The Hittite

Name: The Hittite
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Ben Bova; writing as Marc Addams
ISBN: 9781441728180

Author: Ben Bova; writing as Marc Addams

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki: Directed by Judy Young

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 04/13/2010

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Ben Bova brings us an exciting new take on the timeless legend of Troy. This is the tale of Lukka, the Hittite soldier who traveled across Greece in search of the vicious slave traders who kidnapped his wife and sons. He tracks them all the way to wartorn Troy, where he proves himself a warrior to rank with noble Hector and swift Achilles. Lukka is the man who builds the Trojan horse for crafty Odysseus, who topples the walls of Jericho for the Israelites, and who steals the beautiful Helenthe legendary face that launched a thousand shipsfrom her husband Menaleus, fighting his way across half the known world to bring her safely to Egypt.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie

I wasn’t really sure what I expected of The Hittite, but it certainly wasn’t what I got. The opening scene takes place amidst the chaos of the sack of Hattusas where Lukka is desperately trying to keep discipline in the garrison while finding his family. The once mighty Hittite empire has been throw......more

Goodreads review by Pamela (slytherpuff)

I love the premise of The Hittite, but the execution left me frustrated for two reasons: 1. Helen of Troy is beautiful. She's a beauty. She's lovely. With fair hair and blue eyes. She's beautiful. And beautiful. She has golden hair and light eyes. And she's beautiful. Sick of hearing that beautiful H......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer (JC-S)

‘How can one person be willing to die so that another could live?’ Returning home from a long and brutal campaign against the Armenians, the Hittite soldier Lukka finds the Hatti Empire in chaos. The capital city, Hattusa, is in flames. Lukka’s family home is destroyed, his father mortally wounded an......more

Goodreads review by Eden

From my book blog www.JetBlackDragonfly.blogspot.com The Hittite is a historical novel by the prolific Ben Bova, a retelling of the siege of Troy. I thought it would be closer to the classic Greek story, which I love, maybe updating some inaccuracies, but this doesn't claim to be the historical truth......more