Troy: Fall of Kings (Troy Trilogy #3)

There isn't much I can say that I haven't already said about this series. I will admit that even though I "knew" what was supposed to happen to the city of Troy, Gemmell changed things up a bit: the Hector & Achilles showdown ended differently than expected, as did Agamemnon's demise. I would highly recommend this series to anyone into historical fiction. Great work by the late David Gemmell.

This book follows the story of the previous two books. David Gemmell is a fantastic writer his stories come out incredibly clear and in colour ! The story has a few good twists and turns and only a few of the original characters are left at the end.... I was disappointed and confused by where Gershom ended up but hopefully that will lead into yet another fantastic story and i hope odesusy's story comes out too!

The third and last installment in Gemmell's Troy trilogy does not disappoint. For a series classified in the stores as 'fantasy', this series has done more to bring the myth of Troy to life than any of the many others I have read. It also brings the entire myth within the realm of reality. While in some minor aspects it diverges from the myth as set out in the Iliad and the Odyssey, I was not troubled by these changes, because those poems undoubtedly embellished reality and reflected the interference of gods and goddesses which, while perhaps believed by Greeks of the age, clearly do not reflect reality.

Stella Gemmell and the publisher's staff have remained true to David Gemmell's vision. The only jarring note was the inferred transformation of Gershom into Moses. This, and the uncertainty surrounding Odysseus and his vessel's survival of the tidal waves, suggest that a further installment may be forthcoming. It would be most welcome.