--- product_id: 12609860 title: "Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow" price: "349 DH" currency: MAD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.ma/products/12609860-troy-lord-of-the-silver-bow store_origin: MA region: Morocco --- # Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow **Price:** 349 DH **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow - **How much does it cost?** 349 DH with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ma](https://www.desertcart.ma/products/12609860-troy-lord-of-the-silver-bow) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow: 9780345494573: Gemmell, David: Books Review: Cover to cover I enjoyed this book - Cover to cover I enjoyed this book. I figured I would, the Praise For David Gemmell page included a comment from Anne McCaffery who said, “He’s several rungs above the good-right into the fabulous.” I completely agree with her after reading this book. There are many things I could gush about Gemmell doing in this book-but I’ll stick with the three things I liked the most. 1) Characters, I don’t think there was a character presented I was not drawn to know more about or invested in and was cheering on. Ladi-dadi-everybody Gemmel had me meet I wanted to know more about. Even the Egyptian Eunuch who made garments for trade. Reading his chapter I was laughing to myself thinking, “I even like this guy. Gemmel you are a freaking genius!” You learn about the character you are following while also learning about the characters they are interacting with. Gemmel divvied up chapters into scenes where you follow one of his various characters. The story moves forward, but you view it from the different character points of views. A brave risk, and thankfully taken up by an experienced author. This style of writing can loose the interest of the reader due to lack of empathy for certain characters, or the failure of the author to move the story forward. Readers will skip over scenes involving the characters they don’t like, or put the book down all together. I never once felt the urge to do either of these. We get to view the protagonist through many character points of view and all of them have different opinions of the man and his actions. Just like in real life, I loved being able to form my own opinion of Helikaon. Born with a natural leadership talent we get to see how he was nurtured out of it, and then developed back into it. We get to see the mentors who influenced the young prince, and watch the drama of them confronting Helikaon over different actions he took in the book. These chapters offered some beautiful conversations about grief, how a monarch influences his people, and how we recover from haunting sorrows of the past. When he introduced Andromache I was holding my breath. Can he do this, will he do this? Can he pull off a strong female without making her a non-relatable psychopath, whore, or worse someone we might believe to be strong-but never get to see in action? Oh he pulled it off-and I’d say he knocked the strong female character right out of the park. She was defiant, brave, and a woman who knew her own mind, and limitations. She also displayed heart and compassion. I loved how Gemmell portrayed Odysseus. Brilliant-especially how he brought to life the theory that Odysseus was most likely a form of early drama and not just an example of oral history. 2. I enjoyed how Gemmell created a solid balance of non-fiction elements into the story. The Greco-Roman world came to life, but we were not subjected to pages upon pages describing buildings, clothing, furniture and food. It was relevant and aided the action and drama. 3. Gemmell knows how to write a battle scene. He’s not afraid to take on the task of writing the horrors of battle. In my opinion there are many fiction authors to chicken to try. They skim over the battles-because its hard to write them and you can easily fail trying for a laundry list of reasons. Kudos to an author who cares enough to get the details right, but not douse us in each sword stroke of every soldier on the field. The weapons were right, the use of the weapons was right, the strategies were correct-and as someone who cares about these historical realities it was blissful to read. The battles were awesome. My favorite scenes being Blue Owl Bay, and then the culminating battle at the end. “Death is coming!” I ended the book wondering where Gemmell’s books have been all my life and looking forward to discovering his other works. Review: An Inspirational Book from one of the Best (Spoiler Free Review) - If you're a fan of David Gemmell and enjoy reading about his epic heroes, then you'll love this book, too. Keep in mind that this book contains some of the characters from the Iliad, but not all of them. It mostly focuses on the Trojans. Story The story and pacing are the book's weakest point. At times, it skips around and seems disjointed. It mainly focuses on