5.0 out of 5 stars
Corydon/Siege of Troy., April 16, 2010
This review is from: Corydon and the Siege of Troy (Corydon Trilogy) (Hardcover)
Part 3 of the Corydon series. Corydon has grown a lot since we first met him. The author does not disappoint. Destined to be a classic.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Monsters are Capable of Much More than Providing a Foil for the Hero, July 1, 2009
This review is from: Corydon and the Siege of Troy (Corydon Trilogy) (Hardcover)
Corydon fought an assortment of heroes to defend his homeland in CORYDON & THE ISLAND OF MONSTERS. Then he witnessed the horrible destruction of a prosperous city in CORYDON & THE FALL OF ATLANTIS. In CORYDON & THE SIEGE OF TROY, the thrilling conclusion to this Greek mythology trilogy, Corydon once again unites with his beloved "monster" friends to defy the Olympians and hopefully save all that he holds dear.
After the horror of seeing an entire nation destroyed, Corydon has gone into self-imposed exile. He's afraid that his presence will continue to put his friends --- the immortal gorgons, the Minotaur, Medusa's son Gorgos and the snake-girl --- in danger. Corydon has gone back to his roots of tending goats and living simply with a small band of boys in the desert. Fate catches up with Corydon, however, as one of the boys reveals himself as Sikandar, prince of the great city of Troy. Troy is under attack by the Greeks, and trapped inside are Corydon's friends. Corydon has no choice but to get involved again fighting against the games the mighty Olympians play using the men of the world as their pawns.
Those familiar with the battle of Troy know the inevitable. The Olympians are angered that the people of Troy are an intelligent group and capable of becoming more powerful than the gods themselves. They have equipped the Greeks to fight Troy with an unflappable hero in Akhilleus, a man Hades-bent on being remembered as a great hero and who appears sometimes more monster than hero. Corydon watches helplessly as Troy's mighty army fails over and over to stop Akhilleus. Ancient prophecies spell out nothing but doom and catastrophe upon Troy, and Corydon realizes that it's up to him to save what will be left of the people of Troy.
Tobias Druitt is a pen name for the mother-and-son writing team of Diane Purkiss and Michael Dowling. They waste little time providing back story from the first two books and instead launch full on into the action of the epic battle in a few short chapters. Characters and connections between characters have already been established in the previous two installments. I would suggest reading books one and two before launching into the final book as they are all connected. Faithful readers may not be overly happy with the ending, but will certainly not be disappointed.
The Corydon trilogy is not a series that basks in the laurels of Greek mythology heroes or gods. Instead, it emphasizes their character flaws while leading the reader to empathize with the monsters that have always been cast in a negative light. Although Corydon is technically a monster, he still has the same emotions as regular mortals and fights for what he believes in. He shows that monsters are capable of much more than providing a foil for the hero. In the end, most people may only remember the great heroes, but without monsters to fight, there would not be any heroes.
--- Reviewed by Benjamin Boche
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