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Patroclus was the companion of Achilles whose death becomes the turning point of the Iliad. Wearing Achilles’ armour, Patroclus drives the Trojans back from the Greek ships but is killed by Hector, prompting Achilles to re-enter the war.
In Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles, Patroclus is an exiled prince sent to the court of Peleus, where he forms an unlikely bond with the king's brilliant son Achilles. In Susan C Wilson’s Helen’s Judgement, Helen’s account alternates with that of Achilles, whose pursuit of glory binds him to the Greek expedition and to Patroclus even when conflict with Agamemnon removes him from battle. Other novels featuring Patroclus include 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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