Jason & The Argonauts As Historical Fiction? Sign Me Up!
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- Today I'm reviewing Mark Knowles' "Blades Of Bronze" series, including Argo, Jason and Hades. For those of you who are regulars here, you'll know that I have previously reviewed these books in separate videos, but I've rerecorded this as an overview episode instead. Check out my channel for more book reviews with your favourite influencers!
ARGO:
I absolutely adored this rendition of Jason gathering his Argonauts to go and retrieve the Golden Fleece.
Knowles did a wonderful job of introducing a new audience to Jason: a naive young man who takes on a quest to sail across the world in a bid to save his father's life. We see him gather his Argonauts to make the journey with him, we follow him to the islands of Lemnos and Samothrace, and - of course - we walk alongside him as he enters the lands of Colchis. Not only does the reader get to see Jason's physical trek across the seas, but we also get to see him mature into the man his Argonauts need him to be.
Unsurprisingly, my favourite moments of this book were the ones which shed light on either Heracles, Hypsipyle, or Medea. Heracles' braun and arrogance added a layer of humour to the story I thoroughly enjoyed to the point where I wasn't able to put the book down whenever he appeared. With regards to Hypsipyle - this is a character I've been patiently waiting for someone to take on, and so I was thrilled to see her come to life on these pages and presented in a strong way. And of course, Medea, our wonderful and crazy sorceress, totally took centre stage in the last few chapters of the book. Medea was powerful and sultry and exhibited glimmers of her terrifying character on this leg of Jason's journey.
JASON:
The second book in the Blades of Bronze series does not disappoint!
In this instalment, Mark Knowles takes his reader on Jason's journey home to Iolkos after he has successfully retrieved the Golden Fleece. The ancient source material surrounding the Argonautica's triumphant return to Greece is actually extremely limited, and so I enjoyed reading where Knowles' imagination took us on this ride. Given that the Blades of Bronze series discusses Jason's mythology in a more historical-fiction manner, I thought the book did a wonderful job of rooting this insane story in a more familiar world to that of the readers.
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From the heart, thank you Erica. I really, *really* appreciate the support you've given the series and, as I type one-handed, am raising a glass to the stellar success of this channel (subscribers more than doubling in less than a year; film production; S. fry headlining etc...). If Erica had been at Hastings, the Normans would've just gone home. FACTS, good people!
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The Jason book looks like Jason X and I thought it was the novelization of the Jason X movie for a split second
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I‘ve read sooo many books because of your videos, just like Argo and Jason when they were released. Thank you so much Erica for all your effort!
I miss your more sassy and chaotic unique old style, your book reviews were truly hilarious 😂 but I can unterstand the need for development on RUclips. I‘m still happy to follow along and enjoy your love for greek myths 😊
Sounds right up my alley, thanks for talking about these. It's a shame the marketing team ddn't seem to "get" these books.
Well hopefully we (as in me and all of you guys in the community) can push them into the correct hands 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
An excellent review essay: props.
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These sound right up my alley. I really think I would love these books!
Keep me updated!!!
Thanks for the Euripides vs Apollonius breakdown concerning Medea. (I love Euripides’ Medea, like most, but I didn’t know which Knowles would pull on.) I will definitely be picking up this trilogy now just to see the retelling!
I hope you enjoy it!!!
You sell me sooooo many books! My wallet hates you! 😂 Seriously though, these sound awesome!!! (Btw, David Gemmell’s “Troy” series was pretty good historical fiction also about the battle of Troy)
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Michael Wood had a great documentary about Jason and the Argonauts
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These three are in my TBR pile, I struggled through Apollonius Jason and the Golden Fleece even though I did enjoy it, so it will be nice to read a more modern version. Just finished Atalanta and the adventure of the Argo was brilliant in that book.
'Hades' would definitely have been better off as a stand alone by the sounds of it, a shame the publisher didn't get that, but everything's got to be a trilogy nowadays!
Apollonius is GREAT oh my god stop - you’re breaking my heart 💔
Reading Stone Blind right now, Argo is next.
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Added to the TBR
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I am in the US and it is still on pre-order until April!!!
We do love a preorder 👀
These sound amazing! The only myth retelling I’ve read so far have been with the feminist POV (which I love) but I’m really keen to branch out into different themes,
Variety is ALWAYS a good thing!
Hi Erica. Have you come across John Gardner's Jason and Medea? Beautiful verse poem.
I have not!
@@MoAnInc Thank you for your response, Erica!
I add also Robert Graves, Hercules My Shipmate, another Argonauts retelling, still in print.
I follow and enjoy your podcast.
100% asking to borrow these 👀
Any 👏🏼 time 👏🏼
Erica, I’m an author and I think you’d like my book.
Technically, Wonder Woman wasn't classic either.
This has got me excited to read these!! I actually got hold of Argo this week😍🫶🏻
Aaaaaahhhh keep me updated!!!