unshakable tenacity of an Ajax are no less admirable。。💰And just like the aristocrats who take all this for sport， the gods have their favorites。 The immortals do not bet on the outcome of the war gold， but their honor and pride。。🔥Hepheastus， the god of fire and blacksmiths， sided with the Achaeans - perhaps the fact that his unfaithful wife Aphrodite and her lover Ares preferred the Trojans was enough reason for his choice。。☠Hades doesn't care who wins: as long as the conflict fills the underworld with the souls of many new dead。。。Тази книга е написана по такъв начин， че се превръща в изключително лесно четиво。 Фрай толкова умело и спокойно успява да разплете гордиевия възел от родниските връзки на всеки герой， че читателя не се затормозява да помни излишно имена， защото при необходимост ще му бъде припомнено。Неусетно парче по парче той сглобява цялостният пъзел пред очите на читателя。。。Каквото и да добавя ще бъде малко。Респект към цялостният труд на Стивън Фрай 👏👏👏。Благодаря на издателство Еднорог @izdatelstvo_ednorog за предоставеното копие。。Ето няколко цитата от книгата， за да придобиете представа за начинът на писане на Фрай。。📜Колко странен е този копнеж за слава у нас， смъртните。 Може би това е единственият начин хората да се чувстват равни на боговете。 Постигаме безсмъртие не благодарение на амброзия и ихор， а благодарение на историята и името， което сме си създали。。🏅 Ние се прекланяме пред различни видове смелост и постижения: сияйната слава на Ахил е изумителна， но безрезервната лоялност， несекващата смелост и непоклатимата твърдост на един Аякс са не по-малко достойни за възхищение。。💰И също като аристократите， приемащи всичко това за спорт， боговете имат свои фаворити。 Безсмъртните не залагат на изхода от войната злато， а своята чест и гордост。。🔥Хефес， богът на огъня и ковачите е на страната на ахейците - може би това， че невярната му съпруга Афродита и нейният любовник Арес предпочитат троянците， е достатъчен повод за избора му。。☠На Хадес му е абсолютно все едно кой ще победи: стига му това， че конфликтът ще напълни подземния свят с душите на много нови мъртъвци。 。。。more

Margie ，

Just amazing！！！ All of his Greek books are awesome。 I listened to them and he is a fabulous narrator。

Marianthy ，

A deep pleasure reading Fry’s account of the Iliad。 I am falling prey to comparing Troy to my recent reads by Madeleine Miller （Song of Achilles） and Natalie Haynes （A Thousand Ships）。 Whilst dearest Stephen Fry writes superbly， I was hoping for some more hitherto undiscovered context， interpetation and compassion。 I was very glad for his portrayal of Helen and Paris， Odysseus， and Priam; as well as the description of the Sacking。

Katie ，

So much Greek mythology。。。 I can't stop。 So much Greek mythology。。。 I can't stop。 。。。more

Caro ，

Stephen Fry did it again。 This is the third book in his series of Myths and is just amazing。 I have done all of them in Audio and I really enjoy the way that he bring us to Ancient times， how he narrates the stories， description of characters。 His refreshing view is always amazing while I enjoying re learning all these stories。 Stephen Fry did it again。 This is the third book in his series of Myths and is just amazing。 I have done all of them in Audio and I really enjoy the way that he bring us to Ancient times， how he narrates the stories， description of characters。 His refreshing view is always amazing while I enjoying re learning all these stories。 。。。more

Luci ，

I really hope Fry will continue feeding my need for myth with this series

Adriana ，

I have read different versions of the story of Troy。 I have been confused by different versions of the story of Troy。 None have been as easy to follow and well explained as Stephen Fry's。 It's a marvel of well-organized data and carefully plotted characters and relations that simplify the incredibly complex work and the cast of characters of Homer into an easy to follow and understand narrative that lays out the folly and savagery of the war of Troy。Don't let the nigh unpronounceable names and c I have read different versions of the story of Troy。 I have been confused by different versions of the story of Troy。 None have been as easy to follow and well explained as Stephen Fry's。 It's a marvel of well-organized data and carefully plotted characters and relations that simplify the incredibly complex work and the cast of characters of Homer into an easy to follow and understand narrative that lays out the folly and savagery of the war of Troy。Don't let the nigh unpronounceable names and copious use of footnotes keep you from reading this。 The story itself is an epic for the ages for a reason， and this edition is the easiest to read I've ever encountered。 Many thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the educational read！ 。。。more

