From the Bookshelf of Appomattox Regional Library System…

[close] If you enjoyed The Iliad but stumbled over all the Greek poetry, this is the book for you. It was like reading the Trojan War all over again, with familiar characters seen in a new light, from the point of view of the overlooked but impossibly important Patroclus, partner and lover of Achilles. Captivating from the first page, the reader follows Achilles through the eyes of Patroclus from boyhood to the greatest Greek soldier of the Trojan War. What you didn't know about Achilles before, you will be astounded to find out. A beautiful love story about a relationship so powerful that it drove men to the brink, and decided the fate of the war.