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Can I read The Shattered Horse on EtoBox?
The Shattered Horse by S. P. Somtow; Somtow Sucharitkul; David B. Mattingly is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Shattered Horse about?
S.P. Somtow's classic sequel to "The Iliad" returns to the print. Firmly rooted in modern archaeological discoveries about Bronze Age cultures, "The Shattered Horse" paints a vivid picture of a decaying golden age seen through the eyes of the survivors of Trojan War . at the center of the story, Prince Astyanax, heir to the Trojan kingdom, marked for death as a child by the Greek conquerors, escaping perhaps by divine intervention . doomed, perhaps, to repeat history. An astonishing panoply of mythic characters come to life in this book, called by Gene Wolfe "in the true sense, a work of genius."
Who reads The Shattered Horse?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- S. P. Somtow; Somtow Sucharitkul; David B. Mattingly
- Publisher
- Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780812555158
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Fantasy, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (11 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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