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The Fates

By: Rosie Garland
Narrated by: Genevieve Gaunt, Glen McCready, Rosalind Lailey, Sebastian Humphreys
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 'A really thrilling and totally original story of Greek mythology that I can't recommend highly enough' JENNIFER SAINT, author of Ariadne and Atalanta

'Lyrical, imaginative, visceral, urgent, moving, adventurous . . . brings The Fates startlingly back to life' SEAN LUSK, author of The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley

'Passionate, angry, empowering and beautiful' LOUISE BEECH, author of Nothing Else

Before Gods and mortals, there were The Fates . . .

You've heard the legends: three sisters born out of Nyx's darkness, destined to weave the lives, and deaths, of humankind for eternity.

But immortality is a heavy burden, and Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are captivated by the gloriously human lives of the mortals below, especially those of the great warrior Atalanta and her ill-fated lover, Meleager.

However, being a Goddess of Fate doesn't make you a master of it. Will these three sisters find a way to free the couple, and themselves, from their destinies? Or will they be bound by Fate forever?

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This is a great tale with lots of threads woven together with style and panache, the Audio book is more a AudioPlay with character voices and again expertly done. Ocasionally all three fates speak at once which is interesting, but thankfully short.
Absolutely loved it 😍

Mythology expertly woven into modern fiction!

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the only thing I did not like about this book was that the gods way to one dimensional however that's put to decide this is one splendid story I recommend it to everyone who likes Greek mythology and stories about it you will not regret it

I love it

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Great story and well read. A well written narrative of the fates, and olympian gods.

Beautiful narrative

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What a fantastic view into the lives of the fates among those of the Gods. Loved hearing the original feminist legend at the heart of the story.

I already loved Atalanta stories and this book cemented that.

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Fabulous retelling of a number of myths well worth a listen even if you don’t know the original stories!

Loved it

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