When the goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, discovers her husband's mortal son, Hercules, she vows to destroy him. Thus begins Hercules's legendary and epic journey, in which he is forced to take on a series of seemingly impossible tasks. He battles an array of both amazing and terrifying beasts, including the mighty Cretan Bull, the many-headed Hydra, the ferocious Nemean Lion, and the three-headed guardian of hell, Cerberus. With the help of the gods Athena and Apollo, can Hercules triumph in the end?
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"I mostly read this to refamiliarize myself with the actual Hercules legends, after a lifetime of twisting via Walt Disney and Kevin Sorbo. It's a fun little book, and I'd recommend it to any young readers who might ask. " — Andy (4 out of 5 stars)
"I mostly read this to refamiliarize myself with the actual Hercules legends, after a lifetime of twisting via Walt Disney and Kevin Sorbo. It's a fun little book, and I'd recommend it to any young readers who might ask. "
" I think Perseus was my favorite of the four, just because it has a more positive ending. Yet that is just the way the myth goes. The story was retold by an excellent author. I recommend her writings to all. "
" I mostly read this to refamiliarize myself with the actual Hercules legends, after a lifetime of twisting via Walt Disney and Kevin Sorbo. It's a fun little book, and I'd recommend it to any young readers who might ask. "
" exelent for action/adventure and many more plot:Hurcules is sentenced to slavery by the gods and the king, the owner of Hercules, wants to kill him so he sends Hercules on many HARD quests. "
Geraldine McCaughrean is the Printz Award–winning author of The White Darkness. She has been twice honored with the Carnegie Medal, and is the only three-time winner of the Whitbread Children’s Book Award. She also wrote Peter Pan in Scarlet, the first official sequel to the treasured masterpiece Peter Pan. Geraldine lives in Berkshire, England, with her husband and daughter.
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