Olympians: Hephaistos: God of Fire by George O’Connor, 72
pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL First Second (Roaring Brook Press),
2019. $19.
Content:
Language: PG (2 swears); Mature Content; PG-13; Violence: PG-13.
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Hera and Zeus have a child named Hephaistos,
but Hera doesn’t like her baby because she thinks he is ugly so she throws him
into the ocean and he is raised by two mermaids. As he gets older, he is good at forging
different treasures that are appreciated by the gods. He is married to Aphrodite, but she is
unfaithful and Hephaistos is unhappy with her.
Overtime, Hephaistos makes his way to be a god as he trades things for his forged treasures.
This book has a lot of the different Greek
gods as part of Hephaistos’ story. Hephaistos’
story is interesting but there are many different story lines about his life
woven throughout, which makes it feel choppy.
I think this is an interesting series that helps readers grasp the main
events of the different Greek gods, and if you have other books in this series
this is a must.
Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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