Day of the Minotaur [Hardcover]

Thomas Burnett Swann (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Lightyear Pr (June 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899684130
• ISBN-13: 978-0899684130
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,425,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The passing of the Beasts...., December 25, 2010

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Terran Trader (Bethesda, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Day of the Minotaur (Minotaur Trilogy, Bk. 3) (Paperback)

This is an unusual mythical fantasy and love story, told from the point of view of Eunostos, last of the race of Minotaurs. For the most part in this story, humans behave in a beastly way, while the Beast races live a more peaceful life, until their forest is invaded by the Achaeans, warlike humans looking to take back two half-beast youths hiding there. Though feared by humans, the Minotaur is no monster: "By choice I am not a fighter, but a worker of gems and metals, a sometimes gardener, a peace-loving rustic, and finally a poet.... On the other hand, I did not fear the sword." When the Beast races are forced to fight, Eunostos leads the battle. A very good story, a quick read with a surprise ending, the story is a great example of why someone should not be judged by their appearance or manners. Recommended!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Day of the Minotaur--A Story of the Last Minotaur, April 15, 2000

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Karen Heath (TN, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Day of the Minotaur (Hardcover)

Day of the Minotaur chronicles the story of Eunostos, last Minotaur, as he finds the children he lost in an earlier book, Forest of Forever. Invaders, intent on recovering the children, try to destroy the last remaining civilization of mythological beasts which live in the forest, such as centaurs, fauns, and dryads. Eunostos defends the forest and tries to keep the children.