- Paperback: 200 pages
- Publisher: Authorhouse (March 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1414055943
- ISBN-13: 978-1414055947
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 222 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,967,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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By Gord Wilson "alivingdog.com" (Bellingham, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mirror of Helen: The Kaphtu Trilogy Book Three (Paperback)
In his lectures on philosophy and fantasy, Dr. Richard Purtill used to refer to Greek mythology as "the first soap operas." Like the endless TV series, the Titans are given unto stormy passions, contrasting with their dignity and sobriety as Olympians. There are all sorts of generational conflicts and infighting which, combined with superhuman powers makes them both dangerous and incomprehensible to mortals. It is this last sense that provides the underlying suspense in The Kaphtu Trilogy: the gods are finally unpredictable to humans, who must get on as best they can with the unknown always around the corner. Each of the stories are told in the first person by a mortal: Chryseis, a young girl taken prisoner in The Golden Gryphon Feather, Ducalion, a young boy thrust into the adult world in The Stolen Goddess. But the third book is the most ambitious, telling the story of Helen of Troy from four different viewpoints and weaving together characters from the other books as well as mortals, gods and half-gods from ancient myths who people the stories.These new editions are large size (8X5) paperbacks printed on acid-free paper, with beautiful, full-color covers. The first book's cover is from the original art by George Barr that appeared on the DAW books pocket paperback edition in the late '70s. The second and third books both feature original art by Don Maitz, who also did the DAW paperback of The Mirror of Helen in the early '80s. "I enjoyed the opportunity to bring some mythology to light," Maitz wrote of the project; "thank you for a wonderful reading experience." I could do no better than to quote a review from F.M. Busby, whose own science fiction Demu Trilogy also deserves to be brought back into print: "With a scholar's grasp of the period and its mythology, and an unerring eye for character, Richard Purtill brings a gripping reality to the seige of Ilium. The Mirror of Helen is as real as today's news--and vastly more enjoyable. This book is a grabber!"
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Through a Glass, Brightly,
By Gord Wilson "alivingdog.com" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mirror of Helen: The Kaphtu Trilogy Book Three (Paperback)
In his lectures on philosophy and fantasy, Dr. Richard Purtill used to refer to Greek mythology as "the first soap operas." Like the endless TV series, the Titans are given unto stormy passions, contrasting with their dignity and sobriety as Olympians. There are all sorts of generational conflicts and infighting which, combined with superhuman powers makes them both dangerous and incomprehensible to mortals. It is this last sense that provides the underlying suspense in The Kaphtu Trilogy: the gods are finally unpredictable to humans, who must get on as best they can with the unknown always around the corner. Each of the stories are told in the first person by a mortal: Chryseis, a young girl taken prisoner in The Golden Gryphon Feather, Ducalion, a young boy thrust into the adult world in The Stolen Goddess. But the third book is the most ambitious, telling the story of Helen of Troy from four different viewpoints and weaving together characters from the other books as well as mortals, gods and half-gods from ancient myths who people the stories.These new editions are large size (8X5) paperbacks printed on acid-free paper, with beautiful, full-color covers. The first book's cover is from the original art by George Barr that appeared on the DAW books pocket paperback edition in the late '70s. The second and third books both feature original art by Don Maitz, who also did the DAW paperback of The Mirror of Helen in the early '80s. "I enjoyed the opportunity to bring some mythology to light," Maitz wrote of the project; "thank you for a wonderful reading experience." I could do no better than to quote a review from F.M. Busby, whose own science fiction Demu Trilogy also deserves to be brought back into print: "With a scholar's grasp of the period and its mythology, and an unerring eye for character, Richard Purtill brings a gripping reality to the seige of Ilium. The Mirror of Helen is as real as today's news--and vastly more enjoyable. This book is a grabber!" |
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