Tros of Samothrace

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Tros of Samothrace
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Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author Talbot Mundy
Country United States
Language English
Series Tros
Genre(s) Fantasy novel
Publisher Appleton-Century
Publication date 1934
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 949 pp
ISBN NA
OCLC 592466
Followed by Queen Cleopatra

Tros of Samothrace is a fantasy novel by author Talbot Mundy. It was published in 1934 by Appleton-Century. The novel was constructed of short stories which first appeared in the magazine Adventure in 1925-1926.

[edit] Plot introduction

The novel concerns the swashbuckling adventures of the title character as he battles Norsemen, pre-Roman Britons and Julius Caesar.

dust-jacket by Lionel Dillon from the Gnome Press reprint
dust-jacket by Lionel Dillon from the Gnome Press reprint

[edit] Publication history

  • 1934, USA, Appleton-Century, Pub date 1934, Hardback
  • 1934, UK, Hutchinson, Pub date 1934, Hardback
  • 1958, USA, Gnome Press, Pub date 1958
  • 1967, USA, Avon Books, Pub date 1967, Paperback as 4 books:
    • Tros
    • Helma
    • Liafail
    • Helena
  • 1968, UK, Chivers, Pub date 1968, Hardback

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