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From the author of Circe, an unforgettable epic poem
Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, a young and clumsy prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phtha, where he lives in the shadow of King Peleus and his divine son, Achilles.
Achilles, the best of the Greeks, is everything Patroclus is not: strong, handsome, the son of a goddess. One day, Achilles takes the pitiful prince under his wing, and this temporary bond gives way to a strong friendship as the two grow into young men skilled in the arts of war.
But destiny is never far from Achilles' heels. When news of Helen's abduction from Sparta spreads, the men of Greece are summoned to besiege the city of Troy. Achilles, seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, joins the cause, and Patroclus, torn between love and fear for his comrade, follows him to war. Little did he know that the following years would test everything they had learned and everything they deeply valued.