Olympians: Hephaistos: God of Fire [Paperback]

The generation weaned on the Marvel Universe will find much to love in OConnors 12-book series. New York Times

George OConnors vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to life in the New York Times Bestselling series The Olympians. This fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology is perfect for fans of Percy Jackson!

Thrown from Mount Olympus as a newborn and caught by Thetis and Eurynome, who raised him on the island of Lemnos, Hephaistos had an aptitude for creating beautiful objects from a very young age. Despite his rejection from Olympus, he swallowed his anger and spent his days perfecting his craft. His exquisitely forged gifts and weapons earned him back his seat in the heavens, but he was not treated as an equalhis brothers and sisters looked down at him for his lame leg, and even his own wife, Aphrodite, was disloyal. Witness Hephaistos wrath in God of Fire as he creates a plan thatll win him the respect he deserves

George O'Connoris theNew York Timesbestselling author ofOlympians,the series of graphic novels featuring the tragic, dramatic, and epic lives of the Greek Pantheon and its counterpart featuring the Norse Gods, the seriesAsgardians. His first graphic novel,Journey into Mohawk Country, pushed the boundaries of the genre, using as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert. He also illustrated acclaimed playwright Adam RappsBall Peen Hammer. He teamed up with writer Daniel G. Newman onUnrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy, the first volume in theWorld Citizen Comicsseries. George is also the creator of popular picture books such as theNew York TimesbestsellingKapow!andIf I Had a Triceratops.He lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him at georgeoconnorbooks.com. The generation weaned on the Marvel Universe will find much tolã;