Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesner
This is the story about Helen of Troy and how the author imagined her to be more than just a pretty face that got kidnapped and started the Trojan War. This is about Helen as a woman-child, meeting mythological heroes and making her own decisions in a time when women were supposed to be passive.
Helen had always been the pretty twin and the heir to be Queen of Sparta. Even as a young girl though she knows her beauty will not always be enough. She sets about making herself formidable as well by obtaining some secret training like her brothers (Castor and Polydeuces) receive.
When her sister is betrothed and finally ready to go and live in her new husband's house, Helen goes with Castor and Polydeuces to deliver her and meets up with some mythological heroes. The political winds are changing and so the three siblings change up their traveling plans to avoid some unwelcome company and so stop at Delphi. From there the adventures just continue to grow.
It is very interesting for me to read about a well-known character and to imagine an more in-depth existence for them. Realistically Helen must have had feelings about the man she was married to, her brothers and sister, the country she lived in etc. The author imagines them so vividly you almost think that there must be some basis in fact. This was a very enjoyable read.
This is the story about Helen of Troy and how the author imagined her to be more than just a pretty face that got kidnapped and started the Trojan War. This is about Helen as a woman-child, meeting mythological heroes and making her own decisions in a time when women were supposed to be passive.
Helen had always been the pretty twin and the heir to be Queen of Sparta. Even as a young girl though she knows her beauty will not always be enough. She sets about making herself formidable as well by obtaining some secret training like her brothers (Castor and Polydeuces) receive.
When her sister is betrothed and finally ready to go and live in her new husband's house, Helen goes with Castor and Polydeuces to deliver her and meets up with some mythological heroes. The political winds are changing and so the three siblings change up their traveling plans to avoid some unwelcome company and so stop at Delphi. From there the adventures just continue to grow.
It is very interesting for me to read about a well-known character and to imagine an more in-depth existence for them. Realistically Helen must have had feelings about the man she was married to, her brothers and sister, the country she lived in etc. The author imagines them so vividly you almost think that there must be some basis in fact. This was a very enjoyable read.
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