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Troy: Shield of Thunder (Trojan War Trilogy): 2 (Mass Market Paperback)

by David Gemmell (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 449 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Books; New edition edition (2 April 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552151122
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552151122
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.6 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,078 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #3 in  Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Authors, A-Z > G > Gemmell, David
    #82 in  Books > Fiction > Genre > Historical
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"This is how the oldest tales should be read and known. Gemmell is a master of plot, but his triumph is creating men and women so real that their trials are agony and their triumph is glorious."
--Conn Iggulden
"David Gemmell carries us away to a four-cornered, wholly convincing cosmos, so masterfully done that the reader thinks 'Ah, this is what it was really like.'"
--Stephen Pressfield
"To anyone who enjoys an action-packed historical epic."
--Joanne Harris
"The loyalties and betrayals, the love and the hate, the endless, everlasting courage of the men -- and the women -- of both sides are brought to life in this vivid, inspirational recreation of the Troy myth."
--Manda Scott

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The war of Troy is looming, and all the kings of the Great Green are gathering, friends and enemies, each with their own dark plans of conquest and plunder. Into this maelstrom of treachery and deceit come three travellers; Piria, a runaway priestess nursing a terrible secret, Kalliades, a warrior with a legendary sword, and Banokles who will carve his own legend in the battles to come. "Shield of Thunder" takes the reader back into the glories and tragedies of Bronze Age Greece, reuniting the characters from Lord of the Silver Bow; the dread Helikaon and his great love, the fiery Andromache, the mighty Hektor and the fabled storyteller, Odysseus.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreakingly brilliant, 8 May 2007
By Mr. Geoffrey R. Webb (Sussex, UK) - See all my reviews
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In the 1970's I read all of Tolkien, in the early 1980's I read all of Moorcock, then work, marriage and children, recently I have read all of Scarrow, Iggulden, Pressfied and Manfredi; you know where this leads, to the very last of David Gemmell's novels, the trojan war trilogy. Hence the heartbreak! The first book, 'The Lord of The Silver Bow' is exquisite in the way it establishes the main characters, breathes into them soul, and paints an utterly believable picture of the nature of civilisation at that time. The book seperates the many strands that make up the eventual story told by virtuous Greek historians.

This second book of the trilogy, although temporalily abandoning characters you wish to hear more of, slowly weaves the strands of the story back together. Introducing new characters and slowly re-introducing those already known. In so doing one is constantly fighting the inevitability of the known outcome, yet willing it not to be thus.

Unlike other Gemmell novels, there is less fantasy, and more a speculation on the nature of ancient Greek society and religion (mythology) and how that influenced poeples lives; how and why the Trojan war might have come about; how legends are formed.

You will, as I did, be crying out for the final, yet inevitable, outcome, sadly this for me coincided with the news of David's passing. Heartbreaking. Then in the best of stories, hope emerges and there is the prospect of the concluding part of the trilogy, plus for me, the rest of David's back catolugue (I have just devoured Dark Moon - excellent).



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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This was a wonderful book, 29 Nov 2007
As I knew it would be... It was sad to read knowing that this is the very last book Mr. Gemmell will every complete. As usual he delivered a book with wonderful characters, vivid battles and ordinary flawed people who become heroes. Even though a third book is in the works (I have heard that he finished most of it, and that his wife is completing it based off of his outlines) the book finishes well and does not leave you hanging. I will miss David Gemmell's writing. Also, if you missed reading Tino Georgiou's masterpiece--The Fates, go and read it.
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11 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nobody Did it Better, 23 Mar 2007
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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I can only echo the sentiments of other reviewers and send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of David Gemmell. He was without doubt the best writer of fantasy on the planet and will be sadly missed by all his fans and book readers throughout the world. His writing style seemed effortless. Fluid and fluent I would describe it. His books never had a `lull' in them. The reader was drawn effortlessly along and before you knew it you had come to the sad part, the end of the book. To think that there will be no more David Gemmell books after this one is a sobering thought. R.I.P.

The book itself is secondary to the sad loss of David, but readers deserve some insight into it, though I am sure it will be bought by all of David's fans. It would be easy for me to say that it is the best book he has ever written, but that would short change many of the other wonderful books that David conjured up in that fertile mind.

This novel is a follow up to Lord of the Silver Bow and is set at a time when the war of Troy is looming and all of the Kings are congregating each with their own plans for conquest. Shield of Thunder returns the reader back to the time of Ancient Greece, an age of warriors and heroes, a time of myths and legends. Into this age come three travellers, Piria, a runaway priestess, Kalliades, a great warrior with a powerful sword and Banokles who will make his own legends in the times ahead.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I CANT STRESS ENOUGH -
THIS BOOK IS (AMONGST THE OTHER 2 IN THE TRILOGY) .... THE BEST BOOK IVE EVER READ...
AND THAT ISN'T AN OVERSTATEMENT ! Read more
Published 28 days ago by Joanne Barrow

4.0 out of 5 stars The Rise of The Ugly King
It took me 3 weeks to read Lord of the Silver Bow, and a month to read Shield of Thunder, given that I read it over Christmas I was quite pleased with myself. Read more
Published 3 months ago by J. L. Maitland

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb continuation of the trilogy.
Shield of Thunder continues the epic Troy Trilogy begun in Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow. Shield of Thunder was the last book completed by David Gemmell before his premature death... Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Whitehead

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic
As I first began reading this book I wasn't all that sure about it, the narrative style seemed a little too ambitious and as it followed many different characters in the third... Read more
Published 16 months ago by S. Davidson

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine tale
I finished this book this morning (2am), feeling very sad. Not because of the events in the book - which were, as usual, beautifully told in the effortless Gemmell style - but... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Juno

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay - but should be copyright law involved here
You know the story - hero , ugly one, swordmaster & lady/whore/princess

Stick to the earlier ones - legend, Lion of Macedon and Knights of Dark Renown
Published 23 months ago by Mr. Scott Gilbert

5.0 out of 5 stars No other writer can give so much to a story
This is the second part in the 'Troy' trilogy and it is just as good if not better than 'Lord of the Silver Bow. Read more
Published 24 months ago by ShredBane

3.0 out of 5 stars Formulaic middle book
The Troy story could have been much better presented in two books, to pad it out to three just seems to be a sales driven decision to make money off David Gemmell's name as a best... Read more
Published on 30 April 2007 by A. Gothorp

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