"Sing, Homer began, 'of the anger of Achilles which brought anguish upon the Greeks and at Zeus's will sent to Hades so many heroes So begins one of the greatest stories the world has ever known-Homer's Iliad-retold as The Battle for Troy by author Alan
J. Whiticker. With brilliant illustrations from world-renowned artist Giovanni Caselli, the classic tale of the ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans is now available to a new generation of reader.
Since achieving his Bachelor of Education Degree in 1986, Alan J. Whiticker has pursued the dual careers of teacher and freelance writer. He is the author of twelve other books, and The Battle for Troy fulfils Alan's life-long dream to make Homer's Iliad accessible to younger readers. Alan lives in Sydney with his wife Karen and children Timothy and Melanie.
Giovanni Caselli is an internationally-renowned artist and illustrator of Greek mythology. As a student of archacology and anthropology, he spent the 1970s and 80s living and working in London and has carried out extensive field research in Italy, Giovanni lives in Tuscany with his family of three young boys.