Jason and the Golden Fleece - Softcover

Riordan, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845070615 ISBN 13: 9781845070618

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2005

Synopsis

Award-winning children's author James Riordan boldly retells this story from Greek mythology, introducing readers to the first great European hero to undertake a grand journey. Accompanied by some of ancient Greece's bravest heroes, Jason leads an expedition to retrieve the Golden Fleece, the property of a king in a far-off land. Traveling by sea, they encounter trial after trial along their route - shrieking Harpies, deadly clashing rocks, and fierce Amazon warrior women - and yet more challenges await them at their destination. For before he will give up the fleece, the king devises a test for Jason that will certainly be the death of him - unless the king's daughter, Medea, agrees out of love for Jason to lend him her magical powers. This is a classic tale of high adventure that holds appeal for boys and girls alike.

About this title

About the Author:

James Riordan has traveled the world collecting folktales and has published over thirty volumes of tales from different countries. The Twelve Labours of Hercules won the UK Reading Association Award 1998. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Surry and Visiting Professor at the University of Worcester, as well as holding honorary degrees from Birmingham, London, Moscow and Grenoble. He regularly reviews children's books for The Times., and his autobiography, Comrade Jim: the spy who played for Spartak, was published in 2008 by Fourth Estate.

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1845070615
• ISBN 13: 9781845070618
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Cockcroft Jason