Book guide
A Thousand Ships
A feminist retelling of the Trojan War that gives voice to the women behind one of mythology’s most tragic conflicts.
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalMythologyHistoricalRetellingHistoricalFeminine rageHistoricalWar storyFantasyMythologyFantasyRetellingLiteraryFeminine rageLiteraryFragmented narrativeLiterarySocial commentary
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About A Thousand Ships
A retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of its women follows the stories of a vigil-keeping Penelope, an Amazon queen rival of Achilles, and three goddesses whose feud sparks a tragic conflict.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- war
- grief
- violence
- rape
- slavery
- suicide
- child death
- murder
- kidnapping
- blood
- gore
- abandonment
- imprisonment
- neglect
- physical abuse
- psychological abuse
