Bound to uphold an oath, Diomedes is caught up in a seven-year war to overthrow Troy and win the stolen Helen back for a former rival. Now, with the battle won he finds that in upholding his honor he has offended the gods and they have a horrible vengeance awaiting him.

This book fills in the gaps in Homer’s Iliad, dramatizing lesser-known events and stories surrounding the taking of Troy and the tragic events thereafter.