Ilium Ridge is, at the heart of it, a comparison between the Trojan War and World War I. There are many parallels: the multi-year stalemate; the heartless, incestuous puppet-masters pulling the strings behind the scenes; the heroic troops led by upper-class, incompetent leaders… And key to the story is the character of Achilles. He is at the same time an (almost) invincible warrior and an opponent of war. He is generally mild-mannered, but prone to implacable fury when provoked, calming down just as quickly when reason shows that he is wrong. I have made him a captain, the highest rank that someone of his low beginning could expect, a feared warrior but an innocent lover, leading to his ultimate… but you’ll have to read the story to find out. Contact us at ir@cramberry.com