The story of the epic Trojan Wars brilliantly told for a new generation Madeline Miller is a Latin and Greek scholar who takes Homer as her muse for this stunning tale of love and bravery A super-lead title with a beautiful, covetable package and major marketing and publicity campaign

'Mary Renault lives again! A ravishingly vivid and convincing version of one of the most legendary of love stories' Emma Donoghue, author of number 1 bestseller, Room 'The Song of Achilles is at once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist. Madeline Miller has given us her own fresh take on the Trojan war and its heroes. The result is a book I could not put down' Ann Patchett, author of the Orange Prizewinning, Bel Canto 'A real page-turner. It's a gripping narrative and vividly told. I'm sure it will be a huge success' Charles Palliser, author of The Quincunx 'The Iliad turns on Achilles' pride and his relationship with Patroclus, but Homer is sparing with the personal - so much so that, though we believe in their friendship, we do not understand it. The Song of Achilles brings light to their love. This is a beautiful book' Zachary Mason, author of Lost Books of the Odyssey

Madeline Miller has a BA and MA from Brown University in Latin and Ancient Greek, and has been teaching both for the past nine years. She has also studied at the Yale School of Drama, specialising in adapting classical tales to a modern audience. The Song of Achilles is her first novel.