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- The Siege of Troy Retold
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Brought to you by Penguin.
The number one best seller.
An epic battle that lasted 10 years. A legendary story that has survived thousands.
Troy. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. The Jewel of the Aegean. Glittering Ilion, the city that rose and fell not once but twice....
When Helen, the beautiful Greek queen, is kidnapped by the Trojan prince Paris, the most legendary war of all time begins.
Listen in awe as a thousand ships are launched against the great city of Troy.
Feel the fury of the battleground as the Trojans stand resolutely against Greek might for an entire decade.
And witness the epic climax - the wooden horse, delivered to the city of Troy in a masterclass of deception by the Greeks....
In Stephen Fry's exceptional retelling of our greatest story, Troy will transport you to the depths of ancient Greece and beyond.
Critic Reviews
"An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy...Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales." (Observer)
"A fun romp through the world's greatest story. Fry's knowledge of the world - ancient and modern - bursts through." (Daily Telegraph)
"Hugely successful, graceful." (The Times)
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- Surya
- 11-11-20
Wonderful
When an immortal such as Fry takes the trouble to write and furthermore the trouble to narrate, the is mortals can do is sit our arses down and listen to the God. :)
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- dhruv sapra
- 24-12-20
Story of Troy but Song of Achilles does a better job
Loved Stephen’s performance as usual, I have followed the series and earlier books were much better in comparison, I think Song of Achilles does a better job here
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- SP
- 17-01-23
Brilliant!!
Simply Brilliant. All the “Greek” classic series from
Fry deserves all the praise and veneration it can get.
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- Darshan
- 19-08-22
A perfect end to an amazing trilogy
Probably my favourite series ever now. I can see myself revisiting these books again and again throughout my years. Thank you Mr Fry!
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- Nishant Bhagat
- 12-06-22
What a retelling
Listening to Stephen Fry read out his books is a joy! if I was reading the text, I doubt the voices in my head could have done such a super job.
I have to admit that I had never read The Iliad before. In fact I had been meaning to read it since decades now but never got around doing that. My first brush with Troy was the movie by Wolfgang Peterson. Next came the Netflix series. Both which seemed so different. It is only after reading (rather listening) to this book that I have come to know of the story as close as possible to the original.
The author has done a splendid job in smoothening the various complications of the versions. I have not read to many versions of this tale but I'd recommend this one to start off.
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- Sanket Patnaik
- 16-03-22
A Fantastic Depiction of a Great Tragedy
I have to say it was painful at times to hear about the unspeakable acts done in the Trojan War. I for my part am a supporter of Troy and all its tragedy since I have heard about the Iliad. But this book reinforced that idea in me. Humans are capable of the unspeakable cruelty and the greatest of tragedies. This book is a fine Example
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- Veena
- 04-11-21
Stephen Fry does it again!
The thing about Stephen Fry is that, when he narrates a book, it genuinely feels like he is sitting next to you and telling you a story.
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- Srinivas Ganapathi
- 07-07-21
What an incredible story
This Homar’s myth or reality is brought to life by Stephan Fry who describes in great detail the magical story of Helen of Troy, her love, her abduction and her return to Sparta. In the intervening, the story is interlaced with such twists and turns that one just can’t put down the story. The narration is par excellence which keeps the reader glued from word to word. Thank you Audible
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-04-21
Omg
The numerous names and characters is very difficult to keep track of. But as the reader kept saying what is important stays with the listener. Could have been shortened, I felt a few chapters drag and even dosed off while listening.
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-02-21
Stephen Fry is a delight always
A fitting sequel to his earlier two books . Stephen Fry's unhurried reading and his obvious fascination with the subject shines through out the book. Don't miss his Definitive Sherlock Holmes collection and Harry Potter series.
