Patroclus, an awkward young prince, follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate.

Retells, in graphic novel format, Homer's epic tale of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.

In the Port City of Aulis, Greece 1190 BCE, the Greek fleet of a thousand ships, assembled for the attack on Troy, lies becalmed. In the forest groves consecrated to the Goddess Artemis which clothe the hills above the port, a sacred stag and a young priestess lie dead. Superstitious soldiers believe that the outraged Goddess will not release the winds until the man who killed them is unmasked and sacrifices a child of his own in revenge. The soldiers...

1190 BCE. Lyrnessus lies in blazing ruins. Achilles' Myrmidon army is in occupation supported by those of King Odysseus and Prince Aias. Only one person of royal blood has survived the onslaught - Princess Briseis. The princess has aroused Aias' lust and faces either dishonor or death. When Odysseus convinces Achilles to step in and stop Aias abusing her, Briseis accuses the Myrmidon general of conquering her city through treachery. Outraged by the...