Black Ships Before Troy is Rosemary Sutcliff’s retelling of Homer’s Iliad. Study the classic tale of the Trojan War—Achilles’ bravery and his failures, Hector’s heroism, Paris’ cowardice—all with the background of a Christian worldview. Black Ships Before Troy was also published as a large picture book titled the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff. Although the format is different, the text is the same and either version can be used with the SneakerBlossom Study Guides.