A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Expected Publication: May 2nd 2019
Genres: Historical, Greek Mythology Retelling
Pages: 352
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This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of all of them…
In the middle of the night, Creusa wakes to find her beloved Troy engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of brutal conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over, and the Greeks are victorious. Over the next few hours, the only life she has ever known will turn to ash . . .
The devastating consequences of the fall of Troy stretch from Mount Olympus to Mount Ida, from the citadel of Troy to the distant Greek islands, and across oceans and sky in between. These are the stories of the women embroiled in that legendary war and its terrible aftermath, as well as the feud and the fatal decisions that started it all…
REASONS I’M EXCITED FOR A THOUSAND SHIPS
- I love mytholology — after all, I ran a whole readathon based around it (and Round 2, Norse themed, is coming in September). I’m tempted to keep this for #mythothon 2 but, realistically, I’ll probably read it as soon as I can grab it.
- Typically male-centric narrative, reframed to consider and focus on the women? Done!
- The cover looks subtle and beautifully classy. And I think it’s going to look even more stunning in person.
WWW WEDNESDAYS
What are you currently reading?
ebook: Hamilton’s Battalion by Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole & Rose Lerner and The True Queen by Zen Cho
What did you recently finish reading? The Cold Is in Her Bones
by Peternelle van Arsdale
What do you think you’ll read next? Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
Aaaand it’s going on the TBR 😂
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Yay!!
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The description of A Thousand Ships makes me think of The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker, also set around the Trojan wars. I didn’t rate it as highly as others but it was definitely well written.
Here’s my WWW link: https://whatcathyreadnext.wordpress.com/2019/03/06/www-wednesdays-6th-march-19/
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I’ve still got The Silence of the Girls on my shelf to read. I was so excited about it but never got around to it. Hopefully, if this gets me in the mood I’ll want to read both 🙂
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I agree it does look like a great book. Classy cover and it’s a ‘women’s’ war! Nice 🙂
Here’s my Waiting On Wednesday post. Hope you’re having a great week! Happy Hump Day! xx
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Thanks! ❤
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I like how the abbreviation WOW works as ‘wow, this is awesome’, too! I’m loving the re-focusing on women in this period, how cool 🙂
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Not gonna lie, thats partly why I’ve stuck with it 😂
It’s so great that we’re now getting mythology/ ancient history where the women aren’t just set dressing 😊
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I agree about the cover, it’s simple and yet classic and nice 😀 I’m also very excited about Mythoton 2! I don’t know much about Norse mythology other than Loki being queer, so I’m double excited to see your recommendations and the prompts.
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I’ve read so little Norse retellings, this readathon is going to be an adventure lol. I’m hoping to squeeze in a few before Sept, but I might aim to read more actually themed books this time around.
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I don’t think I read any other than Magnus Chase 😀 I have a copy of Gospel of Loki but haven’t read it yet. I doubt I’ll put it off until September, but who even knows with my reading schedule.
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I liked Gospel of Loki! 😊 I read that series last year. It does go off script or add much to the mythology, but it’s really nicely written.
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Just added this one to my Goodreads! I love all things mythology. I also need to read The Sky in the Deep, especially after the sequel cover reveal.
Here is my post for the week: https://thereadingchemist.com/2019/03/06/www-wednesdays-06-march-2019/
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God yes, that cover is stunning!
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I was going to say it A Thousand Ships sounds a lot like The Silence of the Girls, but somebody already beat me to it! I’m interested in any case. Thanks for sharing.
http://musewithmeblog.com/2019/03/06/www-wednesday-march-6-2019/
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I’m a mythology fan so I can never have enough retellings! 😊
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Oooh! This sounds fantastic! I love retellings and the greek mythology aspect adds to my intrigue. Thanks for sharing it! 🙂
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You’re welcome! 😊
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I haven’t read any literature about mythology since Oedipus in high school, but just started The Odyssey. I am loving it much more than I thought I would, so I think I will have to continue to reading books like this. A Thousand Ships sounds wonderful! here’s my WWW if interested: https://greatmorrisonmigration.wordpress.com/2019/03/06/www-wednesdays-march-6-2019/
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Okay, this sounds awesome! I love Greek mythology and retellings. And the fact that this focuses more on the women just adds to my interest. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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You’re very welcome 😊 it sounds wicked, doesn’t it?
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Nice pick! That’s a totally new to me one! I hope you thoroughly enjoy it once you get it!
Thanks for visiting my WoW!
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Thank you! ❤
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Ooooh A Thousand Ships sounds incredible! I can’t believe I’ve never heard of it, it sounds 100% up my alley. I love anything Classics-related, haha. I also love the sound of your #mythothon so I’m definitely going to try to participate in that. Thanks for bringing A Thousand Ships to my attention. 🙂
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You’re very welcome! I’ll look forward to seeing what you read during the readathon 😊
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I’ve always been fascinated by mythology as well. Sounds like a good one. Great choice!
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Thanks! ❤
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This sounds so good. I really love mythology too so I’ll have to add this one to my TBR. Great pick!
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Thanks! 😊
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Oh wow. I think I need this, and it’s totally new to me too. Yes to more mythology! Love the sound of this.
Also hope you love Sky in the Deep!
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Thanks! ❤
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Ooh, I love that cover!
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Oh yes, Troy framed to be from the POV of women? YES we need more stories like this!
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We do!
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Ohh great CWW pick this is the first time I have heard or seen this book and it looks absolutely amazing, I hope you really do enjoy it when you get the chance to read it. Thank you so much for stopping by my CWW post last week.
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Thank you! ❤
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I love the sound of this! I am interested in mythology too and I love that this one focuses on women. Thank you for bringing this one to my attention!
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I hope you like it! 😊
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