- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Kingfisher Books Ltd (18 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753411490
- ISBN-13: 978-0753411490
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 13 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 287,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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International best-selling author Terry Deary reinvents the myth of Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from the gods and gave it to the human race. To escape the gods' revenge, Prometheus travels through time to a murky metropolis called Eden City. There he befriends a motley assortment of comic characters and learns what humans have done with his gift of fire. Enter our narrator: the resourceful and plucky 12 year old Nell. She and her crafty Pa travel the city with their stage show getting their audiences to open up their pockets and purses. With the help of Nell, Terry Deary masterfully interweaves two plots, with the action jumping at a whirlwind pace from a ramshackle Eden City of 1795 to Mount Olympus. Meet Zeus, Hera, Achilles and Paris - but as you've never seen them before...Prometheus has a soft spot for humans in need, but using his powers to get his new friends out of trouble will betray his hiding place to the gods!
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Terry Deary writes both fiction and non-fiction. The Fire Thief was Terry's 150th book published in the UK. Many of his books have been translated into 28 languages and appear in another 250 editions around the world. Terry is most famous for his Horrible Histories series (Scholastic) of which 20 million copies of the series have been sold worldwide and which ITV recently turned them into a TV series. Terry has won numerous awards, including being voted by Blue Peter viewers as author of the "Best Knowledge Book of all Time" and the "Best Non-fiction Author of the Century". He also dominates the annual list for children's library borrowings.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The laughs continue by the score in this sequel to 'The Fire Thief'. I personally love the way that all of the Greek Gods (bar Theus) act the least bit godly and heroic. If you like comedy then you will love this!
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My 10 year old son is an avid reader. These books were recommended to him when he finished the Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson) books and he was desperate for more of the same. He absolutely loved this trilogy. He read the first book in 24 hours and the other two over a weekend. If you like the Greek mythologies you must read these.
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Having bought the first and third books in the trilogy whilst on holiday, needed to get hold of the second book for my 10 year old son. He has just started to get into reading and he has really enjoyed all three books. He has read and re read them so very pleased!
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