#6 in Myths & legends
A Thousand Ships
- 368
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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About the book
A Thousand Ships is a 2019 novel by Natalie Haynes which retells the mythology of the Trojan War from the perspective of the women involved. It was shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 171 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 53% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Myths & legends average of 8.2. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 171 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“An average attempt at highlighting and connecting the fragmented stories of the women involved with the Trojan War. Despite the author's attempt to thread all these women together using Calliope, a Muse, to tell each person's story, the book feels more like a collection of…”
“This is the most interesting retelling I've read. We follow many different women during and after the Trojan War. What I liked about this is probably what a lot of readers won't like. We don't spend much time with each individual woman. Instead, we're given…”
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How long is A Thousand Ships?
It has 368 pages — shorter than 89% of the ranked books in Myths & legends.
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