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David McK (3791 KP) rated Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures in Books

Jun 24, 2020  
Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
Stephen Fry | 2020 | Education
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7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Second of the (currently) two of Stephen Fry's straight retelling of Greek mythology, this time focusing on the Greek heroes rather than the Gods and Goddesses of Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold, told more or less chronologically.

I say 'more or less' as the setting of these tales are in constant flux, with characters popping up all over the place long before (or after) they otherwise should! That's not a criticism of the retelling: just a statement of fact.

This volume thus covers the likes of Bellerephon and Pegasus, Oedipus (yes, that Oedipus!), Heracles - who the Romans renamed Hercules - and his Twelve Labours, Jason and the Argonauts, Theseus and the Minotaur and many (many) others!

Worth it for the educational value alone!

Now, hurry up and release part 3 (Troy) ...
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Darkness Becomes Her (Gods & Monsters, #1) in Books

Jan 6, 2021  
Darkness Becomes Her (Gods & Monsters, #1)
Darkness Becomes Her (Gods & Monsters, #1)
Kelly Keaton | 2011 | Young Adult (YA)
6
6.0 (2 Ratings)
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This had been on my “recommendations” page for a while and when I saw it on Scribd, I thought why not?

I didn’t read the synopsis so I wasn’t entirely sure what it was going to be about. I really need to start.

This wasn’t bad. I liked some aspects and it was different to a lot of other stories out there.

I'm not the biggest fan of mythology. I don't mind books set in that time but this wasn't quite up my street. It was dystopian-y, paranormal-y and slightly romance-y, which sounds like it would be but I found it a little strange.

I have to admit it was easy reading but it wasn't for me. I don't think I'll be continuing the series.
  
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Morgan Sheppard (1010 KP) created a post

Jun 8, 2026  
I've been thinking about swans again, which probably means I'm deep enough into the Brodyr Alarch world that it's starting to think back at me.

Swans in Welsh and Celtic mythology are rarely what they appear. They carry enchantments, wear transformations like second skins, and move between worlds with a grace that makes the crossing look easy when it never is. The Mabinogion is full of creatures that belong to two states at once — neither fully one thing nor the other — and swans embody that ambiguity more completely than almost anything else in the tradition.

There's something about that liminality that feels endlessly useful for storytelling. A character who exists between worlds is a character with a particular kind of loneliness and a particular kind of power. 🦢

#WelshFolklore #FolkloreFantasy #TalesFromWales #BrodyrAlarch #FantasyRomance