“One of those singular books that pulls readers into a completely immersive world with a dazzling story and characters so deftly drawn that you can’t help but ache for them.”–New York Times bestselling author Lisa Maxwell
The women of Troy are threads spinning on a single loom. Can they reweave the tapestry of fate?
Horses of Fire is an epic retelling of the Trojan War in which Troy’s strong yet misunderstood women take center stage.
Andromache is cast as the doting wife of Prince Hector, yet her Amazonian name means “battler of men.” She must gather a band of outcasts and become the military commander she was born to be. Rhea is a war refugee and a horse whisperer who finally earns a place and sense of belonging in Hector’s stables. She must become an unlikely spy while facing a forbidden love that will test all her loyalties. Helen is blamed by all for starting the Trojan War, but no one knows her real story. To escape her abusive husband and foil a plot to undermine Hector, Helen must risk everything and reveal her true face to the one who despises her most.
Horses of Fire is a sweeping yet intricate story of an ancient, violent era, compelling women who navigate their circumstances to win the day, and an utterly immersive sense of time and place. This historically realistic Troy, set in the wider landscape of the late Bronze Age collapse, is a perilous battleground for soldiers and politicians alike, not a playground where the fate of men and women make sport for gods and goddesses. It’s a harrowing novel of ambition, the transcendent bond of female friendship, and the everyday bravery of civilians in war.
- ISBN13 9780593473078
- Publish Date 25 July 2023 (first published 18 July 2023)
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint Dutton
- Format eBook
- Pages 560
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780593473078