Left me wanting more
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.
2 years ago