Resultados para "Perseus" en Ciencia ficción y fantasía

Richard L. Pastore offers up a lighthearted rendition of the original tale of Perseus, complete with gods and gorgons. The story begins with Acrisius, king of Argos, discovering he will have a grandson who is predestined to kill him. That child, Perseus, reaches adulthood and with the aid of two gods embarks on a quest taking him to the edges of the ancient Hellenic world.

Medusas Leben in einem zwielichtigen Athener Vorort ist bestimmt von Regeln und Vorschriften. Lediglich kleine Lichtblicke durchbrechen ihren eintönigen Alltag. Doch als sich ihre Schwestern mit dem mächtigen Poseidon anlegen, eröffnet er die Jagd auf die verloren geglaubte Medusa. Ausgerechnet Perseus, der neue Student an ihrem College, kommt ihr bei einem versuchten Überfall zur Hilfe.

Nationally bestselling author of Daughters of Sparta Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative and female-centered reinterpretation of the myth of the great hero Perseus, told through the voices of three women who are sidelined in the traditional version—his mother, Danae; his trophy, Medusa...

One last adventure...It has been nine years since the Sabrina’s ill-fated jump through the gate at the Grey Wolf Star. Jessica and the crew have nearly made it across the breadth of the Orion Freedom Alliance, and are less than a year from the nebulous border with the Inner Stars. While waiting for cargo to be ready on the planet Ferra, the crew spends a day in the city, relaxing, and taking in the sights. Until Cheeky is abducted....

Auf einer Insel am Ende der Welt lauern die schlangenhaarigen Gorgonen. Die schlimmste der dämonischen Schwestern ist Medusa, deren Antlitz so schrecklich ist, dass sein Anblick jeden Sterblichen sofort zu Stein verwandelt. Und genau dieses Ungeheuer zu erschlagen ist die Aufgabe des jungen Zeussohnes Perseus, der sich dazu auf eine gefahrvolle Reise begibt. Nach den Sagen der griechischen Antike.

This is an omnibus edition of Episodes 4-6 in season 1 of the Aeon 14 Perseus Gate series. It contains: The Last Bastion of Star City: Jessica had never imagined such a place as Star City existed, let alone that something like a Bastion protected it, The Toll Road Between the Stars: No one ever said that travelling ten thousand light years would be easy..., and The Final Stroll on Perseus's Arm: An old foe from Finaeus's past reveals a secret that will save the crew.

The myth of Perseus, told through the story of the three women who knew him best - his mother Danae, his wife Andromeda, and his victim, Medusa. History remembers him as a hero. But the women who knew him best remember a different man... Perseus grows up wanting to be a hero, but he cannot...