Achilles

This powerful, passionate, and beautifully crafted retelling of the epic tale of Achilles re-creates Homer''s fated hero in a new and striking reality. Born of the Sea nymph Thetis by the mortal King Peleus, and hidden as a girl until Odysseus discovers him, Achilles becomes the Greeks'' greatest warrior at Troy. Into his story comes a cast of fascinating characters—among them, Hector, Helen, Pent...