Thirteen-year-old twins, Thalia and Alexio, lead a happy life on the family farm in the Kingdom of Wilusa. They know nothing of the Greek armada that just arrived in the harbor. But when Agamemnon's warriors murder their father, they seek refuge behind Troy's majestic walls with an idea that could push the killers back into the sea. Now they encounter a new enemy-embattled Trojans. Only wit and daring sidetrack death from starving citizens, soulless mercenaries, and corrupt officials as they try to remain humane in a world of inhumanity. Trusting only each other, the merciless years drag on, but when they are separated, all appears lost. Must Thalia turn to prostitution for survival? Can Alexio escape the headsman's axe for a crime he didn't commit? Who will help-the thieving orphans, the dwarf army commander, or the seductive Amazon?