An Asian Minor

The True Story of Ganymede

By: Felice Picano

Narrated by: Jason Frazier

Long out-of-print, this novella is Ganymede's life story - unapologetic in its ribald details of Greek gods in disguise, trying to seduce the most beautiful youth in the Ancient world. When a prince of Troy is born with perfect proportions, not only does every man he meets desire him, but the Immortals want him as their lover. Ganymede loses his virginity to Hermes at 12, at 14 he captures the attention of Ares and Apollo...can Zeus be next? This risqué tale, narrated by acclaimed storyteller Jason Frazier, will appeal to all who have wondered how one boy stepped out of myth to become a gay icon.

©1981, 2017 Felice Picano (P)2017 Lethe Press

Imaginative

I love this imaginative novella. It is well researched on Greek mythology and gave a fresh spin on an old tale as Ganymede tells his own story. His voice pulled me. He is sort of a wise-cracking, precocious teen. An Asian Minor made me smile.

And just like our love, I became immortal

God, how I loved this tasty little morsel! 😍 I admit, the main reason I bought this book is because of Jason Frazier, the narrator. After I got my first taste of him from “Blame it on the Mistletoe”, I knew I gotta get more of his yummy, sexy narration. 😁 So I went audio hunting on Audible and bought several more of his titles. And this little treat caught my attention right away.

First of all, I studied English literature and classics are and will always be my first and great love. So it’s no wonder, I also have a special fondness for mythologies. I love myths, that vivid and powerful imagination of gods and their glory, the powerful heroes and their epic battle scenes, the beautiful world of nymphs, mermaids, goddesses and unicorns, all that kind of deliciousness. And we have of course, at least heard if not read about Ganymede, the most beautiful mortal who has ever walked on this earth. 😊 So beautiful and perfect that he was taken away to Mt. Olympus to become the cupbearer of Zeus, the king of all gods. 😉 However, this is a very different perspective on retelling of Ganymede because this is his POV. 😱 And let me tell you, our hero Ganymede is a one very cheeky and snarky Grecian brat. 😂 The way he conveyed the story, it was masterfully and beautifully crafted, of course with the healthy amount of quick wits and a bit of dry humor. 😉

This is not just Ganymede retelling what truly happened some 4000 years ago. This is him teaching us valuable life lessons, passing us a wisdom that he’s learnt first hand so that we won’t settle for the first thing that came along our way. 😌 It was fun, it was witty and hilarious and it was glorious. 😱👏 And Jason Frazier’s superb narration made it even more enjoyable and realistic to immerse oneself into this mythical, magical world. 😍 I was in a different plane when gods walk among mortals and engage interactions with us, puny and weak humans. I was in a place where there were mighty and magnificent temples built for gods that we worshipped and when we still believe in the fortune telling by chicken blood that we had just sacrificed. I was mesmerized, I was in love, I was Ganymede himself and I was in love with my plain, wise and loving sheep farmer, Zeus. 🥰 And smutwise, although it isn’t explicit, it was very titillating and erotic. 🔥 Well, after all, for the lovers of books about men loving men, Ganymede truly was our pioneer in the art of lovemaking between men. Right? 😁 I can’t recommend this little tasty morsel enough! And you know the best part??? This audio was under 5 bucks! 😱 Can you believe it? Because I can’t, and I’d gladly pay 50 bucks for this glorious and beautifully narrated story. 👏 Loved, loved and loved it! 💙


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Love it!

I love this story. The performance is awesome too. The only thing I didn't is the abundance of scoffs in the audio, those really took me out of the story. But regardless, I still love it. Wish it was longer and more detailed.

If it had been longer it would have been boring

It was a fun listen, but if it had been longer I probably would have been bored

I loved this performance of this audiobook!

OK, I have to admit that I didn't really understand this story but I LOVED the audio performance by Jason Frazier. After I listened to it I looked up Ganymede and realized why I didn't know much about the story. I've never really been into mythology but now, after Googling Ganymede, I think I will go back and listen to this short audiobook again.

I've found a new audiobook performer to add to my list of favorites.

A complementary copy of this audiobook was provided to me but my review is freely given and not influenced by the gift.