传说开始了。。。

英雄时代的希腊。帕特洛克勒斯，一个笨拙的年轻王子，已经被流放到菲希亚王国，在佩利乌斯国王和他的金子阿喀琉斯的阴影下长大。”所有希腊人中最优秀的”——强壮，美丽，阿基里斯女神的孩子是一切耻辱的帕特洛克勒斯所没有的。然而，尽管他们之间存在分歧，男孩们却成了坚定的伙伴。当他们成长为年轻人，精通战争和医学时，他们之间的联系加深了，这令阿基里斯的母亲泰提斯非常不满和愤怒，泰提斯是一个残忍的海神，憎恨凡人。

当斯巴达的海伦被绑架的消息传来时，希腊的男人们必须以她的名义围困特洛伊，他们被鲜血和誓言所束缚。阿喀琉斯被光荣命运的承诺所诱惑，加入了他们的事业，为他的朋友帕特洛克勒斯在爱与恐惧之间挣扎。他们几乎不知道命运会前所未有地考验他们，并要求他们做出可怕的牺牲。

建立在《伊利亚特》的基础上，马德琳·米勒翻页、深刻感人、节奏明快地复述史诗般的特洛伊战争，标志着他开启了一个耀眼的职业生涯。

The legend begins...

Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia to be raised in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. “The best of all the Greeks”—strong, beautiful, and the child of a goddess—Achilles is everything the shamed Patroclus is not. Yet despite their differences, the boys become steadfast companions. Their bond deepens as they grow into young men and become skilled in the arts of war and medicine—much to the displeasure and the fury of Achilles’ mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.

When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece, bound by blood and oath, must lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.

Built on the groundwork of the Iliad, Madeline Miller’s page-turning, profoundly moving, and blisteringly paced retelling of the epic Trojan War marks the launch of a dazzling career.