Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures, Paperback Book, By: Stephen Fry

Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as greek heroes. In this companion to his bestselling mythos, stephen fry brilliantly retells these dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales.Join jason aboard the argo as he quests for the golden fleece. See atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Witness wily oedipus solve the riddle of the sphinx and discover how bellerophon captures the winged horse pegasus to help him slay the monster chimera. Filled with white-knuckle chases and battles, impossible puzzles and riddles, acts of base cowardice and real bravery, not to mention murders and selfless sacrifices, heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best. Order troy now, stephen fry's bewitching retelling of the most legendary story ever told. A romp through the lives of ancient greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best. The gods will be pleased' times Assured and engaging. The pace is lively, the jokes are genuinely funny' guardian An olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on fry - his myths are definitely a hit' evening standard Just as delightful and difficult to put down as the first. Heroes makes the stories relatable without skimping on the gory details, or sacrificing the truths of the myth. It's rich, it's funny and you'll feel like you've learned a lot' herald About stephen fry Stephen fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside hugh laurie in a bit of fry and laurie (which he co-wrote with laurie) and jeeves and wooster, and was unforgettable as general melchett in blackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of qi, and has narrated all seven of the harry potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels - the stars' tennis balls, making history, the hippopotamus and the liar - as well as three volumes of autobiography - moab is my washpot, the fry chronicles and more fool me. Mythos and heroes, his retelling of the greek myths, are both sunday times bestsellers.