Olympians: Dionysos: The New God
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- Author：George O'Connor
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Summary
In the final volume of the New York Times–bestselling Olympians graphic novel series， author/artist George O’Connor focuses on Dionysos， the god of wine and madness。
The Olympians saga draws to a close with the tale of Dionysos， the last Olympian， and maybe， just maybe， the first of a new type of God。 His story is told by the first Olympian herself， Hestia， Goddess of the hearth and home。 From her seat in the center of Mt。 Olympus， Hestia relates the rise of Dionysos， from his birth to a mortal mother， to his discovery of wine， his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself， culminating， finally， in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood。
The Olympians saga draws to a close with the tale of Dionysos， the last Olympian， and maybe， just maybe， the first of a new type of God。 His story is told by the first Olympian herself， Hestia， Goddess of the hearth and home。 From her seat in the center of Mt。 Olympus， Hestia relates the rise of Dionysos， from his birth to a mortal mother， to his discovery of wine， his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself， culminating， finally， in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood。
Reviews
Raj Bowers-Racine
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A satisfying conclusion to one of my favorite graphic novels series。 Starts with Hestia （the chronically overlooked goddess） and includes with a sort of coda to the story of Ariadne and， by proxy， Theseus。
Sesana
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O'Connor ends his series about the Olympians with a take on Dionysos， naturally。 He was， after all， the last of the twelve。 Less obviously， he does so by having his story be largely narrated by Hesita， goddess of the hearth， so often forgotten。 There she is， right on the cover。 It would have been so easy for O'Connor to forget her， too， and I'm so pleased that he didn't。 And sure， he covers Dionysos， too。 It's maybe a little light on maenads， but he does cover Dionysos as god of madness anyways。 O'Connor ends his series about the Olympians with a take on Dionysos， naturally。 He was， after all， the last of the twelve。 Less obviously， he does so by having his story be largely narrated by Hesita， goddess of the hearth， so often forgotten。 There she is， right on the cover。 It would have been so easy for O'Connor to forget her， too， and I'm so pleased that he didn't。 And sure， he covers Dionysos， too。 It's maybe a little light on maenads， but he does cover Dionysos as god of madness anyways。 Frankly， there's just a lot going on with Dionysos， and adding in Hestia makes the book very full。 。。。more
Heather
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The final book in this series。 I appreciate this series for the way it brings the Greek myths to young readers without totally sanitizing them （I'm looking at you Disney's Hercules）。 This one covers Dionysus and Hestia， with plenty of notes about the original myths。 The final book in this series。 I appreciate this series for the way it brings the Greek myths to young readers without totally sanitizing them （I'm looking at you Disney's Hercules）。 This one covers Dionysus and Hestia， with plenty of notes about the original myths。 。。。more
David
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The end of an excellent series！
Nilendu Misra
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Kind of sad to finish this series - was the first one BOTH my son and I read with equal happiness。
Tessa
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A really good ending to the series。 I really liked how much agency Hestia was given。 I loved the little artistic easter eggs with Ariadne and the Minoans。And apparently， O'Connor is moving on to an Asgardian series， so woohoo！ A really good ending to the series。 I really liked how much agency Hestia was given。 I loved the little artistic easter eggs with Ariadne and the Minoans。And apparently， O'Connor is moving on to an Asgardian series， so woohoo！ 。。。more
Alicia
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The conclusion is here and he wrapped it up by including the first Olympian， Hestia， as the narrator of the last/newest Olympian， Dionysos's story。It felt a little different from the story-side but very similar artistically and what I mean is that there is more going on in how O'Connor told the story and what he focused on。 I felt like the last eleven had a basic story to follow that helped capture the Olympian and what was happening around that person。 This one had a lot of additional story ele The conclusion is here and he wrapped it up by including the first Olympian， Hestia， as the narrator of the last/newest Olympian， Dionysos's story。It felt a little different from the story-side but very similar artistically and what I mean is that there is more going on in how O'Connor told the story and what he focused on。 I felt like the last eleven had a basic story to follow that helped capture the Olympian and what was happening around that person。 This one had a lot of additional story elements that made it harder to follow- just when I thought it was going to be telling me about this element of his story it added more and more （in addition to the narrator being her own Olympian with her angle）。 Artistically， it was the beautiful style that readers have come to expect from O'Connor's graphic novels。 The deep colors， the setting， the interactions and body movement- they all work wonderfully together。 I'm sad to see these come to an end because they were amazing， but I'm happy he'll be doing more work in general because I have no doubt they'll be the same caliber and there's such an interest with his target audience。 He knows his stuff and isn't afraid to share it！ 。。。more
Jessica Fitzpatrick
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The final volume of the series！！ Dionysos is the last Olympian and the god of wine and madness。 Hestia， the goddess of fire tells the story of Dionysos and how they got to be the last Olympian。
J Avi Waldrep
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This is the first Olympians book I've had the pleasure of reading。 I liked the book however I do believe I will need to read the rest。 This is the first Olympians book I've had the pleasure of reading。 I liked the book however I do believe I will need to read the rest。 。。。more
Nathaniel
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Every one of these books is a thrill， and this one is no different。 Glad to have the full collection。
Elly Winner
