by George O'Connor (Author), George O'Connor (Illustrator)
"The generation weaned on the Marvel Universe will find much to love in O'Connor's 12-book series." --New York Times
George O'Connor's vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to life in the New York Times Bestselling series Olympians. This fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology is perfect for fans of Percy Jackson!
Step into a world of fearsome battle, cruel treachery, and fierce loyalty. Your guides are the three Fates, eerie figures who weave the tale of life. Their subject today is Athena, warrior goddess. Five astonishing tales of brave Athena's adventures lie ahead...
Author Biography
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.
Number of Pages: 80
Dimensions: 0.22 x 10.07 x 7.33 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 13, 2010
Award: Cybils (2010)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 1
