Troy Shield of Thunder

good- little bookmarks on the cover - but some bend pages at the beginning of the book.

Agamemmon, bloodthirsty king of the Mykene, is using the forced wedding of Princess Andromache and Hector, son of Troy´s prideful king Priam, as pretext to sow discord among his enemies. On the beaches where the ships of the great kings who have come to honor the royal marriage are anchored, warriors compete in athletic contests, while in the alleys and palaces of the city, spies and assassins play a deadlier game.

At the center of all is Andromache, the Shield of Thunder, prophesied to bear the Eagle Child - a son who will reign "till end of days, and fall of kings." With her beloved Helikaon lying near death, Andromache must hide her feelings from Hektor and King Priam, who lusts her for himself, determined that he - and no other - will father the Eagle Child. But as the battle lines are drawn, a new character steps onto the stage, a fearless warrior of godlike strengh and ferocity, eager to test himself agains the mighty Hektor. His name: Achilles.

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