Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside another edition of this book

Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad (Mass Market Paperback)

by Rosemary Sutcliff (Author) "IN THE HIGH and far-off days when men were heroes and walked with the gods, Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, took for his wife a..." (more)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


15 used from £0.01
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover (illustrated edition) £14.99 £9.49 31 used & new from £0.54
Paperback (Illustrated) £8.99 £5.73 31 used & new from £2.46
Library Binding Order it used
Turtleback Order it used
Unknown Binding Order it used

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of The Odyssey

The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of The Odyssey

by Rosemary Sutcliff
5.0 out of 5 stars (2)  £5.73
In Search of a Homeland: The Story of the Aeneid

In Search of a Homeland: The Story of the Aeneid

by Penelope Lively
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £6.48
The King Arthur Trilogy: "Sword and the Circle", "Light Beyond the Forest", "Road to Camlann"

The King Arthur Trilogy: "Sword and the Circle", "Light Beyond the Forest", "Road to Camlann"

by Rosemary Sutcliff
4.0 out of 5 stars (2)  £5.99
Eagle of The Ninth

Eagle of The Ninth

by Rosemary Sutcliff
4.3 out of 5 stars (10)  £4.18
Shapeshifters: Tales from Ovid's "Metamorphoses"

Shapeshifters: Tales from Ovid's "Metamorphoses"

by Adrian Mitchell
£9.74
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library; Reprint edition (Dec 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 055349483X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553494839
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.4 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,044,221 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #82 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > S > Sutcliff, Rosemary

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence
IN THE HIGH and far-off days when men were heroes and walked with the gods, Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, took for his wife a sea nymph called Thetis, Thetis of the Silver Feet. Read the first page
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
iliad
trojan horse
homer
achilles
troy
sonlight core 1
rosemary sutcliff

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad
81% buy the item featured on this page:
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad 4.7 out of 5 stars (9)
Eagle of The Ninth
9% buy
Eagle of The Ninth 4.3 out of 5 stars (10)
£4.18
The Lantern Bearers (Eagle of the Ninth)
3% buy
The Lantern Bearers (Eagle of the Ninth) 4.6 out of 5 stars (7)
£3.97
The Silver Branch (Eagle of the Ninth)
3% buy
The Silver Branch (Eagle of the Ninth) 4.0 out of 5 stars (2)
£4.76
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

9 Reviews
5 star:
 (8)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.7 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Family Favorite, 25 May 2004
By A Customer
This review is from: Black Ships Before Troy (Paperback)
After reading this book with our 6 year old son, we eagerly awaited the new TROY film. But, alas, what a disappointment the film was compared to this wonderful, magical book. Our son loves it. As soon as we finished it the first time, we immediately started over from the beginning. Beautifully written and illustrated, I recommend this book without reservations!
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, 18 Nov 2002
By A Customer
This review is from: Black Ships Before Troy (Paperback)
Black Ships Before Troy is a wonderful version of the trojan seige. It keeps the complexity of the story, but moves it along at an exciting and thrilling pace. Gritty and poetical, this fantastic story has just inspired my neice to read the original version by Homer. A wonderful introduction to greek classics, or just a great story.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ancient story, beautifully re-told, 19 July 2004
This review is from: Black Ships Before Troy (Paperback)
My 7 year old loves this book. I read him a chapter every evening. Rosemary Sutcliffe's language is so beautiful its a pleasure to read it to him. The illustrations match the mystery of the story.

This book led us on to the Odyssey (The Wanderings of Odysseus) and the Aeneid (In search of a Homeland) by the same publishers. But this is the favourite. We're now on our second reading - I daresay not the last.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars When does a child recapitulate Homer?
These are wonderfully presented versions of the Homeric canon. Perhaps it may be helpful to bear in mind that such stories are still too graphic for the 6 year old mind, which... Read more
Published 8 months ago by L. Barr

2.0 out of 5 stars Beware the illustrations
This book is beautifully written and illustrated, but I would want to warn parents about the nature of those beautiful illustrations. Read more
Published 12 months ago by C. Scott Peterson

5.0 out of 5 stars black ships
A thrilling adventure; if you read this you will never be able to put it down.
Published on 26 Aug 2003 by alex

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
Black Ships Before Troy is a wonderful version of the trojan seige. It keeps the complexity of the story, but moves it along at an exciting and thrilling pace. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Black Ships before Troy
My 9 year old son loves this book. It has lots of hard names and places and the language is not what kids are used to in modern fiction, but nonetheless he can't wait to pick it... Read more
Published on 8 July 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Magically told, exquisitely illustrated tale of Trojan War
The tale of the Trojan war with all its triumphs and tragedies, magically told. Rosemary Sutcliffe writes beautifully and the illustrations - classic and subtle watercolours -... Read more
Published on 30 April 2001

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject











i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.