A Thousand Ships
Natalie Haynes's A Thousand Ships (2019) is a fairy-tale retelling and mythic fiction novel. The story is set in Troy, Extinct city, in the 12th-11th century BCE. Characters include Athena (Greek deity), Cassandra and Clytemnestra (Greek mythology). Key subjects include war & military, Women, Trojan War and Greek Mythology.
52 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.
At about 368 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.
About A Thousand Ships
"This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them. In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to find her beloved Troy engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of brutal conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over, and the Greeks are victorious. Over the next few hours, the only life she has ever known will turn to ash. The devastating consequences of the fall of Troy stretch from Mount Olympus to Mount Ida, from the citadel of Troy to the distant Greek islands, and across oceans and sky in between. These are the stories of the women embroiled in that legendary war and its terrible aftermath, as well as the feud and the fatal decisions that started it all"--
Quick answers
Who wrote A Thousand Ships?
A Thousand Ships was written by Natalie Haynes and first published in 2019.
What genre is A Thousand Ships?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings, Myth & Legend Fiction and Historical Fiction.
How long is A Thousand Ships?
The median edition has 368 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to A Thousand Ships?
Readers who like it often enjoy Mortal Gods, Antigoddess and Ungodly.
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