Zeus king of the gods

Terrified of being killed by one of his children, Kronos devours each of his offspring in turn. Only Zeus, the youngest, is saved. Though raised to enjoy a life of leisure, Zeus must fulfill his destiny and lead a new race of gods--and he must begin by destroying his own father.

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Main Author: O'Connor, George
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : First Second, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Olympians ; #01
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Summary:Terrified of being killed by one of his children, Kronos devours each of his offspring in turn. Only Zeus, the youngest, is saved. Though raised to enjoy a life of leisure, Zeus must fulfill his destiny and lead a new race of gods--and he must begin by destroying his own father.
Physical Description:76 p. : col. ill., geneal. table ; 26 cm.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 76).
ISBN:9781596436251 (hardcover) :
1596436255 (hardcover) :
9781596434318
1596434317
Author Notes:George O'Connor is the New York Times -bestselling author of Olympians , the series of graphic novels featuring the tragic, dramatic, and epic lives of the Greek Pantheon and its counterpart featuring the Norse Gods, the series Asgardians . His first graphic novel, Journey into Mohawk Country , pushed the boundaries of the genre, using as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert. He also illustrated acclaimed playwright Adam Rapp's Ball Peen Hammer . He teamed up with writer Daniel G. Newman on Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy , the first volume in the World Citizen Comics series. George is also the creator of popular picture books such as the New York Times -bestselling Kapow! and If I Had a Triceratops . He lives in Brooklyn, New York.