Mythos

STEP INTO ANOTHER WORLD - OF MAGIC, MAYHEM, MONSTERS AND MANIACAL GODS - IN STEPHEN FRY''S MOMENTOUS SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, MYTHOS''A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best . . . the gods will be pleased'' TimesDiscover Stephen Fry''s magnificent retelling of the greatest myths and legends ever told . . ._No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses.In Stephen Fry''s vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver in fear when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds.Mythos captures these extraordinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance.If you''re enthralled by the magic of Greek mythology you''ll love Fry''s follow-up book HEROES, with tales of mortals and monsters, quests and adventures . . ._NOW THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MYTHOS SUITE, STEPHEN FRY AND DEBBIE WISEMAN''S MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF FRY''S THRILLING RETELLINGS''A head-spinning marathon of legends'' Guardian''An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit'' Evening Standard''An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry'' Daily Mail''A rollicking good read'' IndependentSHORTLISTED FOR A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD>

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Stephen Fry

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Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster, and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI, and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels - The Stars' Tennis Balls, Making History, The Hippopotamus and The Liar - as well as three volumes of autobiography - Moab is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. Mythos and Heroes, his retelling of the Greek myths, are both Sunday Times bestsellers.