The Song of Achilles

The Song of Achilles

By Madeline Miller
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“The Song of Achilles is a book I could not put down…At once a scholar’s homage to the Iliad and a startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist.”

Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Bel Canto and State of Wonder

"At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down."
—Ann Patchett

"Mary Renault lives again!" declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller's thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War. A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller's monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction's brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.

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  1. robert hir
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    This book was FANTASTIC

    I'm a big fan of anything to do with Ancient Greece, historical, mythology, and historical fiction. Given this, I've been a big fan of Stephen Pressfield books, but his books are more grounded in actual history than mythology or pure fiction, and I found the "Song of Achilles" in a search for something on par quality wise with his titles. Didn't know what to expect about it going in, it got favorable reviews, but they don't do this book justice. The story was amazing, the attention to detail, the research which must have gone into this, and the way she brought the characters to life, on a level with others in my most favorite of audio books. The narration was very good too, esp the voice of Achilles. This is a "whopper" of a book too, covers a vast time period in the characters life, you totally get your money's worth. I'd strongly recommend this to anyone interested in ancient Greece, mythology, etc, etc. Thanks to Downpour.com for offering it as non-DRM MP3 files, it will be well worth the price to be able to listen to this for the rest of my life, on any device I choose, long after their website is gone, and not be locked out of it because of some proprietary DRM scheme. I wish Madeline Miller would to other characters from mythology..

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