Troy. The Sacred Citadel. Paris. The handsome Trojan who seduced and abducted beautiful Helen from the hands of the enamored Menelaus, sparking a fierce war between Greeks and Trojans... A story both romantic and warlike, which we have heard many times since we were children. Yet, this Troy is very different. The virtuoso of historical novels, Gisbert Haefs, illuminates the dark facets of the Bronze Age and presents us with a wild, mysterious, and captivating world. A world where the mixing of peoples through sea routes was common but entirely different from what we are taught in school... Another perspective on the Trojan War through a multi-layered, fascinating historical novel.