The Shattered Horse

by S.P. Somtow

Book Overview

Firmly rooted in modern archaeological discoveries about Bronze Age cultures, this novel paints a vivid picture of a decaying golden age seen through the eyes of the survivors of the Trojan War. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812555155
• ISBN13: 9780812555158
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good author, good story

Loved reading about the adventures of Astyanax. An excellent retelling of the legand. I recommend it to all that have an interest in the Trojan war. The book is not perfect it does get a little confusing towards the end.

Excellent adventure set in ancient times

I had always been fascinated by tales in ancient times. I also find rewrites of these tales quite entertaining, quite explorative. "The Shattered Horse" has this, and more. Astyanax, who should have been thrown down from the walls of Troy as a babe, is still around and he grows to start a new Trojan war, which he does by stealing Helen again. But on the way, he sees the terrible effects of a recent war: deprived states, chaotic governments, rampant crime and death, tragic fates, all of which happened to the Greeks as well as the Trojan after their great war. He probably thought when he returned, maybe I should jump from the walls of Troy anyhow. But it's a great adventure. The events are amazing, the telling gripping, the magical element awe-inspiring (especially Memnon, the Ethiopian god-king). I can't believe such a gem as this was missed by the fantasy-reading public.

Filled with moonlight and old magic

I'like to thank the author for the book... And now I'm go to catch an oppoturnity of buying it.