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This series is fantastic， though this particular volume speeds through and neutralizes the myths around Dionysos， maybe because they’re pretty violent and scary and involve humans， not to mention that drunkenness and sexuality are essential parts of his mythos。 It’s still a fun book， but the stories are kept at more of a distance so are less affecting。
Deborah
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I've been a reader of this series since the beginning， and I teared up at the end of this final installment。 Kudos to O'Connor for finding the through line through every god's complicated mythology and presenting it as a cohesive story that covers all of the Olympians。 I've been a reader of this series since the beginning， and I teared up at the end of this final installment。 Kudos to O'Connor for finding the through line through every god's complicated mythology and presenting it as a cohesive story that covers all of the Olympians。 。。。more
Jessica Kompelien
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A glorious ending to an amazing series。 I'm so grateful for these books。 They are an invaluable source for entertainment and instruction！ A glorious ending to an amazing series。 I'm so grateful for these books。 They are an invaluable source for entertainment and instruction！ 。。。more
Katie
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I love this series！ Twelve installments over more than a decade…I love them all。
Jennifer
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After a long， three year wait The Olympians series is finished！ I started reading these books shortly after Athena’s volume was released。 This last volume featuring Dionysus （and Hestia！） didn’t disappoint。 Although I felt like the story itself wasn’t as detailed as previous volumes， it’s still a worthy conclusion。 Twelve years is a long time to stick with a series， and I’m glad I did。
Steve Sanders
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A fantastic conclusion to this 12-book series。 I look forward to whatever O'Connor decides to do next。 A fantastic conclusion to this 12-book series。 I look forward to whatever O'Connor decides to do next。 。。。more
Vaishnavi
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This book was such a simple and cool summary of what Dionysos is all about。 The art was good， the illustrations were just the right kind of perfect。 The story on the whole was a just slight touch on the surface of one of the Gods of The Olympians and it was enough to know just this much。 The way the author has given further reading materials at the end is fabulous and made my reading material a lot lengthy。What I loved the most is how it all started， the early references to Mother Earth， The Tit This book was such a simple and cool summary of what Dionysos is all about。 The art was good， the illustrations were just the right kind of perfect。 The story on the whole was a just slight touch on the surface of one of the Gods of The Olympians and it was enough to know just this much。 The way the author has given further reading materials at the end is fabulous and made my reading material a lot lengthy。What I loved the most is how it all started， the early references to Mother Earth， The Titans etc。。 it was well shown and made me look at the art in detail。 After reading this GN I now want to read the rest of the books in the series which came before this just because it was so simple and easy for me as a reader。 On the whole this is a small peek into the Greek Gods and will have you searching for more。 。。。more
Dan
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Thank you to First Second and Netgalley for the opportunity to read the final book of George O'Connor's epic Olympian Series。 Reading the final book in the series makes me want to read the whole series all over again。 Thank you to First Second and Netgalley for the opportunity to read the final book of George O'Connor's epic Olympian Series。 Reading the final book in the series makes me want to read the whole series all over again。 。。。more
Lilly Rose
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you NetGalley for giving a chance to read this graphic novel。 I got a chance to learn about a god that I only knew little about， I also got to see a new side of Zeus who I desperately have an eh relationship with。 We also get to see my favorite two power couple together Ares and Aphrodite， and Persephone and Hades。
Leslie （LellieReads）
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Raise a glass for Dionysus！ I am new to this graphic novel series （though apparently this is the twelfth and has been in the making for a long time）。 I am a fan of retellings， especially in graphic novel form ， because I think they make classic stories more accessible to younger and new audiences。 The style was not my favorite （reminds me almost of 80s-style marvel comics）， but if you enjoy that era of comics， you will probably enjoy this style。 You'd also enjoy this series if you like the Blood Raise a glass for Dionysus！ I am new to this graphic novel series （though apparently this is the twelfth and has been in the making for a long time）。 I am a fan of retellings， especially in graphic novel form ， because I think they make classic stories more accessible to younger and new audiences。 The style was not my favorite （reminds me almost of 80s-style marvel comics）， but if you enjoy that era of comics， you will probably enjoy this style。 You'd also enjoy this series if you like the Blood of Zeus show from Netflix。Thanks to Nertgalley for a free copy in exchange for a n honest review。 。。。more
Shirin T。 （Happy Nowruz）
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Olympians: Dionysos: The New God by George O'Connor， the twelve and final Graphic Novels of Olympians。An interesting story and beautiful pictures！ It seems no problem to read in out of order。 This was my first read of Olympians， and I'm going to read the rest of them！Hestia， Goddess of fire， retells the story of Olympus Gods from the Kronos time。 She gave warmth and light to humans when Gods want humans to worship them。She heard Stories。。。 Hera convinced Semele to ask Zeus to reveal his true for Olympians: Dionysos: The New God by George O'Connor， the twelve and final Graphic Novels of Olympians。An interesting story and beautiful pictures！ It seems no problem to read in out of order。 This was my first read of Olympians， and I'm going to read the rest of them！Hestia， Goddess of fire， retells the story of Olympus Gods from the Kronos time。 She gave warmth and light to humans when Gods want humans to worship them。She heard Stories。。。 Hera convinced Semele to ask Zeus to reveal his true form。 We all know what will happen and this is the story of their child， Dionysos， and his magical drink that causes madness。Thanks to First Second Books and Netgalley for giving me the chance to read Olympians: Dionysos by George O'Connor， I have given an honest review。 。。。more
Sara
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