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Song of Achilles, The

A New York Times Bestseller

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House

A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe

A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer’s enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller’s monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction’s brightest lights—and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes.

“A captivating retelling of The Iliad and events leading up to it through the point of view of Patroclus: it’s a hard book to put down, and any classicist will be enthralled by her characterisation of the goddess Thetis, which carries the true savagery and chill of antiquity.” — Donna Tartt, The Times

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Published Aug 28, 2012

416 pages

Average rating: 8.06

2,677 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Zya The Book Dragon
Aug 02, 2025
4/10 stars
Good story. Similar to Circe where it kind of drags on a bit. But I enjoyed it. The ending is sad but typical for Greek mythology.
CBarsanti
Aug 16, 2025
Beautifully written and a captivating retelling of this myth - I couldn’t put this book down. You’ll be invested in the characters and their journey, even knowing their fate.
MonicaaaChvz
Aug 13, 2025
10/10 stars
All time favorite
literarily_occupied
Aug 12, 2025
10/10 stars
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ / 5 stars

"Elegant", "classy", and "refined" all come to mind when I think of ways to describe this story, the writing, and the narration.

A superb retelling that will most certainly warrant a future reread.

"I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world."

"And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone."
Alliecat_grrr
Aug 09, 2025
10/10 stars
I’ve read this so many times. It’s a perfect book

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