Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
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Cast:Agyness Deyn, Alexa Davalos, Alexander Siddig, Ashraf Barhom, Charlotte Comer, Danny Huston, David Kennedy, Elizabeth McGovern, Gemma Arterton, Hans Matheson, Ian Whyte, Izabella Miko, Jane March, Jason Flemyng, Katherine Loeppky, Kaya Scodelario, Laura Kachergus, Liam Cunningham, Liam Neeson, Luke Evans, Luke Treadaway, Mads Mikkelsen, Mouloud Achour, Natalia Vodianova, Nathalie Cox, Nicholas Hoult, Nina Young, Pete Postlethwaite, Phil McKee, Polly Walker, Ralph Fiennes, Rory McCann, Sam Worthington, Tine Stapelfeldt, Vincent Regan
Alan Dean Foster repeatedly demonstrated an ability to translate iconic films into novels of at least equivalent quality. This book is one such example.The story of Perseus is known the world over and this telling is such as depicted in the film of the same name. It captures the mysticism of mythological stories in an innocent fashion which presupposes that readers will not question certain aspects of the story-tellers perspective.Odd enough in the way the people act and speak using common Alan Dean Foster repeatedly demonstrated an ability to translate iconic films into novels of at least equivalent quality. This book is one such example.The story of Perseus is known the world over and this telling is such as depicted in the film of the same name. It captures the mysticism of mythological stories in an innocent fashion which presupposes that readers will not question certain aspects of the story-tellers perspective.Odd enough in the way the people act and speak using common conventional English rhetoric and colloquial phrases splashed with some 'Ancient Greek' spice. The ideals of man, woman, and love are all fairly archaic here. Men are either strong warriors or withered old writers and peddlers.
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Women are either beautiful royalty, the subject of admiration and desire, or they are servants. The heroes are all beautiful spectacles, blessed with strength of body and mind.
The villains are all ugly and monstrous. True love recognized at first glance and then won not by courtship or romantic gestures, but through battle and a display of physical dominance over other suitors.It's an innocent and naive approach to story-telling. Best-suited for younger readers who have not yet developed the capacity to navigate the blurred lines of right and wrong and weigh the balance between morals, ethics, and justice.Still the story holds value. Both in its depiction of a mythology and in the way it endeavors to show that greed, anger, and revenge are ugly emotions that scar and ruin men. After all, these are some of the very messages that the Greek tales were meant to deliver and even delivered in the fashion they were intended. The finale carries a message that takes a stab at being profound for those that choose to take it as such.
How many times can something that is dead kill?This story was written by Alan Dean Foster about the ancient Greek myth of Perseus. The book begins with Perseus' mother being executed by sea, Perseus' grandfather put him and his mother into a coffin and nailed them in, then he and a group of soldiers. After being thrust into the sea, Poseidon guides the coffin to the island of Seriphos where there was a small settlement that lived on the island. Only Perseus survived the trip to the island, but How many times can something that is dead kill?This story was written by Alan Dean Foster about the ancient Greek myth of Perseus.
The book begins with Perseus' mother being executed by sea, Perseus' grandfather put him and his mother into a coffin and nailed them in, then he and a group of soldiers. After being thrust into the sea, Poseidon guides the coffin to the island of Seriphos where there was a small settlement that lived on the island. Only Perseus survived the trip to the island, but he was raised to be the strongest and the best fisherman on the entire island. Once he was told of the outside world and how he arrived on the island, he set sail for Joppa where he met the princess Andromeda who was cursed to visit Calibos every night. Perseus was hired by the queen to follow her one night and slay Calibos. Then Perseus sets off on a quest to continue to slay the greatest monster that the world had ever seen.This was an excellently written book with an exhilarating plot.
Foster describes scenes and actions fluently and with great detail, he does so while doing a great job of showing rather than telling with a great attempt at convincing the reader that this is not fictional. Though there is practically no way to completely make the reader think the same things as the author wants him to think, Foster does a nice job in attempting to do this. He fluently expresses what he wants the reader to know without telling the reader what it is he wants them to know. All in all, this was a great book, and i would recommend it for anyone who has time and wants to read a good book. I'm a big fan of the 1981 movie and I enjoyed this novelization too.It zips along at a fair pace, with plenty of action, just like the movie.
I did notice a few slight deviations in some sequences from the movie, but they were very slight and you'd probably only notice them if you've seen the film a few times. Of course some scenes were also padded out with a little bit more exposition, adding a bit more depth, which all adds to the experience as novelizations do.If you love the original 'Clash I'm a big fan of the 1981 movie and I enjoyed this novelization too.It zips along at a fair pace, with plenty of action, just like the movie. I did notice a few slight deviations in some sequences from the movie, but they were very slight and you'd probably only notice them if you've seen the film a few times.
Of course some scenes were also padded out with a little bit more exposition, adding a bit more depth, which all adds to the experience as novelizations do.If you love the original 'Clash Of The Titans' movie then you'll probably enjoy this too. A good read from Alan Dean Foster, who knows a thing or two about movie novelizations. This was a lovely little book - very quick read, and told in an only slightly modernized Greek mythology style.
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Followed the legend as passed down through the centuries, but has a nice level of added ancillary characters and extra action description to make it an enjoyable little novel. I was looking for something light after a few days spent buried in Kant, and this was exactly that - not too long, but not too short that you're left with questions. A good ol' fashioned myth put into novel form. This was a lovely little book - very quick read, and told in an only slightly modernized Greek mythology style. Followed the legend as passed down through the centuries, but has a nice level of added ancillary characters and extra action description to make it an enjoyable little novel.
I was looking for something light after a few days spent buried in Kant, and this was exactly that - not too long, but not too short that you're left with questions. A good ol' fashioned myth put into novel form. Would recommend for anyone who likes that sort of thing.
Bestselling science fiction writer Alan Dean Foster was born in New York City in 1946, but raised mainly in California. He received a B.A. In Political Science from UCLA in 1968, and a M.F.A. Foster lives in Arizona with his wife, but he enjoys traveling because it gives him opportunities to meet new people and explore new places and cultures. This interest is carried over to his writing, Bestselling science fiction writer Alan Dean Foster was born in New York City in 1946, but raised mainly in California.
He received a B.A. In Political Science from UCLA in 1968, and a M.F.A. Foster lives in Arizona with his wife, but he enjoys traveling because it gives him opportunities to meet new people and explore new places and cultures. This interest is carried over to his writing, but with a twist: the new places encountered in his books are likely to be on another planet, and the people may belong to an alien race.Foster began his career as an author when a letter he sent to Arkham Collection was purchased by the editor and published in the magazine in 1968. His first novel, The Tar-Aiym Krang, introduced the Humanx Commonwealth, a galactic alliance between humans and an insectlike race called Thranx. Several other novels, including the Icerigger trilogy, are also set in the world of the Commonwealth.
The Tar-Aiym Krang also marked the first appearance of Flinx, a young man with paranormal abilities, who reappears in other books, including Orphan Star, For Love of Mother-Not, and Flinx in Flux.Foster has also written The Damned series and the Spellsinger series, which includes The Hour of the Gate, The Moment of the Magician, The Paths of the Perambulator, and Son of Spellsinger, among others. Other books include novelizations of science fiction movies and television shows such as Star Trek, The Black Hole, Starman, Star Wars, and the Alien movies.
Splinter of the Mind's Eye, a bestselling novel based on the Star Wars movies, received the Galaxy Award in 1979. The book Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction in 1990. His novel Our Lady of the Machine won him the UPC Award (Spain) in 1993. He also won the Ignotus Award (Spain) in 1994 and the Stannik Award (Russia) in 2000.
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