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The Poison in the Blood (Quick Reads) (Paperback)

by Tom Holland (Author)
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  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus (18 May 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0349119643
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349119649
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 56,127 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #62 in  Books > Fiction > Genre > Myths & Fairy Tales > Fairy Tales

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The book tells the story of the poisoned arrow that shot Paris (as in Helen of Troy). In the beginning, Earth created monsters. One of these was the Hydra. Heracles killed it, then dipped his arrows in the venom of its blood. Years later, when his wife was abducted by a centaur, he killed the rapist with one of these arrows. The dying centaur told Heracles' wife to dip a robe in his blood, and give it to Heracles as a token of her love. Heracles put on the robe, and was burned alive by the poison. He built himself a funeral pyre, but no one would light it. Finally, a small boy named Philoctetes did as Heracles asked, and Heracles left him his arrows as a reward. It was with one of these arrows that Paris was shot. Dying, he was taken into the woods where there lived a goddess who had once loved Paris, and had the power of healing. But she refused to cure him, and sent him away. Repenting, she then hurried after him, but it was too late.


About the Author

Tom Holland received a double first from Cambridge. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for BBC Radio. His scholarly style is perfect to reposition him as a writer of non-fiction as well as fiction.

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Greek Gods, 3 Jun 2007
By Lance Mitchell (Hampshire, UK, Northern Hemisphere, Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
A nice little tale from Greek mythology. Quite an entertaining read but the few typos in this book, which appears to have been produced too hastily, rather spoil the experience.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Small, but beautifully formed, 27 Jan 2009
Myths and stories can interact and spark off one another. Generally, most retellings concentrate on one tale at a time - how the world was created, the fall of Troy, Hercules and the Hydra - each tale complete in itself. Tom Holland takes the opposite approach and concentrates on the thread that connect them one to another. The result is highly rewarding.

Holland's voice is concise, plain and yet poetic. It complements the vivid tale of gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters well, sketching the fantastic elements as effectively as the tangled web of jealousies and love gone terribly awry that provides the motivation of almost all the characters. So much is packed into this short book, one that could be read in just a few hours, that though it's small, it won't leave you feeling short changed.
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