Historical Novel

by "Sarah B. Franklin"

A retelling of the Trojan War, reconciling Homer's immortal Iliad with Bronze Age archeology. The epic tale of Achilles, Odysseus, and the other heroes is seen through the eyes of Briseis, Queen of Lyrnessos, who is won as a prize of war by Achilles and stolen from him by the jealous Agamemnon. Knowing he is doomed if he remains at Troy, Achilles cannot bear to sail away and abandon the woman he loves. The work was published under a pen name (Sarah B. Franklin) because booksellers' computers become confused when a writer changes genres.