Olympians: Hades: Lord of the Dead -- George O'Connor, Paperback

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Volume 4 of the highly acclaimed Olympians series

Hades: Lord of the Dead tells the story of the great God of the Underworld and one of the most famous of all Greek myths: Hades' abduction of Persephone and her mother's revenge. Be prepared to see a new side of Persephone in this dynamic adaptation of the story of the creation of the seasons.

In Olympians, O'Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic Greek myths. But these stories aren't sedate, scholarly works. They're action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions. O'Connor's vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life in a perfect fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology. This title has Common Core connections.

Hades is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012

Author: George O'Connor
Publisher: First Second
Published: 01/31/2012
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.40w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781596434349
Age Range: 9-14

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 148131 / Hades: Lord of the Dead


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/02/2012 pg. 87
Booklist 01/01/2012 pg. 79
Shelf Awareness 02/10/2012
School Library Journal 03/01/2012 pg. 190
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2012 pg. 72
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 131 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
George O'Connor is an author, illustrator and cartoonist. His first graphic novel, Journey Into Mohawk Country, used as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert, and told the true story of how New York almost wasn't. He followed that up with Ball Peen Hammer, the first graphic novel written by playwright Adam Rapp, a dark, dystopian view of a society's collapse. Now he has brought his attention to Olympians, an ongoing series retelling the classic Greek myths in comics form. In addition to his graphic novel career, O'Connor has published several children's picture books, including the New York Times best-selling Kapow, Sally and the Some-Thing, and Uncle Bigfoot. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.