About the Book: The story centers on two women whose fates are tragically intertwined. Cassandra, after accepting the gift of prophecy from her patron god, Apollo, is cursed when she breaks her vow: no one believes her visions of a girl who will start a war. That girl is Helen, who has fled Sparta for love but finds herself struggling against the fierce politics and danger of the Trojan court, specifically facing opposition from its princess. When the war finally begins, Cassandra and Helen must confront the army at their walls and their own complex relationship, as their demises appear to be dictated by the gods themselves