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Heroes
- Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Series: The Mythos Volumes, Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Publisher's Summary
Enter the monstrous and magical world of Stephen Fry's Sunday Times best seller Heroes, brought to you by Penguin.
Shortlisted for the 2018 Specsavers audiobook award.
Imagine sandals on your feet, a sword in your hand and the hot sun beating down on your helmet.
Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece.
Marvel as Atalanta - a woman raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples.
Discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera.
Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best....
Read by Stephen Fry himself, Heroes harnesses the magic of ancient legends in an entertaining and modern retelling in Fry's iconic and captivating narration.
Critic Reviews
"A romp through the lives of ancient Greek gods. Fry is at his story-telling best...the gods will be pleased." (Times)
"Assured and engaging. The pace is lively, the jokes are genuinely funny." (Guardian)
"An Olympian feat. The gods seem to be smiling on Fry - his myths are definitely a hit." (Evening Standard)
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- Anonymous User
- 27-11-2018
amazing from start to end!
absolute pleasure listening to this book. As always Stephen Fry delivered another great book. looking forward to the Trojan war.
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- Jack
- 25-12-2018
I wish I could give it 6 stars
Wonderful whimsical story telling by Stephen Fry at his best. I enjoyed it even more than Mythos and I cant wait to read the third installment.
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- David
- 12-12-2018
brilliant stories and narration!
i dont know how many times Fry made me laugh out loud as i sat in a train or walked along the road. the accents...Welsh, Scots, yorkshire to name a few...were brilliant. cant wait for the next book on the Trojans.
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- ellie picone
- 10-12-2018
Great bedtime story telling
Loved the flow and rhythm and content and Stephen’s reading of it
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Loved the explanations of relationship and anachronisms
Loved it all!
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- Reviewer
- 23-11-2018
Perfect gift and a delight to listen to
Worth every second. Beautifully read. Wonderful retelling of heroic myths. Can’t wait for the next book in Stephen Fry’s series...
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-12-2018
Only multiple listening will do this justice
Steven fry could adapt a take-away menu to a novel and I would listen to it on repeat.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-12-2018
always a pleasure
I adore this series, and it's always a pleasure when I can tune out the word and enjoy this fabulous book.
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- Leazette
- 10-12-2018
awesome. it has been a pleasure to listen to this
awesome. it has been a pleasure to listen to this book and I hope there are more
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-12-2018
Glorious anthology, crisp, colourful and tragic
a beautiful anthology that can only serve to inspire yet more amazing heroes to come
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-05-2019
Amazing!
Perfect book for anyone who loves Greek mythology and hero’s! Only wished there was more!
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- Silvia
- 03-11-2018
Wonderful
Truly enjoyable, both the story and the narration are perfect. This book goes deeper and more detailed into ancient Greek stories than any other book I've ever read. Surely recommend to anyone interested in Greek mythology.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-03-2019
Pure magic. Stephen Fry is transcendent.
Both the story and narrative are excellent! It was a very special experience to revisit the ancient Greek universe. I wish Stephen Fry could have been my history teacher. And English teacher. And art teacher. And... well, you get the idea
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- Yulia Nikolaeva
- 29-12-2018
An engaging continuation of Mythos
This book's subject is lives and deeds of Greek heroes. The narration is (as always) brilliant and the plot most engaging. Recommended to anyone struggling with original Greek sources on heroes but interested in Greek hero myths. The stories are spiced with humor and drama, but remain faithful to the original. Fry sometimes offers insight on how different types of heroes reflected changes in Greek society over time.
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- Minol De Silva
- 09-03-2019
Loved it!!!
Found it fascinating to listen, put a slot of colour to the stories I have read and heard on Greek myths.
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- Kannangara Don Marcus
- 11-12-2020
I love Stephen Fry’s voice
He could read the phone book and it would be most charming! And it is such a well told story! Awesome purchase.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-12-2020
An Exceptional Performance
Stephen Fry’s telling of the quests and sometimes unfortunate adventures of Greek Heroes and Demi-gods is unlike any other in the category. Whilst not a comprehensive collection of scholarly work, these tales are filled with a brilliant balance between wit, humour and mythology, as well as a perfect performance from Fry himself.
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- Babs
- 24-11-2020
Fun
Very entertaining and a good way to refresh one’s memory regarding the old Greek mythologies. A must for every individual interested in culture.
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- GnH
- 05-10-2020
Epic loved it
Another absolutely brilliant and inspiring story telling by Stephen Fry, loved it!
Blar, blar, blar fifteen words nonsense hahar 🤣💛👍
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- DFK
- 03-09-2020
Stephen Fry is a treasure
I actually am not a big fan of Greek mythology, so the only reason the “Story” gets 5 stars is because these stories are told so well and this is a wonderful way to become a bit less ignorant of these stories that any educated person needs to know (not necessarily for themselves but because of how they impacted our language, literature, such as Shakespeare, art, music, and more). So a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, but in this case it is much more than a spoonful. Stephen Fry is magical. I’m sure the books are fun to read, but in this case listening to Stephen Fry read them is tenfold more fun than it would be reading them to myself. I enjoyed him reading the first book in the trilogy (yes, I’m looking forward to “Troy”), but the stories themselves became too formulaic. These are also, to some extent - the hero outsmarting or overpowering the villainous creature. But I found that I was much more interested in hearing the adventures. Nevertheless, I’d say that even though you don’t have to hear Mythos first, do so, Then Heroes will be total joy.
