In the tradition of Zachary Mason’s bestselling first novel, The Lost Books of the Odyssey – where he recast episodes from Homer’s masterpiece – Metamorphica now reimagines Ovid’s epic poem of endless transformation, Metamorphoses.
A glorious compendium of classical mythology stretching from the creation of the universe to the Emperor Augustus.
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Metamorphica has done away with traditional modes entirely...
well-wrought, with some
powerful writing... Even knowing the myth's grisly end does not diminish the impact of the retelling.
Mason adds new perspectives to the mythical stories we thought we knew.
Zachary Mason’s new retellings are playful and daring… with…Mason’s intriguing Calvino-esque storytelling, this is a constellation of stories that should star on your bookshelf.
Zachary Mason is the author of the
New York Times bestsellingnovel
The Lost Books of the Odyssey and, more recently,
Void Star, which has been optioned for film
.He lives in California.