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Olympic Games: Zeus, Hera, and the Archetypal Battle of the Sexes

by Leslie What

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Publisher Comments:

A modern-day tale of Greek mythological folly, this story follows the spoiled and vain Hera, who yearns for a family at any cost, as she pursues macho Zeus, still on the prowl in the 21st century. Meanwhile, Zeus, having given a family some cursory effort, is attempting to find himself in wine, women of all descriptions, and male rituals engaged in by his very own new age cult. Blind passion is truly a disaster when it involves the gods, leading to broken hearts, shattered dreams, and entomologically enhanced offspring. It is left to an unlikely band of mortals and one determined water nymph to somehow rein in the Olympian chaos.

Review:

"This is a wonderful novel; it may well become a cult classic ..." Elizabeth Hand, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

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"This very funny fantasy is especially impressive in the way it turns serious and genuinely moving in its final pages." Michael Berry, San Francisco Chronicle

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"This modern tale of an ancient marriage is hilarious and tear-jerking..." A.M. Dellamonica, SciFi.Com
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About the Author

Leslie What received the 1999 Nebula Award for her story “The Cost of Business” and the Oregon Writer's Colony Award for nonfiction in 2002 for her essay “Why We Wash the Dead.” Her stories and essays have been published in Asimov's, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Parabola, and Realms of Fantasy. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781892391100
Other:
What, Leslie
Publisher:
Tachyon Publications
Author:
What, Leslie
Location:
1459 18th Street #139
Subject:
Folklore
Subject:
Folklore & Mythology - Mythology
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology
Subject:
Science Fiction - Adventure
Subject:
Science / Adventure
Subject:
Fantasy/Mythology
Subject:
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-Fantasy
Copyright:
2004
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20040531
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
286
Dimensions:
8.50 x 5.50 in 0.73 lb
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