Another grandiose and brutal epic of the ancient world from the bestselling author of the Alexander trilogy, Spartan and The Last Legion
A castaway tossed onto a deserted beach is the last survivor of a world that no longer exists. He has a terrible, fascinating story to tell - the true reason for which the Trojan War was fought... The protagonist of this tale is Diomedes, the last of the great ancient Greek Homeric heroes, who seeks to return to his beloved homeland after years of war against Troy. But destiny has other plans for him. Betrayed by his wife, who plots to murder him and persecuted by hostile gods, he has no choice but to turn his sails west, towards Hesperia, the mysterious mist-shrouded land that will one day be called Italy. He ventures boldly into this new world, for he carries with him the magic Talisman of Troy, a mysterious, powerful idol that can make the nation that possesses it invincible... The Talisman of Troy recreates the emotions of an epic age, at once grandiose and brutal. It breathes life into that tormented time when these ancient, mysterious peoples were first settling the land of ice and fire which over the centuries would become their home and the centre of a world destined to last for millennia.
A castaway tossed onto a deserted beach is the last survivor of a world that no longer exists. He has a terrible, fascinating story to tell - the true reason for which the Trojan War was fought... The protagonist of this tale is Diomedes, the last of the great ancient Greek Homeric heroes, who seeks to return to his beloved homeland after years of war against Troy. But destiny has other plans for him. Betrayed by his wife, who plots to murder him and persecuted by hostile gods, he has no choice but to turn his sails west, towards Hesperia, the mysterious mist-shrouded land that will one day be called Italy. He ventures boldly into this new world, for he carries with him the magic Talisman of Troy, a mysterious, powerful idol that can make the nation that possesses it invincible... The Talisman of Troy recreates the emotions of an epic age, at once grandiose and brutal. It breathes life into that tormented time when these ancient, mysterious peoples were first settling the land of ice and fire which over the centuries would become their home and the centre of a world destined to last for millennia.
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Hardback Editions
February 2004 : Hardback
| Title: The Talisman of Troy Author(s): Valerio Massimo Manfredi ISBN: 1-4050-4089-0 / 978-1-4050-4089-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Macmillan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Heroes Author(s): Valerio Massimo Manfredi ISBN: 0-330-44525-1 / 978-0-330-44525-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Pan Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Talisman of Troy Author(s): Valerio Massimo Manfredi ISBN: 0-330-43347-4 / 978-0-330-43347-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Pan Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2004 : Paperback
| Title: The Talisman of Troy Author(s): Manfredi Valerio Massimo ISBN: 1-4050-4090-4 / 978-1-4050-4090-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Macmillan Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
February 2004 : Audio CD
| Title: The Talisman of Troy Author(s): Valerio Massimo Manfredi ISBN: 1-4050-4737-2 / 978-1-4050-4737-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Macmillan Audio Books Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
November 2006 : Unknown
| Title: The Talisman of Troy Author(s): Valerio Massimo Manfredi ISBN: 0-230-52812-0 / 978-0-230-52812-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Macmillan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2004 : Unknown
| Title: The Talisman of Troy: A Novel Author(s): Valerio Massimo Manfredi ISBN: 0-330-42653-2 / 978-0-330-42653-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Pan Macmillan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2004 : Unknown
| Title: The Talisman of Troy Author(s): Valerio Massimo Manfredi ISBN: 1-4050-4175-7 / 978-1-4050-4175-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Macmillan,London Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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