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The Fall of the Phoenix Kindle Edition

by Daniel Kelly (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The long siege of Troy, the battles fought over it, and the city's eventual capitulation and incineration are events which have often been retold since their first recitation by Homer. Seldom, however, will they have been narrated with such close attention to the minute particulars of battle, to its reek and terror and pain, as in this startling account by Daniel Kelly. Kelly looks minutely at every detail of archaic combat, as well as at the lives and feelings shaped by it. His Troy is not only a scene of shining glory, but also a grimy struggle for survival and mastery. And he introduces surprising questions: what if not everything in the Trojan war came to pass just as Homer tells us? What if the future of the Roman empire were hidden in the burning ashes of Troy's - and not in the way we might expect?
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    19 September 2018
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07HJ963Y2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Olympia Publishers (19 September 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2115 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 199 pages
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Daniel Kelly

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Irish Author. Born in Donegal on the northern edge of the wild Atlantic way. If you have never been, I highly recommend that you visit and you will see exactly why I love history. Great teachers and a love of good historical fiction authors broadened my love of ancient history to a worldwide level. I would love to have a go at writing some of our own amazing Irish legends one day.

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Kim Hodges
5.0 out of 5 stars Review
Reviewed in Australia on 20 August 2020
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This book was a great read it tells of Troy in its last day. It’s well research and pretty spot on with the history side of what happened also loved the twist at the end. Hope there is a second book once started I couldn’t put it down
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Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars Rewriting the Iliad
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2024
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What a great book , and who knows how much of this book could be true. And as Daniel Kelly states at the end,history is written by the victors .
Hope he writes a third book on the rise of Rome.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical fiction
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Chase Bolling
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Amazing!
Reviewed in the United States on 15 August 2020
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This is a Trojan story. Kelly gives us a rendition of a story we all know, and filled it with wonder, action and mystery that left me surprised, a little sad and hungry for more. The Fall of the Phoenix was beautifully written allowing the characters and their epic struggle to come to life. Of your looking for historical fantasy this book is gonna need to be on your TBR. Kelly has chops and I'm looking toward to reading more of his work!
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Katie Force
4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2023
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A retelling of the fall of Troy that's not quite as you remember.
So many different points of view, so many interesting characters, there's twists and turns and all the battles. A really interesting take on a well known tale
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Eric Wayne Sparks II
4.0 out of 5 stars As uplifiting as it is tragic.
Reviewed in the United States on 7 December 2018
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Daniel’s historical fiction takes full advantage of its source material – both its strengths and weaknesses – to weave a tale from the final days of the mythic Trojan War. He captures the full grandeur of its heroes on both sides (Hector, Achilles, Priam, Agamemnon, Odysseus, and many others). Though a new telling, most of these famous characters feel true to personas we’ve associated with all of them. But he also takes advantage the conflicting source material to spurn some of the details (and timeline) to form another account, no less probable than any of the authoritative sources, and more in tune with the tastes of audiences in the modern West. Perhaps the greatest testament to the book is that you go in guarded against falling in love with the Trojan characters, knowing the fate the must befall at least most and likely all of them, but you find you can’t. The result is a sorrowful, yet uplifting, retelling of the Fall of Troy.
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zai
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2021
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A must read book! I'd say one of the best books I've read. Daniel Kelly delivers a well presented re-telling of the story the siege of Troy.

I have always loved the myths and legends but have found them hard going usually because of the sheer amount of unfamiliar names and their roles in the stories and am grateful for the author who have put them into a format which makes sense. Danny Kelly's humor comes through loud and clear, looking forward for the next book!

Your Pirate Mate Carlo
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