- Hardcover
- Publisher: Orbit; paperback / softback edition (1995)
- ISBN-10: 1857230809
- ISBN-13: 978-1857230802
- ASIN: B002C177GK
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,104,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the first Tom Holt book that I ever read and I have been hooked ever since. Holt takes greek mythology and sets it in british suburbia with unsurpassed humour and ease. Whether you have avidly studied the classics or just have a vague idea that Zeus is the guy with the lightning you can't help but love this book. You'll never be able to watch Jason and the Argonauts the same way again :) Read today !
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Just re-read this book again and it's still as funny as ever. Taking traditional Roman and Greek Mythology although Holt uses Greek names for some deities and Roman names for others but it doesn't detract from the story. He also given them some personality traits that you wouldn't normally associate with gods. Placing the Olympian gods into modern day life is hilarious and re-hashing a few more Greek/Roman myths into the mix just improves the story. Of course the main character is the Hero - Jason who's a typical mummy's boy despite being nearly 7 foot tall!
Read and enjoy.
Format:Paperback
Tom Holt is my favourite author, although this is my least favourite of his books. However, I think this has more to do with the fact that I read it a few pages at a time over a period of about two years, so couldn't quite recall where I was up to and kept confusing which gods were doing what and where.
If you read this in linear fashion, without reading other books in between, then I'm sure it all makes perfect sense. It is typical Tom Holt, taking mythical characters and unlikely heroes, then throwing them into new scenarios with the usual absurd consequences. All in all, another good read, if you like fantasy fiction with giggles.
If you read this in linear fashion, without reading other books in between, then I'm sure it all makes perfect sense. It is typical Tom Holt, taking mythical characters and unlikely heroes, then throwing them into new scenarios with the usual absurd consequences. All in all, another good read, if you like fantasy fiction with giggles.
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