The Iliad (Kingfisher epics) - Tapa blanda

Blood and gore, love and revenge, tragedy and triumph. Two armies fight to the death for nine long years, The Iliad is a tale of heroism, cunning and a battle waged in the name of the love - for the beautiful Helen. Can the Greeks overcome the Trojans? When will the gods next interfere and change the fate of the battling mortals? What shrewd trick will the Greeks use to change the fate of the war? Read this brilliant retelling of Homer's classic and find out.

Nick McCarthy is a highly-respected author who writes extensively for television and radio as well as writing books. His retelling of A Tale of Two Cities won the Sony Award for best Adaptation. Victor Ambrus has won the World Wildlife Award and has been twice awarded the Kate Greenaway Gold Medal for the best illustrated children's book of the year. He has illustrated over one hundred books for young people and has written or adapted more than a dozen children's books himself.