The Song of Achilles
Ranked #3 in Ancient Greece, Ranked #5 in Gay — see more rankings.
Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. By all rights their paths should never cross, but Achilles takes the shamed prince as his friend, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles' mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But then word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus journeys with Achilles to Troy, little knowing that the... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Daniel Mendelsohn I don’t want to know what Achilles did in bed, frankly. If you want to play with the big boys, fine, but don’t turn The Iliad into a Twilight novel. (Source)
Lucy Coats I loved the richness of the language, the descriptions. She really made me feel I was in ancient Greece — the smells, the whole environment. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Song of Achilles is ranked in the following categories:
- #80 in 21st Century
- #57 in AA
- #66 in Adaptation
- #77 in Adult
- #100 in Adult Fantasy
- #27 in Ancient
- #17 in Ancient History
- #77 in Award-Winning
- #22 in Beautiful
- #31 in Buzzfeed
- #57 in Character Development
- #73 in Classical
- #90 in Folklore
- #40 in Gay Romance
- #85 in Gift
- #19 in Greek
- #9 in Greek Mythology
- #43 in Happy
- #46 in Heartbreak
- #36 in Heroes
- #30 in Historical Fiction
- #93 in Kindle
- #6 in LGBT
- #29 in Legend
- #31 in Magical Fantasy
- #72 in Morality
- #10 in Mythology
- #16 in Orange
- #40 in Philosophy History
- #85 in Quarantine
- #53 in Sad
- #42 in Sadness
- #9 in Scribd
- #100 in Summer
- #80 in Top Ten
- #48 in War
- #47 in Wars
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