
Judith fell under the spell of Homer’s Iliad as an undergraduate the ancient poem later became a perennial favorite among her students.

She taught high school English, Latin, and humanities for twenty-one years.

from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her M.A. Judith Starkston is a classicist (Greek and Latin literature and history), having received her B.A. Will that be enough when the half-immortal Achilles attacks? Hand of Fire, a tale of resilience and hope, blends history and legend in the untold story of Achilles’s famous captive, Briseis. She finds strength in visions of a handsome warrior god. A young healing priestess, designated as future queen, must defend her city against both divine anger and invading Greeks.

The Trojan War threatens Troy’s allies and the Greek supply raids spread.