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- DFK
- 27-11-20
A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down
I said that “a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down” in my review of one of the previous volumes. I felt it even more, here. Stephen Fry is a delight to listen to, and I doubt anyone could have done a better job with the story of the Trojan War and all the myths that accompany it. But I wasn’t impressed with the Odyssey and the Iliad in high school, and though 50+ years later I have come to appreciate many books that I didn’t enjoy so much in high school (Dickens, whom I now love, for example), this has not improved with (my) age. War for no good reason. Maybe no war has a really good reason, but this is totally absurd, and they know it. The gods on this side or that. On and on and on. So much hyperbole: the most beautiful, the most valuable, the most powerful. Eh. “Love” for the shallowest of reasons. There are books about war (War and Peace, Stalingrad are two of the best) that can evoke all the emotions and be real, presenting real characters who are developed with all the human flaws. At the every end, in his appendix, Fry says that these stories show all the human weaknesses: envy, pride, lust, etc. and no one has ever done it better than Homer. I beg to differ. I know that these stories are part of the canon and are part of our vocabulary and so I took my medicine. But I can think of so many modern great books that do it better: Les Miserables, A Tale of Two Cities, and so many other great works do it better. I imagine that Shakespeare fans would also think Shakespeare did it better. So, if you need to learn about the mythology of the Trojan War, maybe no one can do it better than Fry, but I am not a convert to appreciating the greatness of this ancient literature.
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- Dr Thomas
- 28-12-20
Outstanding!!
Would give 10 stars if possible.
I’ve listened to Mythos and Hero’s several times and no doubt it will be the same for Troy!
Hoping and praying he’ll cover the Odyssey next.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-02-23
The muses love Fry
The whole trilogy is a panacea for the weary heart, while Fry’s interpretation is ambrosia for one’s years. I am sincerely grateful to have found these audiobooks. Can’t wait for the odyssey!
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- Anonymous User
- 12-02-23
A great gift
I have listened to all three audiobooks in this series, some of them twice and I will definitely listen to this great book again. I am so grateful to Stephen Fry for making these works accessible to someone like me with no prior knowledge or background of the subject matter. What a legend.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-01-23
Wonderful
Another wonderful telling from Stephen Fry. I absolutely adore his books an ancient Greece and even more so, his narration.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-01-23
Troy
I love this book and the other books like heroes and Stephen fry is a really good narrator
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- Anonymous User
- 12-01-23
Splendid!
They all come to life, with their passions, intrigues, plans and strategies in this marvellous account of the destruction of Troy. Can we look forward to the long journey home of our cunning hero?
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- June7
- 06-12-22
Excellent (again)
After listening to Heros and Mythology I was waiting for this audio to come out and purchased it right away.
Stephen Fry did not dissapoint.
Altough I read many times the Troy story in XX.cent.syle, so I was familiar with the narrative, Mr.Fry was able to make it even more contemporary. It felt like I was watching a movie about a recent war, with all the personal details and feelings.
Of course also in this volume are explanatory comments.
I would highly recommend for high school studens.
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- Debrakluit
- 28-11-22
Excellent
Loved hearing the stories of Troy and Stephen Fry’s narration is excellent, he brings the characters to life in a humorous and entertaining way.
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- Krister
- 07-09-22
Beautifully written and narrated
Stephen Fry does it again. He manages to tell the confusing story of Troy in an interesting and engaging way, all accompanied by his beautiful voice.
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- Jason
- 03-11-20
Chapters?
As you listen, the story being read obviously falls into chapters. On your device, however, you will see a 4:20:47 long chapter among other whoppers. Inexcusable. Lazy production, especially with a book where re-listening to individual chapters would be desirable. Should be updated. I hope for a response from Audible.
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-10-20
More division of chapters needed
Love the plot and narration (I own Mythos and Heroes too), but there seems to be a marked difference in the chaptering style. For instance, there are two large chunks of audio (both four hours long) that comprise the main narrative. There's definitely inter-chapter transitions as Fry moves between the different strands of narratives, but without a clear divvying of them within the navigation itself, it becomes slightly difficult to pause and keep track, or even just to relisten to certain chapters. A lot of guesswork is required, which cuts into the enjoyment a little. Could there be main headings and well as subchapters?
