Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow, by David Gemmell is by far one of my most favourite books. It is diverse, unique, intriguing, and completely lively. It takes the old times before anyone can recall, and the mythical Trojan War and turns it into a memorable time that sounds 100% real.
Every character, whether evil or good, sounds so intelligent in it's own way. We can understand what their motives are. They are so well-rounded that when their minds are opened to us, we can understand why they did something so unpredictable, which is a good way to describe what David Gemmell does a lot in the book. Many unpredictable and exciting plot turns. It can get very inappropriate at times, but stays within the time range we're reading about.
David Gemmell keeps you attached to the book, with such a powerful entrancement you will have no choice but to appreciate it.
After the book ends, you'll never forget you read it. Of course, you'll be on the next book by then.

This is by far one of my favorite Gemmell books. Gemmell takes the story of the Trojan war and puts his own twist to it. He had depth to characters that are already well known in popular culture, yet at the same time keeps the books closely linked to facts that we are already aware of about the Trojan war. A create story about action, consequence and fate.

I saw this cool looking cover with TROY written in big red letters....I was in like Flynn! I liked it so much that I went out and bought the following books of the trilogy. Now I'm looking for more of his books because his writing was fantastic, no paragraphs wasted describing the room decor in his books! Action and dialogue all the way through. I read a lot and I hate buying a dud. I don't think I'll be running into that problem with his books. Now if I can just find them all!

I picked up this book on a whim, due to it's title and the neat cover. I've read Gemmell's Rigante series and The Damned books, but this new book is in a class of its own. This historical fiction is the start of a new series - I realized this at the end of the book, and can't wait for the next one now! - and the read was gripping! The genre of historical fiction has been growing and developing and Gemmell writes in a language that is so easy to read, that you forget the words and are left with a battery of emotions. Putting this book down was almost impossible as the heros and heroines come to life in a truly epic way. If you love tales of noble sacrifice, tragic love and justice, then this book is for you!