Betrayal / Shanower, Eric

While the beautiful Helen of Troy watches, Achilles and his cousin Ajax battle the Trojan prince Hektor and his ally, King Sarpedon of Lykia. Meanwhile, Pandarus schemes to protect himself by using his niece Cressida to win the heart of Troilus. Both Cressida and Troilus are faced with important decisions.

High King Agamemmnon is determined to conquer Troy and rescue his brother's wife, Helen, but first his army must pass the island of Tenedos. Following the battle on the island, Philoktetes is bitten by a poisonous snake and Odysseus finds a solution to the problem.