A TALE OF PARIS & PARIS: ECHOES OF TROY IS AN ADULT HISTORICAL FANTASY NOVEL THAT DOES NOT MERELY DEPICT THE PAST—it speaks from within it. Set against a backdrop of religious persecution and societal repression, it explores the lives of opposite- and same-gender couples striving to love and survive in a world determined to silence them. Blending historical authenticity with romance, political intrigue, supernatural elements, 
and intimate character study, the novel captures the spirit of medieval storytelling while infusing it with a modern literary sensibility.
The narrator’s voice echoes that of a bard from centuries past, weaving an immersive world through archaic syntax, grammar, and vocabulary. These linguistic textures evoke the nuance of medieval language while remaining accessible to the contemporary reader.
Yet this tale is more than its setting and style. It is an epic of psychological depth and magical realism, unfolding within the spiritual and political tension of early Renaissance Florence. Not a conventional romance, it is literary historical fantasy that mirrors the highs and lows of the human experience: social prejudice, institutional corruption, the abuse of the vulnerable, reproductive autonomy, the bliss of reuniting with one’s soul mate, and the sorrow of lost love.
These characters hold a special place in my heart. I hope they move readers to reflect upon their own notions of life, liberty, and the pursuit of felicity—that they weep and laugh with them, as I have. But above all, I hope they affirm this: that our souls, time and again, find one another across the ages, and that love—though oft imperiled—ever endures.
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Edmond Thornfield
Rio de Janeiro, Winter of MMXXV
Publisher : Ethorn Publishing
Publication date : September 3, 2025
Language : English
Print length : 408 pages
ISBN-10 : 6501580293
ISBN-13 : 978-6501580296
