Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined (Stephen Frys Greek Myths, 2)

My beautiful, crisp two-volume box-set of of "Heroes: The Greek Myths Reimagined" by the ever-reliable Stephen Fry has safely arrived. Tight binding, clean, unmarked pages, and superbly intact dust jackets combine to make this a faultless purchase. Swift delivery; I could not be more satisfied or grateful.

I have always loved Stephen Fry and continue to enjoy his works in this the second volume of his take on Greek Myths. Let me say this is not a re-imagining and more of a retelling with Stephen Fry's sense of wit, intelligence and wonderful asides. I've found myself delighted time and time again reading through these stories and I ALWAYS make sure to hit the footnotes. This book makes me smile every day that I open it, and I cannot thank the author enough for that wonderful joy.

I enjoyed this book—and it predecessor, Mythos—a great deal. It tells the intertwined stories of the various Geek heroes clearly and amusingly, without either turning them into children's stories or getting bogged down in sources and complications. (It does not slight sources; it just does not overcomplicate the narrative with philological details.) The voice is contemporary, and that is usually an advantage. At times the references to popular culture seem a bit intrusive, but mostly they work. What could be a dryasdust report on ancient texts becomes a really good read.

Classical Mythology has always been a favorite topic of mine, and I love Stephen Fry's sense of humor. I have this on CD and hope soon I can also get this on audiobook as well.

A beautiful book with gorgeous re-tellings of the Greek myths. Stephen has such a beautiful and succinct way of showing the myths in all their original glory while re-kindling our passion for them again with his intelligent humor and careful research. A must-read for all Stephen Fry fans, Greek mythology fans, and fans of reading.

I love Fry's reworking of the Greek myths. He is consistently entertaining. This is one book where the audio is a better bet. Although well illustrated, the typography is ill chosen. Small text with too-generous margins and footnotes in a oddly grayed-out sans serif.

I love the sly humor and the underlying scholarship that supports these stories. They are highly readable and the book is beautiful.

If you’re a fan of Neil Gaiman’s treatment of Norse mythology, you’ll love Stephen’s take on Greek mythology. Outstanding writing and obvious devotion to research.

Greek myths with a Stephen Fry touch, what could be better?