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Horses of Fire

A Novel of Troy

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Wait time: About 3 weeks
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Wait time: About 3 weeks
“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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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Four intrepid narrators perform this creative retelling of the Trojan War from three Trojan women's perspectives plus a bird's-eye view from "the Hawk" and Cassandra. Narrator Saskia Maarleveld voices Prince Hector's wife, strong-willed Amazonian Andromache. Vainglorious Helen of Sparta, whose capture by Paris launched this ten-year war, is portrayed by Hillary Huber. The enslaved Phrygian horse whisperer, Rhea, is performed by Vaneh Assadourian, using a Slavic accent. And the ever-mysterious, truth-telling Cassandra is portrayed by Eva Kaminsky, who also narrates the Hawk poems. Maarleveld, Huber, and Kaminsky give their characters unaccented voices, while Assadourian's accent for Rhea shifts in and out. Listeners familiar with classical Greek may find the nonstandard pronunciation of names and places unsettling. Additionally, inconsistent sound levels among narrators are distracting. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      This debut novel from Rhine (the pseudonym for collaborative-writing pair Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson) is the first in a planned duology, a modern retelling of The Iliad and the Trojan War that infuses Homer's minor characters with new voices and ample development. Following the inner workings of the city of Troy and its people as they struggle during war, Rhine enables listeners to envision the ancient world and empathize with its inhabitants. Women protagonists Andromache, Rhea, and Helen convey individuality with unique quirks and strengths, while priestess Cassandra's prophecies are particularly well crafted. Complexity within relationships between the women and their counterparts (Hector, Paris, and Priam) abound. Andromache, wife of Hector, longs to be involved in war strategy preparation as well as become a mother. Rhea, the horse-whisperer, becomes a spy, and Helen proves herself to be much more than a beautiful catalyst of war. The audiobook's full narrating ensemble includes Saskia Maarleveld, Hillary Huber, Vaneh Assadourian, and Eva Kaminsky, all of whom shine in their respective roles. VERDICT An easy listen for those previously hesitant to try audio versions of Greek mythology; also a solid choice for fans of Madeline Miller.--Kym Goering

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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