Herc

A Novel

De: Phoenicia Rogerson

Narrado por: Full Cast Full Cast, Kristin Atherton, Marlowe Chan-Reeves, Loreece Harrison, Maryam Grace, Sebastian Humphreys, Jay Lafayette Valentine, Theo Solomon, Gary Turner

A queer revisionist retelling of the story of Hercules, for fans of The Song of Achilles, A Thousand Ships and Ariadne.

This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures… everyone’s favorite hero, right?

Well, it’s not.

This is the story of everyone else:

• Alcmene: Herc’s mother (She has knives everywhere)
• Hylas: Herc’s first friend (They were more than friends)
• Megara: Herc’s wife (She’ll tell you about their marriage)
• Eurystheus: Oversaw Herc’s labours (He never asked for the job)
• His friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, his victims

It’s time to hear their stories.

Told with humour and heart, Herc gives voice to the silenced characters, in this feminist, queer (and sometimes shocking) retelling of classic Hercules myth.

A new favorite!

Listening to this as an audiobook with all of the different narrators instead of reading it in book form is a must! The narrators make an already fantastic story even better. This book is up there with Circe, Song of Achilles, and Ariadne as my top fave Greek mythology stories.

Entertaining

This story was fun to listen to, entertaining and engaging. It’s a great way to know and understand Greek Mythology.

More than I expected!

This was an absolute thrill to listen to! At the time of this review, mine is only the second and it surprises me greatly, as this will be an audiobook I'll return to again and again. Seeing the Greek stories of Hercules from the perspective of the other people involved was something I did not know I needed. There was not a single time that I disliked the performance of the voice actors. I hope this book skyrockets into the popularity it deserves!

Fantastic retelling of the myth

I really liked how the story of Hercules is told completely through the people who knew him. The story is often sad and Hercules doesn’t have an easy time!

Perfect Cast of Characters

The story and the tone really come to life through the brilliant cast. It was such an enjoyable listening experience, one of my favorite audiobooks ever!