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The song of Achilles / Madeline Miller.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Ecco, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Edition: First editionDescription: 378 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781627655378
  • 1627655379
  • 9780062060617
  • 0062060619
  • 9780062060624
  • 0062060627
  • 9780062126122
  • 0062126121
  • 9780062060624
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Awards:
  • Orange Prize for Fiction, 2012.
  • Stonewall/Gittings Award honor, 2013.
  • Rainbow Book List Award, 2013
Summary: Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.
List(s) this item appears in: FPL Staff's Favorite Books 2023 | Read a Romance
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Fiction MILLER MADELINE Checked out 06/22/2024 33111010671283
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Fiction Miller Mad Available Dirt stains on front and back pages and on the inside of the cover sleeve 33111006694273
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods' wrath.

They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to 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 cruel Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice."

Includes a character glossary.

Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War.

Orange Prize for Fiction, 2012.

Stonewall/Gittings Award honor, 2013.

Rainbow Book List Award, 2013

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