National Treasure: noun - someone or something regarded as emblematic of a nation's cultural heritage, such as Stephen Fry
Oxford English Dictionary
The patron saint of British intelligence
Daily Telegraph
Arguably the greatest living Englishman
Indendent on Sunday
Fresh revivals of the myths of ancient Greece. In his own imitable style, Fry takes an ... Read moreerudite look at the doings of gods, goddesses, kings, queens and ordinary mortals
The Bay
Fry takes us from Zeus to Athena with humour. The Greek gods of the past become relatable as pop culture, modern literature and music are woven throughout. Joyfully informal yet full of the literary legacy
Guardian
Lively, humorous and intimate, this retelling has real charm
The Guardian
[Fry] exhibits prodigious learning, a great facility with words, and enormous erudition and enthusiasm
Mail on Sunday
A wondrous new immersion in ancient stories we only thought weknew. Page to page, Mythos is brilliant, funny, erudite, inventive, surprising and enthralling
Richard North Patterson
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Perfect for the 21st Century. Ebullient, funny, Fry retells the Greek myths with elegance
The Times
Mythos is Stephen's vivid retelling of the Greek myths. Bringing to life the Gods, monsters and mortals of Ancient Greece, he reimagines their astonishing stories for the modern world.
Express and Star
Fry reimagines the Greek myths with wit, warmth and humanity, bringing them into the modern age. A welcome addition to any bookshelf
Book Bag
Fry's lively writing certainly conveys his lifelong passion for Greek myths . . . It's a rollicking good read
The Independent
Mythos is the best thing he's written since his superb first novel . . . it is entertaining and edifying - one cannot really ask for more than that
The Telegraph
Wit and erudition are impressively evident . . . Read by Fry with his accustomed ebullient showmanship [he] gives the legends modern resonance by telling them with a contemporary colloquial twist'
AUDIOBOOK of the WEEK
The Times
The Greek myths are told to you here by the ever-soothing voice of Stephen Fry, who takes you from Zeus to Athena with his typical humour. The Greek gods of the past become relatable as pop culture, modern literature and music are woven throughout. It is joyfully informal yet full of the literary legacy threaded through so much of the tapestry of contemporary Greece
The Guardian
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