A Thousand Ships

A Novel

By: Natalie Haynes

Narrated by: Natalie Haynes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

An NPR Best Book of the Year

“Gorgeous.... With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Natalie Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War.”—Madeline Miller, author of Circe

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, a gorgeous retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the many women involved in its causes and consequences—for fans of Madeline Miller.

This is the women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s. They have waited long enough for their turn . . .

This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all . . .

In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen.

From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war.

A woman’s epic, powerfully imbued with new life, A Thousand Ships puts the women, girls and goddesses at the center of the Western world’s great tale ever told.

Transformative and transportive!

It is about time someone gave breath and depth to the the women who stay home when men go to war. And those women who continue to pay the cost of those wars well after it is finished.

Fun new lens for Greek mythology

Well performed, entertaining new lens for Greek mythology. humor and tragedy. the new look tells the fuller tale

beautifully written and read

these are the stories of war that need to be told, of the women, of those who harmed most by the violence

Truly an Epic!

What a great novel! It's definitely an epic! Loved the multiple perspectives, very well done.

Phenomenal

Everything about this book was simply incredible. I can't recommend it enough. And wonderfully performed.