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The Fates

By: Rosie Garland
Narrated by: Genevieve Gaunt, Glen McCready, Rosalind Lailey, Sebastian Humphreys
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 'A really thrilling and totally original story of Greek mythology that I can't recommend highly enough' JENNIFER SAINT, author of Ariadne and Atalanta

'Lyrical, imaginative, visceral, urgent, moving, adventurous . . . brings The Fates startlingly back to life' SEAN LUSK, author of The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley

'Passionate, angry, empowering and beautiful' LOUISE BEECH, author of Nothing Else

Before Gods and mortals, there were The Fates . . .

You've heard the legends: three sisters born out of Nyx's darkness, destined to weave the lives, and deaths, of humankind for eternity.

But immortality is a heavy burden, and Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are captivated by the gloriously human lives of the mortals below, especially those of the great warrior Atalanta and her ill-fated lover, Meleager.

However, being a Goddess of Fate doesn't make you a master of it. Will these three sisters find a way to free the couple, and themselves, from their destinies? Or will they be bound by Fate forever?

(P) 2024 Quercus Editions Limited©2024 Rose Blythe (P)2024 Quercus Editions Limited Ancient Destiny Fantasy Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Magical Realism
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it is a gripping read full of adventure and myth. it will be read again in time to come.

brilliant

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Fabulous retelling of a number of myths well worth a listen even if you don’t know the original stories!

Loved it

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This is a great tale with lots of threads woven together with style and panache, the Audio book is more a AudioPlay with character voices and again expertly done. Ocasionally all three fates speak at once which is interesting, but thankfully short.
Absolutely loved it 😍

Mythology expertly woven into modern fiction!

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All the names were muddling and I wondered if they were all in Greek mythology. It built up though to a fabulous ending full of suspense and surprise.

The story built up slowly but intriguingly. .

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What a fantastic view into the lives of the fates among those of the Gods. Loved hearing the original feminist legend at the heart of the story.

I already loved Atalanta stories and this book cemented that.

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Great story and well read. A well written narrative of the fates, and olympian gods.

Beautiful narrative

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Hard to finish and honestly as the Fates are among my favourite mythological figures, I did not sadly resonate with the author's interpretation of them.

Hard to finish

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