- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Tor Fantasy (July 15 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0812571894
- ISBN-13: 978-0812571899
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 9.9 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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From Library Journal
In a post-technology world in which the Olympian deities are distant memories, Jeremy Redthorn discovers a divine artifact that transforms his life and heralds the return of the gods. Equally at home with both sf and fantasy, Saberhagen (Beserker Fury, LJ 8/97) here shows off his skill at revitalizing old mythologies in this rousing series opener. Combining the epic quest with a story of one young man's rite of passage, this title should appeal to YA readers as well as to the author's many fans.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
In fine form, Saberhagen turns to a world that recalls (and may actually be) that of his Swords series. The ancient classical gods have returned but are at war among themselves, and this yarn opens with a battle to the death between Apollo and Hades. Although Hades appears the victor, the face of Apollo is carried off by one of the sun god's human votaries. It ends up entering the body of 15-year-old Jeremy Redthorn, turning him into an avatar of Apollo who possesses many attributes of the god. That noticeably improves his sex life and gives him the power to summon swarms of bees against his enemies, but it also imposes responsibilities equal to the new powers and thrusts him forcibly into the front lines of the cosmic battle of good and evil. Saberhagen offers classical scholarship, wit, and brisk pacing in an admirable coming-of-age story that should appeal even to readers unfamiliar with the Swords books and attract Swords-familiar readers in swarms. Roland Green
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
enough to make me sick,
By Persephone (West Trenton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: FACE OF APOLLO (Hardcover)
This book was absolutly awful. The central plot was just stupid, and the book was boring. If you want to read a good novel about mythology try "Inside the Walls of Troy". Throw Saberhagens in the trash.
1.0 out of 5 stars
very bad editting ,TOR sucks,
By vincenzo_di_formaggio (canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Face of Apollo (Mass Market Paperback)
Me like paper with words,where's my bananna?
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't waste your time,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Face of Apollo (Mass Market Paperback)
The prose in this novel is so bad as to be painful. The plot is weak, and the author seems to have forgotten what he was planning for the characters. I really get the impression that this was written to fulfill some sort of contract obligations. It is just that awful.
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