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- Emanuele Pezzani
- 31-10-20
Learned and pleasant to listen
*SPOILER ALERT*
Unlike in "Mythos" and "Heroes", telling the story of the Trojan War involves presenting a host of characters that eventually end up being in the same place and in the same time. I'll have to listen again to the first part to see how effectively Fry weaves the storylines of Paris, Achilles, Helen, and the city of Troy itself; my first impression is that he (perhaps inevitably) succumbs to the Ariostesque device of "but let's leave X here and get back to Y, whom we left..." I'm afraid this might also depend on Audible's odd division of chapters, since you have several short chunks at the beginning and the end, and then two major 4:20:00 parts in the middle, anf it gets harder to see the structure there (hence the four stars).
As for the story itself, I was expecting the *whole* Trojan cycle, inclusive of the follow-up sagas of Odysseus, Agamemnon and Aeneas, but maybe I overestimated the extent of the material (and I also wasn't expecting so many backstories); as it is - a story of the city of Troy from the foundation to the fateful night, as per the title, plus the stories of the main characters involved - it's already a sizeable story. All the same, I would have loved to hear a bit less about silly Laomedon and more about the feud between Atreus and Thyestes, a story with massive dramatic potential but which regrettably Fry tells in just a couple of lines.
My other point of hesitation is the 2 hours-like part in "Ilium" which is basically a summary, more than a retelling, of that quintessential paradigm of Western (and, arguably, world) literature that is the "Iliad", but I guess that's inevitable: do you set out to write a story of the Trojan cycle only to skip completely such an important part of the Trojan War "because Homer did it best", or do you accept the inevitable and follow Homer sometimes line by line? Fry chooses the latter and I honestly can't blame him, I would find it a difficult choice regardless. Where I think he shines, though, much like he did in his two previous books, is when he patches together (rhapsode-like :D ) all the other previous and following threads of narrative that are *not* part of the "Iliad": this is a praiseworthy achievement because even as a scholar myself it's sometimes hard to piece together a consistent narrative of all the events narrated in this book, and every now and then it's just pleasing to just listen to a good narrator who did the hard work for you!
The performance is as usual wonderful: if you don't like Fry's voices and theatricality, you'll probably find it annoying but if it's your jam, then don't wait any further! All over the story he also intersperses comments on the modern relevance of myth and how we can read and understand Greek myth today, and as usual he also lets his doctrine and his humanity shine through. I recommend it.
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- Bradley Coulson
- 31-10-20
Fry as usual. Engaging, enigmatic and charismatic.
Although you don’t need to, please start with Mythos and Heroes. I’m hoping he does another tour post COVID, talking about the Greek gods and their enthralling stories. Could not recommend more highly. Enjoy!
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- Anonymous User
- 06-11-20
More Mythos, less Heroes. Truly exceptional.
Another exceptional piece of work by Mr Fry. Characters and story is brought to life and his masterful story telling will make you want to keep listening for as long as you can!
If you’re like me and found Heroes to be good but the voices he put on quite irritating than don’t worry. Troy only has subtle accent changes and they’re not nearly as grating as Heroes!
Lots of information gets thrown at you early on but don’t be discouraged, all will become clear in the development of the story.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-11-20
Stephen Fry doing what he loves.
The story and reading of the book are very good.
The story is engaging and has nice little anecdotes sprinkled across it.
The only criticism a have is that some of the chapters are ridicules long and if you don’t like long recitations of names you may have some difficulties with this book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-11-20
Incredible
Stephen Fry brings the Greek myths to life so vividly I have listened to all 3 related books now and will 100% listen again and again
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- Rusty
- 16-04-21
Troy Harder
Troy is probably the best written of Stephen Fry's Mythos books, from a storytelling and characterisation perspective at any rate. I've always found those particular areas to be the weakest links in the series and improvements were definitely needed. That's especially true here, with the fall of Troy being such a well known story and more importantly, a very human-centric one. It also can't help but be compared to the original epic saga, Homer's Iliad.
This was Fry's chance to show his mettle as a writer of literary fiction and to give us a real Greek tragedy. It was his chance to bring these most human of "myths" to life, making us care about them, fear for them, hate them and love them. It was his chance to show us he could develop characters and build relationships, rather than relate events with the occasional dramatical flourish. Unfortunately that doesn't happen, not to the extent that was needed. Instead we get the usual mix of straightforward storytelling, minimal characterisation, mythological factoids, wry asides and observations, and hundreds of faceless names and places that don't stick in the memory.
