![]() ![]() “A magnificent achievement…if ever a book was unputdownable, whether by an adult or child, it is this one…it bears the unmistakeable mark of a masterpiece of children’s literature. Finally, a cunning Odysseus conceives a plan to build an enormous wooden horse and bring the bitter siege of Troy to its fiery conclusion… Partly based on the Iliad, the book retells the story of the Trojan War, from the birth of Paris to the building of the Trojan Horse. Here we see the history of the Trojan War from its origins with the goddess Aphrodite and the golden apple, through Paris’ abduction of Helen and the heroics of Achilles, Ajax and Hector. Black Ships Before Troy: The story of the Iliad is a novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff, illustrated by Alan Lee, and published (posthumously) by Frances Lincoln in 1993. Homer’s epic poem The Iliad is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. ![]() ![]() Featuring the stories of heroes Ajax, Achilles and Penthesilea (the Amazon Queen), this is high adventure at its best, with full color paintings on nearly every page. Its rich illustration will look familiar to Lord of the Rings fans, as Lee was the conceptual artist for the amazing Peter Jackson films. This stunning children’s (and all-ages) version of The Iliad by the award-winning Rosemary Sutcliff and Alan Lee was first published in 1993 and is being republished now in a beautiful new edition. Popular bookstores: Book Depository, Blackwells Books, Amazon, Abe Books and more.
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