Swords of Troy
A new epic series of ancient myth and historical adventure from the SUNDAY TIMES bestseller
$46.80
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
Summary
FROM AMONGST THE RANKS OF LEGENDARY HEROES, A NEW ONE WILL RISE.
For Leonteus, bastard son of the former king of Argos, the hegemon of King Diomedes’ bodyguard, his half-brother, is what he has trained for his entire life.
But the stability of the land of the Achaeans is suddenly rent in two by the abduction of King Menelaus’s queen, Helen, by a prince of Troy.
Agamemnon
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399756396 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399756397 |
| Author: | Anthony Riches |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 525g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 154mm x 236mm |
| Series: | Swords of Troy Series |
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Critics Review
I missed my stop reading chapter three. This feels effortless, weightless. Wonderful – Conn Iggulden, #1 SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES bestseller
A brilliant retelling of the epic legend with real flesh and blood characterisation and Tony’s trademark descriptiveness that transports the reader directly to the setting and makes it feel real and lived in. Fine work from an historical novelist at the top of his game! – Simon Scarrow, #1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller
A fresh and original recreation of the Trojan War, fast paced with exciting and visceral action sequences – HARRY SIDEBOTTOM, Sunday Times bestselling author
A gripping ancient historical epic from an author who goes from strength to strength – Geraint Jones, #1 Sunday Times bestseller
If you think you know the Trojan War, think again. Anthony Riches’ incendiary story delivers a totally fresh take that will surprise you from the very first page. The familiar tale from Homer’s Iliad has been transformed. All the adventure, the romance, the characters and the tragedy are captured in dazzling detail, but this journey takes you to a completely new place. Expect surprises – James Wilde, Sunday Times bestselling author
Anthony Riches is a writer at the peak of his power. Swords of Troy is a superb retelling of one of history’s greatest stories, a masterful combination of scholarship and storytelling that places the reader in the battle line on the Trojan plain, sword in hand, with some of the great Heroes of the ages – Douglas Jackson, bestselling author of THE WALL
A gripping and vividly reimagined tale of Troy, told with the authority and flair of a master long steeped in martial stories of the ancient world
– Alistair Tosh, author of SIEGEA fascinating take on one of our oldest myths told by a master storyteller – Damion Hunter
Muscular, imaginative and effortlessly entertaining. Anthony Riches gives a fresh take on a timeless saga and breathes new life into the most famous epic of all – Matthew Harffy
Anthony Riches
Anthony Riches holds a degree in Military Studies from Manchester University. He began writing the story that would become the first novel in the Empire series, Wounds of Honour, after visiting Housesteads Roman fort in 1996. Married with three grown up children, he now lives in Suffolk. He is also the writer of the ‘Protector’ thriller series.
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