The palace of King Kronos atop Mt. Olympus seethes with intrigue as immortals vie with one another for power while young Prometheus, his sister Metis, and Proteus, the shapechanger, ally themselves with the strange new creature known as man. Despite the inherent difficulty of portraying gods as convincing protagonists, this first novel will interest readers partial to Greek mythology. JC Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Patrick H. Adkins was seduced by the Muse at the tender age of ten and has been in and out of recovery ever since. At different times he has been a bookseller, small press publisher, "slush pile" reader for Galaxy magazine, medical and technical editor, freelance writer, story doctor, ghost writer, and editor-in-chief of a multimedia publishing company. His published works include a highly regarded series of mythological fantasies issued by Ace Books (Berkley-Putnam Publishing Group), the first two of which are included in this volume.
An antiquarian in taste and a futurist by inclination, he spends inordinate amounts of time exploring the byways of popular literature, especially 19th and early 20th Century writers, playing with his computer, and ruminating upon the implications of 21st Century science and technology. Presently he is at work on several books and short stories.
A fast, gripping, and sometimes funny tale of adventure, love, and intrigue among the elder gods and goddesses of Greek mythology. This volume reprints the complete text of two paperbacks originally published by Ace Books, which has been corrected and amended by the author.
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The palace of King Kronos atop Mt. Olympus seethes with intrigue as immortals vie with one another for power while young Prometheus, his sister Metis, and Proteus, the shapechanger, ally themselves with the strange new creature known as man. Despite the inherent difficulty of portraying gods as convincing protagonists, this first novel will interest readers partial to Greek mythology. JC
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Patrick H. Adkins was seduced by the Muse at the tender age of ten and has been in and out of recovery ever since. At different times he has been a bookseller, small press publisher, "slush pile" reader for Galaxy magazine, medical and technical editor, freelance writer, story doctor, ghost writer, and editor-in-chief of a multimedia publishing company. His published works include a highly regarded series of mythological fantasies issued by Ace Books (Berkley-Putnam Publishing Group), the first two of which are included in this volume.
An antiquarian in taste and a futurist by inclination, he spends inordinate amounts of time exploring the byways of popular literature, especially 19th and early 20th Century writers, playing with his computer, and ruminating upon the implications of 21st Century science and technology. Presently he is at work on several books and short stories.
A fast, gripping, and sometimes funny tale of adventure, love, and intrigue among the elder gods and goddesses of Greek mythology. This volume reprints the complete text of two paperbacks originally published by Ace Books, which has been corrected and amended by the author.
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