The book 'The Story of Troy' provides a retelling and analysis of Homer's works, 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey,' with a focus on the city of Troy. Troy was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, and in ancient Greek literature, it is depicted as a powerful kingdom of the Heroic Age, a mythical period when monsters and gods interacted directly with humans. The city is believed to have ruled the Troad until the Trojan War, which resulted in its complete destruction at the hands of the Greeks.