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Title: The Song of Achilles
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Madeline Miller
Narrator: Frazer Douglas
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-06-12
Publisher: HarperAudio
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1188 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
The legend begins...
Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia to be raised in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. The best of all the Greeksstrong, beautiful, and the child of a goddessAchilles is everything the shamed Patroclus is not. Yet despite their differences, the boys become steadfast companions. Their bond deepens as they grow into young men and become skilled in the arts of war and medicinemuch to the displeasure and the fury of Achilles mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.
When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece, bound by blood and oath, must lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.
Built on the groundwork of the Iliad, Madeline Millers page-turning, profoundly moving, and blisteringly paced retelling of the epic Trojan War marks the launch of a dazzling career.
Critic Reviews:
[Miller] makes a persuasive argument for the timeliness of her subject. Millers winning debut focuses on Patroclus, a young prince living in Achilles golden shadow. Miller also gives voice to many of the women who were also consigned to the shadows. (
Publishers Weekly, Spring 2012 Preview, Top 10 Literary Fiction)
You dont need to be familiar with Homers
The Iliad (or Brad Pitts
Troy, for that matter) to find Madeline Millers
The Song of Achilles spellbinding....her explorations of ego, grief, and loves many permutations are both familiar and new....[A] timeless love story. (
O magazine)
A psychologically astute Iliad prelude featuring the heady, star-crossed adolescence of future heroes Patroclus and Achilles. (
Vogue)
