Jennifer Saint v románe Atalanta prerozpráva mýtus o divokej lovkyni vychovanej medvedicou a o osude princeznej, ktorú si pod svoje krídla berie bohyňa Artemis. Atalanta ako jediná žena na palube Argonautov bojuje o svoje miesto medzi slávnymi hrdinami a zároveň zápasí so zákazom lásky a so svojimi citmi. Autorka sa sústreďuje na silné ženské hrdinky, ponúka svižný dobrodružný dej s akciou aj romantickou linkou a prináša presvedčivý charakterový vývoj hlavnej postavy. Jedinou výtkou sú miestami rozvláčne opisy, no výsledok je oddychová kniha pre milovníkov mytológie s novým pohľadom na známy mýtus.
Atalanta je lyrický, vzrušujúci a hlboko dojímavý príbeh o živote jednej pozoruhodnej ženy, ktorá sa stala súčasťou skupiny Argonautov. Atalanta vyrastá vo voľnej prírode v spoločnosti nýmf a je obávaná lukostrelkyňa. Mýtus o nej je plný dobrodružstva a vášne, a jej príbeh je zosobnením neuveriteľnej sily prírody a obrovského odhodlania.
From the beloved, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne , a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta, a fierce huntress raised by bears and the only woman in the world’s most famous band of heroes, the ArgonautsPrincess, Warrior, Lover, HeroWhen Princess… ...
From the beloved, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne , a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta, a fierce huntress raised by bears and the only woman in the world’s most famous band of heroes, the Argonauts
Princess, Warrior, Lover, Hero
When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis, Atalanta grows up wild and free, with just one condition: if she marries, Artemis warns, it will be her undoing.
Although she loves her beautiful forest home, Atalanta yearns for adventure. When Artemis offers her the chance to fight in her name alongside the Argonauts, the fiercest band of warriors the world has ever seen, Atalanta seizes it. The Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece is filled with impossible challenges, but Atalanta proves herself equal to the men she fights alongside. As she is swept into a passionate affair, in defiance of Artemis's warning, she begins to question the goddess's true intentions. Can Atalanta carve out her own legendary place in a world of men, while staying true to her heart?
Full of joy, passion, and adventure, Atalanta is the story of a woman who refuses to be contained. Jennifer Saint places Atalanta in the pantheon of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology, where she belongs.
