Heroes

This is a spirited retelling of stories that Fry clearly knows and loves

This is a spirited retelling of stories that Fry clearly knows and loves

Assured and engaging . The pace is lively , the jokes are genuinely funny , and Fry once again proves himself a master of great learning worn lightly

Here, indeed, be monsters , myriad adventures and machinating gods . Fry is a personable and passionate narrator

Just as delightful and difficult to put down as the first. Heroes makes the stories relatable without skimping on the gory details, or sacrificing the truths of the myth. It's rich, it's funny and you'll feel like you've learned a lot

Fry brilliantly retells the dramatic, funny, tragic and timeless tales of these heroic men and women in a ll their grit and glory . Filled with white-knuckle chases and twisted labyrinths, impossible puzzles and blood-curdling monsters

Just as delightful and difficult to put down as the first. It makes stories relatable without skimping on the gory details

Rich, funny and you'll feel like you've learned a lot along the way

Tales of fatal flaws, perilous journeys and shining acts of heroism are told with gusto and young and old will be engrossed. The audiobook is an absolute gem too, read by the author who has a winning way of bringing these epic tales to life

Joyfully informal yet full of the literary legacy . The Greek gods of the past become relatable

The best thing he's written since his superb first novel . . . entertaining and edifying

Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie in A Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) and Jeeves and Wooster and was unforgettable as General Melchett in Blackadder . He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels - The Liar , The Hippopotamus , Making History and The Stars' Tennis Balls - as well as three volumes of autobiography - Moab is My Washpot , The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me . Mythos, Heroes, Troy and Odyssey , his retellings of the Greek myths, are all Sunday Times bestsellers.