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4 de may. de 2021 · I knew going in that this novel was inspired by Greek mythology, but I had no idea that residents of Olympus, Texas would be modern takes on the gods of the classical Olympus. Zeus, Hera, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Artemis, Apollo, Athena, Hades, and others are present in more mortal forms, and it was fascinating to pair these characters up with their immortal counterparts.
“Olympus, Texas is the most wildly entertaining novel I’ve read in a long time, and Stacey Swann is a writer to watch.” —Richard Russo, author of Chances Are . . . “Olympus, Texas is sheer delight: hilarious, heartbreaking, true. I loved this novel.” —Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Jetsetters
25 de jul. de 2006 · The two are not mutually exclusive, as his novel Olympos demonstrates. Olympos is the second part of Simmons's grand 1600+ page epic that began with Ilium (so if you haven't read that book first, you need to before either reading this one or even continuing with this review (which will have spoilers about the first book)).
What is in these books? The Lore Olympus books are a full-color graphic novel adaptation of the WEBTOON comic by the same name from creator Rachel Smythe. The artwork remains unaltered but has been reorganized into a graphic novel layout. Volume One collects episodes 1-25 of the WEBTOON comic. Volume Two collects episodes 26-49. Volume Three collects episodes 50-75.
Ilium is a science fiction novel by American writer Dan Simmons, the first part of the Ilium/Olympos cycle, concerning the re-creation of the events in the Iliad on an alternate Earth and Mars.These events are set in motion by beings who have taken on the roles of the Greek gods.Like Simmons' earlier series, the Hyperion Cantos, the novel is a form of "literary science fiction" which relies ...
Gaea has been slumbering for millennia. But now she is stirring. She is manipulating events to increase her power. The Doors of Death, for instance, are now in her control, moved to a place where no demigod dare go: Tartarus. Monsters, giants, Titans, and the dead–all are escaping from that place to the land above.
5 de jul. de 2021 · Reviews Fiction, Stacey Swann. Dysfunction, Redemption and Family in “Olympus, Texas”. T he Briscoes, the central family in Stacey Swann’s debut novel Olympus, Texas, appear to have cornered the market on dysfunction. They are a “walking collection of deadly sins.”. Lust, greed, wrath, envy, pride — you name it, they got it.
