Laurence M. Janifer & Randall Garrett 3 hr 20 min read

The gods of Greece and Rome have returned with their powers intact, the Empire State Building is now the Tower of Zeus, and acolyte William Forrester faces trials worthy of Hercules.

Garrett and Janifer's 1959 novel is a witty, ribald alternate-history fantasy of a world ruled anew by the classical deities. Fun, clever, saucy. Read it for a delightful romp where a mild teacher becomes the plaything of vengeful and amorous gods in a transformed New York.

In its time

Published in 1959, during the 1950s, post-war optimism meets cold war anxiety.

Reading it

3 hr 20 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).

Illustrated by

Robert Stanley