November 22nd 2013
The Hittite. Ben Bova
The Hittite. Ben Bova 2010. ISBN 9780765324023. From the pen of a very famous and prolific science fiction writer comes his first historical fiction novel. I read it as part of my trip to Turkey. The Hittites were the prominent tribe of ancient Turkey after the Sumerians and alongside the Assyrians. The time is the siege of Troy after Paris has stolen Helen away from Menalaos, brother of Agamemnon. The Hittite empire has fallen and a small band of seasoned Hittite warriors get caught up in the siege of Troy and Helen as well. They travel trhough many parts of Turkey. Read the book for its depiction of those ancient brutal times and the descriptions of the ancient cities including Ephesus. A quick easy read for the plane ride over .
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