Troy

The Greek Myths Reimagined

By: Stephen Fry

Narrated by: Stephen Fry

Length: 11 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

In this brilliant conclusion to his best-selling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War.

Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. Troy is the story of the epic battle retold by Fry with drama, humor, and vivid emotion. Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, Helen, their lovers, and their mortal enemies all burn bright in Fry's compelling prose. This volume invites you to explore a captivating world with a brilliant storyteller as your guide.

• Beloved author: Stephen Fry is an icon whose signature wit and mellifluous style makes this retelling utterly unique. Fans will love hearing his interpretation, whether they are familiar with the original Greek myths or not.

• Timeless Stories: For fans of Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, Madeline Miller's Circe or Song of Achilles, or Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls, this is the perfect next great book. These ancient tales never get old.

• Stunning Series Conclusion: Mythos and Heroes, the first two installments in the trilogy, were international best sellers. Now fans can listen to the thrilling third book.

©2021 Stephen Fry (P)2021 Chronicle Books

Simply Amazing

Simply Amazing. I could likely listen to Stephen Fry read a dictionary and be satisfied. Listening to him retell the Greek myths that I have heard, seen, and read all of my life is simply amazing. Once again Stephen Fry brings his own humor in both the writing and the narration of this work. If you enjoyed either of the first two books in this series, then this is a worthy choice.

So good!!!

These books are my all time favorite audiobooks! The author does a fantastic job with the story and narration! He makes Greek mythology understandable and easy/fun to follow! You won’t be disappointed!

Enjoyed Stephen Fry in general. Biased rating

#1 'Troy' was quite enjoyable, and hearing it allowed me to revisit my high school brain, as that was really the last time I "studied" Greek/Latin -- in quotes for a reason.

If I am able to listen to the tale and be emotionally moved enough (in this case, to travel back in time), then it is a reflection of how good the narrator was. I have had to return audiobooks even though it is a great read but too painful to hear.

#2 Biased rating because... I also enjoyed his first two books.
While waiting for this book to come out, I keep my impatient self happy by downloading all things "stephen fry."
I even swallowed my disdain** for Winnie the Pooh and found myself loving the story and the Bear (I can't, no, no I CAN believe I cried at the end).

**BC Disney's Winnie was annoying.

Happy listening!

Stunning!

The third book in the Mythos trilogy, Stephen Fry's Troy continues the standard of delightful, relatable, and entertaining storytelling of the first two installments. Fry's narration is, as always, superb. My sincere thanks to him for bringing this epic tale to life once again.

Great telling of the greatest story

As a huge consumer of everything Trojan War, I was really happy with how this story was told. The narration was well done and the story itself was well researched. The Trojan War is one of the most told stories of all time — and with this, it still doesn’t feel old! Enjoyed throughout.

A good continuation in a great series

Stephen Fry is good in anything he does. This series on Greek mythology is good for someone new to the myths and someone who's studied them. Fry makes it easy to follow and stay on the same page. I've read all 3 in this series and recommend all of them including this third.

very good

all books in the series are a great retelling of the old myths. I highly enjoyed it

another great Greek Tragedy by Stephen Fry.

if you like Heroes and Mythos. You'll love Troy! really enjoy how Stephen Fry brings the past into life. his way of narrating is both entertaining and informative at the same time.

Such a convoluted, contradictory story

Despite the Iliad being a (or the) seminal work of Western literature, I found the whole story really ridiculous. Fry did a decent job with the nonsense he had to work with, but the story was so riddled with inconsistencies that it seemed incoherent and most of the characters unlikeable.

Great overview of the Troyan War

Stephen Fry has done a great job as both a writer and narrator. The book does a great job of setting up the stage prior to the Troyan War, as well as showcasing the major events of the war itself. I plan to read other books in the series.