Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading troy. A retelling of the legend of the trojan war chronicles the exploits of aeneas, the lord of the silver bow, a powerful warrior known as helikaon to his friends, including odysseus, as he engages argurious, a warrior of agamemnon, in a battle to the death and falls in love with andromache, the betrothed of. Gemmell does a superb job of filling in the reader on events from the previous novel lord of the silver bow and expands on the story expertly here in troy. Being book 1 of troy series, the main characters are just being introduced here. Lord of the silver bow by david gemmell, 9780552151115, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The trojan war is the subject of david gemmelsl new series troy, which begins with the lord of the silver bow. Stub this redirect does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. Prolific historical novelist gemmell continues his imaginative and addictive trojan war trilogy with this second installment after troy. I went back and reread silver bow to refresh my memory before starting troy. Lord of the silver bow is the first of his overtwodozen books ive read.
Lord of the silver bow is a 2005 historical fantasy novel by british fantasy writer david gemmell, forming part of his troy series. The main characters are helikaon aeneas, andromache and odysseus. Lord of the silver bow tulsa citycounty library overdrive. Lord of the silver bow, will have you sacrificing your sleep and spare time to discover the outcome. The bestselling author recently died of heart failure before he had finished the third novel in this trilogy troy. Then i would continue reading his books so many times ive lost count over the years.
Strong, fast, quick of mind, he is a bold warrior, hated by his enemies, feared even by his trojan allies. Lord of the silver bow the troy trilogy series by david gemmell. However his wife agreed to complete the book following the. Those familiar with the trojan war know him as aeneas, but in this book hes also known as helikaon and the golden one. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general project discussion to talk over new ideas and suggestions. Two of gemmells drenai books have been adapted into graphic novels, with text by stan nicholls. Lord of the silver bow 2006 read online free books.
Compelling, unputdownable novel of love and hatred, ambition and rivalry, peace and war by bestselling david gemmell. Fall of kings the troy trilogy enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Gemmells legacy will live for a long time with books like this and i hope they all enjoy them for. A retelling of the legend of the trojan war chronicles the exploits of aeneas, the lord of the silver bow, a powerful warrior known as helikaon to his friends, including odysseus, as he engages argurious, a warrior of agamemnon, in a battle to the death and falls in love with andromache, the betrothed of hektor. David gemmell chronological order the david gemmell awards. I usually dont like historical fiction but i enjoy that roman greek period and mythology. Lord of the silver bow david gemmell august06 i bought this book when it first came out with good intentions of reading it right away, but like always, stuff kept getting in my way.
Published october 31st 2006 by ballantine books first published 2005. Like all of the mykene warriors, he lives to conquer and to kill. Goodreads members who liked lord of the silver bow troy. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet.
So, when i finally sat down and read it, i was mad at myself for letting such a good book sit unread for so long. The god apollo is called lord of the silver bow, but it also what some call the dardanian prince aeneas. So, when i finally sat down and read it, i was mad at myself for letting such a. This page is a comprehensive list of the works of david gemmell. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. This is my first gemmell reading and it left me wanting to read more of his books. Setting ancient greece with mythological heroes and monsters. David gemmell a retelling of the legend of the trojan war chronicles the exploits of aeneas, the lord of the silver bow, a powerful warrior known as helikaon to his friends, as he engages argurious, a warrior of.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Gemmell began trying to write in the 70s, but the end result was not quite what he desired. Lord of the silver bow, book by david gemmell mass. Fall of kings 2007 posthumously finished by his wife, stella individual titles.
Lord of the silver bow by david gemmell penguin books. Lion of macedon 1990 dark prince 1991 in official printings, these two books lion of macedon, dark prince are grouped with the stones of power series and contain some of the same characters and assumptions on how the world works. Lord of the silver bow this is how the oldest tales should be read and known. According to worldcat it is found in over 650 libraries. Year after year his new books where the most anticipated gift, something so special i would take the next day off work so i could finish it in one session. Troy lord of the silver bow signed slipcase edition by david. David gemmell 19482006 was an english author of heroic and historical fantasy novels. I know he isnt everyones cup of tea but if you like heroic fantasy nobody comes close. Lord of the silver bow 0345458354 by gemmell, david. Lord of the silver bow is the first story in gemmells troy trilogy and it was a. Lord of the silver bow by david gemmell overdrive rakuten. Lord of the silver bow by gemmell, david from amazons fiction books store. Im only looking for fiction not historical books or poems i know they are technically fiction. I just started a reread, i have probably read the series 4 or 5 times now.
With this first masterly volume in an epic reimagining of the trojan war, david gemmell has written an ageless drama of brave deeds and fierce battles, of honor and treachery, of love won and lost. White knight black swan 1993 pseudonym of ross harding dark moon 1996 echoes of the great song 1997. Written as a mixture of teenage blog, grand space opera and a tolstoy short story set on another planet, ken macleods new book takes that very. Lord of the silver bow troy trilogy, book 1 9780345494573. With this first masterly volume in an epic reimagining of the trojan war, david gemmell has written an ageless drama of. Gemmell is a master of plot, but his triumph is creating men and women so real that their trials are agony and their triumph is glorious.
Like the movie, gemmells novel strips the saga of most of its fantasy. Lord of the silver bow the troy trilogy book 1 kindle edition by gemmell, david. First and foremost is helikaon, a prince and merchant whose compassion for his crew is matched only by his brutality in battle. Lord of the silver bow is book one in a reimagining of the trojan war. In lord of the silver bow, the first in an epic trilogy, david gemmell combines vivid characterization with a wealth of historical detail in a compelling, unputdownable novel of love and hatred, ambition and rivalry, peace and war. Oct 15, 2005 learning the world, by ken macleod orbit. He is the author of the drenai saga and sipstrassi series. I am looking to find books based on greek mythology. Lord of the silver bow, shield of thunder and fall of kings. From beginning to the end of this unrelenting pageturner, troy. Lord of the silver bow you might like similar books.
List of david gemmell books david gemmell wiki fandom. Oct 31, 2006 troy paperback lord of the silver bow. Books similar to the song of achilles, as in a retelling of. In fact, if the reader didnt know better, he would think that david gemmell had been in ancient greece scribing the events as they happened.