Dani ，

Stephen Fry has an excellent way with words。 This was a very good retelling of the Illiad and went into much more details than I've previously read （not having actually read the Illiad myself）。 I thought it was interesting and smooth， with excellent pacing。 Having read this one， I would be very tempted to read his other two Greek mythology books as well。 Stephen Fry has an excellent way with words。 This was a very good retelling of the Illiad and went into much more details than I've previously read （not having actually read the Illiad myself）。 I thought it was interesting and smooth， with excellent pacing。 Having read this one， I would be very tempted to read his other two Greek mythology books as well。 。。。more

Hanna （lapetiteboleyn） ，

I really do adore this series。 Stephen Fry is an absolute master at making even the most complicated of the Greek Myths feel accessible， and that it's all finished off with a healthy dose of humour， and the odd tidbit of quite interesting little facts， and you've got a wonderful afternoon read。So wonderful， in fact， that I went right through the afternoon， into the evening， and suddenly realised at half one in the morning that I'd finished the whole thing。 I really do adore this series。 Stephen Fry is an absolute master at making even the most complicated of the Greek Myths feel accessible， and that it's all finished off with a healthy dose of humour， and the odd tidbit of quite interesting little facts， and you've got a wonderful afternoon read。So wonderful， in fact， that I went right through the afternoon， into the evening， and suddenly realised at half one in the morning that I'd finished the whole thing。 。。。more

Anthony Thompson ，

This is Stephen Fry's third foray into his Greek Mythology Retold series。 I listened to Fry's narration of Troy， as I did with the first two。 Fry's voice is delicious。 I'm not sure why you'd want to read these at all， the audiobooks have got to be the far preferable way to consume them。 I read the Iliad earlier this year， and I've got to say that these two bodies of work complement each other really well。 I think you could take The Iliad， The Odyssey， and Stephen Fry's audio books and make a sol This is Stephen Fry's third foray into his Greek Mythology Retold series。 I listened to Fry's narration of Troy， as I did with the first two。 Fry's voice is delicious。 I'm not sure why you'd want to read these at all， the audiobooks have got to be the far preferable way to consume them。 I read the Iliad earlier this year， and I've got to say that these two bodies of work complement each other really well。 I think you could take The Iliad， The Odyssey， and Stephen Fry's audio books and make a solid Greek Mythology course out of them。 Or at least that's what it's felt like to consume them all in such a short period of time。 As for the work itself。 It contains Fry's usual cleverness。 I particularly appreciate Fry's continued contextual inserts that give historical or mythological context。 The format and delivery of Fry's mythologies is so rich and fun that I'm sure I'll listen to them many times in my life。 I have a feeling these will be pulled out on road trips and shared with my children when they're the right age and interest。 。。。more

literaturaffin ，

3，5/5 ⭐️

Vivienne Darwent ，

I really love the way Stephen Fry tells a story。 He soins the tale to nake it relatable without losing any substance。 Homers stories are retold with dignity。 Can't wait to see what he does next。 I really love the way Stephen Fry tells a story。 He soins the tale to nake it relatable without losing any substance。 Homers stories are retold with dignity。 Can't wait to see what he does next。 。。。more

Kit Meads ，

Wish I could give this book 6 stars。 A colossal， staggering effort。 Fry deftly recounts hundreds of characters， years， and events while still adding brevity to the story。 The Trojan War is so accessible， and the heroes and villains are completely flawed and human （even when they're not）。 I envy his brain。 Hoping his next retelling will be The Odyssey？？ I need it asap。。。 Wish I could give this book 6 stars。 A colossal， staggering effort。 Fry deftly recounts hundreds of characters， years， and events while still adding brevity to the story。 The Trojan War is so accessible， and the heroes and villains are completely flawed and human （even when they're not）。 I envy his brain。 Hoping his next retelling will be The Odyssey？？ I need it asap。。。 。。。more

Lynda ，

Troy， the last book in Stephen Frye’s Mythos series did not disappoint。 The story of the taking of Helene and the fall of Troy is retold with more detail than the main source material， The Iliad。 Frye is an excellent narrator and is a master at bribing out the personalities of the long familiar characters of this tragedy。 I have seen the books in stores and they have beautiful pictures and illustrations， but Frye’s performance is worth devouring this trilogy in audio。