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- Kurtis Richards
- 03-09-2020
Delightful dive into Divinity and their offspring
Another masterpiece from Mr Fry.
Despite the Manyopolese of similar names woven into the fabric of Greek history, Mr Fry eloquently elaborates on the trials and tribulations of Heroes of Legend, and expands our understanding of the human condition in the process.
Modestly presented & given credit where it's due. This well constructed tapestry of Legends pays great homage to the great playwrights and authors which came before it and belongs along side them as a work of art and an aural pleasure.
I am sure that I will listen to this time & time again and I cant wait for the third installation in this series!
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- Anonymous User
- 28-03-2019
Great Book, Shame about the poor navigation
Mythos was my first audiobook and was in many ways the perfect place to start. Heroes was my second audiobook and for some reason the creators didn't see fit to carry over the use of chapter titles or book sections which were so helpful in the first book. I don't really understand it as it can't possibly require that much more work just to denote each chapter with a title rather than a number. It, unfortunately, discourages relistening to the book and is in many ways more necessary in this second book as the stories unfold separately following different heroes and is less chronological than Mythos. My hope is that this will somehow at some point be fixed and that they return to chapter names for the third book. If all you care about it the story then, by all means, go ahead and buy this audiobook, i just felt i would voice my opinion on this small point of criticism.
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- Simon
- 02-11-2018
Ancient Myths from a Modern Legend!
This is an audiobook that I simply can't recommend enough. One of British entertainment's legends in Stephen Fry dusts off these ancient tales and breathes a contemporary form of life and colour into them in his own unique style. It's a mixture of description, a little conjecture and of course the lion's share being taken by these grand old tales themselves. They take front and center stage and while Fry cleverly interweaves background and information it never feels like anything other than being told an engaging story. Of course being Stephen we also get charming nuggets of etymology thrown into the mix as well.
Using a fairly informal, almost irreverent approach, for example he pronounces the names of people and places as comes most easily to him, Fry brings these stories to life like few others ever could. The Gods, heroes and of course villains are given an often-missed humanity and character that is both charming and humorous.
In fairness, although clearly a lot of personal research went into these re-tellings it's neither a comprehensive collection, more of a Greatest Hits if you will, nor is it a hugely scholarly work. However, if like me you mainly have a passing knowledge of the Greek Myths or you want to dip your toe into them for the first time this is a fabulous place to start.
My favourite has always been Jason and his Argonauts ever since watching Don Chaffey's 1963 film as a boy. Even with this one though, the one that I'm most familiar with I learned more about the back story and how the plot developed and has been toyed with than I ever have before. Then, right at the end Stephen describes "Mythos" as a trilogy which I wasn't aware of so hopefully to match his shows there will be one more of these which will cover the Trojan war and its aftermath. I can't wait!
So, if you want to spend some time listening to a modern legend breathing life into ancient myths, this is very much the right series!
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- David Smith
- 01-05-2019
Rather disappointing
I love the stories from Greek mythology but I can’t help but feel underwhelmed with this one. I agree with others that are unhappy with the accents chosen for a lot of the characters. Also, I just couldn’t loose myself in some of the stories like I usually do... and the omission of the Trojan war was annoying - I can only hope this huge tale has been left so we can do a whole book on it!
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- Wil
- 15-04-2019
Avoid audiobook - buy book
Stephen Fry makes Perseus sound like the village idiot...His story telling is first class, his accents ruined it for me.
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- Somebody
- 03-11-2018
WOW!! Totally worth it
Amazing book with fantastic stories and my I say Mr Fry, what a story teller he is perfect in everything and I definitely suggest mythos
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- Calum
- 29-11-2018
Pantomime accents nearly ruined Heroes - FryFan
I love Stephen Fry and I loved Mythos.
However the accents for the characters in Heroes are so off putting.
The young Perseus sounds like a cast member from Last of the Summer Wine.
Then the Irish and the Welsh etc etc. Really made it hard for me to finish this one.
The stories are all great and it truly feels like a sequel to Mythos. I just should've read it.
I'm just a 26 year old who likes a good bedtime story.
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- Simon Boon
- 12-09-2019
Not a patch on Mythos
The bizarre decision to put such awful accents to the characters made this audio book almost unlistenable. I have enjoyed all of Mr Fry’s audio books save for this one.
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- nathan
- 19-03-2019
great listen though overacting at points
enjoyable and very entertaining take on the Classic greek myths, though some of the accents are a bit much (Greeks are Welsh, Irish and Scottish? I am greatful to know Perseus is from Yorkshire!) recommended regardless!
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- Andrea
- 21-11-2018
Absolutely fantastic!
Stephen Fry, one more time brilliantly excites all the senses. Amizingly written and performed. So inspiring for an artist!
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- Simon Jon Horsfall
- 15-01-2021
Unnecessary Accents ruined the story.
Accents ruined it. Mythos was great with Stephen Fry voice just as it is, sorry but stories were ruined. Not for me I’m afraid.
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