<p>War is raging between the Greeks and the Trojans. Achilles, the great warrior champion of the Greek army, is angrily sulking in his tent and refusing to fight, after a row with his leader Agamemnon. But when the Trojan king Hector kills Achilles¿ beloved friend, he plunges back into the battle to seek his bloody revenge ¿ even though he knows it will bring about his own doom. <br><br>Robert Graves¿s gripping, vigorous retelling of <i>The Iliad</i> portrays quarrelling kings and tarnished heroes, who leave suffering women behind them and are watched over by capricious gods and goddesses. It takes a revered classic back to its roots as popular entertainment.</p>