Virginia ，

This was。。。comprehensive。 It wasn't bad， but， once I got started， I was never excited to pick it back up。 There's so very many names。 Fry does a great job of laying it all out and tying the pieces together but it is tedious， even with the occasional humorous quips。 This is getting rave reviews， so maybe it's just me or the timing。Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a digital review copy。 Publish date June 22， 2021。 This was。。。comprehensive。 It wasn't bad， but， once I got started， I was never excited to pick it back up。 There's so very many names。 Fry does a great job of laying it all out and tying the pieces together but it is tedious， even with the occasional humorous quips。 This is getting rave reviews， so maybe it's just me or the timing。Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a digital review copy。 Publish date June 22， 2021。 。。。more

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Piper Whitehead ，

My favourite so far of the series， I like how all the stories pull into the central narrative， including some from the other books。

Em ，

oh yeah i finished this one。 anyway i hope stephen fry rounds his retelling series out with the war’s aftermath， the oresteia and the odyssey and maybe the aeneid。 the age of gods and heroes and men is over。 just history now

Marta ，

Stephen Fry recounts the war of Troy， beginning with the families of the major players and ending with the sacking of Troy。 （The Iliad only covers about a quarter of the story。） His rendition is humorous and very approachable， his narration is brilliant as usual。 I knew the story， even if I did not recall every character （there are too many）， and it was a lot of fun to experience it in his telling。 Whether you know the story or not， this is time well spent - and definitely on audio。

Sally Jacobs ，

I really liked this book and learning about the insane history surrounding the Greeks and their gods。 Got me explaining the stories to the kids which they really liked

AJ Milligan ，

Exceptional as always

Mikey Will ，

The final work of Stephen Fry's Greek Mythology series culminates on the ten-year Trojan War。 The Gods of Olympian fervor， introduced in Mythos， are cast among the heroic， half-god and human passions of Heroes， in an enduring battle of Troy。 This shorter-sized conclusion to the series is the clear pinnacle and an impressive "pay-off" to a phenomenal series。 The story of Troy is a similar convergence of multiple source materials （Homer， Virgil， Euripides， Sophocles， etc。，） found in other "common The final work of Stephen Fry's Greek Mythology series culminates on the ten-year Trojan War。 The Gods of Olympian fervor， introduced in Mythos， are cast among the heroic， half-god and human passions of Heroes， in an enduring battle of Troy。 This shorter-sized conclusion to the series is the clear pinnacle and an impressive "pay-off" to a phenomenal series。 The story of Troy is a similar convergence of multiple source materials （Homer， Virgil， Euripides， Sophocles， etc。，） found in other "common reader" works of Greek Mythology - Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece （1838） - Schwab - Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes （1942） - HamiltonAll three authors organized a similar story in structure from the individual materials; in this context， there was the least divergence in plot and direction when compared the individual， disparate tales within Fry’s Mythos and Heroes。 There remained a "fresh" tone of modernity in Fry's （2021） retelling of the Trojan war。 Comparatively， Schwab （1838） remains more faithful to the source material， albeit towards his detriment， by reproducing inordinate details and spurious lists。 Unsurprisingly， his reproduction of the Trojan war is the longest in page-length （300+ pgs）。 On the other extreme is Hamilton （1942） with a rough overview that barely covers ~50 pages。 。。。more

Tom Mead ，

I’ve enjoyed all 3 of Stephen Fry’s Greek books; this is my favourite as it’s an area of mythology that I previously was not very knowledgeable about， so it was great to read it all laid out in a comprehensive， yet relatively concise， way。 Looking forward to the inevitable sequel; his take on The Odyssey is surely just around the corner

Maisey ，

I’m an Ancient Greek geek and enjoyed reading this version。 Bring me back to my school days when we did translations from it 🤓

