When the great city of Troy falls, the world believes the war is over. But for Lykos, a young Dardanian warrior captured by Greek forces, the nightmare is just beginning. Torn from the smoldering ruins of his homeland, he is sold into slavery alongside hundreds of Trojan survivors—kings, healers, and priestesses now bound in chains.

Tim didn't run. He scrambled toward the control dais he had spotted in the center of the "palace." It was a slab of stone with the distinct shape of the Scarab etched into it. He didn't have the artifact, but he had the iron pry bar from his pack.

: The narrative examines how the siege created a microcosm of slavery where the boundaries between "liberator" and "captor" were often blurred by the necessity of survival. Historical and Mythological Foundations

football game, which is still celebrated in Michigan sports archives as a "clash of Trojans" where Tim Richards emerged victorious. Are you thinking of a specific genre (like a self-published sci-fi novel) or perhaps a different author name