Homer's Iliad

by Victor G. Ambrus (Illustrator)

A dramatic retelling of Homer's classic tale The Iliad, with a gorgeous new gift-edition cover from Sandhya Prabhat.

When Helen is kidnapped by Paris, a Trojan prince, the Greek army lays siege to Troy. The Iliad tells of the nine-year war for revenge, thrillingly recounting the fierce battles between both armies' greatest warriors. This dramatic retelling of Homer's epic story retains all the excitement of the original.

Nick McCarty’s fast-paced, lyrical retelling is perfectly pitched for grades 4 and above, while the evocative black-and-white artworks by legendary historical illustrator Victor Ambrus bring the dramatic tale to thrilling life.

Kingfisher Epics are action-packed retellings of classic tales and legends, with all the exhilaration and immediacy of their original versions. Magnificent illustrations bring the heroic deeds depicted in these stories dramatically to life. These stories have enthralled readers for centuries, and Kingfisher Epics make them accessible to a new generation of children.

Genres: Classics

176 pages, Paperback

Published November 8, 2022

About the author

Victor Ambrus (born László Győző Ambrus, 19 August 1935) was a British illustrator of history, folk tale, and animal story books. He also became known from his appearances on the Channel 4 television archaeology series Time Team, on which he visualised how sites under excavation may have once looked. Ambrus was an Associate of the Royal College of Art and a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Society of Painters, Etchers and Engravers. He was also a patron of the Association of Archaeological Illustrators and Surveyors up until its merger with the Institute for Archaeologists in 2011.

Reviews

[Kiara · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars for me
Found this in a book fair and I thought "OoOoOhHh, pretty cover. I'm buying it." Plus, I'm a fan of Greek Mythology (mainly due to my love of Percy Jackson books) so I thought it will be a fun read. The illustrations are cool, and very realistic looking. For reading experience, maybe it's because of my slow brain, I kept on getting confused with the names and whose side are they on. Every now and then I was like "OHHH SO HE WAS HIS BROTHER." or "HUH???? WHAT IS HAPPENING??" Overall, fun read and pretty educational. All greek myth fans would love this book.

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I stumbled across this book at our local bookstore and thought it would be a great introduction to Homer's epic, so I "bought it for the kids." My hope is that they could have a digestible version of this story that would help them enjoy the real thing some day. I thoroughly enjoyed this quick read and think it might be the first time I actually understood what was happening :)

[Dea Lavia · Rating 5 out of 5]

First of all, It get me lots of goosebumps to know beginning story of how The Greek and Trojan fought for each other caused of Paris's mistake took Helen. Every chapter has illustration to describe whole storylines. For addition, I easily to know each character from glosarium of heroes in the end of the page..