Atalanta: The dazzling story of the only female Argonaut

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it rules them out as reading material for contemporary devout polytheists and that’s unfortunate because it’s a hungry market. The romantic thread highlighted her vulnerability and mortality and was very moving and the ending to the book was good “I am wild, I am free.

This is a novel full of fun, with quests and contests, gods and giants, heroes and witches, and a woman fighting to make a name for herself. We all fell under her silvery gaze, we all bowed to her might, from the worms slithering in the earth to the howling wolves. I stared, not able to believe what I was seeing, but as he screamed, I saw it taking shape—two antlers twisting out of his skull. It raised another question for me: Though I was growing swiftly all the time, and was almost as tall as the nymphs were already, why did they never seem to change? Atalanta became an incredibly skilled fighter and hunter under the goddess' watchful eye – greater than any other woman, and man too.As the nymphs had told me, it was under the protection of Artemis that I had the chance to grow free and joyous. Across the water, set into the sloping mountainside, was a wide cave with large rocks dotted about in front of the entrance.

It’s why there are endless possibilities in recreating the myths, because you can use the same source material to create entirely different stories.The heroic story of the only female Argonaut, told by Jennifer Saint, the bestselling author of ELEKTRA (UK, Sunday Times, May 2022) and ARIADNE (UK, Sunday Times, April 2021).

But that language must still sing on the page, which is one of the more consistent strengths of Madeleine Miller’s Circe, for example, to which Saint’s books have been compared. Saint ( Elektra) continues to breathe new life into Greek myths in this exciting and intelligent reimagining of the story of warrior Atalanta. The Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece is filled with impossible challenges, but Atalanta proves herself equal to the men she fights alongside.Elsewhere, Jason is preparing to set out aboard the Argo on his mission to obtain the Golden Fleece from the King of Colchis. Left for dead on the side of a mountain as an infant, Atalanta’s life seemed destined to be short and cruel.

Despite her closeness to Artemis, she’s not foolish enough to rely upon the goddess as a protector: she has seen first-hand that the gods can be cold and capricious, and all she wants from Artemis is the chance to prove herself. in " The BookBrowse Review" - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly " Publishing This Week" newsletter. It’s a very easy read incorporating parts of the mythology surrounding Atalanta whilst coming up with a new and interesting storyline. The nymphs who cared for me were dedicated to following her: dozens of ageless daughters of rivers, springs, oceans, and winds, young women who ran and hunted and bathed alongside the goddess.If anybody deserves their own novel, Atalanta does – and Saint’s treatment of her does not disappoint.