Sabrina Burton ，

Firstly， thank you to Netgalley for sending me an ARC of this book to review This was a fantastic book telling all the myths associated with the rise and fall of Troy Having recently read The Iliad I was vaguely concerned that this book would be too repetitive and I would not enjoy it。 However， I was so wrong！ Stephen Fry explores more myths than are associated with The Trojan War than are covered in The Iliad including the origins of most of the vital characters which was intriguing。 Even the p Firstly， thank you to Netgalley for sending me an ARC of this book to review This was a fantastic book telling all the myths associated with the rise and fall of Troy Having recently read The Iliad I was vaguely concerned that this book would be too repetitive and I would not enjoy it。 However， I was so wrong！ Stephen Fry explores more myths than are associated with The Trojan War than are covered in The Iliad including the origins of most of the vital characters which was intriguing。 Even the parts that I was familiar with from The Iliad were enthused with Stephen Fry's amazing sense of humour and writing that definitely lends itself to being read in his voice in your head。 My only criticism would be sometimes the notes referring to Stephen Fry's other books upsets the pacing of the book but other than that its great。 Laugh out loud moments and amazing writing！ I 100% recommend this book to everyone if you love Greek Mythology or if you want a gateway into Greek Mythology without having to struggle through the original texts。 。。。more

Petra Valjan ，

I was always facinated by myths， anscient history so story of Troy was always intruiging to me。。。。 Last time when I was reading Iliad was long ago in the scool as obligatory reading and I remember it was going slow and hard， I am just not the type for those verses honestly。This book is for those like me， Stephen Fry is great storyteller and he did it very very good。He simply brings to us story of Troy in simple understanding， but literally rich way。It deserves 5 stars for this huge work behing t I was always facinated by myths， anscient history so story of Troy was always intruiging to me。。。。 Last time when I was reading Iliad was long ago in the scool as obligatory reading and I remember it was going slow and hard， I am just not the type for those verses honestly。This book is for those like me， Stephen Fry is great storyteller and he did it very very good。He simply brings to us story of Troy in simple understanding， but literally rich way。It deserves 5 stars for this huge work behing the book。On other hand I must say that I was expecting something more， samothing else， for example as in the book Circe from Madeline Miller that story will be deepen more with fiction and re-telling myths / history and this is not the case and it was at first disappointment a bit， but later I understand that this book is just what it is supposed to be。 It is great just as it is。Important addition to world literature， especially as new generations needed the other ways of storytelling than classical Iliad verses and story of Troy is the one worth repeating。I hoped some introspection to Helen & Paris （love） story， I hoped to find something more， some deeper trutht， but it doesn't come。 It is retold as in Iliad。 I guess Homer was Greek and story from his angle will always be the same。 I would wish to think that behind so huge destruction stayes at least wonderful love story， but as today so many big and wrong things happen just becuase of people's foolishness， vanity etc。。。 and in the story of Troy also foolishness and vanity of Gods （Olympians）。 。。。more

Stephanie ，

I expected this to be funnier and more character-driven。I absolutely hated how name-dense it was。 I know Fry says at the start that we're not expected to remember most of the names， but nonetheless I found the sheer amount of them distracting。 So much so that I struggled to keep up with half of the "main cast"。And this is even though I studied Greek mythology extensively at school in Italy， so it's not like the story was new to me。 I expected this to be funnier and more character-driven。I absolutely hated how name-dense it was。 I know Fry says at the start that we're not expected to remember most of the names， but nonetheless I found the sheer amount of them distracting。 So much so that I struggled to keep up with half of the "main cast"。And this is even though I studied Greek mythology extensively at school in Italy， so it's not like the story was new to me。 。。。more

Celeste ，

Actual rating: 4。5 starsThis third book in Stephen Fry’s Great Mythology series is a recounting of events leading up to and comprising The Iliad。 I adore how Fry gives us so much background material on these myths without it ever feeling overwhelming。 This background brings in a richness and depth to the core story that would have been missing otherwise， but delivered in a way that feels like getting a peek behind the curtain instead of being assigned extra homework。 The entire narrative flowed Actual rating: 4。5 starsThis third book in Stephen Fry’s Great Mythology series is a recounting of events leading up to and comprising The Iliad。 I adore how Fry gives us so much background material on these myths without it ever feeling overwhelming。 This background brings in a richness and depth to the core story that would have been missing otherwise， but delivered in a way that feels like getting a peek behind the curtain instead of being assigned extra homework。 The entire narrative flowed incredibly well and never felt like it lagged。 I’ve read The Iliad multiple times in multiple translations， but this was by far the easiest time I had connecting with the story， and the most empathy I’ve felt for any of the cast。 Fry has done an absolutely amazing job on every installment of this series， and I’m eagerly awaiting the next book。 I just know his recounting of The Odyssey is going to be phenomenal。 。。。more

Rebekah ，

Sooooo good！ Stephen Fry is so fun to listen to。

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