The Adventures of Automedon: Volume II: Manhood

The Adventures of Automedon is P. R. Gibbons’ first novel based on a lifetime obsession with the Trojan Epic Cycle and the realities of the Bronze Age. He presents the entire epic cycle from the point of view of Automedon, a slave plucked from the tiny island of Skyros to become Patroklos’ squire, and ultimately Achilles’ charioteer during the most dramatic battles of the Trojan War. Automedon is a poor ancillary, but his fortune as a survivor enables him to build a rich tapestry of tales from King Peleus’s youth until the king’s worldly existence ceases. With the help of Briseis, a Hittite priestess who has learned how to write, Automedon’s greatest treasure is his library produced on the battlefield. It details his life with the Myrmidons and the major events occurring before, during, and after the Great War through his interaction with Peleus, Achilles, Aias, Odysseus, Nestor, Calchas, Chiron, Thetis, Diomedes, Hektor, Priam, Helen, Andromache, and many others. Divided into crates of clay tablets, its episodic scope breathes life into the glorious follies of both the Achaeans and the Trojans.Book Video Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1145749133?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Read more