I am certainly looking forward to book 2, the author ends book 1 with a lovely nugget for us to chew on. This story line, her search for the answer as to why he did what he did, is crafted in a heart rending fashion, and is another example of the author’s skill in presenting believable characters. While Heracles is up against impossible tasks, his wife Megara is also trying to come to grips with the horror she had gone through. Glyn Iliffe studied English and Classics at Reading University, where he developed a passion for the stories of ancient Greek mythology.

Son of the King of Olympus and savior of Thebes, Heracles is adored by all. Heracles has done something unforgivable.

Son of the King of Olympus and saviour of Thebes, Heracles is adored by all. The three labors in this tale are marvelously written the rank bestiality and cunning of the Nemean Lion the absolute innocence of a young girl in the Ceryneian Hind the seeming unstoppable Hydra, take the reader into the heart of the action and drama. Son of Zeus Heracles Trilogy 1 By: Glyn Iliffe Narrated by: Joe Jameson Length. SON OF ZEUS GLYN ILIFFE A historical fantasy set in ancient Greece that retells the mythological story of Heracles. Glyn Iliffe, Glyn Iliffe Impossible odds versus the world’s mightiest hero: the epic story of Heracles grippingly retold Heracles has done something unforgivable. Heracles, while known for his strength, is shown to be a man totally driven to find the redemption he is promised, and it is this aspect that drives the narrative. Son of Zeus is a wonderful telling of the first part of the Heracles myth the enmity and hatred of Hera toward him is the focal point as Heracles struggles mightily not only with the first three challenging labors but with his own peace of mind as he tries to understand why he murdered his children. That night, Zeus visited Alcmene as she lay with her sons on either side of her, revealing to her that he was the father of her firstborn. I brought the next book in the Hercules series. Whereas Heracles was the son of Zeus and was a strong and healthy baby, Iphicles was the son of Amphitryon, and was born weak and sickly, an unhappy child from the moment he left the womb. Heracles, the natal result of a Zeusian dalliance, is the subject of Mr. PRAISE FOR GLYN ILIFFE The world of this novel appears as many scholars see that of Homer: a rich melange of different. I love Greek Myths and Glyns style is evocative and easy to read.

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