![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I believe that made the reading experience much more immersive compared to Mythos and Heroes. It's no longer a collection of short-stories, but a gradual, organized build-up towards the Trojan war. For the first time in this series, we are moving along a single storyline. "Some people are constitutionally unable to learn from their mistakes.īut the major change most readers would notice here lies with the flow of main plotline. The author describes each backstory with his usual enthusiasm, bringing that enjoyable narrative once more. More than half of the book is used for establishing the key players, along with their back-stories, and that's where we come across our highly anticipated dose of humor. "All things, Troy included, begin and end with ZEUS."īut it was obvious from the beginning that Fry had other ideas rather than narrating the well-know war story. I was actually surprised to see Fry go such a tragedy, breaking away from his usual light, and funny short-stories. It's impossible to pick a favorite side, so everything always comes down to a lose-lose situation. Problem with reading books about Troy or Trojan War is that you begin the book knowing that there are no happy endings for a single character involved. ![]()
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