Helikaon (Aeneas) and how he grew from a traumatized child to a powerful merchant and warrior under the tutelage of Odysseus. Although the story skips around quite a bit, it is made up of unforgettable scenes of friendship, loyalty, and honor. Characters The characters are a strong point of Lord of the Silver Bow. Helikaon's transformation is inspirational and he faces many challenges. Andromache is a strong female character with courage, skill, and wit, who is sent to marry Trojan Hero Hector, but falls in love with someone else. Argurious is an honorable Mykene warrior set to avenge his former king by killing Helikaon. Odysseus is a wise mentor that guides the characters along their journey. King Priam is a ruthless king at war trying to defend Troy against its enemies. Gershom, an Egyptian who flees his country, and seeks refuge with Helikaon. World Although, David Gemmell is known for his fantasy and his books have featured demons, astral projection, and spirits, this is more of a historic book. There is nothing supernatural. The gods like Zeus, Poseidon, and Aphrodite are mentioned, but they are not characters. Action As you can expect, the book is action packed. There are brawls, skirmishes, assassinations, tactical battles, and naval combat. The battles are exciting and they have dire consequences. Maturity There's violence, death, torture, some sexual scenes. It's similar to a rated R movie, but doesn't go over the top. Overall 4.5 Stars The disjointed story prevents this from being a page turner, but so many of the scenes are full of strong themes of honor, loyalty, respect, honor, it wins you over. In the end, Lord of the Silver Bow is very exciting and inspirational. It's definitely one of David Gemmell's better books. If you enjoyed this book, check out The Lion of Macedon, also written by David Gemmell. If you enjoy his style of writing, you're sure to enjoy Blood Song by Anthony Ryan as well. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #167,621 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #602 in Historical Fantasy (Books) #2,231 in Epic Fantasy (Books) #2,776 in Fantasy Action & Adventure | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,304 Reviews | ## Images ![Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81GEdejLMNL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cover to cover I enjoyed this book *by A***N on June 29, 2014* Cover to cover I enjoyed this book. I figured I would, the Praise For David Gemmell page included a comment from Anne McCaffery who said, “He’s several rungs above the good-right into the fabulous.” I completely agree with her after reading this book. There are many things I could gush about Gemmell doing in this book-but I’ll stick with the three things I liked the most. 1) Characters, I don’t think there was a character presented I was not drawn to know more about or invested in and was cheering on. Ladi-dadi-everybody Gemmel had me meet I wanted to know more about. Even the Egyptian Eunuch who made garments for trade. Reading his chapter I was laughing to myself thinking, “I even like this guy. Gemmel you are a freaking genius!” You learn about the character you are following while also learning about the characters they are interacting with. Gemmel divvied up chapters into scenes where you follow one of his various characters. The story moves forward, but you view it from the different character points of views. A brave risk, and thankfully taken up by an experienced author. This style of writing can loose the interest of the reader due to lack of empathy for certain characters, or the failure of the author to move the story forward. Readers will skip over scenes involving the characters they don’t like, or put the book down all together. I never once felt the urge to do either of these. We get to view the protagonist through many character points of view and all of them have different opinions of the man and his actions. Just like in real life, I loved being able to form my own opinion of Helikaon. Born with a natural leadership talent we get to see how he was nurtured out of it, and then developed back into it. We get to see the mentors who influenced the young prince, and watch the drama of them confronting Helikaon over different actions he took in the book. These chapters offered some beautiful conversations about grief, how a monarch influences his people, and how we recover from haunting sorrows of the past. When he introduced Andromache I was holding my breath. Can he do this, will he do this? Can he pull off a strong female without making her a non-relatable psychopath, whore, or worse someone we might believe to be strong-but never get to see in action? Oh he pulled it off-and I’d say he knocked the strong female character right out of the park. She was defiant, brave, and a woman who knew her own mind, and limitations. She also displayed heart and compassion. I loved how Gemmell portrayed Odysseus. Brilliant-especially how he brought to life the theory that Odysseus was most likely a form of early drama and not just an example of oral history. 