I’m not really a big listener. I must have listened to less than ten audiobooks in my life. Nothing against audiobooks; it’s just that I’m used to just grabbing my Kindle or a paperback, and I’m all set. Also, I can put those on a shelf, and it makes the collector in me shake with glee. But while I was recovering from surgery a few years ago, I decided to get some audiobooks while I stayed in bed. And behold, THE SONG OF ACHILLES audiobook came into my life, and never left. I listen to it at least once every six months now. At this point, it has become a part of my soul. I can’t express enough how much I love this book and its wonderful audio version. The way Frazer Douglas impersonates Patroclus is nothing short of divine. I cried (a lot) while listening to THE SONG OF ACHILLES.

The legend begins…

Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia to be raised in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. “The best of all the Greeks”—strong, beautiful, and the child of a goddess—Achilles is everything the shamed Patroclus is not. Yet despite their differences, the boys become steadfast companions. Their bond deepens as they grow into young men and become skilled in the arts of war and medicine—much to the displeasure and the fury of Achilles’ mother, Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.

When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece, bound by blood and oath, must lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.