| Abstract |
Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate. Set during the Trojan War. |
| Abstract |
Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary King Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful--irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods' wrath. They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause and, torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice. -- From dust jacket. |
| General note | Includes a character glossary. |
| Study program note |
Accelerated Reader |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Awards note | Orange Prize for Fiction, 2012 |
| Awards note | Stonewall/Gittings Award honor, 2013 |
| Awards note | Over the Rainbow Book List Award by the ALA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table, 2013 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Miller, Madeline. Song of Achilles |
| Genre/form | War stories. |
| Genre/form | War stories. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| Genre/form | War fiction. |
| Genre/form | War stories. |
| Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
| Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
| Genre/form | War fiction. |
| Genre/form | Novels. |
| Genre/form | Romans. |
| Genre/form | War stories. |
| Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
| LCCN | 2011275637 |
| ISBN | 9780062060617 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0062060619 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780062060624 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0062060627 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781627655378 (Perfection Learning) |
| ISBN | 1627655379 (Perfection Learning) |
| ISBN | 9780062126122 (international edition) |
| ISBN | 0062126121 (international edition) |
| Stock number | Harpercollins, Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 200-2086 |
