Elektra: No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller from the Author of ARIADNE

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Menelaus…” Helen said meditatively, lingering over the syllables of his name. She shrugged, twisting a smooth curl of hair around her fingers, to the visible annoyance of one of the handmaidens, whose fussing ministrations had produced nothing like the bounce and gleam that Helen’s effortless coiffing did. “Perhaps there were others richer or more handsome,” she said. “Bolder, certainly.” She curled her lip slightly, maybe thinking of the undercurrent of violence that had throbbed invisibly around the hall as the suitors eyed one another. “But Menelaus … he seemed different.” Another woman, the witch Medea, who has only a small part in this novel, nevertheless came across as far more interesting to me. If Saint writes a novel about Medea I will read it. Why did you choose Menelaus?” I asked Helen later. A flurry of handmaidens encircled her, draping her dress, braiding her hair into elaborate swirls, and making countless tiny adornments that were entirely unnecessary.

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She soon became the chief assassin in the employ of the Kingpin, New York City's premier crime lord. [14] She attempted to kill Daredevil after he tried to stop her from terrorizing Ben Urich. [15] The Kingpin then assigned her to kill Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, Matt's partner. When Nelson recognized Elektra as Matt's college girlfriend, she was unable to kill him. [ citation needed] T he story and its characters swept me up and engulfed me, I could not put this one down’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ REAL READER REVIEW So, I propose that we all swear that, no matter whom she chooses, we will all join him in protecting her. We will all make a most solemn vow that we shall defend his right to have her—and keep her—with our own lives.” Entering Marvel Contest of Champions: Elektra– News– Marvel.com". Archived from the original on 11 October 2015 . Retrieved 1 April 2016. Princess of Troy, and cursed by Apollo to see the future but never to be believed when she speaks of it. She is powerless in her knowledge that the city will fall.

I felt a little victory in having prompted him to reply. A breeze rippled across the water, and I felt a yearning all at once for something I couldn’t name. So much was happening—weddings and war—and none of it involved me. “I know what Thyestes did,” I answered, “to your father and to you. How he stole your kingdom.”Frankenhoff, Brent (2011). Comics Buyer's Guide Presents: 100 Sexiest Women in Comics. Krause Publications. p.22. ISBN 978-1-4402-2988-6. Elektra tells the stories of three women as each battles to forge her own destiny. Jennifer Saint explores how suffering is passed down generations in this compelling novel, told in rich and evocative prose. A truly immersive read.” felt there wasn’t enough new material built into the story, so it felt like a ‘telling’ rather than ‘retelling’ of a story I was already very familiar with. If you don’t know much about these legendary tales then this would not be a problem, but for me I wanted a bit more originality in the whole story and I wanted more twists to a story I already knew. This is personal preference not a criticism. Clarkson, S.J. (director); Lauren Schmidt Hissrich & Marco Ramirez (writer) (August 18, 2017). "Mean Right Hook". The Defenders. Season 1. Episode 2. Netflix. Baker-Whitelaw, Gavia (2017-09-21). "The top 30 female superheroes of all time". The Daily Dot . Retrieved 2022-11-15.