Firebrand

VIVIDLY BLENDING THE MYTHS OF GODS WITH THE PASSIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN, MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY BRINGS US A SWEEPING, FASCINATING STORY . . .

KASSANDRA: Trojan priestess of Apollo, torn between her beloved Sun Lord and the ancient worship of the Earth Mother . . . between her sacred vows and her love for the handsome, noble Aeneas. She burned with the gift of prophecy--but a vengeful God's curse thwarted her powers .. .

PARIS: On the night of his birth, the Trojan Queen Hecuba dreamed of Kassandra's twin, Paris, as a torch that would set the city ablaze. Cast out in fear, he returned to Troy in the full glory of manhood--and embarked on an ill-fated mission to the Greek King Agamemnon .. .

HELEN: Queen of Sparta and wife of Agamemnon's brother, her ravishing beauty was a gift of the Gods--and an irresistible temptation to Paris .. .

AKHILLES: Driven by grief, the mighty Greek warrior was consumed by a lust for blood. But even his destruction would not save Troy from the wrath of the conquering armies .. .