Ariadne's Web

by Fred Saberhagen

Book Overview

Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, conspires to rescue the man she loves from the gods' sacrificial altar, but their troubles increase when Dionysus intervenes. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812590465
• ISBN13: 9780812590463
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Good, but not as solid as The Face of Apollo

The second book in this series set in the world of Greek Mythology is a quick, entertaining read, but not as gripping as the first volume in the series, the Face of Apollo. Character development is weaker than in the first volume, and the main character doesn't seem to have to struggle nearly as hard as the character who becomes Apollo did in the previous volume. Apollo makes an appearance in this volume, but his compatriots from the previous volume do not.

an acceptable sequel

i'll admit the book was a bit slow at first but as i progressed on the evolution of the chracters and their changing interactions gave me a sense of flow. i'm willing to forgive the fact that the ending was a bit weak, i'll admit even the most creative writers have trouble blending wildly opposite elements into a single continous thread but the fact that the book jumped around and hardly gave room for any of the lead characters to move past their pasts and accept the future disappointed me just a bit. given that nearing the end it seems that ariadne and dionysus/alex seem to accept their situations it all seemed lumped together. not the best sequel to a series but an acceptable book nontheless