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Horses of Fire

A Novel of Troy

by A. D. Rhine
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“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
I know the stories they will tell. I’ve heard the echoes of their songs—songs that will outlive us all. But this song is not theirs. It is mine.
 
Behind the timeless tale you know is the captivating story you never heard: a sweeping epic in which Troy’s strong, yet misunderstood women take center stage in the most famous war in history. 
 
Andromache is cast as the doting wife of Prince Hector, yet her Amazon warrior name means “battler of men.” The only one with the cunning to outwit the invading Greeks, she must gather a band of outcasts and become the military commander she was born to be before the life she and Hector have built is reduced to ashes. Rhea is a war refugee and a horse whisperer who finally earns a place and sense of belonging in Hector’s stables. To save her new home, she must become an unlikely spy and face down 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 tormentor and foil a plot to undermine Hector, Helen must risk everything by revealing her true face to the one who despises her most.
 
Set in the wider landscape of the late Bronze Age collapse, this realistic and immersive Troy is a perilous battleground for warriors and politicians alike, not a playground where the fate of men and women make sport for gods and goddesses. The first book in an epic duology, Horses of Fire is a harrowing novel of palace intrigue, the transcendent bond of female friendship, and the everyday bravery of invisible heroes in times of war.
 
The women of Troy are threads spinning on a single loom. Can they reweave the tapestry of fate?

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    July 18, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9780593473078

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    • English

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    • Booklist

      June 1, 2023
      In this radiant retelling of the Trojan War, three women set the battleground ablaze with intrigue and brilliance. Andromache refuses to be ""another coddled queen,"" instead discussing military strategy with her husband, Prince Hector. Even as their marriage strains under the pressure to produce an heir, she must use her gifts for the city of Troy and lead her own soldiers against the Greeks. One of her allies is Rhea, who works in the stables and becomes a messenger and spy. Yet Rhea finds herself caught between her allegiance and a man who has, wittingly or not, aided Odysseus' ploys. And, of course, there's Helen of Troy, the beauty blamed for the war. But under her veil, she longs to escape her stifling marriage and fight the disease spreading through the city. The Trojan War has been retold time and time again, but this beautiful reimagining, with its feminist lens, proves neither boring nor trite. A sprawling, breathtaking saga for fans of Greek mythology and heroines who remain fearless against all odds.

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