God's Concubine (The Troy Game, Book 2)

mass market paperback, 624 pages

English language

Published Aug. 4, 2004 by Tor Fantasy.

ISBN:: 978-0-7653-4443-4

The Troy Game lives -- but can anyone control it?

For 2000 years the Troy Game has survived Asterion's attempts to control it. Admitting defeat, he allows the rebirth of the Game's creators ... to lead him to the golden kingship bands of Troy.

Now Genvissa and Brutus find themselves reborn into a vastly different world, on the eve of the Norman invasion of England. Cornelia has also returned, even more determined to thwart them.

Yet Brutus and Genvissa's most deadly enemy may be the Troy Game itself. Left on its own for 2000 years, the Game has changed. Become aware. Become manipulative. Become devious. Become alive.

And Asterion, abroad in Anglo-Saxon London, is desperate to find it.

From one of the world's greatest storytellers comes the second stunning instalment of The Troy Game, an epic spanning 3000 years and the history of one of …

The Troy Game lives -- but can anyone control it?

For 2000 years the Troy Game has survived Asterion's attempts to control it. Admitting defeat, he allows the rebirth of the Game's creators ... to lead him to the golden kingship bands of Troy.

Now Genvissa and Brutus find themselves reborn into a vastly different world, on the eve of the Norman invasion of England. Cornelia has also returned, even more determined to thwart them.

Yet Brutus and Genvissa's most deadly enemy may be the Troy Game itself. Left on its own for 2000 years, the Game has changed. Become aware. Become manipulative. Become devious. Become alive.

And Asterion, abroad in Anglo-Saxon London, is desperate to find it.

From one of the world's greatest storytellers comes the second stunning instalment of The Troy Game, an epic spanning 3000 years and the history of one of the world's greatest cities -- London.

3 editions

Mistralis reviewed God's Concubine (The Troy Game, Book 2) by Sara Douglass (The Troy Game)

Review of God's Concubine (The Troy Game, Book 2)

4 stars

Content warning I only really started to like Caela when she 'remembered' herself. William really hasn't changed a whole lot, so I'm still not really liking him... and Asterion is a brilliant a$$****!! The writer makes you loath both him.

I had grown to love the characters in book one, Hades' Daughter, and when I started this one, I really didn't like the new characters. It took a while to get used to them, but by the middle, I started to really like the main character.

This book swings between the 11th century and early 1900s. I feel like these will come together in the fourth and last book.

There were a few twists and turns that I didn't expect (though I'm not fantastic at predicting these things either. I'm especially terrible for movies). It finishes on another cliff hanger, so I think I'll have to start the third book today.

Four stars because I really enjoyed it, but I'm not sure I'd come back to read these again for a while.

Subjects

Science Fiction
Fiction
Fiction - Fantasy
Fantasy - Epic
Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
Science Fiction - General