Asterios the Minotaur

Name: Asterios the Minotaur
Brand: Bookreps NZ Limited
SKU: 9781800441156
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By Serge Le Tendre

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Summary

Theseus, prince of Athens, awakens injured and captive inside an unfamiliar hut. He faces his captor, Asterios, a mighty man with the head of a bull, at the heart of the labyrinth built by engineer Dedalus for King Minos of Crete. Contrary to legend, Asterios is a rational being who narrates his life story, sparking a reluctant respect between the young Athenian and the feared creature.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy graphic novels with mythological themes and complex character interactions.

In the heart of the fabled Labyrinth, Theseus, prince of Athens, is at the mercy of the terrifying Minotaur. Far from being a mindless, merciless brute, though, the creature begins to tell his tragic story ...

Description

Theseus, prince of Athens, awakens injured and bound inside an unknown hut. Facing him stands his captor a mighty, bull-headed man! There, at the centre of the labyrinth built by engineer Dedalus for the king of Crete, Minos, Theseus is astonished to discover that the blood-thirsty monster that the legends describe is in fact a rational being named Asterios, who begins to recount the story of his life. Between the young Athenian sacrifice and the feared creature, grudging respect emerges

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800441156

Publisher: Cinebook Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Cinebook Ltd

Illustration: 72 Illustrations

Contributors:

Illustrated by Frederic Peynet

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 217.0mm

Height: 287.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 72

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Fiction Graphic Novels Serge Le Tendre

About the Author

Serge Le Tendre is one of the big names of Bandes Dessinées. He took classes from masters such as Mézières (Valerian & Laureline) and Giraud/Moebius, alongside other stalwarts of the medium as Juillard (Blake & Mortimer) and Loisel, and is the authors of unforgettable series La quête de l'oiseau du temps and Jerome K. Jerome Bloche. Frédéric Peynet claims Rosinski (Thorgal) as one of his main sources of inspiration; he is the illustrator of several series including Les contes du Korrigan and Le Feul.