Break the Beast
A Retelling of Beowulf
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Break the Beast
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Narrated by:
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Bethany Wild
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By:
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Allison Tebo
Who is to say who is the real beast?
Grendel haunts the land of Frisia in a restless need for vengeance on the human world that has rejected her. With a fiendish master urging her on, she attacks without fear of repercussion.
But the arrival of a foreign prince causes Grendel to doubt her invulnerability. Beowulf is renowned for killing monsters, and he can have only one purpose in visiting Frisia: to break her hellish reign.
When the inevitable confrontation occurs, the battle between man and beast will change both their lives forever as they find themselves thrust into a quest for truth neither could have anticipated.
Allison Tebo re-imagines the ancient legend of Beowulf in an epic story of redemption and grace in a high-stakes fantasy adventure.
The monster Grendel swears vengeance against humanity, those whom she perceives have wronged her. Spurred on by her mother, Grendel wreaks havoc in the kingdom, but the arrival of a warrior makes the monster question herself and the truth of all things. Grendel's origin story was very interesting, and I enjoyed the twist.
I loved the author's decision of having Grendel narrate this version of the story. The monster's conflict is vividly portrayed as is Beowulf's strength and loyalty to the Almighty. Unlike another book that tells the story from Grendel's perspective, Tebo's version is a story of hope and redemption, evoking the classic feel of the epic poem with its sadness but ultimate victory.
If you enjoy novels such as C.S. Lewis's Till We have Faces, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, as well as Anne Elisabeth Stengl's Heartless and poems like St. George and the Dragon, this is a book not to be missed. Most wonderful is the depiction of perseverance and the way that the tale reflects the Greatest Hero of all: (John 3:16, Romans 8).
Bethany Wild brings animation and poignancy to her narration, beautifully portraying Grendel's turmoil and reawakening to potential. I also loved her depiction of Beowulf's strength, Unferth's treachery and the Dragon's malevolence.
Thoroughly recommended to those who love new stories with classic feels, Break the Beast is not to be missed.
Meredith Leigh Burton, author of Seeing Beyond the Shadows, Janice Everet: A Southern Gothic Jane Eyre Retelling and Wind Charmer.
A Riveting Tale of Sacrifice and Redemption
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