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Draws on ancient myths, medieval romances, and modern scholarship to offer a graphic novel portraying the Trojan war, from the kidnapping of Queen Helen by Paris to the gathering of the ancient kings of Greece to retrieve her.
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Daring heroes, breathtaking women, betrayals, love and death--the mostspectacular war story ever told: The Trojan War. When a lustful Trojan princeabducts the beautiful Queen Helen of Sparta, Helen`s husband vows to recover herno matter the cost. So begins the Trojan War. From far and wide the ancientkings of Greece bring their ships to join the massive force to pledge theirallegiance to High King Agamemnon. Featuring the greatest of the Greek heroes:Achilles, Odysseus, and Herakles, along with a cast of thousands. AGE OF BRONZE:A THOUSAND SHIPS reveals hidden secrets of the characters` pasts, serving up joyand sorrow, leading up to the brink of war, and foreshadowing the terror tocome. Age of Bronze will be included in a major international exhibitiontravelling to three German museums in 2002. The exhibit is centered on thecurrent excavations at Troy and features Age of Bronze in an exhibit devoted tomodern interpretations of Troy. Age of Bronze has been nominated for numerousEisner (The comic industry's Oscar) Awards. Rack it in your mythology andhistorical fiction sections for even more sales success.
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