2. I enjoyed how Gemmell created a solid balance of non-fiction elements into the story. The Greco-Roman world came to life, but we were not subjected to pages upon pages describing buildings, clothing, furniture and food. It was relevant and aided the action and drama. 3. Gemmell knows how to write a battle scene. He’s not afraid to take on the task of writing the horrors of battle. In my opinion there are many fiction authors to chicken to try. They skim over the battles-because its hard to write them and you can easily fail trying for a laundry list of reasons. Kudos to an author who cares enough to get the details right, but not douse us in each sword stroke of every soldier on the field. The weapons were right, the use of the weapons was right, the strategies were correct-and as someone who cares about these historical realities it was blissful to read. The battles were awesome. My favorite scenes being Blue Owl Bay, and then the culminating battle at the end. “Death is coming!” I ended the book wondering where Gemmell’s books have been all my life and looking forward to discovering his other works. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Inspirational Book from one of the Best (Spoiler Free Review) *by P***E on March 27, 2015* If you're a fan of David Gemmell and enjoy reading about his epic heroes, then you'll love this book, too. Keep in mind that this book contains some of the characters from the Iliad, but not all of them. It mostly focuses on the Trojans. Story The story and pacing are the book's weakest point. At times, it skips around and seems disjointed. It mainly focuses on Helikaon (Aeneas) and how he grew from a traumatized child to a powerful merchant and warrior under the tutelage of Odysseus. Although the story skips around quite a bit, it is made up of unforgettable scenes of friendship, loyalty, and honor. Characters The characters are a strong point of Lord of the Silver Bow. Helikaon's transformation is inspirational and he faces many challenges. Andromache is a strong female character with courage, skill, and wit, who is sent to marry Trojan Hero Hector, but falls in love with someone else. Argurious is an honorable Mykene warrior set to avenge his former king by killing Helikaon. Odysseus is a wise mentor that guides the characters along their journey. King Priam is a ruthless king at war trying to defend Troy against its enemies. Gershom, an Egyptian who flees his country, and seeks refuge with Helikaon. World Although, David Gemmell is known for his fantasy and his books have featured demons, astral projection, and spirits, this is more of a historic book. There is nothing supernatural. The gods like Zeus, Poseidon, and Aphrodite are mentioned, but they are not characters. Action As you can expect, the book is action packed. There are brawls, skirmishes, assassinations, tactical battles, and naval combat. The battles are exciting and they have dire consequences. Maturity There's violence, death, torture, some sexual scenes. It's similar to a rated R movie, but doesn't go over the top. Overall 4.5 Stars The disjointed story prevents this from being a page turner, but so many of the scenes are full of strong themes of honor, loyalty, respect, honor, it wins you over. In the end, Lord of the Silver Bow is very exciting and inspirational. It's definitely one of David Gemmell's better books. If you enjoyed this book, check out The Lion of Macedon, also written by David Gemmell. If you enjoy his style of writing, you're sure to enjoy Blood Song by Anthony Ryan as well. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good read *by R***C on December 31, 2013* Having read the Legend books and the complete saga of Druss the legend it was only a matter of time before I bought this book. I felt that this book started off a bit slow and dragged on for a bit during the beginning but after reading on for a bit the story definitely picks up and becomes more entertaining. One of the things I've always liked about DG was that his main characters were always very likeable and entertaining and you always found yourself becoming attached to them. In this book the main character I would say was on par with other DG main characters such as Druss and Waylander. As the book progressed and I got into the story I saw myself begin to like the supporting cast of characters more and more as well. Overall it was a good read and if you are a fan of David Gemmell or a fan of anything that has to do with Trojan times you should give this series a try. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ma/products/12609860-troy-lord-of-the-silver-bow](https://www.desertcart.ma/products/12609860-troy-lord-of-the-silver-bow) --- *Product available on Desertcart Morocco* *Store origin: MA* *Last updated: 2026-04-28*