Shield of Thunder
by David Gemmell
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Published Mar 2007
512 pages
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History
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The second exciting volume in the bestselling Troy trilogy. Interlacing myth and history, adventure and love, this is epic storytelling at its best.
"Seamlessly blending legend, mythology and history, Gemmell vividly recreates the world of the Greek city-states in all of their nobility and pettiness. Lively and seductive, this is historical fiction at its page-turning best." - PW.
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