Trojan War , livre ebook

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Blake Hoena

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2017

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

15 juin 2017

EAN13

9781474737739

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

3 Mo

What happens when the gods disagree? They send the mightiest of heroes to fight a war. But which hero will you be, and who will you side with: Greece's King Menelaus or Paris, a prince from the city of Troy? If the gods favor you, you just may survive the fighting. Full-page illustrations, interactive stories, and multiple endings transport you back to ancient Greece and into thick of battle as the Trojan War rages on.

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

15 juin 2017

EAN13

9781474737739

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

3 Mo

3 Story Paths 42 Choices 22 Endings

by Blake Hoena illustrated by Nadine Takvorian

Raintree is an imprint of Capstone Global Library Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales having its registered office at 264 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DY – Registered company number: 6695582 www.raintree.co.uk myorders@raintree.co.uk Text © Capstone Global Library Limited 2017 The moral rights of the proprietor have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner, except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS (www.cla.co.uk). Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission should be addressed to the publisher. Edited by Mandy Robbins Designed by Ted Williams Illustrated by Nadine Takvorian Picture research by Kelly Garvin Production by Katy LaVigne Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd 2017 Printed and bound in China. ISBN 978 1 4747 3769 2 21 20 19 18 17 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Acknowledgements Shutterstock/siete_vidas, 104 Artistic elements: Shutterstock: Alex Novikov, Eky Studio, reyhan, Samira Dragonfly, Tymonko Galyna We would like to thank Dr Laurel Bowman of University of Victoria for her invaluable help in the preparation of this book. Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders of material reproduced in this book. Any omissions will be rectified in subsequent printings if notice is given to the publisher. All the Internet addresses (URLs) given in this book were valid at the time of going to press. However, due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, some addresses may have changed, or sites may have changed or ceased to exist since publication. While the author and publisher regret any inconvenience this may cause readers, no responsibility for any such changes can be accepted by either the author or the publisher.

Contents

About your adventure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter 1: A dangerous prophecy . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 2: The heroes of Troy. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Chapter 3: Achilles and Patroclus . . . . . . . . . . .41 Chapter 4: The heroes of Greece . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Chapter 5: The real city of Troy . . . . . . . . . 105 Greek gods and goddesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Other Paths to Explore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Find Out More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

About your adventure

YOU are a mighty hero caught up in the brutal Trojan War. You must pick a side and try to win the war. Will you be able to help solve the conflict between the Greeks and Trojans and make it out of battle alive?

Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to take. Follow the directions at the bottom of each page. The choices you make determine what happens next. After you finish your path, go back and read the others for more adventures.

YOU CHOOSE the path you take through

this mythical adventure.

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Ch a p t e r 1

A dangerous prophecy

Zeus sits on his throne high up on Mount Olympus. He is god of the sky and ruler over all of the other Greek gods. From his throne, he watches for threats to his rule in the world below.

Many gods and mortals have challenged him. He was once confronted by Typhon, a giant monster with snakes for legs who breathed volcanic ash. But Typhon could not defeat the mighty ruler of the gods. Zeus also defended Mount Olympus from an army of giants. Even his fellow Olympians have tried to overthrow him. But no god, monster or mortal has succeeded in taking his throne – at least not yet.

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Turn the page.

Suddenly, Poseidon appears at Zeus’s side. He is the god of the sea and Zeus’s brother.

“ Turn your watchful gaze to the island of Lemnos,” Poseidon says.

From his throne, Zeus sees the sea nymph

Thetis. She sits on a sandy beach talking to her father, Nereus. He is the ancient god known as the Old Man of the Sea. Anything Nereus has to say is worth listening to. He has a knack for knowing things that might come to pass.

“Bear a child, fair goddess,” Nereus says to his daughter. “And you shall be the mother of a youth whose deeds and might shall surpass his father’s.”

Nereus’s words worry Zeus. Any child born to Thetis would be more powerful than her husband. If Thetis marries a god, her son could grow up to be mightier than Zeus himself.

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“Any godly child of Thetis could threaten your rule,” Poseidon says, in a panic. “That could mean trouble for all of the Olympians!”

“ Then she must marry a mortal,” Zeus replies.

“But who?” Poseidon asks. “She is a Nereid. She won’t want to marry just any man.”

“He will need to be a great hero,” Zeus says.

Zeus turns his gaze to Mount Pelion, where the wise old Centaur Chiron lives. Chiron has trained heroes, from Hercules to Theseus, in the art of combat. Today, he is training with Peleus, one of the heroes who travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece. He will do.

Zeus sends word to Peleus that he is to marry Thetis. Not wanting to anger the powerful god, Peleus agrees.

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Turn the page.

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