title: Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow
author:  David Gemmell 
description: Starred Review. Bestseller Gemmell (<i>Legend</i>) boldly recasts the Trojan War in this first of a new trilogy, which centers on a warrior variously called Helikaon, Aeneas or the Golden One, who's blessed by luck to have all he turns his hand to prosper. Populated by compelling and finely drawn characters taken from either Greek mythology (Odysseus, Hektor, etc.) or the author's own fertile imagination, the novel lays the groundwork for the war to come. Spurred by prophecy, Agamemnon, King of Mykene, sets his men the task of killing Aeneas. The ensuing conflict threatens to engulf the Mediterranean. While this enchanting tale is more historical fiction than fantasy (the obligatory oracles and Kassandra's prophecies are the only hints of magic), genre fans and more general readers alike will have trouble putting it down. <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
zlib_text: Lord of the Silver Bow
  David Gemmell
  Review:
  Starred Review. Bestseller Gemmell (Legend) boldly
  recasts the Trojan War in this first of a new trilogy, which centers
  on a warrior variously called Helikaon, Aeneas or the Golden
  One, who's blessed by luck to have all he turns his hand to
  prosper. Populated by compelling and finely drawn characters
  taken from either Greek mythology (Odysseus, Hektor, etc.) or
  the author's own fertile imagination, the novel lays the
  groundwork for the war to come. Spurred by prophecy,
  Agamemnon, King of Mykene, sets his men the task of killing
  Aeneas. The ensuing conflict threatens to engulf the
  Mediterranean. While this enchanting tale is more historical
  fiction than fantasy (the obligatory oracles and Kassandra's
  prophecies are the only hints of magic), genre fans and more
  general readers alike will have trouble putting it down.
  PROLOGUE
  To sleep is to die.
  So he clung to the driftwood as the raging seas hurled him
  
  high, then plunged him deep into the st