About this Story
Nine years into the siege of Troy, the greatest Achaean warrior, Achilles, is sidelined by rage and resentment following a conflict with his commander, Agamemnon. This short but intense phase of warfare leads to devastating losses on both sides, conflict among the gods, and great tragedy on a human level.
Rage! remixes Homer's
Iliad from a variety of viewpoints, including alternate sources, and building on three thousand years of Epic Cycle tradition.
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Athena saves Achilles from acting on his anger.
An Epic Recap
Previously in the Epic Cycle...
Trojan Prince Paris gains the assistance of Aphrodite by awarding her the prize in an all-goddess beauty pageant.
Asked to pick the bride of his choice, Paris chooses Helen, universally acknowledged to be the most beautiful woman in the world. This, despite the fact that Paris was already married to Oenone, while Helen was already married to King Menelaus of Sparta.
Paris and Helen take shelter in Troy, and so, a thousand ships carry an Achaean army to undertake a brutal campaign against the Anatolian city, led by Overlord Agamemnon, who just happens to be Menelaus's brother.
Nine years later...
Characters
At the center of this story is the Achaean warrior Achilles, who quits the war after coming into conflict with Overlord Agamemnon. The absence of Achilles and his Myrmidons puts a heavy burden onto fellow warriors Odysseus, Great Ajax, Diomedes, and the others until Patroclus, Achilles's beloved companion, takes Achilles's place in the battle against Prince Hector, the greatest hero on the Trojan side.
In the background are the gods, Apollo, Athena, Zeus, and others who take sides, pick favorites, and attempt to influence the war for their own purposes.
Also keep an eye on the other characters who have an important role in this chapter of the Trojan War, and who foreshadow events to come.
Book One
Chapter 1: "Top of the Charts"
A countdown of hotness in the Epic world.
Viewpoint Character
Calliope
Setting
DJ booth,
Muse Broadcasting Network,
Mount Helicon.
Chapter 2: "The Journey Back from Thebe"
A contest to be won or lost.
Viewpoint Character
Briseis
Setting
Hold of a Ship,
En Route from Cilician Thebe.
Chapter 3: "He Said What?"
The words from Agamemnon's mouth are pretty hard to swallow.
Viewpoint Character
Chryses
Setting
Temple of Apollo,
Island of Chryse.
Chapter 4: "Patron of the Mice"
A god takes his revenge.
Viewpoint Character
Apollo
Setting
Achaean Camp,
The Troad Plain.
Chapter 5: "The Routine"
Nighttime at the Achilles residence.
Viewpoint Character
Briseis
Setting
Hut of Achilles and Patroclus,
Achaean Camp,
The Troad Plain.
Chapter 6: "Men Are Such Fools"
Calchas knows all, sees all, and tells...some.
Viewpoint Character
Calchas
Setting
Achaean Camp,
The Troad Plain.
Chapter 7: "Achaeans, Assemble!"
Achilles calls an assembly.
Viewpoint Character
Achilles
Setting
Achaean Camp,
The Troad Plain.
Chapter 8: "Agamemnon Himself"
A great king gets royally pissed.
Viewpoint Character
Agamemnon
Setting
Achaean Camp,
The Troad Plain.
Chapter 9: "Something Happened"
Achilles discovers the cost of crossing Agamemnon.
Viewpoint Character
Achilles
Setting
Achaean Camp,
The Troad Plain.
Chapter 10: "Alternate Plans"
Hera and Athena enter the action.
Viewpoint Character
Hera
Setting
Mount Olympus
Chapter 11: "Errand-Girl"
Athena saves Achilles from acting on his anger.
Viewpoint Character
Athena
Setting
Achaean Camp,
The Troad Plain
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What's Next?
Directly following the
Iliad, as the Trojans bury Hector and Achilles mourns the loss of Patroclus, a tragically misthrown javelin brings Queen Penthesileia and her crew of Amazon warriors to the besieged city of Ilion and into the next stage of the Trojan War.
Amazons! by
Greg R. Fishbone brings a modern flair to this ancient tale of love and war that developed alongside the
Iliad and
Odyssey in the Greek Epic tradition.
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