Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine is a retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of Helen, Andromache (wife of Hector,) and Rhea (a young enslaved woman raised in a horse breeder family.) In this version, Helen has been taken from her former home and husband by Paris against her will. As the years… Continue reading Review: Horses of Fire by A.D. Rhine
Most of us know Homer's famous Iliad and the stories/myths therein. Helen of Troy is perhaps one of the most famous characters in this epic poem--"the face that launched 1000 ships." Despite Helen being a main character, Homer's epic largely focuses on the perspective of the male heroes of the story--like Hektor, Menelaus, and Agamemnon.… Continue reading Review: Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood
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