A New York Times Bestseller
“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House
A
thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the
legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe
A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad.
An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived
and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already
earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest
lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield,
and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this
unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.