There are flashes of great storytelling, where the characters come alive, leaving the dry pages of myth, but it's too little and too late. The war doesn't even begin until we're many chapters in, although the story does pick up at this point and gains some much needed focus. Ultimately though, it just left me wanting more, or left me decrying the missed opportunities created by showing us a little humanity and passion. If I don't care about Helen, Achilles, Paris or Troy because they're little more than famous names, then you're going to lose me.
I'm disappointed with what could have been, because in Troy, there are moments that are more engaging than anything in Fry's other Myth books. Unfortunately, this well known story needed to be more focused and character driven than it was, despite some improvements in this area. The move away from the more fantastical elements of Greek mythology warranted something different. Instead, Troy constantly falls back into the more simplistic prose of a fairytale, or the academic observational style a history book.
Even more than Mythos and Heroes before it, Troy doesn't bring anything new to the table, other than the modernisation that can be found in countless numbers of modern retellings. In the end, Homer's Iliad is still the more evocative and memorable Myth.
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- TS
- 31-12-20
Stephen Fry is fantastic as always!
I preordered this as I thoroughly enjoyed Mythos and Heroes and I now can't wait for the Odyssey! I cannot recommend the series enough!
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- julian drewett
- 15-11-20
Joyous re-telling
Another momentous story from one of best story tellers around. Stephen manages to escort you back to the time of God's and mortals with a verve and enthusiasm rarely heard.
He is a master at his craft, be it from Victorian England, to a wizarding world, Stephen has transported the listener at ease to be part of the story. Thank you and please keep it up.
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- George Athanasiou
- 07-11-20
Troy by Stephen Fry
Informative and endlessly entertaining, the trio of delights that are Mythos, Heroes and now Troy. Please, please, please, Stephen Fry, bring us your retelling of the Odyssey!
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-11-20
Excellent, can't wait for the Odyssey.. please.
Really enjoyed it, thanks for researching and writing it. Hoping for The Odyssey... can only hope it is on the agenda.
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- Cameron Graf
- 07-12-20
Fry Strikes Again
Nothing but compliments for this book, as it is read so eloquently as to bring the characters to life! Stephen Fry’s balance of literary continuity and narrative commentary works really well, as his pauses/tangents to remind the listener of context or a character’s journey helps keep track of the plethora of interwoven plots.
Having loved Mythos and Heroes, it was no surprise that this book would be another griping and stellar performance by the master himself. Would re-listen in a heartbeat!
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- Anonymous User
- 16-11-20
I'm so happy 😁
loved it, the" Iliad" ! I am so hooked on Greek mythology since I started your books... I love how you pause to give us in-depth extra knowledge about Greek history and mythology, and how it correlates with English and how language evolved! don't stop being you Stephen fry! 🥰 maybe a book with Samson and Hercules
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-12-20
Brilliant!
Thank-you wonderful Stephen! You’re fried me with this simmering tale of woe, foes, fiends, friends. A grand retelling! I’m a fan of Rob Fagles translation of “The Iliad”; this stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the very best telling as of these foundational tales of human desires. Of human truths. Thanks again 👍🏾
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- Emma
- 27-11-20
τέλειος - téleios - perfect.
This third instalment of Stephen Fry’s retelling of the Greek myths gave me so much joy! I adore the tales of the Trojan war and the rage of Achilles, and this version was a pure delight to listen to!
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-03-21
absolutely brilliant
a must listen, can't wait for the odyssey. do not miss this one, it is brilliant
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- Mohan Paul
- 05-12-20
Another great book by Stephen Fry
The story of Troy has been told many times. This version was unique in setting the scene for some of key characters.
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- Richard
- 29-11-20
Absolutely excellent and wonderful education experience
Written and read extra well this historical or mythical analysis is well worth the patience. I now know a lot more about Greek mythology and Homer's writing than before. Truly brilliant.
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- Kate
- 18-03-23
Brilliantly written and read
A wonderful retelling of Greek myth & history!
Though I may be biased because I could listen to Stephen Fry read the phone book and be happy.