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Author:

Rogerson, Phoenicia, author.

Title:

Herc / Phoenicia Rogerson.

Publisher:

Hanover Square Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

376 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Hercules--(Roman mythological character)--Fiction.
Heracles--(Greek mythological character)--Fiction.
Amphitryon--(Greek mythological character)--Fiction.
Hylas--(Greek mythological character)--Fiction.
Gods, Greek--Fiction.
Women--Greece--Antiquities--Fiction.
Heroes--Fiction.
Animals, Mythical--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Queer fiction.
Mythological fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Novels.

Summary:

A queer revisionist retelling of the story of Hercules, for fans of The Song of Achilles, A Thousand Ships and Ariadne. This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures... everyone's favorite hero, right? Well, it's not. This is the story of everyone else: Alcmene: Herc's mother (She has knives everywhere), Hylas: Herc's first friend (They were more than friends), Megara: Herc's wife (She'll tell you about their marriage), Eurystheus: Oversaw Herc's labours (He never asked for the job). His friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims. It's time to hear their stories. Told with humour and heart, Herc gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer (and sometimes shocking) retelling of classic Hercules myth. -- Back cover.

ISBN:

9781335016775
1335016775

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)