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,
. 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.
“A captivating retelling of
and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it’s a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity.” — Donna Tartt,
The Times