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The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
This epic retelling of the legend of Achilles follows Patroclus and Achilles, the golden son of King Peleus, as they, skilled in the arts of war and medicine, lay siege to Troy after Helen of Sparta is kidnapped--a cause that tests their relationship and forces them to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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The War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of Homer's Iliad and the Trojan War
by Caroline Alexander
A revisionist analysis of the Iliad seeks to restore Homer's vision of war, weighing such questions as the justification for military insubordination, whether or not soldiers are compelled to forfeit their lives for causes they do not agree with, and a soldier's choice between country and family. By the author of The Bounty.
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The Odyssey
by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
A new translation of the epic poem, and the first by a woman, brings alive Homer's tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic, and provides an introductory overview of the poem's major themes, controversial origin, and the scope of its influence.
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The Silence of the Girls
by Pat Barker
The Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy reimagines The Iliad from the perspectives of the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War.
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Goddess of Yesterday
by Caroline B. Cooney
When she is left as the sole survivor of the island where she was once a playmate for a princess, Anaxandra takes on the role as Princess Callisto herself when found by Menelaus and taken to his kingdom in Sparta. An ALA Notable Children's Book.
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The Penelopiad
by Margaret Eleanor Atwood
The author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin presents a cycle of stories about Penelope, wife of Odysseus, through the eyes of the twelve maids hanged for disloyalty to Odysseus in his absence.
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