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Historical person
Paris was a Trojan prince whose relationship with Helen provides the legendary trigger for the Trojan War. He is often portrayed as both a capable archer and a politically disastrous figure whose personal choices expose Troy to a decade-long siege.
In Susan C Wilson’s Helen’s Judgement, when Paris arrives from Troy, she sees in him an escape from an unhappy marriage and leaves behind both Menelaus and her daughter Hermione. David Gemmel’s Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow places Paris within a narrative shaped by family, marriage and personal loyalty, exploration, travel and cultural encounter, and court politics and dynastic power. Other novels featuring Paris include Susan C Wilson’s Clytemnestra’s Bind, Marion Zimmer Bradley’s The Firebrand, David Gemmel’s Troy: Shield of Thunder, and David Gemmel’s Troy: Fall of Kings.
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Series
The Troy Trilogy is an epic retelling of the Trojan story that combines heroic fantasy, myth and large-scale adventure. Gemmell replaces distant legend with a crowded world of seafarers, traders, kings, raiders and rival families, while retaining the prophecies, passions and larger-than-life figures associated with Troy. Across Lord…
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The House of Atreus trilogy retells the dynastic violence surrounding Mycenae and the Trojan War through women traditionally judged by male-authored myth. Clytemnestra’s Bind begins with Agamemnon’s seizure of Clytemnestra and follows her attempt to protect her children inside a royal household shaped by inherited bloodshed. Helen’s Judgement…
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