Helen & Troy's Epic Road Quest

By: A. Lee Martinez

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Witness the epic battle of the cyclops!

Visit the endangered dragon preserve! Please, no slaying.

Solve the mystery of The Mystery Cottage, if you dare!

Buy some knickknacks from The Fates! They might come in handy later.

On a road trip across an enchanted America, Helen and Troy will discover all this and more. If the curse placed upon them by an ancient god doesn't kill them or the pack of reluctant orc assassins don't catch up to them, Helen and Troy might reach the end their journey in one piece, where they might just end up destroying the world. Or at least a state or two.

A minotaur girl, an all-American boy, a three-legged dog, and a classic car are on the road to adventure, where every exit leads to adventure. Whether they like it or not.

©2013 A. Lee Martinez (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Good deal

Good story.
Rather imaginative as far as I am concerned. But I find most of his stories that way. The delightful part is that they are not part of single universe where the characters run into each other. While not bad, it is over done with most writers. Martinez has a good imagination and a decent skill at story telling.

American Gods "Light"

What did you like best about this story?

This was a fun story. My best attempt at describing it would be a "light", younger audience version of American Gods. The narrator did a great job and the story has few slow spots.

A new twist on heroic quests, bossy gods and myth

Where does Helen & Troy's Epic Road Quest rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

In the middle. I've definitely listened to better, but there are many books out that there are worse.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The challenges were insteresting. I loved that they had dinner with one opponent, pre-battle, and that mystery house had such a mystery. The least interesting parts were everything related to Helen. She had the random droll comment but most of her story line was a never-ending self-awareness conversation about her own mythological-ness. It wasn't amusing or interesting...just long. And repetitive.

Which scene was your favorite?

Dinner with the cyclops.

Funny and cute

My third Martinez book, and like the others I thought it was funny and strangely cute. I'll have to listen to it again when I'm on s road trip.

Narrator was great. Good character voices, decent pacing, and good enunciation.

Great stand alone book

If you like Greek mythology blended into current time and adventure stories then this the book for you.