

The Hittite
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
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
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
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
‘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
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