We Can't All Be Kings: A Trojan War Retelling

By Ellaura Shoop

War is brewing among the men of Greece and three of the most powerful goddesses are at the heart of it.

Hera, Queen of The Gods, will do anything to maintain her seat of power. Though Zeus' affairs often make the job difficult. When it's revealed that the sea witch Thetis will bear a golden child on the cusp of godhood that not only will threaten to take Ares' place in the Pantheon but turn Olympos upside down, she'll make a divine deal with her husband to end Akhilles, however she must.

Athena, goddess of battle strategy and wisdom, has dreamed of this day since she started mentoring Odysseus, but even she never thought that the chance would come about for her warriors to prove themselves because of an apple. Can she convince them to fight a war they didn't want to begin with? Greece is going to need all of Athena's cunning if it's going to survive the combat ahead.

Aphrodite, goddess of love, can't help but be grateful for the divine drama. A competition is just what she needs to prove herself to the other gods. She knew as soon as she meddled in the lives of Helen, Paris, and Akhilles that she was setting them on a collision course, but she never thought that her mortal son and lover would be placed in the middle. She has no choice but to oppose Hera and Athena, her greatest rivals.

As all paths lead to blood, even the gods won't escape intact.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DZNZQL8D
• ISBN13: 9798302096999
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"