The Makedone army under Parmenion has crossed the Bosporos and is carving its way through the Greek maritime cities of Bithynia with ridiculous ease. The Greek city of Troia is now an ally of Aiolia but has been seriously weakened after losing the last war. Of the cities of Anatole that line the entrance to the Black Sea, Troia is the great prize and now it stands in desperate peril. Philippos the Makedone king plans to increase his army several fold and when he does he will overcome all possible resistance. The Athenai navy is likely to attack before that. Hakeem, his wife the elf queen Elana, and their adopted daughter Jacinta ride in haste to join the city as it prepares for a siege. But the large armies headed to Troia are not the only danger for the pitiful few defenders. as something seems to go wrong with the preparations the mood of the city turns dangerous. if the populous revolts, the small city garrison will be unable to maintain order and all will be lost. Also while the elves have most of their magic, pitted against them are those whose dark powers are undiminished. Elana begins to get premonitions that a great catastrophe is approaching the beleaguered city. If they can survive the coming siege, Elana and Jacinta then must resume the search for the lost items of elvish magic, but how can they find artefacts lost a thousand years before the destruction of elvish Troia? The Defence of Troia, book 2 of the Paladin Chronicles continues the story of the struggle to save the elves and their human allies. (Contains realistic content.) All Author proceeds from this novel and others in The paladin Chronicles Series will be donated to charity see http: //www.neilport.com/ for the details.

850 years ago the once mighty Western Elves were fatally weakened by the sacking of Elvish Troia and then almost totally destroyed by a cataclysmic invasion of barbarian hordes that came soon after. They now remain only in scattered settlements in the Black Sea region of Anatole. The Eastern Elves hold the last of the elf cities, the magnificent mountain fortress of Elgard to the east and to the north of Anatole, but the Elves themselves are fading. The have lost almost all their magic, and they are hardly greater than the Humans they once ruled. The final destruction of the Elves has been foretold two thousand years before, and now the time is all but upon them. Only through an ancient prophecy can they be saved, but it will require every bit of love, sacrifice and courage that a group of extraordinary people have to give. An Elf Princess, an eleven year old gypsy orphan girl, and a mercenary tribesman are the first to be called. They must unite in a desperate search through Anatole for the key to the survival of the Elves, but first they have to stay alive An epic fantasy set in Greek Turkey on the cusp of an invasion by the unbeatable Makedone army from the west and the appearance of a new and far more dangerous barbarian far to the East. (realistic content). All proceeds from sales of this and subsequent books will be given to registered charities see http: //www.neilport.com/ for details.