The Song Of Achilles

Description:

This is the story of the seige of Troy from the perspective of Achilles best-friend Patroclus. Although Patroclus is outcast from his home for disappointing his father he manages to be the only mortal who can keep up with the half-God Archilles. Even though many will know the facts behind the story the telling is fresh and engaging.

subjects: Trojan War,  Achilles (Greek mythology),  Male friendship,  Fiction,  Gay love,  Thetis,  Greeks,  History,  Trojan War. fast (OCoLC)fst01157294,  Friendship, fiction,  Fiction, historical,  Fiction, war & military,  LGBTQ historical fiction,  Stonewall Book Awards,  nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2020-08-30,  New York Times bestseller,  New York Times reviewed,  Fiction, historical, general,  Amitié masculine,  Romans, nouvelles,  Guerre de Troie,  Gay fiction,  Long now manual for civilization

People: Achilles,  Patroclus,  Chiron

Places: Troy,  Phthia,  Turkey,  Troy (Extinct city),  Greece

Times: Ancient Greece,  To 146 B.C.