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Title: Dazzling Brightness by Roberta Gellis ISBN: 0-7860-0023-6 Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: June, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: More of a fantasy than a Greek Myth.
Comment: I picked up this book because I love the story of Persephone and Hades. I don't know why, but I just do. So a love story from their perspective sounded wonderful!
It was a disappointing read--I've never been particularly fond of Gellis's style, and I was hoping to be proved wrong, but I was not. Persephone is a bit of a twit, and spends most of her time trying to be protected by Hades. As soon as they descend into the underworld, it becomes less of a Greek Mythology story or a Romance and more of a badly written fantasy novel. There are man eating creatures, dead people that aren't dead, mysterious evil funguses....well, you get the idea.
If you are as big of a fanatic of greek myth as I am, I encourage you to pick it up anyways and judge for yourself. I loaned my copy to my sister and she loved it, but then again, she loves anything Romance, and is not a very picky reader. I am on the other end of the spectrum -- I am EXTREMELY picky and am very choosy about my authors. So if you are looking for your average romance with a bit of the fantastic, you should like this book. If you are very picky about who and what you read, I advise you to steer clear.
Rating: 4
Summary: Bk 1 in the Greek myth series
Comment: This is the story of Persephone (born Kore, daughter of Demeter) and Hades (brother of Zeus and Poseidon). Gellis wrote three books that are interrelated - Dazzling Brightness, Shimmering Splendor, and Enchanted Fire, and followed them up with others - Bull God, and Thrice Bound. Hint - try to read them in order, because some references in later books make more sense.
Dazzling Brightness is a retelling of the Hades-Persephone myth. I read this along with Shimmering Splendor last weekend. Frankly, I enjoyed the first book far more. We see the transformation of Kore, the sheltered daughter of the Corn Goddess, into the powerful goddess Persephone. We also see the interaction of Olympian rivalries most vividly in this book - Zeus versus Poseidon, Poseidon versus Hades, Demeter versus Zeus and Hades. For me, the love story in this book also worked most compellingly. I could believe in Persephone falling in love with Hades, as he taught her the full extent of her powers *and* allowed her to use them without asking anything in return. By the end, when Hades and Persephone come to terms with her mother Demeter, I could believe that this was a couple that was truly in love, and that they fully deserved each other. [Neither was perfect of course - Hades is jealous at one time, and so is Persephone. But that's life and love].
It helps if you know a bit about the Persephone myth. In this book, Gellis stays true to the myth more or less, but changes the nature of the Olympians who are powerful mages and long-lived beings, but are not Immortals. Nor is the Underworld what it first appears to be. The story of Hades and Persephone's first journey through the underworld was compelling reading.
[written September 16, 2002]
Rating: 5
Summary: Even from Hades, Roberta Gellis Entertains!
Comment: When I first read that Roberta Gellis was writing a book about Mythical characters, especially Hades(??), I thought she had gone out of her mind! The first and formost athority on the Medievil era should continue to enlighten and entertain in the field in which she excells. However, being one of the few that had read her gothic, science fiction and her foray into romance, I decided that if she was going to write about the gods, I would read about the gods. She proves once again that a laundry list written by her would be entertaining! Her retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephine is fantastic! She makes you understand why Persephine left the earth and her mother for 6 months of the year and returned to Hades. My question is: Why did she leave Hades at all? The information in this book leads the reader on a quest for further knowledge. After finishing this novel, I went to the classic Bullfinch's Mythology and read his dry, unembellished account. I then began looking up other characters in her book to read their stories. Roberta Gellis, within the confines of classic Greek Mythology, weaves an unforgetable tale of adventure, suspense and a glimpse of the human nature that exists in everyone, even the gods. This book is a must if you are interested in mythology or the classics. It is highly recommended to anyone looking for a riviting, memorable tale that will stay with you long after the last page is turned. This book will take you away to a magical kingdom and return you wanting more.
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Title: Shimmering Splendor by Roberta Gellis ISBN: 0786001321 Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Enchanted Fire by Roberta Gellis, Roberta Gillis ISBN: 0786003308 Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: December, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Thrice Bound by Roberta Gellis ISBN: 0671318349 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 31 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Bull God by Roberta Gellis ISBN: 0671578685 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Personal Devil: A Magdalene la Batarde Mystery by Roberta Gellis ISBN: 0312875932 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 07 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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