Olympic Games

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A modern-day tale of Greek mythological folly, this story follows the spoiled and vain Hera, who yearns for a family at any cost, as she pursues macho Zeus, still on the prowl in the 21st century. Meanwhile, Zeus, having given a family some cursory effort, is attempting to find himself in wine, women of all descriptions, and male rituals engaged in by his very own new age cult. Blind passion is truly a disaster when it involves the gods, leading to broken hearts, shattered dreams, and entomologically enhanced ...

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Overview

A modern-day tale of Greek mythological folly, this story follows the spoiled and vain Hera, who yearns for a family at any cost, as she pursues macho Zeus, still on the prowl in the 21st century. Meanwhile, Zeus, having given a family some cursory effort, is attempting to find himself in wine, women of all descriptions, and male rituals engaged in by his very own new age cult. Blind passion is truly a disaster when it involves the gods, leading to broken hearts, shattered dreams, and entomologically enhanced offspring. It is left to an unlikely band of mortals and one determined water nymph to somehow rein in the Olympian chaos.

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Editorial Reviews

Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
This is wonderful novel; it may well become a cult classic.
—Elizabeth Hand
San Francisco Chronicle
This very funny fantasy is especially impressive in the way it turns serious and genuinely moving in its final pages.
SciFi.com
This modern tale of an ancient marriage is hilarious and tear-jerking by turns.
Library Journal
True to his nature, Zeus falls in love with a river nymph and changes her into a tree to protect her from his jealous wife, Hera. In retaliation, Hera becomes pregnant and gives birth to a strange insect-like child. The old Oracle passes his gift to Eddie, a mentally challenged youth with a simple heart, and a young man named Possum finds a strange and beautiful woman trapped in a piece of wood. The time is the 21st century; the place, a small community in the Catskill Mountains. What's first novel re-creates the icons of Greek mythology, complete with old rivalries, twists of Fate, and the triumph of the indomitable human will over impossible odds. Delightfully told, with touches of humor and moments of dramatic intensity, this tale of jealousy and love among gods and humans belongs in most fantasy collections. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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  • ISBN-13: 9781892391100
  • Publisher: Tachyon Publications
  • Publication date: 5/28/2004
  • Pages: 286
  • Product dimensions: 5.40 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

Leslie What received the 1999 Nebula Award for her story “The Cost of Business” and the Oregon Writer's Colony Award for nonfiction in 2002 for her essay “Why We Wash the Dead.” Her stories and essays have been published in Asimov's, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Parabola, and Realms of Fantasy. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.

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