This book is about the Son of Zeus, Heracles (or Hercules if you go with the Roman version). This tells about Heracles after he murdered his children because of a fit of madness created by Hera, Zeus's husband who hates Heracles because Zeus cheated on her by sleeping with another lady. Heracles is, of course, grief-stricken because of the terrible act he committed. To rid himself of his grief, he goes to the Oracle who tells him he must work as the king's slave (which he should have been if Hera had not interfered) and complete ten tasks, or labors. The story follows Heracles as he goes through his first few labors.
I loved this book. And I don't think it was just because I find mythology awesome and fascinating. I think one of the reasons I liked this book so much, was because it seemed real. Not realistic per say, but more... I'm not sure what word I'm looking for. What I mean by this is when you hear the myths and all, it doesn't give too much detail to what else is going on, or convey the characters thoughts and feeling. That would probably be the reason why I really liked this, that you got a lot more detail. I definitely recommend this book, especially to anyone who finds greek myths or other legends/myths, but really to anyone who likes a good story.
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