'Troy - Lord of the Silver Bow' Book Review

~The Full-Brained Book Project~
BEST BOOK EVER!!!!
Troy – Lord of the Silver Bow
By David Gemmell
Section: Remembering and Understanding = 10 pts
-Exercise B: Using a Venn diagram...
  * They are both humans
  * They are both in love with each other
  * Cares for others
  * Beautiful/handsome
  * Courageous
  * Is skilled with a weapon
  * From royalty
  * A female
  * Priestess of Thebes
  * Has a fiery spirit
  * Fiercely independent
  * Confident in herself
  * Is able to talk with everyone, stranger or not – a people person
  * Is harassed by kings and princes because of her beauty
  * Is betrothed to the prince of Troy
  * Doesn’t care what people think of her
  * Family is separated by unification of kingdoms
  * Dislikes politics
  * Passionate when it comes to the poor, hurt or accused

  * A male
  * Prince of Dardania
  * Has a scarred and traumatic childhood
  * Bound in revenge
  * He is lonely and wants to fall in love
  * Is feared because of his merciless killings and vengeance for his father
  * Has a good heart towards the ones that he loves
  * Second in line of throne
  * Commands a ship called the Xanthos
  * Dislikes the Mykene   race
  * Cares for his family

Similarities
Andromache
Helikaon

Section: Applying and Analysing = 20 pts
-Exercise B: How did my feelings change as I read the book?....

At the beginning of the book, it starts off with a sailor, (who is actually an Egyptian prince as you read through the story) Gershom plunged into a raging storm. The beginning was really good or the prologue because it really gave a sense of suspense that made me keep on reading for hours and hours. It caught my attention and I started to read more and more every day. Then just after the prologue you read about a Mykene warrior and a Mykene King, Agamemnon who visit an old man able to tell the future.
It gets very frightening and sets up a good mood for the reader. I... [continues]

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