David Berger (4)

After discovering that my daughter's high school English teacher had written a fantasy novel based on Greek mythology, I couldn't resist both reading it and recommending it to my book club this month.

This book is intriguing on several levels. Greek mythology has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Growing up with my Mom, a high school English teacher with a special passion for Edith Hamilton, has something to do with that I suppose. ...and now, I teach early Western Humanities on the college level, so of course the belief systems of ancient civilizations are addressed in my classes. So to be able to immerse myself in a fantasy revolving around Apollo's world was of course lots of fun! The first portion of this book goes heavily into Greek mythology, so of course curiosity about this topic is a must here.

I especially like the contemporary Task Force characters and I enjoyed reading about how an archaeologist, a zoologist, an animal geneticist and a creative potter turn into Greek-like superheros who get to experience a whole space-time continuum paradox! I hope to read more about their lives and adventures in the next book in this series since we only get to spend time with them for a portion of the book.

The adventures of both the deities of the Greek pantheon as well as those of Danelos, Sarah, Brandon & Aleta would also translate REALLY well into a graphic novel.

A great debut novel by Mr. Berger!… (more)