## [Question] Trojan war fanfiction suggestion?

* Author: u/The_Dar *
* URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/5ydbr1/question_trojan_war_fanfiction_suggestion/
* Score: 7

* Created: 2017-03-09T05:35:03

### Post:

Hi, are there any entertaining fanfics about or related to the Trogan war, Illiad, and the Odyssey?

Thanks

### Comments:

> **u/waylandertheslayer** [+3]  (7 hours later)
> 
> Not a fanfic, but the 'Troy' trilogy by David & Stella Gemmell is rather good. I wouldn't classify it as fully rational, but it's definitely got a few rational-style changes made to the original story. If you know the story of Troy, this shouldn't be a major spoiler, but it's an example of the sort of thing I mean: [Trojan Horse](#s "The 'Trojan Horse' is the name of Troy's cavalry. The attackers take armour etc. from some of the dead and pretend to be a section of the cavalry to get into the city.")
> 
> It's been a few years since I last read it, but I remember enjoying it rather a lot.

> **u/psychothumbs** [+3]  (11 hours later)
> 
> [Ilium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilium_(novel): The Trojan War is being recreated by Greek gods that are actually hyper-advanced post-humans. Also lots of other stuff going on.

> **u/UnfathomablyDeep** [+2]  (7 hours later)
> 
> David Gemmell's Troy series is the best Illiad fan fiction you'll ever read. First book is called Lord of the Silver Bow. 
> 
> I'll see you in a month.

> **u/LazarusRises** [+1]  (8 days later)
> 
> Not quite what you've requested, but *The King Must Die* by Mary Renault is a great novel about Theseus which sets his life in historical Ancient Greece. It takes all the magical elements of the myth and translates them into plausible real-world events. Really awesome portrait of Ancient Greece, and a great story to boot.

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