Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus, and the books in the Niobe trilogy – Children of Tantalus, The Road to Thebes, and Arrows of Artemis are now available for purchase at Amazon in both hard-copy and electronic formats. Click on the pictures of the covers to go visit them at Amazon. And, for those who prefer to do their reading on the Nook, you can go to them directly here: Jocasta, Children of Tantalus, The Road to Thebes, and Arrows of Artemis. Are You in a Book Club? Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus makes for a lively discussion. On the page for the novel you’ll find questions. Moreover, if you’re having a meeting, we’re happy to participate either by phone or by chat. Just contact us below and let us know the time. Breaking News And speaking of book clubs, the on-line discussion group, “Historical Fictionistas” over at www.goodreads.com has chosen Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus for its next “featured author group read.” The dates are March 15, 2012 (the ides of March! Hope we have better luck than Julius Caesar!) to April 14, 2012. Victoria was blog-interviewed at Stephanie’s layered pages blog spot on March 12, 2012. Check it out! Jocasta: The Mother-Wife of Oedipus was reviewed at the Women of History blog. Melisende d’Outremer writes: “not once was I tempted to put this book aside…” For the complete review, as well as a lot of other interesting information about women in history, go here. NS Gill of About.com (Ancient/Classical History) has our Niobe trilogy as her recommendation for fiction for 2011! If you want to read it, go here. Books n Stuff of Southport, NC, is the newest bookstore to stock Jocasta. Head over to 4961 Long Beach Road! Antigone Books of Tucson, Arizona, is now carrying hard copies of our books. Of course, they almost have to, as Antigone is one of the daughters of Jocasta and Oedipus. They’re located at 411 E 4^th Avenue in Tucson, and if you prefer real to virtual bookstores (and are in the area), head on over! * Victoria recently published an article examining some of the background of the Oedipus story, in a column titled: “Did Oedipus really marry his mother?” To read it over at Unexplained Mysteries go here. * There’s a review of our trilogy over at The New Book Review by Barry Brake; to read it go here. * Here are excerpts we want to share from a prestigious review of the trilogy (Children of Tantalus, The Road to Thebes, and Arrows of Artemis): … our authors have taken the often one-note moralizing of their ancient sources and fleshed it out in ways that initially strike the reader as fascinating and then become completely compelling. … The resulting books will draw inevitable comparisons to the work of both Robert Graves and Mary Renault, but throughout these books (an earlier volume, Jocasta, is also not to be missed), Grossack and Underwood consistently manage a wit and breadth all their own. Readers will find themselves flying through these volumes, gripped the whole time. Very strongly recommended. – Steve Donoghue, Historical Novels Review Online, August 2011. To read it at the original website go here. Or else visit the books’ pages: Children of Tantalus, The Road to Thebes, and/or Arrows of Artemis. * Bob Mielke, an English professor at Truman State University, reviewed our trilogy for The Copperfield Review. Here are some of his words about The Road to Thebes and Arrows of Artemis: I was amazed to find how accurate their retelling is with regard to the details of the mythology / legend… It's all here in the Tapestry of Bronze series: romance, sex, suspense, violence, mystery, the machinations of the gods. After reading these books, you will want to visit rural Greece -- or at least go to your nearest Greek restaurant and enjoy some retsina and feta! To read the complete review, go here. Or if you prefer to read his review over at The Copperfield Review, go here. Here’s Mielke compares Children of Tantalus to the works of larger-than-life writers JRR Tolkien and Robert Graves: “The result is a world we can fully inhabit, as compelling as Tolkien’s but more rooted in actual history. The end result is a spellbinding entertainment which nonetheless reminds us -- in the spirit of Robert Graves’s I, Claudius -- that lust for power, and desire, have complicated lives long before our time.” To read the entire review at our website, go here. Or if you prefer to read his review over at The Copperfield Review, go here. The most recent Odes to Olympians contest honored Artemis (Diana). If you’re interested in the winning poems, check here. Older News On March 21, 2011, Victoria and Alice were the featured guests on a radio show at Adrenaline Living Network with Angelia Miller. In case you missed it, it’s available as a podcast, click on Apollo on Trial: Investigating Mass Murder in Ancient Greece. Our Niobe trilogy - she refers to it as the Children of Tantalus trilogy - received thumbs-up and five stars from NS Gill, in charge of the Ancient History section of About.com (owned by the New York Times company). Some of her words: “The most amazing part of the series is how the authors retell the myths in such a way as to work for modern audiences… The series is definitely worth reading by fans of fiction and Greek mythology.” To read the entire review, click here. In January, 2011, Victoria published an article on the deaths of the Niobids (the children of Niobe) over at the website Unexplained Mysteries; to read the piece, “Gods Falsely Accused,” go here. The Tapestry of Bronze is a series of interlocking novels set in ancient Greece, starting several generations before the Trojan War. Archaeological evidence indicates that this “Golden Age of Heroes” aligns with Bronze Age dates.  Our series forms a tapestry, because the books tie together, though each novel focuses on one strand of story.  Jocasta, Children of Tantalus, The Road to Thebes and Arrows of Artemis are available for purchase today. And more are in the works! Not sure if you’ll like the books? Then electronically download a sample at Amazon. Clicking on the covers below will take you to that company’s website.	The Tapestry of Bronze is a series of novels set in Bronze Age Greece. You may be interested in visiting other parts of our website: More about our books Jocasta Children of Tantalus The Road to Thebes Arrows of Artemis Bιβλία στα ελληνκα - Our Books (in Greek) Odes to Olympians Contest Current: Winners of Past Contests: Zeus Hera Poseidon Demeter Hermes Athena Apollo Artemis Ares Pronunciation Guide Maps (Thebes, Pisa/Olympia, Eastern Mediterranean) The Stories Behind the Stories Acknowledgements, Thanks, Bibliography and Links About the Authors “A wonderfully nuanced novel” “Spellbinding entertainment” “Definitely worth reading” “A crackling good read”
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